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Darren Ashmore
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Phil, is it JLA 195 that has the double page JLA/JSA
membership spread in it?
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Phil Frances
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Hi, Darren - I had to go into the longboxes to check ... yes, it's in the centre of JLA 195 ; another reason to remember that mini-run of three issues fondly !
I was definitely impressed by George's art in those issues ... for months afterwards, I especially looked to see if the newer JLA issues had Perez covers and interiors, and bought them up when they did. I seem to think at least one issue (though I can't recall the #) had George on cover duty, but not the inside art - I felt a bit short-changed on that one !
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Darren Ashmore
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That JLA/JSA three parter is a cracking story and, of
course, looks beautiful. It's quite well known that by 1980
George was drawing Avengers and was offered JLA and Titans
at DC. He couldnt handle all three at once so dropped the
Marvel book. He didn't think Titans would last but felt
obligated to the new book, however the move afforded him
the chance to draw Justice League.
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Charles Valderrama
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Came across this Amazing Heroes cover... right around the time George Pérez was rebooting Wonder Woman....
Also admiring a few commission pieces... I wonder if he ever played around with duo-shade paper.... like JB did for NAMOR?
-C!
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Greg McPhee
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I've just got through the first 12 issues of the Kurt Busiek / George Perez / Al Vey Avengers run.
They are just glorious comics in terms of story, characters and the fantastic art.
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Brian Miller
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I’ve been making my way thru the first THUNDERBOLTS omnibus. I’d never
read the title before. I was contemplating working on the Busiek/Perez
AVENGERS run after that.
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I was contemplating working on the Busiek/Perez AVENGERS run after that.
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Brian, you wont be disappointed. After the creative team merry-go-round of writers that followed Roger Stern, and the last 25 issues of the Bob Harras run (which suffered with The Crossing and bad art after Steve Epting departed) it is a great return to form.
I'm going for the whole 34 issue run, but based on these first 12 issues it is still the treat I remember.
Real high points:
- The roster: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Warbird (aka Carol Danvers).
- Bringing back Wonder Man
- A good Squadron Supreme conflict
- The villains: Morgan Le Fay, Whirlwind, Moses Magnum and Imus Champion (alll used effectively and well).
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Sorry, I wasn’t clear. AVENGERS would be a re-read.
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Gotcha!!!
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John Byrne
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Six months since this thread started.
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It’s sad.
I never met Alan Grant, but a friend of mine went to the comics festival he and his wife Sue organised in Moniavie each year, and he can’t get over Alan not being there anymore. I’ve had the same from people that met George so many times over the years.
These are people that have had such an impact upon us.
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The other day I saw an article on CBR where they ranked the greatest comic book artists of all time. They ranked Perez as #1, with Kirby at #2 and Byrne at #3.
For some reason this surprised me.
I think it depends on how you define greatness. Having been born in 1971, I grew up reading comics in the post Neal Adams era. Byrne and Perez were my favorite artists, followed closely by John Buscema (especially when inked by Tom Palmer).
Stylistically, I still prefer Byrne and Perez over Kirby. In fact, if I was just listing artists who's work I enjoy, Kirby might not crack the top ten.
But if we're ranking the greatest of all time, then I think more should be considered than our personal preferences. There's no doubt that Kirby is the most influential, and contributed the most creatively. Additionally, I am awed by the sheer volume of work he produced at a consistently high level of quality. So with apologies to Byrne and Perez, I would have to go with Kirby at #1, and it would be hard for me to not put Adams at #2. Byrne and Perez could be 3 and 4 in either order for me.
All of these men have brought me a considerable amount of joy.
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