Tom Smith responds to removal of The Shroud from the Avengers Anniversary Poster
posted Feb 16, 2011 11:44 AM by vu sleeper
From Tom Smith, via
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Regarding: Comic Book Legends Revealed: George Perez accidentally drew a non-Avenger into his Avengers 30th Anniversary Poster
I do not know were they got their info about the Avengers poster, but it's not from me.
Let me just respond to their claims to me taking it on myself
to remove the Shroud from the poster: it never happened. It was George
[Perez], who asked me to remove him, he is the artist, and only he
could make that call, not me. Also, George never draws anything
accidentally. He wanted the Shroud in there the first time and wanted
him removed 11 years later. I cannot remember the reason why, George
will have to tell you that himself.
Once again, I never talked to these guys ever about this poster so I do
not know where they got their info from, and quite frankly, I'm a
little annoyed that they would quote me on something I never said.
Best..
Tom Smith
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From goodcomics.comicbookresources.com
 Comic Book Legends Revealed #300 – Part 2
February 12, 2011 @ 12:00 PM
Welcome to the three hundredth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and ninety-nine.
COMIC LEGEND: George Perez accidentally drew a non-Avenger into his Avengers 30th Anniversary Poster, then edited him out years later.
STATUS: True
George Perez was #4 on the Top 50 Comic Book Artists countdown.
(excerpt)
As you can tell, Shroud is intentionally put to the side, to show his
connection to the team without showing him as an actual MEMBER of the
team (by the way, anyone have a color jpeg of this poster?).
However, as you might imagine, this was kind of confusing. It’s a
poster of the Avengers and he’s on there. So perhaps due to this (or
whatever other reasons) a list was made up of members of the Avengers
and it was given to George Perez to draw for his awesome 30th
Anniversary Poster in 1993 (with Tom Smith on colors).
It’s an amazing piece, even if so many of the characters are wearing
their 1993 look, which is pretty awful in a lot of their cases (like
Namor and Scarlet Witch, for two).
But, naturally, the Shroud is on there.
Little mistake, not a big deal, but what amuses me is that 11 years
later, Marvel decides to begin to collect Kurt Busiek and George Perez’s
Avengers comics into a series of hardcovers called Avengers Assemble.
To celebrate the first one, they asked Smith to re-color the poster
for inclusion in the hardcover using computer color. Smith decide to fix
an 11-year old mistake and actually used some computer wizardry to
REMOVE the Shroud from the poster!
Check it out (Dynamic Forces put out a lithograph of the revised poster, using the humorous “41st Anniversary” tagline)…
Thanks to Tom Smith for the lowdown on the change!
UPDATE 02/16/11: Tom Smith responds to removal of The Shroud from the Avengers Anniversary Poster
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From Vu
(email)
This poster ships today to comic stores.
From Diamond
AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH
(Nov 2004)
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Shipping This Week: November 3, 2004
Monday, November 01, 2004 1:36:51 PM
The following products are expected to ship to comic book
specialty stores this week. Note that this list is tentative
and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for
availability.
AUG042710 DF AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIV PEREZ LITHO $19.99
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From Vu
(email)
Dynamic Forces is promoting George Pérez's appearance on the Shopping Channel with some animated banner ads.
They are also promoting their exclusive Avengers 40th Anniversary Lithograph:
From Scoop
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AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH
(Oct 2004)
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AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH (Signed)
(Oct 2004)
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JLA / AVENGERS: THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SIGNED & REMARKED (DF)
(Oct 2004)
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George Perez To Appear On Collectibles Show
Mondo Media, Scoop, Friday, August 20, 2004
The Shopping Channel in Canada will be
the place for comics fans Friday, August 27, 2004, at 11:00 ET, when
Dynamic Forces and Nick Barrucci host superstar artist George Pérez for
a special showcasing the recently issued JLA/Avengers hardcover.
“When we were prepping this show, we
were planning to offer our signed copies of the massive Avengers/JLA
hardcover collection,” Barrucci. Said in a press release “We contacted
George to see if he was up for a trip North and he agreed! It's going
to be a blast!”
DF will also be presenting signed comics
and lithographs featuring the authenticated signatures of such creators
as Terry and Rachel Dodson, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Jae Lee, Mark
Millar, John Romita Sr., Chris Claremont, Adam Kubert, Brian Michael
Bendis, Todd McFarlane, Michael Turner, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex
Ross, Dave Johnson, Roy Thomas, Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, and others.
From Dynamic Forces
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AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH
(Oct 2004)
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AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH (Signed)
(Oct 2004)
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AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PEREZ LITHOGRAPH! - SIGNED BY GEORGE PEREZ AND COLORIST TOM SMITH
Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:40:31 PM
PRICE:
$19.99 (Unsigned)
PRICE:
$69.99 (Signed)
There is one artist whose name is most
often associated with Earth's Mightiest Heroes and that artist is
George Perez and those heroes are Marvel's Avengers!
Now Dynamic Forces presents the most
incredible Avengers Lithograph ever produced - featuring every Avenger
ever (up until the 30th Anniversary when the piece was originally
created but not seen again until now)! Surrounding the inset of the
Original Avengers Team and with a border featuring the many costumes
for the Wasp even Jarvis takes center stage on this incredible piece of
art!
Artist George Perez and colorist Tom
smith present this landmark piece of art a must-have for any comics
fan! Measuring 18" x 24" and printed on high-quality archival paper
this is a piece that will be treasured for years to come!
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May 20, 2004 12:03 am | Avengers 30th Anniversary Recolored |
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From Avengers Comicboard
Avengers 41 Th. anniversary image by Perez /Smith
Posted by Tom Smith on Wednesday, May 19 2004 at 18:41:37 GMT
1000 × 656
A 30 th ann poster.jpg (184 kb)
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Hi guys..
Check this out.
After 11 years Marvel asked me to re-color this monster using computer color.
It will be used as a 2-page-spread in the Avengers Assemble HC which is on
sale in July and in the July Marvel Previews catalog.
I changed a few things ... can anyone pick them out?
Enjoy..
Tom Smith "Ex-ACAL!"
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11/06/2004 21:16:18 |
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