George Perez' 'Teen Titans' Graphic Novel Finally Arrives

By Michael Lopez

Anyone who follows the world of comic books knows that George Perez is a bona fide legend. For over 30 years, his illustrations have brought life to iconic characters from both the DC and Marvel universes. And now, one of his most anticipated graphic novels is finally hitting bookstores.

Teen Titans: Games reunites George with award-winning writer Marv Wolfman. Back in the 1980's, their collaborations reshaped the characters of Robin and Beast Boy and added beloved new personalities like Cyborg and Starfire. Wolfman and Perez first launched their New Teen Titans line back in 1980 and had conceived of the Games storyline over 25 years ago.

Part of the reason that DC is issuing the graphic novel now, is to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Marv and George's creative partnership. Games had actually been intended for release several months earlier, but issues with Perez' eyesight delayed the final prints.

"George was undergoing eye surgery," Wolfman explained to Comic Book Resources . "It took longer and there was no way he could do the type of incredibly intensive work he's doing on this book in the midst of the eye surgery. We really wanted to get it out for last year because that would have been the 30th anniversary year, but this is sort of like the extended 30th anniversary I guess!"

But don't worry Perez fans, Wolfman assured CBR that his partner's eyes are as good as new and that he will still be inking and painting for a long time to come. In fact, George was most recently linked to the newest Superman incarnation. He contributed to the first six issues of the comic and may return as a finisher in the next few months.

Truly a legend among Latino artists, George posts tons of comic news on his site and has an awesome online gallery of his most famous covers.

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