CROSSGEN ANNOUNCES CREATIVE SHIFTS, NEW CHUCK DIXON TITLE, MONTHLY GEORGE PÉREZ TITLE
November 14, 2001
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Mark Waid will be writing Ruse for at least the next several years, Chuck Dixon will write three titles, while George Pérez has announced he will get back to penciling a monthly book again as soon as he is finished with his JLA/Avengers project.
Another new title will herald the return of George Pérez to monthly comics. George’s health and vigor is greatly improved, and he has asked to draw a monthly title as soon as he is finished with JLA/Avengers. The title is tentatively scheduled for early 2003 to allow George to tackle all the preliminary designs and get at least several issues ahead of schedule.
...Pérez said that he can’t wait to start his new monthly title, and that instead of taking a breather after JLA/Avengers, he intends to dive right into his new title as soon as possible. In fact, George will be doing some of his preliminary work to break up any JLA/Avengers creative fatigue that he realizes will inevitably set in with such a single long-term project.
“Everyone who has come to CrossGen has taken such incredible chances, but I’ve always had somewhat of a safety net with regard to my career,” Pérez said. “I mean, CrossGen didn’t make me relocate, they had me doing a quarterly and they didn’t make me give up a dream project like JLA/Avengers in order to bring me on staff, so I want to come back after JLA/Avengers full throttle. I want to show my commitment and appreciation for all that CrossGen has done for me. I want to create my own touchstones within the CrossGen Universe and have my own characters to draw, as well. The events of September 11 got me thinking about things like my extended family at CrossGen, and how much they’ve given up to make a bold statement about their lives in this business. I felt very privileged to have a place in that family, but I didn’t feel like I had done as much as everyone else to earn that place, so it’s time for me to show my commitment. When I come back, watch out!”
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