From Andy Mangels
COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE: GEORGE PEREZ PACK
(Apr 2004)
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The unexpurgated interview from Comic Book Marketplace...
Part 1
Part 2
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(Vu: I did mention about the interviews being online in July 2003, but since not a lot of people saw this it deserved a second mention. The interview, by Bill Baker, is quite long, and is unedited.)
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| July 3, 2003 | Site Update |
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From Vu
I heard the best Superhero song:
"Ode To A Superhero" by Al Yankovic. It's sung to "Piano Man" by Billy Joel, and it pretty much sums up the Spider-Man movie, especially the part about William Defoe looking scarier without the Goblin mask. Heheh.
As you know, according to "The Best of All Worlds: George Perez" published in
COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #86, #89, #90 and #94, George Pérez likes to listen to "Weird" Al when he draws.
You can read part one and two the interview on Bill Baker's website, www.hypethis.com.
| August 2, 2002 |
CBM Pérez Material |
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From Angela Meyer
Here is the complete listing of the Perez material:
Part 1 of 3 - COMIC BOOK MARKPLACE #86
Part 2 of 3 - COMIC BOOK MARKPLACE #89
Part 3 of 3 - COMIC BOOK MARKPLACE #90
Wrap-up - COMIC BOOK MARKPLACE #94
| April 4, 2002 |
CBM #89 Excerpt |
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From COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #89
THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS (Part Two of Three)
by Bill Baker
Editor's note: In issue 86 we kicked off Bill Baker's extensive CBM interview with George perez by focusing on his stints on The Avengers and the upcoming Avengers/JLA crossover. This issue, we'll turn our attention to his role in creating The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths at DC with writer Marv Wolfman.
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CBM: you mentioned earlier that you got to design some of the new characters, like Cyborg, Raven, etc. how much input did you have into the basic creation, outside the visuals, of those characters?
Pérez: Initially, not very much. Cyborg, I was a little more [involved]. Since I grew up in the south Bronx and [come] from a Puerto Rican background I had a little more I could actually put into Cyborg's personality, and from the way he stood and everything else. For me, Kory, was just this Red Sonja from out space, and raven was the Phantom Stranger in drag. So I just treated that as archetypes, and just designed it from there. It wasn't until Marv and I talked a bit more than I started understanding where Marv was going - when issue eight came in - that is when I really, really started putting more into their characterizations. From the inside, as opposed to letting Marv tell me how they're behaving. [ From then on] I understood how they behaved, and each character had a little extra soul in them as well.
| March 26, 2002 |
Releases |
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From Ilke Hincer
Just a couple of notes - Comic Book Marketplace #89 was released on March 20th, and Wizard #128 is scheduled to be released on March 27th.
| March 10, 2002 |
Part 2 of CBM Pérez Interview |
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From Bill Baker
I'm happy to report that the latest issue of Comic Book Marketplace #89, which is dated March, 2002 -- contains the second part of my extended interview with George Pérez. This section covers his work with Marv Wolfman, and particularly concentrates on his contributions to both the Teen Titans relaunch and the Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. And, for any "good girl" junkies out there [or people who just like well drawn and laugh-out-loud, truly funny books], there's a short chat with none other than
Frank Cho, creator of Liberty Meadows, in there as well.
As for the future and the final bits of the interview, I've been told that the rest of the GP chat will be appearing in a future issue of CBM, along with the as-yet unpublished sidebars featuring Jim Shooter and Marv Wolfman. I'll forward all details on which issue[s] this material will be in as I get it.
And, as always, thanks for the support, and for your help in getting the word out on this interview to all of George's fans. And my thanks to them for their continued patience, and understanding in this matter.
| February 7, 2002 |
Best of All Worlds |
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From Vu
COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #86 ran the first part of a massive George Pérez interview, entitled "The Best of All Worlds" by Bill Baker. The rest of the interview is still pending publishing from CBM, the next installment (part two of the interview) is scheduled to be published in COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #89, according to Tony Lorenz's conversation with CBM.
I was going to just mention briefly what you guys can expect in the upcoming interviews, but after reading through (most) of the interview, I have to mention that there was a lot of work involved in this massive interview. Not only does it cover pretty much everything of George's career, but it also features side bar interviews with people who's worked with George, like Jim Shooter, Marv Wolfman, Kurt Busiek, and so on.
PART TWO
Part two covers George's work with Marv Wolfman, CRISIS, and TEEN TITANS.
PART THREE
Covers AVENGERS (Volume 3) and CrossGen Comics
PART FOUR
Covers JLA/AVENGERS and George's working environment.
This was probably the best interview I've read on George. Very complete and very detailed. I have to thank Bill Baker his generous offer to let me read it. Keep your eyes here for an annoucement for his website to be online sometime soon.
| January 30, 2002 |
CBM #88 |
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From COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #88 (the later letter was written me.)
Real George
I drove all over the Tampa area looking for the Pérez cover edition [of CBM #86], but to no avail. So I've decided to order it directly from you. New issue is great as always. I see a theme trend (I don't know if it's because of the new editor), a lot more modern stuff. The magazine is always fun to read; I hope you don't go too far from your roots (Golden Age). Good to see a nice write-up on Randy Reynolds' great book, not just because he's a friend of mine.
I've also enclosed a copy of my magazine, The George Pérez Newsletter #1; #2 has been printed and should be out soon. Plenty of artwork, articles, trivia, interviews and much more. If any of your readers want to check it out they can contact me at the address below.
Tony Lorenz
8906 Railford Ct., Tampa, FL 33615
I am a big fan of George Pérez, so I bought CBM #86 for his interview. When I had read that the interview was only Part 1, I assumed that issue 87 would feature the continued interview, only to discover that there wasn't any. So I'm left wondering what will happen to the rest of the interview?
Thank you in advance.
sleeper101@hotmail.com, via email
[ We have had so many prior commitments for other articles that we haven't had space to run the rest of the Pérez interview yet. But we do plan to do so, so stay tuned.]
| January 28, 2002 |
Site Update |
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From Vu
Not much else to write about, except that Bill Baker's interview with George Pérez (the next installment is scheduled to appear in COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #89) is very, very long. The material looks to be about 25 pages plus, with all the sidebars!
| January 5, 2002 |
CBM Responds |
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From
Angela Meyer (I posted question on 19 December 2001, I finally got a response.)
We have had so many prior commitments for other articles that we haven’t had
space to run the rest of the Perez interview yet. But we do plan to do so,
so stay tuned.
| December 27, 2001 |
CBM #89 (Interview) |
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From Tony Lorenz, via Pérez Yahoo Club
Just got off the phone with Gemstone and they say the next part of the George Perez feature should be in issue 89, they also said there should be a plug of my magazine, THE GEORGE PEREZ NEWSLETTER, in the letter column of the next issue #88.
| December 23, 2001 |
Contacting CBM |
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From Vu
Like some of you, I have pre-ordered my CBM #87 because I thought it would logically contain some of the unfinished interview with George Pérez from their previous issue (#86). So, feeling gypped, I have emailed to Comic Book Marketplace asking where the rest of the interview is, but I have not yet gotten a reply from them.
If you guys are interested in writing to Gemstone Publishing, feel free to stop by:
Email Your Comments to CBM. I think the email goes to mangie@gemstonepub.com. Note: their webbsite have not been updated for a while now.
Their phone number is 417-256-2224 and their fax number is 417-256-5555.
Comic Book Marketplace
c/o Gemstone Publishing Inc
P.O. Box 469
West Plains, MO 65775-0469
| December 19, 2001 |
No Pérez in CBM #87 |
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From Vu
Do not buy COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #87 (or CBM #88-89), it does not have anything to do with George Pérez. I'm left to wonder what will happen to part two of the George Pérez interview ?
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