A GEORGE PEREZ BIRTHDAY SPECIAL…
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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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It’s a big year for DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths. The maxiseries by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, with contributions by many others, is getting a fancy, new remastered Absolute Edition in a few weeks and, coincidentally, TwoMorrows is preparing to publish the astonishingly thorough The Crisis Companion, by Kevin Miller.
The book primarily focuses on the 1984-85 maxiseries that radically altered the DC Universe and, by extention, completely changed how comic publishers do business. But the edition also spends a healthy amount on the history of the DC Multiverse, going back to its earliest influences and inspirations.
In this EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW, check out the table of contents and you’ll catch my drift:
Nevertheless, the meat of the oversize 256-page softcover is, as mentioned, COIE itself, with about 150 pages of analysis and breakdown of each of the 12 issues, as well as crossovers and tie-ins.
So, we’re here to give you a big taste of that, with the opening pages for the chapters that delve into the main series’ 12 installments.
Dig this:
Reading these chapter openings really makes you want to keep going, doesn’t it? Well, your wait isn’t long: The Crisis Companion is scheduled for Aug. 19. It lists for $36.95 and will be available in comics shops. But you can also pre-order it directly through TwoMorrows. Click here.
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MORE
— This Heavenly STARFIRE Original Illustration by GEORGE PEREZ Is Up for Auction. Click here.
— DES TAYLOR’s Take on GEORGE PEREZ’s STARFIRE Absolutely Dazzles. Click here.
— DC’s Remastered CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: ABSOLUTE EDITION Delayed. Click here.
