But not for long…
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The late, great George Perez was born 72 years ago, on June 9, 1954. This year, we have a four-part BIRTHDAY SPECIAL, because that’s just how it worked out. You can click here, here and here for the other parts. (The links are also at the bottom of this piece.) Dig it! — Dan
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The much-anticipated, newly remastered Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition, which was originally due over the winter and delayed a few times, is now expected to be released July 7.
By all accounts, it’s well worth the wait. The book has been given a thorough going over, utilizing Jerry Ordway’s original inks and other original artwork, with the original colors restored. There’s lots more to it, too.
Ordway last year gave a rundown on the project and, as a reminder, here’s the official solicit info, with all sorts of groovy details:
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS ABSOLUTE EDITION HC (2026 EDITION)
(W) Marv Wolfman (A) George Perez (CA) George Perez, Jerry Ordway
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING. WELCOME TO THE DEFINITIVE EDITION OF CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Revisit the legendary event that changed comics forever! Remastered from Jerry Ordway’s original inks and original artwork provided by fans worldwide, with original colors restored and all the fine details that never made it to print ever before finally captured! Escape into the sprawling epic of Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12 and wonderous mythology of History of the DC Universe #1-2 like never before. Also featuring, in celebration of this masterpiece, a nearly 250-page behind-the-scenes companion book! Discover the making of this groundbreaking work through the original memos, outlines, scripts, pencils, artwork, retrospective essays, foldout covers, never-before-collected material, and more! And as a special bonus, Jerry Ordway remastered and inked the original George Perez pencils provided to Alex Ross for his legendary Crisis painting. Behold the long-lost beauty behind the painting with this never-before-completed (until now) Perez piece, presented as a multi-page foldout with colors by Jose Villarrubia.
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The 736-page, slipcased hardcover lists for $125. You could even pair it with August’s Crisis Companion, from TwoMorrows.
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June 9, 2026
Wouldn’t the cover art credit go to Alex Ross? Unless the image shown is not the final cover art
June 9, 2026
It was pencilled by Perez, actually, but yes, of course that’s Alex Ross who painted it.
June 9, 2026
That’s not the final cover. Not sure if this is what will be the cover but Jerry inked the pencils George did for the painted version.
June 9, 2026
Ross painted over Pérez’s pencils on the original image and that was the cover for the first COIE collection in the late 90’s and many subsequent ones since, including the first Absolute Crisis collection. I believe the Ross version will show up somewhere in this new version.
June 9, 2026
I remember reading this back in ’85 & just being blown away by the art; I can’t imagine how amazing it will look in Absolute…
June 9, 2026
Oh DC Comics just loves to kill and cripple women! Just one of the reasons I don’t buy comics anymore. I’m content with my back issues.