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WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #81 (May 1998) Wizard

cover:  George Perez
Liquid Graphics
WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #81
 Date: May 1998
Cover Price: $4.55
Publisher: Wizard Press

Description

Avengers Files

writers: various

Cover reprinted in WIZARD BIG COVERS BOOK #1 (May 2003).

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    Wizard returns to publishing with WizPop
    posted Aug 25, 2017, 4:30 AM by Vu Nguyen

    From Vu

    WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #81 (May 1998)
    Wizard Press

    WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO 2017 [Perez canceled] (26-27 Aug 2017)
    Chicago, Illinois
    With Wizard World Chicago starting today (Friday, August 25th), I just thought I'd mention that the company is back to publishing with WizPop.  Note that George Perez was supposed to appear at this convention, but due to illness and recommendation from his doctor, Perez had to leave the convention scene for a while.

    Anyway, WizPop is described as a daily pop-culture news service reporting on the biggest stories of the day in pop-culture, entertainment, and fandom. WizPop will also feature a weekly round-table reviewing the relevant news of the week. 

    If you're a print fan, WizPop will be available as a premium quarterly magazine. It's good to see Wizard back to publishing, as you know I was a massive Wizard Magazine fan back in the day.

    Check out the first episode of WizPop at wizd.me/7ge0


    More Perez Homages
    posted Dec 21, 2010 7:33 PM by vu sleeper [ updated 5 minutes agoDec 21, 2010 8:09 PM ]

    From Kevin M

    In the past I know that you've posted some of the homages that I've commissioned based on George's work.  I've gotten a few news ones over the last few months.

    The first is based on an old Wizard cover that George did but with different versions of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America:


    WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #81 (May 1998)

    AVENGERS TRINITY (art by Mitch Ballard) (2010)
    I also got this one which comes from an issue of Brave and the Bold George did:

    BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3 (Page 14) (May 1998), published in  BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3 (Apr 2007)

    KANG AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL (Art by Mitch Ballard) (Dec 2010)

    and I just got this one, based on George's old JLA covers:
    JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #209 (Dec 1982)

    AVENGERS #150 RE-IMAGINED (Art by Mitch Ballard) (Dec 2010)

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    Mitch Ballard's "the Trinity"
         Sep 15, 2010 9:46 PM

     


    News: Wizard #158 Reprints #81 Cover

    October 26, 2004 06:04 pm
     From Vu (email)
    "12 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE AVENGERS" which appears in WIZARD #158, reprints George Pérez's WIZARD #81 cover.
     April 10, 2004 | Wizard Big Book of Covers
    From Vu

    WIZARD BIG COVERS BOOK #1 (29 May 2003)
    Wizard Press    		 WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #76 (Dec 1997)
    Wizard Press
    WIZARD BIG COVERS BOOK is currently on sale on Bud Plant for $16.99, normally this book retails for $24.99, so it was a bargain. Plus, you can also get free shipping if you use the code: "FF4", offers expires May 31st, 2004.

    I'm glad I picked up this book because it offers insights on all of WIZARD's first 100 covers, bounded in a sturdy hardcover book.

    Here is the info and original cover sketches for WIZARD #76:

    CAPTAIN AMERICA
    (December 1997)
    Penciler: George Pérez
    Inker: Jimmy Palmiotti
    Colorist: Liquid Graphics

    Hard to believe, but this - the 76th issue of Wizard - featured our first George Pérez illustrated cover. We tapped the legendary artist to tackle the iconic Captain America besting his longtime nemesis the Red Skull. Perez other two sketches testify to hsi immense talent - both presented dynamic possibilites, and we couldn't have gone wrong running any of them.

    To sum up: Perez is the goods.

    WIZARD #81 had a variety of different colors for the background, but the book only showed the green cover:

    Note that the published cover is purple.

     February 17, 2003 | Wizard to Publish Cover Collection
    From Newsarama

    WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #76 (Dec 1997)
    Wizard Press
    WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #81 (May 1998)
    Wizard Press
    Topic: WIZARD TO PUBLISH COVER COLLECTION
    posted 02-14-2003 04:26 PM
    by Heidi MacDonald

    Wizard Entertainment is proud to announce that it will publish the Wizard Big Covers Book Volume 1 in May. This gorgeous 194-page hardcover will collect all of the fantastic covers to the first one hundred issues of Wizard: The Comics Magazine. See the greatest collection of comic book artwork ever assembled with Spider-Man, the X-Men, Batman, the Hulk, Superman, Wolverine, Daredevil, the Justice League and many more. Wizard Entertainment Chairman, Gareb Shamus remarked, “Ever since we first started publishing Wizard over 10 years ago, we have always strived to put the absolute best covers on the magazine. This new book will collect all of that beautiful hard work for the very first time. In addition, readers will get some great stories on how these covers came to life and see some artwork that we commissioned but never published.”

    The Wizard Big Covers Book will feature dazzling artwork from fan favorite artists like Jim Lee, Michael Turner, Glenn Fabry, Adam Hughes, Simon Bisley, George Pérez, Bart Sears, Marc Silvestri, Jeff Scott Campbell, Rob Liefeld, Joe Madureira, Joseph Linsner, Frank Miller and many, many more. The cover to this collection will feature a classic Spider-Man in Wizard robes painted by Alex Ross from an original design by Todd McFarlane. The Wizard Big Covers Book will be solicited in the March issue of Previews for May shipping. 
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