Your channel is about the joy of reading comics and the appreciation of those that create them. You don't ever have to apologize for rambling. We come here to hear your rambles because we feel the same. Respect to George Perez.

Not just an amazing artist but a true class act. Every interview and retrospective I've read from writers and collaborators and mentees gush about how generous and great he was to collaborate with. The artist who has brought me the most joy in comics. His art just makes me smile.

I’m glad you’re doing this. George Perez is a legend. I put him up there with Jack Kirby as one of the all time great. Great man and kind to his fans. There are a lot of great comics he’s done but my personal favorite will always be his time on avengers with Busiek. That art still blows my mind. It just sucks he’s been given such a horrible condition. All I would want to say is thank you George. Your work really helped me during a rough patch in my life and growing up. I apologize if I sound sappy but it’s the truth. I wouldn’t have gotten into comics if it wasn’t for folks like George and their work.

Whew the story of you meeting him at 11 brought tears to my eyes. I’m a proud Puerto Rican who also grew up in the South Bronx and George Perez is a fucking hero to me. The news of his diagnosis hit me hard yesterday. He’s a amazing talent but a even better human being! 🇵🇷✊🏽

In Peru, my friends and I are so sorry to hear the notice of George. Our love to him.

I was shocked and saddened to hear of George's diagnosis, so this video is much appreciated. What non comics fans don't get is the fact that comics and their creators can touch a reader on a deep emotional level. Thanks for your story Omar. Did you know that the JLA/Avengers crossover was delayed in mid run due to George giving himself tendonitis from drawing a double page cover with every member who had ever been a member of each team, due to the level of detail he put into it. What a true artist

So much of my collection is filled with wonderful George Perez art.

His work is so wonderful. He’s a favorite of so many fans, myself included. So sorry to hear the news but he is a man worth celebrating.

breaks my heart just watching this video.

Thanks Omar. You said exactly what my heart was crying about today. George has a special place for this old fart too, and none of us are prepared. He deserves his place at the table with the King, Big John and the others as a master of his craft.

So bummed to near this news man

Very sorry to hear about Mr Perez. A Great artist 👍❤️✌️

Well done Omar. I agree deeply with your choices and the love your showing George.

I worked in a comic shop for 14yrs and if anyone asked who I liked to read and buy their stuff, he was always at the top of my list.

I’ve never read a story with art by Perez. I’ve only heard his name by you, you always speak so highly of him, and reading what everyone says about him, he just seems like a great guy. I’m getting choked up watching you talk about him it’s clear that he’s a hero to a lot of people. It’s now my mission to start reading the books he’s worked on. Such a shame about his diagnosis I lost my uncle to cancer, and friends to it too. It’s an awful thing, and I respect his choice of not seeking treatment, I feel as though I would make the same choice. My heart goes out to him his family and his friends, and all the fans.

A good thing to keep in mind is that he’s lucky to have lived as long as he has so far. Hopefully he’s doing okay!

It’s good to give flowers to people you admire when they are around to hear it. Great job Omar.

En cuanto vi la terrible noticia de George Perez sabia que harias algo en reconocimiento y agradecimiento por su trabajo. Ha sido tremendo artista. Saludos.

this man has as much influence in the comic industry as Steve ditko and jack Kirby George Pérez will be remembered as long as comics exist he will never be forgotten i hope he lives the rest of his life in peace

Wish all legends like George last forever :(

I didn't hear the news about George Perez until watching a Very Gary auction, and it really is heartbreaking. He's the artist I grew up with on Avengers, FF, and New Teen Titans and it was incredible how he could draw so many characters on the page of these team books, but always with total clarity. By every account he is also one of the nicest human beings in the medium and has been for decades. He is a real titan in comics and gave so much to the medium, I just hope he knows how much he is loved by fans and fellow creators.

I read about George yesterday ,, and I’m so glad you covered it ,,a true demigod of comics that should never be ignored.

Your love for the man really shows and this was a fantastic way to honour one of the all-time greats. Thank you.

A beautiful tribute. I'm sure George will see this and feel the love. Thanks George.... and Omar too.

Aguante Pérez, you are a living legend, thanks you for gave us so much💪🏼

What sad news about George. He's my favorite comic book artist along with John Byrne. I met him at a comic con once in the 80's, and he was one of the nicest people I've ever met. I'm very glad I got to meet him. The world is a far better place because of George Perez and his fantastic personality and art.

I havent read many of his stories, but I appreciate the love and respect you are showing him.

What I love most about Crisis on Infinite Earths is that it has the cosmic scope that defined every crossover thereafter, it's a new beginning, but it also paid homage to everything that came before. A lot of recent crossovers could gain to pay attention to the original. Now I know that Marv Wolfman was the writer but part of me is convinced that last aspect of homage, where nearly every DC character is featured in the crossover, even if in just 1 or 2 frames, is a reflection of Pérez fervent wish to draw as many DC characters as he could. I was going to suggest a reprint of the absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths, so he could sign copies of it in one of his last public appearances, but I've never read Avengers/JLA, it would perhaps be fitting for both Marvel and DC to reprint it while he's still alive, although I do think the timing is very tight. At least let's hope there are no more delays in the Absolute Wonder Woman by him, he wrote it so it would also be fitting to have that available as an option.

Great vid Omar ! One of my favorite sayings is ; “don’t cry because it’s over- smile because it happened. “ And you did just that in this video.

Mestre George Perez !!! Simplesmente o melhor desenhista de HQ. Seus traços são incríveis !!!

Great video, Omar. I was pleasantly surprised you showcased Legion of Three Worlds, that story is slept on hard. George Perez will always be one of the greatest creators comics have ever known, absolutely up there with Jack Kirby

I'm still blown away by how much detail George could put into a monthly series at the height of his career, not only with his art but also co-plotting many of them. I love the way he bravely made the announcement with such grace and help give us fans time to prepare for the inevitable with such beautifully moving retrospectives of his career such as Omar's wonderful homage here.

Well-done, Omar. It's kinda weird, I finally ordered a copy of the Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe 35th Anniversary Edition yesterday (since the Absolute is so hard to find), then found out within hours about George's FB post. I can't wait to have that event collected on my shelf, and I also need to get his Wonder Woman Omnis.

THANK YOU! I was saddened to hear about Mr. Perez yesterday. Growing up he has always been my favorite creator. I was blessed to be able to meet him and get multiple issues signed, and even a couple blank cover sketches! I great creator, and even better human being. I do hope that he is able to have one more live even appearance as he stated, and I can only hope I will be in attendance. He is, in my opinion, maybe only second to the team of Lee and Kirby in comics royalty. Thanks again for creating this video honoring Mr. Perez.

Beautiful and touching tribute. Thanks George xxx

I also met him at that same C2E2 and later that year at Dragoncon. He truly is the nicest, kindest comic creator I've ever met. G.O.A.T./Mt Rushmore. Although this one hurts, I'm so so thankful to have met him and remind myself that he continues to inspire. Thank you Mr Perez and thank you NMC for this video...

Thank you for this Omar. ••• I had only discovered comics for about 9 months back in 1975 when I picked up Avengers 141 (Mr. Perez's 1st work on the title). I was BLOWN AWAY by his art and have remained so to this day, and always will.

Much love to George, he has been a wonderful creator beloved by us all, and who has left us an incredible body of work to cherish. I've loved his art since the Man Wolf and Logans Run days and he's certainly in all of our thoughts right now

thank you for putting this together. he is a legend and really a great guy! his work will be here for the next 1000 years

This breaks my heart that George Perez is dying. 😢

Fantastic video man! The man is a legend 👏 Thank you for making time to record this one

I would love to see those avengers by busiek and Perez being reprinted to honor him. People are going to want to buy things to remember him by. It’s a win win for everyone.

Omar meeting Perez at 11 I’m crying to floods

Much respect for George Perez the artist and George Perez, the Man. Appreciate this particular show acknowledging what made Mr. Perez a shinning star in the sometimes not so stellar world of Comics.

Thank you Omar for sharing this very heartfelt video with all of us. It’s clear how much George means to you both as an artist and an inspiration to you as well as a human being. 🙂 Often times as we fans view the creators that we follow as rock stars or god-like beings whom are seemingly untouchable and they’ll be around forever. Unfortunately; past few years have been a stark reminder that these creators are only human and they can leave this world at any time. One could argue that all of whom were taken away way before their time. 😕😔🥺 My heart thoughts and prayers go out to George & his family & friends during this difficult time. 💭🙏📿

It's funny how someone from the other side of the state can feel the same way as you do a lot of your story parallels with mine I love mr. Perez❤🙏

George Perez was fantastic at big event style art. If you wanted to see a large battle between heroes and villains Perez was the man for the job and no detail was skipped. I never understood how he did it and it always stayed awe inspiring

Your passion Omar is always contagious and so uplifting. Wonderful homage or thank you to George Perez. What a wonderful man he is.

I´ve only met him once a few years back at a mexican comic con. I could only talk to him for a couple of minutes, mainly to thank him for the years of joy his art had brought into my life. But no matter the small ammount of time we had to talk, he was all smiles, cheerful and kind. I felt devastated by the news about his health and I can only hope he'll be able to live the rest of his life the way he wants to and sorrounded by the love of his family.

I’ve been reading comics now for well over 55 years. Was fortunate enough to grow up in a time where great artist seem to be a dime a dozen, and at the end of the day his art stood out amongst everybody else. He was truly my first favorite artist that I would absolutely pick up a book because his name was on it. He’s the only reason I ever picked up a wonder woman book, the only reason I stuck with it as long as I did. He’s an amazing talent, and more importantly than that he’s an incredibly kind human being I’ve seen him a few times at different cons, he was always incredibly nice each and every fan there. God bless you George Perez this is the season for miracles let’s pray for one.

A wonderful vid for a truly wonderful creator. Looks like the comment section on here has it covered pretty well but I’m so glad he has affected so many people in his life through his work. I wish him the best!

I know it is weird to love a man I have only met briefly at a convention but his heart was so big it was easy to see when I met him as a youth and later as an adult. His stories and pictures are embedded in my brain and have filled me with joy more times than I can count. I am so gutted about his recent news. I only hope he knows how much we love him Thank you for making this video, Omar.

We are very lucky to have been able to experience his great art and his kind demeanor. Every time I have met him he could not have been nicer. This absolutely sucks, I sure hope his remaining time is as comfortable as possible.

My favorite is his Teen Titans with Wolfman. But I never had a book of him that was disappointing. Beautiful work!

Muchas gracias por este video, Omar. No pude evitar emocionarme.

I was happy to meet this legend when he appeared at amazing Las Vegas comic con, he was soo pleasant with everybody and I was happy to tell him how his Wonder Woman arc made me into such a big Wonder Woman fan and how she became one of my favorite characters

My first George Perez work was Crisis on Infinite Earth's. His artwork is what made that story special. Thank you George and stay healthy!

Thank you for this celebration of George Perez and his artwork, Omar. He deserves it.

Beautiful video, Omar, thank you. This news hit me hard, George Perez isn't just a legend, he's an exceptionally kind, wonderful human being. I hope he knows how much not only his work means to us as fans but how much the man himself means to us as well. I think he does, which is oddly comforting. We all love you, George, thank you.

I just found out about perez a month or so ago. Through the wonderwoman series. He is awesome, im sad ill never get to meet him. RIP 🙏 . Awesome video too, now i know the next few books ill be getting now. Thanks to you sir.

Incredible video Omar. I had no idea. Thank you.

Damn, I kind of teared up all along. This was a great video for a very sad news. The trophy room in Future Imperfect was one of the most memorable double page for me as a kid ! Glad you showed it here, in the middle of a thousand other great pages by George Pérez. He is an incredible artist.

The new teen titans is one of my favorite comics of all time. Prayers for George Perez and of course his family and love ones.

Very sad news. Perez is the man with a stellar legacy.

This is one of my favorite of your videos, Omar. Hit me right in the feels. Btw, cheapgraphicnovels has New Teen Titans Vol. 1 in stock for 74.99. Might be a stealth reprint, but for those who missed out.

Wonderful tribute to a comicbook legend thank you Omar. My list mirrors much of yours. JLA/Avengers Absolute is one of those "if my house was on fire, book to run out the door with". His Avengers with Busiek is my favorite Avengers run and one of the few series i triple dip formats on as i love it that much. Always have been a fan when younger (his amazing covers and interiors) but being so young i was too green to appreciate and follow artists, until i got older and bought Infinity Gauntlet 1 which blew me away and made me a fan of his ever since. Thanks again for the great video tribute!

Thank you for this video Omar. Like you I'm a huge George Pérez fan collecting his comic books for decades now - from New Teen Titans and Avengers to Ultraforce and I-Bots - and I'm devastated about yesterday's news. His was the first art that stood out to me when I was a kid. I had the incredible luck of meeting him once when he was on a Germany tour here in 1999, I can remember it like yesterday, it was such a great day. He's my Freddie Mercury of comics and I wish him all the best... 🙏🙏🙏

I found out about the Wonder Woman George Perez Omnibus about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I have been in awe of his storytelling and artwork. These news devastated me. I also identified with him since his family is from Puerto Rico. Much love to him and his family.

Made with class and skill. Another great well considered video. When I first got back into comics after a few years off exploring other forms of entertainment, I took your recommendation to start with Crisis on Infiite Earth... what an amazing story. It really cemented my life long love of comics. Thanks. - I hope Perez watches this 'Thank You' video. Peace.

Every time you mentioned a book I said "oh yeah, I love that one." In my opinion his wonder woman run is the definitive run (no run is better). He's shaped the modern pop culture for decades to come. He's told stories that bring awe in inspiration in equal measures. He has inspired those working in comics today. He will always be a part of us. Never met the man myself (wish I did), but I have no doubt his passion for comics far exceeds mine. He told stories of heroes that inspire. Does that not make him a hero in his own right.

Excellent list and excellent video, Omar. George Perez is a giant who deserves all the love and the admiration he can get. A true legend of the industry. My prayers are with him, his wife and his family.

The Heroes Return Avengers and JLA/Avengers books introduced me to Perez, but my favorite story of his has got to be CrossGen Chronicles #3. An extra-sized one-shot issue featuring Renaissance-style merchants sailing in airships and dodging the occasional sea-monster. Great stuff, very different from the standard superhero fare, and perfect for Perez's pack-the-panel style. To bad it hasn't seen print (Meridian Volume 2) in nearly 20 years...

When I heard the news I immediately thought of you, Omar. I guess that alone shows how much he has meant to you. Thank you for doing this video.

I love this mans work! Gorgeous, anything he does. My all time favorite was his seventies work on Avengers and Fantastic Four both at the same time. Couldn't wait to rush to my local 7-11 and peruse the comics display. Yeah, I'm that old.

Perez is a true comic legend! Couldn't make a better list

Great selections. Me, I couldn`t pick a single Perez work because everything he drew was seemingly perfect. I`ve been a fan of his Creatures On The Loose # 33 way back in 1975. His work already had great page design & kinetic energy to it. His later work became more polished especially his grasp of anatomy & perspective. His faces always portrayed the proper emotion & he knew how to pace the books just right. When I got back into comics after a short hiatus from the mainstream in the early 80`s, his Teen Titans was one of the first books I latched onto. His Wonder Woman was incredible. JLA/ Avengers is a Marvel and his Brave & The Bold with Mark Waid is under-sung. He`s pretty much the perfect comicbook artist. A master storyteller with the technical skills that make anything he touches legendary. A damn good cover artist to boot. It`s cruel that a man who`s given us decades of joy & will continue to for new readers was struck with such a disease but who ever said life is fair.

Thanks Omar, this was a beautiful 'love letter' to the art of George Perez. It's such sad news to process and I can see you're doing it tough. My first exposure to the art of George Perez may have been The Avengers: Korvac Saga, an amazing story. I'm glad to own the OHC of Crisis, the 3 WW Omnibuses and the trade of JLA/Avengers and other amazing examples of the great man's work. You're right, the news sucks. But he eventually leaves us with an amazing body of work. ❤💔 Take care mate. Much love to you 👍👍

I found the entire set at Goodwill years ago bagged and boarded. All 12 are framed and on my guest bedroom wall

Omar! So great that you still have that sense of wonder that George inspired in so many fans. His detailed artwork will always rank up there with all the giants of the industry.

George Perez is my favorite artist from the 70's-90's. His panels can have numerous amount of people and even the bricks are detailed. I just don't understand why his comics haven't skyrocketed.

An excellent tribute, with words full of feeling. Esta es la primera vez que me emociona un video en inglés. Maybe, the emotion connect far beyond the language. Congrats compadre Omar!

Lovely tribute, Omar. We're all reeling from the news, trying to make sense of it all, and a celebration of the man and his work goes a long way towards putting it all in perspective. Much love to you and yours, as well.

Back in the early 80's when he was at the Creation Events comic convention at the Disneyland Hotel. I think that was the first convention that I thought to take a backpack with a comic box inside so that I could take a few books for the artists to sign. For Perez, I took 20+ books with me and I don't remember if I gave all of them to him at one time but he signed them all and was more than happy to do it. Conventions, back then, weren't like they are now with lines so you could just walk right up to artists at times. But, what stuck with me after that show, was just how nice he was. Super friendly. All artists were pretty cool but he exuded positive vibes for sure. I completely forgot that he did X-Men KS Annual 3. I should have had him sign that one as that was one of my favorite books back then.

You know, this might be your first video in which you are "presenting" multiple books and I like them all, even those which I have never read, because of Perez' art!! :) Only about one year ago I have visited again a comic book shop here in London after a very long time. The good thing was, that I could look inside some books as well and I have looked into one of his Wonder Woman TPBs and that was when I have decided that I should give a chance, because at that time I have never read any Wonder Woman before! So I bought all 3 Omnibuses and I have read them super quickly at the beginning of this year! Wow.... super loved it and I could immediately feel a big step down after he stopped doing the art in Vols. 2 & 3. Just like nobody could do that Diana face as he did!! It's like Byrne's Superman face! Once you see it, you will always recognize it when you see it somewhere! Then thanks to this I have also decided to buy The New Teen Titans as well, fortunately he was working on this for much longer. Again, the same, I have never read Teen Titans before, but I loved it so much and was really sad that they have canceled Vol. 6, I cannot understand why, because for me the level of the stories and art was still very high in Vol. 5. His art is definitely one of my top favorite and I also bought his latest book from Marvel about his career!

#thankyougeorgeperez for giving us some of the best written and drawn comics of all time, your impact in the comic book industry will always be remembered and cherished. Thank you for everything and I hope you can live out the rest of your days peacefully

I really love his art. Great stuff at Marvel & DC. I was able to meet him once about 8 years ago at a show

Beautiful tribute.

I first encountered the work of George Perez in Avengers 141. It wasn't long before he was also drawing Fantastic Four and he was doing Man-Wolf as well. His name on a books credits meant an instant buy. Followed him to DC when he went there even though I wasn't really a DC fan. He was a huge part of my comics reading experience growing up. After years away from comics I sought out that Avengers Omnibus with Kurt Buseik on the after market paying way too much but I didn't care, it was George Perez and it was worth every penny. Shattered to hear of his diagnosis and it'll be a dark day when he leaves us.

This is an amazing tribute to Mr. Perez..well done and genuinely great content...thank you..

An artist and Gentleman in a realm all his own, this is a wonderful tribute video, I always come back to his panel of Thanos snapping his fingers, in that panel George Peréz perfectly captured the unleashing of Godlike power with the simplest gesture, truly a master-class

Such sad news yesterday. Always been on my artist Mount Rushmore, with Byrne, Alan Davis and Jim Lee.

Yes to Mr. Perez!!!! Great shout out from him on your intro :)

Well done Omar.

Thank you for this. Mr. Perez is among my favorite comic artists, along with Jim Aparo, Jerry Ordway, and Dave Gibbons. My first Perez comic was New Teen Titans 16. At the same time he was illustrating the covers of JLA, which were amazing.

While I have never met George Perez I am a huge fan and I am so sad to hear the news of the diagnosis his creations have and will continue to shape the industry. My friend who lives in America got to meat him in 2019 and signed a few books for him on my birthday my friend sent me one of the signed books it was DC present 26 it is one of my most prized possessions. A great video Omar

I was so devistated when i read this. I genuinly welled up

Beautiful story thanks Omar :)

Beautiful Why I love Thanos!

Thanks for this rundown of Mr Perez’s work. Off the bat, completely agree with your point on not needing to know identity and race of folks-man their stories made these guys monoliths to me. The work they did made these characters who they were and made me care about them. Sorry, droned on a bit.

Sad time and very rare attention for this amazing, incredible creator/genius...i'm so scared to live in a world where such person doesn't exist anymore...