George Pérez

George Pérez is, in my eyes, one of the true masters of comic-book art. A Puerto Rican kid from the South Bronx, he rose at Marvel penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers, then helped define DC's modern era with The New Teen Titans. What stuns me is his density: he could cram dozens of heroes into a single panel and still keep it readable, a feat that borders on obsession. His Eisner Hall of Fame induction was inevitable. He passed in 2022, yet the sprawling ensembles born from his pencil still live in fans' memories. I would honestly love to own a single page of his original art.

Name (English)

George Pérez

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・ペレス

Reading

じょーじ・ぺれす

Born

June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

South Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

writer / comics artist / penciller / comics writer / inker

High school

Cardinal Hayes High School

Awards & achievements

• 1983 Inkpot Award
• 2017 Will Eisner Hall of Fame
• 1986 Kirby Award for Best Art Team
• 2006 The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20P%C3%A9rez
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375856

Tags

• New York
• writer
• comics artist
• penciller

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.