Topic: JLA/AVENGERS PANEL
posted 5/9/03 4:32 PM

I broken the posts down to one question and one answer.

AVENGERS/JLA #1

Fan: How long is it going to be?

George Perez: It is going to be four (4) prestige books all 48 pages long with wrap around covers which means a grand total of 200 pages of artwork.

George talked about how happy he is to be working with the creative crew and how they're doing a great job (Kurt Busiek, Tom Smith, Tom Brevoort and Mike Carlin).

George then talked a little about the coloring of the project and it's approval from the higher ups. George also threw a little trivia at us when he said another great thing about having Mike Carlin involved in the process is that Mike used to be the Late Mark Gruenwald's Assistant editor when Mark was the editor of the original JLA/AVENGERS. It brings a nice sense of closure to the project for him since they are the only two from the original working on this project. Len Wein doesn't work in mainstream comics anymore (Note: George was unaware of Len's Current Batman Mini-series BATMAN: NEVERMORE at DC) and Jim Shooter no longer works for Marvel.

Fan: Is there going to be a written history of your working on the original or the current version of the project?

George Pérez: If anything like that is done it would be hopefully for a collected version of the book because this is all in the talk stages so until the book comes out anything regarding a collection is merely speculation by my part but the hope of using the original 21 pages as added material because I'm always a firm believer if you're doing a collected addition of anything particularly the JLA/AVENGERS which is already getting top notch reproduction. You really have to give the fans something extra. I am bound my contract at CrossGen so obvious I can't draw a new cover or anything else for a collection because I only had the wavier for the project.

One thing that I did as sneaky as I am (everyone laughs) is that for all the ACTOR auctions and other places were I had art work auctioned off that I have done JLA/AVENGERS including the cover of this program well ever single one of those pieces I keep a file so we can use as additional material for any collect works as well so I will have new material, ah, because obviously the only people at Pittsburgh Convention will have seen that cover, ah, granted it will not say "Welcome to the 10th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Comic Con" (everyone laughs) but I will have new material there.

to be continued....

Coming soon: George answer about creator cameos, tuckering (drawing real people in a fictional setting) and the rumor of Kurt Busiek as Big Belly Burger.

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Topic: Con Highlights
ES posted 4/29/03 1:19 AM

There were many highlights for me at the con. Meeting George again and atually able to mutter out more than a few words. Getting two orginial skethes for Mr. Perez to winning a comic book trivia contest. (I guess I am a True Fanboy).

George wowed over all his fans from the biggest fanboy (me) to the woman who like to take pictures of George's shirts at cons (he made his wife proud) to the gentleman who was explaining to his girlfriend why George is not only one of the top artist in the industry but a great human being for all his charity work and the way he treats his fans. The woman who ask for a Wonder Woman sketch and George produced on right on the spot.

Also at the JLA/Avengers Panel. George delighted everyone with answers ranging from the projects current page count to creator cameos, homages, certain characters and their costumes appearing, praising the creative crew he is working with Mr. Kurt Busiek, Mr. Tom Smith, Mr. Mike Carlin and Mr. Tom Brevoort (take a bow) and certain panels that he has already drawn.

Topic: Con Program GIVE-AWAY
ES posted 4/29/03 1:01 AM

I believe Pittsburgh will charge you for a program too. They were selling past program at the con.

If you email them they will probably give you a price. I have FOUR extra programs left. If anyone wants one email me your name and address and I will send it out to you free of charge.

The first FOUR address received will get a copy (all unsigned). After two conventions I have only four things signed by the Legend. Not do to George's unwillness to sign. He will sign everything you bring to him with a smile, but I would rather take photos, it's more personal.

Julie Rapp as Wonder Woman

ATTENTION: Please do not pay $$ for the PITTSBURGH COMICON PROGRAM BOOK 2003. These things were give out FREE if you attended the Pittsburgh Comicon 2003 and they will be available for FREE on their website www.pittsburghcomicon.com.

If you desperately need one, please post in the Forum that you are looking for one - someone (I know there are a few out there that's nice enough) will send you a free copy, if you just send them a few dollars to cover for postage.

It's pretty awful that someone is charging $5.99 for a signed copy on Ebay. It's just wrong.

Anyway, there is an article on the new Teen Titans Comic on Diamond Comics. Nothing really new, except that I didn't know that Superman, Batman, and the two Flashes (Jay & Wally) are guest-starring in the first issue.

One last thing, I hate to admit it, but with the two issue of SOLUS doesn't really impressed me (storywise). As always I'm impressed and blown away by the artwork but the writing really doesn't explain much (see above excerpt from Rich Watson). Maybe it was because the same week that I got SOLUS #2, I also received TOM STRONG #20, which was absolutely an amazing story, only to read SOLUS and be disappointed. However, I should point out that Alan Moore is a genius so there's really no comparison.

I was talking to Marcus earlier and he didn't know that Adam Hughes uses a model for his Wonder Woman cover. So, I'm assuming a lot of other fans don't know this small detail as well - so here is a scan of his model, Julie Rapp, as published in COMIC BOOK ARTIST #21.

George doing sketches (Friday), Photo by ES JLA/A Panel (Sunday), Photo by ES

Pittsburgh Comic Convention 2003 April 25-27, 2003 Pittsburgh Expomart - Monroeville, PA written by ES I attached a copy of the program and George doing sketches for fans on Friday and George on the JLA/AVENGERS Panel (himself) Sunday. At the end of the panel he talked about his work for the CBLDF and the More Fund Comics issue that will be available in September at Baltimore. George Sketched for Make-a-Wish Foundation and raised over 2,500 dollars for them. My tape recorder is playing back the panel discussion in super slow speed so until I can't figure it out and I can't transcribe it. Lots of cool info to tell you though about what Mr. Perez told us to at the panel. No plot points but about some cool scenes. One rumor I can shot down right now is Big Belly Burger is not Mr. Kurt Busiek.

Topic: pittsburgh comicon
posted 4/26/03 5:52 PM

Just to let everyone know the con program will be available through the Pittsburgh Con web site after the convention. Having a great time in Pittsburgh. George rep as the nicest man in comics continues.

JLA/ AVENGERS(2003), published in PITTSBURGH CON 2003, From Tom Smith

Tom Smith recently posted a high-resolution image of the PITTSBURGH COMIC CONVENTION PROGRAM BOOK 2003 on the Avengers Comicboard (see Wonderman & Steel over the left ..High res version attached (nt)). JLA/A Characters on the cover: Superman Wasp Vision Goliath Elongated Man Plastic Man Wonder Man Steel Wonder Woman Captain America Blue Beetle Hawkman Black Panther Warbird Flash Hawkeye Hulk Martian Manhunter Black Canary Iron Man Green Lantern Tigra Firestorm, Aquaman Zatanna Quicksilver Red Tornado Spider-Man She Hulk Jack of Hearts Green Arrow Thor Batman Scarlet Witch Beast The Atom Chances are likely that these characters will appear in the JLA/AVENGERS series.

PITTSBURGH COMICON PROGRAM BOOK 2003

Perez / Smith Avengers /JLA Pittsburgh Comic Con program cover
Posted by Tom Smith on Friday, April 25 2003 at 19:42:19 GMT

Hi Guys..

For those of you who cannot attend the Con this weekend " I'm one of them " here is the Program book cover without logo's and lettering that I did with George for the con.

Enjoy..

Tom Smith
"A/JLA CAL!"
http://www.theartistschoice.com/tsmith.htm

Topic: pittsburgh comicon
posted 4/24/03 4:34 AM

I got a sneak peek at the cover to the convention program. It is a beautiful new JLA/Avengers piece. Unfortunately, they only had the art, the book itself is already in Pittsburgh. However, the good people running the show (and my local comics shop) always bring the extra copies into the store to sell after the con. I won't be able to attend the convention this year, but I still will be picking up one of these from them at their store. If I manage to get my hands on one from someone attending, I will be sure to scan the picture to the site.

Topic: pittsburgh comicon
posted 2/22/03 5:40 AM

I just received my flyer for the convention, and thought I would share part of it. Besides the usual bio stuff, the title of Mr. Perez's section is "Covered By George Perez" and the first sentence is this: "Not only are we happy to welcome George Perez back to Pittsburgh, but we're thrilled to announce that George will be doing the cover of our 10th Anniversary Program Book."

PITTSBURGH COMICON 10th ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT with art by JIM BALENT
(We'll post the artwork as soon as it is available. We will also be posting the cover to our 2003 Program Book by GEORGE PEREZ as soon as it is available)