Prolific and meticulous comic book artist whose many popular characters included Wonder Woman and Teen Titans
Photograph: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty ImagesGeorge Pérez, who has died aged 67 after suffering from pancreatic cancer, was a master of all aspects of comic book creation, and won fans for his artistic talents – both pencilling and inking – and as a writer of leading characters in the universes of Marvel and DC Comics.
George graduated top of his class at junior high school and was accepted by the New York School of Art & Design, but his mother insisted he continue his education at Cardinal Hayes high school. A classmate introduced him to comic conventions and fandom, and Pérez drew his first published comic strips for the fanzine Factors Unknown.
The pressure led to a trapped nerve, and Pérez was forced to slow down, concentrating for a while on a spinoff to the movie Logan’s Run before returning to The Avengers and Fantastic Four. He also began drawing covers for his and others’ titles and began experimenting with the layouts of the pages he drew; among experiments in design were
Pérez was shortly to begin drawing for the latter. Offered work on a new DC series, Pérez began drawing other strips while the newcomer was in development, including Firestorm and Justice League.
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