2022 Comic Book News Archives
April 22, 2022: DC Celebrates George Perez's Birthday for All of June
All June Comics Will Feature A Double Page Spread in Honor of the Legendary Artist's 68th Birthday on June 9
Alex Ross, Dan Jurgens, José Luis García-López, Jim Lee, Nicola Scott, Phil Jimenez, Todd McFarlane, Walter Simonson, and Many More Honor PérezDC will celebrate the 68th birthday of George Pérez, one of the titans of the comic industry, with a two-page spread featuring some of his most beloved characters in each of its June periodical releases. Working from a layout designed by Dan Jurgens, some of the industry's biggest names including Jim Lee, Walter Simonson, Alex Ross, Dave Gibbons, Todd McFarlane, Daniel Sampere, Jerry Ordway, Nicola Scott and many more, collaborated on the colorful spread.
"When I was asked to come up with a design and layout that would honor George Pérez and his many incredible contributions to DC Comics over the years, I was truly honored," said Dan Jurgens. "I have admired George's work since I first saw it and have had the good fortune to work with him in different capacities, on a number of projects. More importantly, I've been able to see the way George treats fans and readers, always smiling, gregarious and approachable. It was a joy to watch this cover come together and I'm sure everyone who contributed feels the same way."
The tribute features the following DC characters that Pérez is most known for, as well as the man himself, drawn by a number of the top artists in the industry and colored by Hi-Fi:
The Monitor & Anti-Monitor - Jim Lee & Scott Williams
Trigon - Todd McFarlane
The Spectre - Alex Ross
Darkseid - Walter Simonson
Firestorm & The Justice League Satellite - Scott Kolins
Ares & Hippolyta - Phil Jimenez
Cheetah & The Amazons - Colleen Doran
Lady H.I.V.E. & H.I.V.E. Agents - Scott Koblish
Vigilante - Dave Gibbons
Cheshire - Joëlle Jones
Brother Blood - Darryl Banks
Blackfire - Mike McKone
Gizmo & Mammoth - Klaus Janson
Shimmer - Bruno Redondo
Psimon - Mikel Janín
Neutron & Jinx - Dan Mora
The Legion of Super-Heroes - Francis Manapul
The Justice Society of America - Jerry Ordway
Power Girl & Huntress - Kevin Maguire
The Justice League of America (and the background) - Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund
Superboy-Prime & Alexander Luthor - Ivan Reis
Supergirl - Gary Frank
Harbinger - Adam Hughes
Pariah - Daniel Sampere
Jericho & Kole - Nicola Scott
The New Teen Titans, Deathstroke & George Pérez - José Luis García-López
Accompanying the spread on a separate page will be a key highlighting the characters and artists that participated.
In addition to being included in all of DC's June issues, the tribute will also be featured as a variant cover for Dark Crisis #7. Each issue of the event series will feature a cover highlighting a previous crisis event from DC's history, starting with the genre defining Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for issue #1. Artwork and additional details on each of the covers will be announced at a later date.
"George Pérez is one of my favorite comic storytellers of all time. To say he's a 'great artist' is a massive understatement," said Dark Crisis Writer Joshua Williamson. "His work on the original Crisis of Infinite Earths inspired so much of my love for DC Comics. When I saw DC editors pull together this incredible piece with so many amazing legendary artists celebrating George, I won't lie, it was emotional. And now it's an honor to have this tribute be a cover to Dark Crisis."
A special version of the Dark Crisis #7 variant cover will be available for sale by The Hero Initiative to raise funds for one of Pérez's favorite charities. Pérez is a founding member of Hero Initiative's board of directors and has served as chair of its Disbursement Committee.
2022 Comic Book News
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- January 21, 2022: First Look at Superman/Nightwing Crossover in “Nightwing #89”
- January 22, 2022: DC Announces “Dark Knights of Steel: The Gathering Storm”
- February 3, 2022: Defenders of Truth, Justice and the Prehistoric Way in “The Jurassic League”
- February 9, 2022: DC Announces “Dark Crisis” Comic Book Event
- February 10, 2022: First Look at “Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1”
- February 14, 2022: A Dark Crisis Looms on Free Comic Book Day 2022
- February 14, 2022: Daniel Johnston Posthumously Covers DC
- February 16, 2022: “JLA/Avengers” Crossover Reprinted for Hero Initiative
- February 28, 2022: Superman Content Available on DC Universe Infinite in March 2022
- March 10, 2022: Favorite Superman Comic Book Artist - Poll Results
- March 15, 2022: Auction for “Superman #1” at ComicConnect.com
- March 15, 2022: DC Announces “Dark Crisis: Young Justice” Comic Book Miniseries
- March 15, 2022: DC's Pride 2022 Publishing Plans Announced
- March 17, 2022: Favorite Superman Comic Book Writer - Poll Results
- March 18, 2022: “Superman #1” Sells for $141,450 at Auction
- March 19, 2022: Heritage Auctions Lists Original “Death of Superman” Art by Jon Bogdanove
- March 20, 2022: Mark Waid Discusses “Batman/Superman: World's Finest”
- March 21, 2022: Four Historic Superman Family Prototypes to Sell at Auction
- March 24, 2022: 25 Years Since Electric “Superman Blue”
- March 25, 2022: Comic Book Covers for “Batman/Superman: World's Finest #2”
- March 28, 2022: DC Universe Infinite is Going Global
- March 29, 2022: DC Holds Second DC Round Robin Voting Tournament
- March 31, 2022: Superhero With the Best Villains - Poll Results
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- April 6, 2022: DC Announces “Young Justice: Targets” from “Young Justice: Phantoms” Creators
- April 7, 2022: DC Announces “Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Superman #1”
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- April 13, 2022: Mile High Copy of “Superman #1” Sells for Record $5.3 Million
- April 14, 2022: Dreamer Makes Her DC Universe Debut in “Superman: Son of Kal-El #13”
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- April 21, 2022: Should Zack Snyder Fans Be Angry at “Earth-Prime #2: Superman & Lois”? (The S Files)
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- May 7, 2022: George Pérez Dies, Aged 67
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- May 18, 2022: DC Announces “DCeased: War of the Undead Gods”
- May 19, 2022: Superman and Supergirl Receive Eisner Award Nominations
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- June 16, 2022: Comic Book Artist Tim Sale Dies
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- July 21, 2022: DC Comics Announces “Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths”
- July 21, 2022: Robert Venditti Working on Sequel to “Superman '78”
- July 24, 2022: DC Announces “Superman: Harvest Youth” Graphic Novel
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