He drew 21 pages of it before editorial conflicts canceled the project. Pérez, who in 1980 was briefly drawing Avengers, Justice League, and New Teen Titans at the same time, was the obvious choice for the art.

Marvel and DC originally commissioned a Justice League of America/Avengers crossover in 1983, as a follow-up to DC and Marvel’s massively successful Uncanny X-Men/ New Teen Titans crossover. The Hero Initiative edition includes a bonus: a new afterword by Kurt Busiek. It also features 64 pages of companion content and will reprint introductions by original Avengers writer/editor Stan Lee and Justice League of America editor Julius Schwartz. The book carries a retail price of $29.99, and is limited to 7,000 copies. The charity’s mission statement involves creating a safety net for older comic creators and has granted over $1 million to comic vets.This 288-page full color, softbound volume features the original 2003 four-issue co-publishing venture between DC and Marvel, written by Kurt Busiek with art by George Pérez. Pérez is a founding member of Hero Initiative’s board of directors and has served as chair of its disbursement committee. Last week, he enrolled in inpatient hospice and, this week, CGC canceled plans for a comic signing he was slated to do later in the winter.

In December, he announced on Facebook that he had been diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer and been given six months to a year to live. He later drew Crisis on Infinite Earths and Wonder Woman, and returned to Marvel for Infinity Gauntlet, the latter being a foundation of the Marvel Studio hits Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. The artist worked at Marvel, drawing titles such as Fantastic Four and The Avengers, before moving to DC where he drew Justice League of America followed by an award-winning and seminal run on New Teen Titans, a title which he co-created. It will be released in March, will retail for $29.99 and be limited to 7,000 copies.ĭC and Marvel came together on the new project to honor Pérez and his legacy, which dates back to the 1970s. The Hero Initiative edition will also feature a new afterword by Busiek. The new book will be a 288-page, full-color, softbound volume comprising the story plus 64 pages of companion content, including a reprinting of introductions by original Avengers writer-editor Stan Lee and Justice League of America editor Julius Schwartz.

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