George Perez: Storyteller [Hardcover]

Chris Lawrence (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2006

The ultimate retrospective on the stunning career of comic genius and Eisner winner George Perez covers his 30-year career in comics! Includes never-before-seen art, sketch material from all of his major projects: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wonder Woman, I-Bots, Ultraforce, and Sachs & Violens! Featuring an introduction by Kurt Busiek.

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From the Back Cover

His Art is unfogettable. His ability is undeniable.

His resume - more than 10 Comic Buyer's Guide Fan Awards a three-time Kirby Award winner, the 2000 CBLDF Defender of Liberty, eight Squiddies, three Wizard Fan Awards.

For more than three decades, George Perez has infused the comic book medium with power, passion and creativity; lending his dynamic talents to some of the most monumental projects in the industry's history.

Perez is a master of his craft. A living Legend. A storyteller.

About the Author

Award-winning journalist Christopher Lawrence has penned pieces for some of the world's foremost pop culture publications, including Wizard, FHM and Playstation magazine. He's served as an editor and consultant for Mad Norwegian Press, publishers of Prime Targets, Dusted and I, Who; and contributed to Wizard's Entertainment's Millennium Editions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933305150
• ISBN-13: 978-1933305158
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,232,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES!, March 10, 2007

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George Perez: Storyteller (Hardcover)

For over thirty years, George Perez has not only been one of the best comic book artists around, but perhaps the most consistent as well. I've always has a special affinity for Perez. He broke into comics professionally in 1974 at the age of twenty. This was right around the time I started reading comics and one of the early books I picked up was Inhumans #1. I was only 11 years old at the time but even at that age, I knew that Perez was a special talent. He sure knocked the socks off the typical Marvel Bullpen members of the day such as George Tuska, Herb Trimpe, Frank Robbins, and Jim Mooney. This guy was something extra-special!

George Perez: Storytellerfrom Dynamic Forces, takes a look at the three decade plus career of Perez and the unforgettable stories he's given his legions of fans. We get a glimpse into early Perez with some of his pre-professional work in fanzines. Even then, as a teenager, it is quite easy to see that Perez had "It." While Perez would first make his mark at Marvel Comics, it was DC's Legion of Superheroes that was one of his favorites as a kid.

Pereze discusses his early influences, not only from the world of comics, but also from film, such as those classic sword & sandal Hercules epics starring 60's muscleman Steve Reeves. He also talks about the very harsh advice given to him by legendary artist Neal Adams who pulled no punches in critiquing Perez' early efforts. Perez would, of course, persevere and get his first job as a professional artist doing Man-Wolf in Creatures on the Loose. He would soon come to the attention of Marvel's main man Stan Lee when he filled in on Fantastic Four for Rich Buckler, prompting Stan to give George an immediate raise. Perez was off and running!

This book covers Perez' comic career in great deal from his numerous stints on the Avengers, to the landmark New Teen Titans, to the monumental Crisis On Infinite Earths, it's all here. Perez quickly gained the reputation of being perhaps the premiere team book artist, able to handle literally dozens of characters at a time, a prospect which routinely scares many other artists off. Dozens and dozens of full color examples of Perez' art is on display including panels, sketches, and covers. This is a Perez fan's dream as he has always been of the businesses most gifted cover artists.

Thankfully the book also covers his work outside of Marvel and DC...the almost forgotten stints at defunct Malibu, Event, and CrossGen Comics. The book concludes with a look at his recent work and his noted efforts in raising money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Finally, there is a thirty page gallery of his art as well as a detailed bibliography of every title and issue that Perez has worked on.

This is simply a marvelous book highlighting one of the true giants of the comic book industry!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid history of Perez, could use more DC and Marvel content, May 5, 2009

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This review is from: George Perez: Storyteller (Hardcover)

I found George Perez: Storyteller to be an interesting exploration of Perez's career. It was great to see the early art and to read about the struggles he has faced in his career.

I wish that they had put in more of the original art from the first go at Avengers/JLA and from the actual JLA/Avengers comic. It would have also been good to have either the author or a contributor dissect Perez's storytelling style, especially for action sequences.

In all, this is a great book and I look forward to seeing an updated edition (to include content about Legion of 3 Worlds?!)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for a phenominal artist!, August 24, 2007

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Michael Mcmahon (moline,ill) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George Perez: Storyteller (Hardcover)

Much like the twoomarrows retrospective of George Perez's career, this one just flows better and has the addition of color over the other. I read this book every day to inspire and never forget my dream of being an artist. Thank you George for 30 great years!