Renowned comic writer and artist George Pérez has worked a numerous for projects for DC and Marvel, including The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths with writer Marv Wolfman. Now, the revered comic book legend has announced that he will retire from comic book work and private commissions due to health issues:
In recent months, there has been a great deal of speculation as to the future of my career, my health, my ability to draw and my future convention appearances. As a result, I would like to clear up everything first hand so that, hopefully, any rumors, speculation and misinformation can be laid to rest.
With respect to future published work in comics and such … while I know it’s been no secret that I’ve been dealing with a myriad number of health issues (diabetes, heart ailments, vision issues, etc.), they have indeed have forced me to, for all intents and purposes, formally retire from the business of creating new comic stories.
As for home commission requests, I’m afraid that my retirement must now extend to privately commissioned drawings as well. While I am gratified that all of the customers who have received their pieces were more than pleased with the results, some even consequently commissioning more of them, it’s just becoming too much of a strain on my eyes to produce the fully rendered ink and pencil-tone pieces on a quality level that justifies the price I’m being paid for them.
George Pérez also confirmed that he will have to scale back on convention sketches and that 2019 will likely be his final year of touring. Pérez concluded his letter by asking fans not to feel sorry for him and expressing his excitement over watching a new generation of fans discover his work:
“Long story short, I will be just fine. I’ve had a wonderfully good run doing exactly what I have wanted to do since I was a child. Now I can sit back and watch the stuff I helped create entertain whole new generations. That’s a pretty nice legacy to look back on.”
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