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Hey George Perez, I found you
on offical site after long search for you, lol. So remember me, Gary,
deaf boy when I was visiting you in Baltimore Comic-Con Convention. If
you don't remember me, then I have a pic for you!
I am so exciting when I
met you for first time so... I wanna ask you for advices. So, I have
some pics that I love so I wanna share with you.
THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2006
(9-10 Sep 2006), Baltimore, MD
So I went to the Baltimore
Comic-Con on Saturday, and at one of the DC Comics panels, a table full
of creators was asked to name their favorite comic at present.
"I honestly don't read
comics anymore," said star artist George Perez, who has drawn nearly
everyone for DC, Marvel and a number of indies.
Collective gasp from the
audience, mostly large, grown men dragging short boxes on suitcase
carts — a few of them stuffed into super-hero costumes.
Almost apologetically —
and with his usual good cheer — Perez explained that he read comics
when he was young, of course. Now he's in his early 50s, bald as a
cueball, with a trim white beard. He'll always be grateful to the
industry for providing him with a living, but he has other interests in
life at this point.
"When I'm not drawing comics, I want to spend time with my wife," Perez said.
NEW TEEN TITANS #8 TRIBUTE
(Aug 2006), art by Layne Toth
"Hi, Layne (and Peri and everyone else in Toth Land):
I just
returned from a convention in Atlanta and just opened the package with
your awesome gift. Boy, was I ever surprised and impressed. My wife
Carol was also impressed. I had to remind her that the cover was based
on the one from issue 8 of THE NEW TEEN TITANS-- the issue I was
working on when I had my first date with her. It really is a very
special gift and I will definitely treasure it. I will send you one
signed copy as you asked when I return from another convention in
Baltimore this coming weekend (busy, busy, busy). I also think that
putting one up for the Pittsburgh Comicon 2007 Make-A-Wish Art Auction
is a splendid idea (with BOTH our autographs!) and I'll set one aside
for that as well.
Thank you so much for your kindness and friendship,
Love,
Uncle George"
About the artist: 9-year-old LAYNE TOTH
is known by others as The Hardest Workin' Kid in Comics(tm) and has had
her art & stories published in FAITH: WARRIOR PRINCESS(tm),
MEOW-WOW!, PATRICK THE WOLF BOY and SIMPSONS COMICS, among others. She
has been featured in TIME Magazine, The SUN supermarket tabloid, NPR
and on the BBC. She also contributes conventions reports to
Comicon.com/PULSE. Check out her Official Websites at: www.sisterscomics.com
AND www.myspace.com/sisterscomics
GEORGE PEREZ & his wife CAROL FLYNN
own the original pencil & ink artwork, original color artwork, and
23 of the 25 signed & numbered prints. LAYNE TOTH owns 1 of the 25
signed & numbered prints and will not part with it. The PITTSBURGH
COMICON 2007 MAKE-A-WISH Charity Art Auction may be your only chance to
own one of these rare prints. And the money raised will go towards a
good cause! For details, watch:
www.pittsburghcomicon.com
The seventh annual Baltimore Comic-Con
was held at the Baltimore Convention Center September 9 -10, 2006 and
the show saw its largest crowd to date. This year's show included the
Harvey Awards, an auction, a fire drill, and - as you'll see below - an
incredible array of creators. Scoop photographer Michael Solof provided
these images.
We debated on whether to link to this
gem, found while Technorati surfing for the Baltimore con, or not,
since the writer is obviously an attention seeking jerk, but we wanted
to remind everyone that what you read on the internet stays on the
internet. Perhaps the fact that this bottom-feeding commentary was
directed at George Perez, one of the most gracious, giving and
kind-hearted professionals in our field — someone who has battled
health problems to come to shows and spend time with his fans — well,
maybe that just got our dander up.
George Perez was next on my list. I almost got right up next to
him, but before I did some douchebag from an online tv show interviewed
him taking up all his time. After a few minutes, Ryan and I sabatoged
his interview, by singing the themes to Filmations Ghost Busters, Solar
Man and Defenders of the Earth. Annoying the shows host, his wife says
to me "Can you boys stop it?". As she was putting her stuff away, her
boyfriend thanked Mr. Perez for helping them, I farted right in her
face. And I’m glad I did, because now Perez is saying to everyone "I
can't sign anymore today. I'm just drawing" That bastard and his ugly
bitch wife screwed up and wasted my time. Fuck them both. "C’mon, I
waited in line for you, man. You owe to me and everyone in line."
"Sorry! No more! I'm only sketching" F*cking a**hole. If it wasn't for
the fans, he'd be fucking broke.
...
There is indeed a fucking asshole here, and it isn't George Perez. So
if you see Chad wandering around at a con, we suggest you give him the
reception he so richly deserves, what with him being king of the
universe and all.
On Saturday night DC honcho Dan Didio
set up a special dinner party which Jessie and I attended. A great time
was had by all, even if the noise level in the small room did prompt
Matt Wagner to suggest we keep it down to a dull roar. By the time we
got back to the hotel, I headed for the Harvey Awards banquet. I missed
the dinner, as planned, but got there in plenty of time to see George
win a Lifetime Achievement award for all his incredible deeds. George
is not only a fantastic artist as we all know, and a great friend as
well as a wonderful guest at a con - nobody who meets him doesn't leave
entertained - but he also spends more time giving to comic related
charities than anyone else I know. Congrats on your second major award
in two weeks, George. You more than deserve it.
Wrapping up the portion of the Saturday programming, DCU Executive
Editor Dan Didio played host to a full room for the “DC: One Year
Greater” panel at Baltimore Comic-Con. Panelists for the presentation
included: Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Bill Willingham, JG Jones, Mark
Waid, Barry Kitson, Bb Wayne, and Jann Jones.
(excerpt)
Q: Why didn’t you kill Nightwing in Infinite Crisis?
Waid: Because Geoff Johns and I took turns holding a big club over Dan once we learned he wanted too.
Perez: And speaking for guys who actually earn residuals off of Nightwing, we like him too.
Q: Why was it even considered?
Didio: We were looking for the big death in Infinite Crisis
– the big moment. We were looking for something that would have equal
import and merit and weight in this story. One of the things I’ve been
proven wrong about is that I had felt that Dick Grayson was a redundant
character – Tim Drake had filled his role as Robin, he would never be
Batman, so where could he go?
My big fear was that Nightwing would get
older than Batman. The thought was that if we removed Dick form the
equation that would allow Bruce Wayne to stand alone as Batman, and to
firmly establish Tim Drake as Robin. So now – Marv is showing us why we
like him, his place in the DC Universe, and more importantly, his
potential in the DC Universe.
George Pérez, fan favorite artist who has drawn just about every
super-hero ever created, and John Romita Sr., whose dashing linework
helped define the Marvel style and helped make Spider-Man a pop culture
icon, were the first two recipients of the Hero Initiative Lifetime
Achievement Award, given at this year's Harvey Awards.
(excerpt)
And of course, there are this year's recipients:
George Pérez is arguably one of the most
popular and influential artists in American comic books in the 1980s.
He is known for his clean, dynamic, yet ornate style, with a strong
emphasis on group
superhero action scenes. Pérez came to prominence when he started
illustrating The Avengers for Marvel Comics, starting with vol. 1 #141. In the 1970s, Pérez illustrated several other Marvel books, including Fantastic Four.
Pérez soon moved over to work for DC Comics. Following a popular stint on Justice League of America, Pérez's career took off with the
launch of DC's very successful title, The New Teen Titans.
Pérez followed this with DC's 50th-anniversary event, Crisis on
Infinite Earths, which purportedly featured every single character DC
owned in a story which radically restructured the DC universe's
continuity. Since then, he has drawn just about every character and
every genre in comics, and continues breaking new ground as an
influential and sought-after talent.
HERO INITIATIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
(Sep 2006)
Saturday night saw the debut of the Harvey Awards Ceremony at the Baltimore Comic-Con, and was a success by all accounts.
The evening began with an
appetizer reception allowing guests to mingle prior to the dinner which
featured a Maryland Grill. As the dinner portion of the evening drew to
a close, a selection of Kyle Baker’s “The Bakers” cartoons were shown
on the two screens in the banquet hall, and Paul McSpadden, a member of
the Executive Committee of the Harvey Awards gave the welcoming remarks
and thanked the sponsors for the awards. In closing, McSpadden
introduced Kyle Baker who served as the Master of Ceremonies.
(excerpt)
Additionally, Hero
Initiative presented two Lifetime Achievement Awards at the ceremony,
kicking off a new tradition for the organization. The awards were
presented to George Perez (presented by Jim McLauchlin) and John Romita
Sr. (presented by John Romita Jr.).
BACK FROM HOTLANTA
Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:03:44 AM
by Brandon Jerwa (guest photos by Elliott Serrano)
Last week, I shared my Dragon Con diary
from 2005. I'm back from Round Two and let me assure you, it only gets
crazier this year. Last week's intro gives you a taste of the main
points of Dragon Con. Read on for the cold, hard truth of my 2006
adventures...
(excerpt)
A few minutes later, masquerade hosts
George Perez and Peter David announced a "new celebrity judge" was
stepping in. As we sat in the lounge waiting to see what sort of
hijinks would ensue... we suddenly saw Denise in a camera-filling shot
as she turned to the howling audience and defiantly raised both her
middle fingers in a tastefully effective gesture of goodwill. I cannot
tell you how in love with this woman I was at that moment.
Little in the
way of announcements were revealed in Saturday's DC Comics "One Year
Greater" panel at Baltimore Comic-Con, but panelists found plenty to
talk about: hints of a Superman family coming to "Action Comics,"
Executive Editor Dan Didio's reasons to kill Dick Grayson, and, perhaps
for the first time, how Bruce Wayne could have been like Paris Hilton.
As the panelists loaded in, DiDio beamed "This could be the last panel
of the year." Moments later he adds, "Or my career!" Joining Didio was
a packed lineup of creators and staff, Jan Jones, Coordinating Editor
for DC Comics, Kurt Busiek ("Superman", "Aquaman"), Marv Wolfman
("Nightwing"), George Perez ("Brave and the Bold"), Barry Kitson
("Legion of Superheroes"), Mark Waid ("52," "Legion of Superheroes"),
J.G. Jones ("52," "All-Star Batgirl"), Bill Willingham ("Fables,"
"Shadowpact"), DC Vice-President of Sales Bob Wayne, and Jan Jones'
assistant, the stuffed Hiram the Alpaca. Didio told the audience he
wanted the hour to be an extension of the earlier DC Nation panel .
(excerpt)
Pressed further on Nightwing, Didio said
he was looking for the big death. "'Crisis on Infinite Earths' had two
big deaths, Flash and Supergirl. We needed something that had equal
merit and worth." Didio added that he thought Nightwing was becoming a
redundant character - replaced by Robin, and never to be Batman. When
the consensus amongst creators became "we love Dick Grayson," Didio's
reaction was "write better stories about Dick Grayson." He said that's
what's coming with Wolfman's run.
Entry number 191
Sunday, September 10th 2006 - 01:22:04 PM
Name: Magda
Comments: I attended the Baltimore Comic
Con and just wanted to say Thank you Mr.Perez for being so giving and
kind to your fans! Your work is a large part of what made me fall in
love with the Marvel character Black Widow. It was wonderful getting a
chance to meet (and hug!) you! Thank you for the compliments on my
Black Widow costume, it was fun getting a chance to show it off to you.
I can't express how much the entire encounter delighted me.
PROGRAMMING - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
All Saturday Panels in Room 301-305
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Titans Together: George Pérez & Marv Wolfman
Need we say more? C'mon!
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. DCU: One Year Greater
With the world in post-Crisis shock, there's a lot of questions
floating around. Join Dan Didio, Senior VP/Executive Editor DCU, and
Bob Wayne, VP - Sales, as they discuss the shockwaves of both Crises,
the grand scop of 52, and the big changes in store for our favorite
heroes. Welcome George Pérez (upcoming Brave and Boad), Mark Waid (52,
Supergirl & the Legion of Superheroes), Kurt Busiek (Action Comics,
Superman), J.G. Jones (52 cover artist), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex,
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters), and Bill Willingham (Shadowpact).
THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2006
(9-10 Sep 2006), Baltimore, MD
Most of today's college students grew up with comic books. Many can say
they grew up reading the exploits of their idols, be they Superman,
Spider-Man, or other famous costumed heroes.
It's comic books that are the focus of the annual Baltimore Comic-Con,
to be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Comic-Con boasts many special guests,
such as Lou Ferrigno, who originally played the titular green
protagonist in the 1978-1982 "The Incredible Hulk" series.
Also present will be Marvel Comics
editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, George Perez, a writer and artist best
known for "The Avengers," "Justice League of America," and "The New
Teen Titans" (on which the recent cartoon series Teen Titans was
based), and Scott Kurtz, creator of the popular Web-comic "PvP."
"It's pretty thrilling," event promoter
Mark Nathan said. "During this show we have people who come every year.
They want to be there and we want them to be there. They're like
family. But then, as the summer progressed, some guests just fell into
our lap. Some of it was luck, some of it was just hard work."
This is a list of the
comics conventions I will be attending in 2006. Some are "rain-check"
appearances for shows that I had to cancel in 2005 due to health
reasons. In some cases this puts me in a position of attending some
conventions on back-to-back weekends, but it couldn't be helped. I hope
to be able to get together with a lot of my fans next year and will be
warming up my autograph hand.
February 24th - 26th: MegaCon, Orlando, FL
April 21st - 23rd: Pittsburgh Comicon, Monroeville, PA
April 28th - 30th: Paradise Toronto Comicon, Toronto, Canada
May 19th - 21st: Motor City Con, Novi, Michigan
June 30th - July 2nd: Heroes Con, Charlotte, NC
July 20th - 23rd: Comicon International, San Diego, CA
September 1st- 4th: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA
September 9th - 10th: Baltimore Comic Con, Baltimore, MD
I will also
be attending the October Portland, OR show for Second Genesis (another
rain-check from 2005) but I still have no confirmed date.
That should keep me busy for the year in between issues of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD.
THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2006
(September 9-10, 2006)
The Baltimore Comic-Con, which previewed a large slate of guests last
week after announcing that they would be the new home of the Harvey
Awards the previous week, is adding to its list of attending creators
for the September 9-10, 2006 show at the Baltimore Convention Center.
George Pérez (Infinite Crisis, JSA),
Adam Hughes (Catwoman, Wonder Woman), Amanda Conner (JSA Classified,
Gatecrasher) and Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane, JSA Classified) are
now on board.
“We're extremely happy to have all four
of these great creators returning,” said show promoter Marc Nathan.
“We're particularly glad to have George Pérez back on board following
his health problems.”
(excerpt)
Service organizations, publishers and
manufacturers setting up at the show thus far include A Commitment To
Our Roots (ACTOR), the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), Gemstone
Publishing, and Century Comics.
For more information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.comicon.com/baltimore (site updates start soon).
For more information about the Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org.
12/12/2006 01:48:24
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