George Perez's art on Comic Shop News #1750 (03 March 2021)From Vu, thanks to Ilke
COMIC SHOP NEWS #1750 (03 Mar 2021)
Comic Shop News
The latest issue of Comic Shop News #1750 (03 March 2021), features a George Perez cover. The newspaper is free, so visit your local comic store and grab it before it's gone.
Cover and information from comicvine.gamespot.com
Posted by Vu Nguyen
Recently Erin Manzo got to sit down with George Perez to talk
about his Trump boycott, current projects, and influences for Bleeding
Cool,
Kind and jovial, Perez was welcoming and fun to talk
to. I started by noting that in the past, he’s been very active in the
convention scene. (Fans occasionally even cosplay as him, to his
delight.) After the election, George said he would boycott the Trump
states. I asked what he would tell his non-Trump-voting fans who happen
to live in red states and would therefore have to miss out or travel?
Perez explained that he has since realized he’s committed to appearances
through 2018, and therefore he had to choose to either renege on his
commitments (which he doesn’t plan to do) or launch a rather late
boycott. Instead, he has cleverly come up with another option: At every
appearance, he will have a sign explaining that proceeds from his
sketches and signatures will benefit less than right wing charities,
such as pro-LGBT organizations. He then forces the fan to make a
decision. Either support a cause Perez is passionate about or abstain
from getting that drawing or signature. “You want sketches? Contribute,”
says Perez.
Moving on, I asked what project he was most proud of. JLA/Avengers was his first answer, but after a second he added Teen Titans, saying that they saved DC, specifically noting Crisis on Infinite Earths. His eyes lit up as he said that, really though, his work on Wonder Woman
is something he will always take pride in. He was given a rare chance
to start fresh with an established character, and took that
responsibility seriously. Through this work, Perez successfully set out
to show that “a female character could work without being exploited.”
It looks like he'll be taking commissions in Dallas for the show in two
weeks. 20 spots for the $400 detailed head sketches and 20 spots for
the $1000 commissions. If I was an OA collector and had $1000, I'd
totally try to get in on this. But judging from George Perez's line
today at another show, I doubt I'll even get a signature from him!