May 15, 2000 | Wizard Auction off original Perez
From Ebay (Opening bid was for $2,000.00)
  • Art by George Pérez, originally published in WIZARD #105
  • Original uncolored artwork of The Avengers versus The Justice League of America penciled and inked by George Pérez

    Quite simply, this is the ultimate George Pérez fan collector piece. Nearly 20 years ago, George started work on what could have been one of the legendary comic battles of all-time, the ultimate conflict that fans are still been waiting for: The Justice League of America versus The Mighty Avengers. But due to comic book company politics, the project was killed and never saw the light of day.
    Until now.
    George created this amazing piece of art for Wizard: The Guide To Comics for its Last Man Standing feature. Appearing in Wizard #105 it featured these two super-teams squaring off in the ultimate "what if" battle in an issue of Wizard devoted to the Greatest things in Comics.
    And now Wizard Entertainment is proud to partner with George Pérez himself to auction this original comic book art collectors dream off, so someone can own this amazing, original piece of art in its un-colored form, and be a part of comic book history. This 19-by-19 inch masterpiece, both inked and penciled by George himself, features 25 members of each team about to square, and this is the last time George will ever draw these two teams together.
    Also included in this original artwork selection are two concept drawings, one of the original proposal to Wizard, the second the final layout as approved by the Wizard design staff that was used as a template for the final piece you see in its colored form here.
    Notes: The actual piece of art that the winning bid will receive is not colored!