Perez pencilling all of IC#6?!?

[Sean Walsh]

From today's LITG (here at CBR):

The word on the floor was that "Infinite Crisis" was late due to delayed scripts. In order to speed the slipping "Infinite Crisis," George Perez will pencil issue #6 of the series, the artwork being digitally reproduced from his pencils.

[joint venture]

Now this really sounds like a surprise. Who wouldn't love his art, and the fact that he shares this book with the only artist able to mimic/top the quality of his pencils? Phil Jimenez rushing on #5 while Perez puts #6 on time makes sense. That way a nicer and better #7 we can expect of them both...

I read months ago that Perez is not in the best health conditions and that he would be taking less work to recuperate, being ill and having to work on several things at the same time is tiresome. Though it is well known that his spirit is of the strongest nature when it comes to professional and fan commitment. Thanks to him if he made this so we could get a story on time (and to earn some extra bucks why not! :) )

I hope his health gets better each day.

[Maleficentogre]

that's cool. and a good decisions so fans don't riot and burn the roof off dc's hq

[Chip Whitley]

Bear in mind that that rumor came with a red light meaning:
Red means even I can't quite bring myself to believe it.

And it said the reason Perez came aboard was due to late scripts.

[PatrickG]

Bear in mind that that rumor came with a red light meaning:


And it said the reason Perez came aboard was due to late scripts. Didn't say anything about Jimenez' health.

I believe join venture was talking about Perez's health.

Perez has health related issues stemming from diabetes.

Diabetes, while common enough, is a serious condition that can lead to comas, amputations and blindness if not properly treated. And even regular doctor's visits may not lead to it being treated perfectly.

[Chip Whitley]

I believe join venture was talking about Perez's health.
Yeah, just caught that after I posted.

[joint venture]

Dude, look at the post again.

Health issues are related to Perez.

Nobody is actually believing it, we just like Perez's art and we'd be glad that #6 was penciled by him.

And that we'd be glad to hear that PEREZ is getting better each day.

[Chip Whitley]

Yeah, sorry. I read the post a little fast, and got the names mixed up. It happens.

And for the record, I think it'd be great if George Perez did the interiors and not just a cover. Sorry to hear that he's been having health troubles.

I just find many rumors on LitG hard to believe, especially ones with red-lights.

[Jake V]

If it's true, I wouldn't mind at all. I really dig whatever Perez is doing.

[joint venture]

dream warrior: it's alright. thanks.

and well, i guess we just have to wait on that rumor as usual huh?

[Apathy Boy]

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. If you want an issue done quick, you're not going to send it to George Perez.

[Shellhead]

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. If you want an issue done quick, you're not going to send it to George Perez.

That was my first reaction to this rumor. I really enjoy the Perez artwork, but even before the health problems, he had a reputation for missing deadlines.

[scratchie]

Two thoughts:

If this is true, it could be the connected to the also-very-sketchy rumor we heard recently that the ending of IC was being changed at the last minute (from one world to multiple worlds).

The columns claims that the artwork is being taken directly from Perez's pencils, which, presumably, means it would be ready a little quicker than if they had to have someone ink it.

[shrike]

Perez doing pencils?

Works for me... I typically love Phil's work, but the Infinite Crisis stuff looks so... UGH. Scratchy, really messy and not clean at _all_. It might be the inkers fault, but... jeez. It just looks sloppy and SO not up to par with previous work.

[titanfan]

How can IC#6 possibly have a late script at this stage? It should have been in the can by now! Was there a last minute script change?

[trickster]

Perez doing pencils?

Works for me... I typically love Phil's work, but the Infinite Crisis stuff looks so... UGH. Scratchy, really messy and not clean at _all_. It might be the inkers fault, but... jeez. It just looks sloppy and SO not up to par with previous work.

No kidding. Landscapes and buildings are OK, but the faces... ugh. Power Girl looked like she was 50 with all those wrinkles.

[glennsim]

That was my first reaction to this rumor. I really enjoy the Perez artwork, but even before the health problems, he had a reputation for missing deadlines.

I can potentially believe that if you get to him early enough, having him work on #6 while the regular artist is working on #5 would be a positive, but the irony is definitely there.

[Cayman]

This'll be the best looking issue of IC then.

Cay

[joint venture]

althoough to me the artwork seems pretty consistent and I personally have liked it so far, issue #4 says:

Writer: Geoff Johns

Pencilers: Phil jimenesz, George Perez and Ivan Reis.

Inkers: Andy Lanning, Lary Stucker, George Perez, Marc Campos, Oclair Albert, Jimmi Palmiotti and Drew Geraci.

Now that's 3 pencilers and 7 inkers, some pages look really nice while others a really bad. These are rush calls, it can only be the editor and the writer's fault.

The answer here is that DiDio is not as good as Wizard paints him to be, so either himself or higher powers have been editing the whole series. THAT, if Geoff Johns had everything written on time. It appears to me that DiDio and Johns have screwed up or "changed their minds" several times.

Because Jimenez is not known AT ALL for being behind schedule. Not the artist's fault here. Though it affects the overall look of the comic book, even if the story is that good, which it isn't.

Someone should start looking for those pages by Jimenez that have been left out...

[Tennoarashi]

Because Jimenez is not known AT ALL for being behind schedule. His Wonder Woman issues were late a number of times. I'm not sure if that was him, though it's hard to look for other blame when he was the writer and artist.

Though no, being late isn't a trait one associates with him.

[shrike]

well the thing is, there should have been a MASSIVE amount of prep time.

Didio alludes that his game plan really got rolling with Idenity Crisis. Seven months... then we are treated to Villains United, OMAC, atc which all were 4 months.

That's ELEVEN months to get workin' on this thing.

Besides, Geoff isn't known really for skipping deadlines, and this was to be an important enough event that more bases should be covered.

Just my opinion.

[Paul Newell]

How can IC#6 possibly have a late script at this stage? It should have been in the can by now! Was there a last minute script change?
Script changes were rumoured last week at LITG. In effect that the original ending would have had one Earth and it had been changed to bring back a Multiverse.

There's about as much confirmation of that one as there is of the Perez one, though.

[DDM]

His Wonder Woman issues were late a number of times. I'm not sure if that was him, though it's hard to look for other blame when he was the writer and artist.

Though no, being late isn't a trait one associates with him.

Keep in mind, George Perez was more involved with Wonder Woman than just being the penciler. He was the co-plotter/writer for a large part of her series.

[krammocon]

YAY!!! George Perez is 100x better than Jimenez. Hope this is true!!! I agree then that, IC #6 will be the best looking IC issue there is.

[stealthwise]

Well, hopefully the book comes out on time. I've liked the majority of the art in the series so far, despite the occasional panel or face that looks off.

I'd have loved to see DC call in Jurgens to do a bit on it though too. You know, just to remind everyone of the good ol' Zero Hour days. ;) ;) ;)

[shrike]

Let's forget Zero Hour, shall we? :D :D :D

But I love Jurgens pencils. They are ALWAYS welcome.

[mswood]

While I don't know if the remor is correct, I can confirm two things from a press announcement Perez sent out a few days ago. One is that Perez didn't contribute any interior art for issue 5. But that he was going to be kept busy working on more Infinite Crisis material then was originally planned.

So it strongly hints that he might be in fact doing the pencils.

Now I just hope its full pencils (which is awesome.

If its just his rush pencils not so good (though still better then most) or just layouts.

Him inking would be even better, but then we would have to wait until June for issue 6.

[PatrickG]

I always forget about his inking.

He inked Swan's pencile on "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow...?" (Part 2) didn't he?

[shrike]

I always forget about his inking.

He inked Swan's pencile on "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow...?" (Part 2) didn't he?


Yes he did.

I'm no Swan fan, but DAMN did George really breathe life into those pencils.

[David O Burcham]

althoough to me the artwork seems pretty consistent and I personally have liked it so far, issue #4 says:

Writer: Geoff Johns

Pencilers: Phil jimenesz, George Perez and Ivan Reis.

Inkers: Andy Lanning, Lary Stucker, George Perez, Marc Campos, Oclair Albert, Jimmi Palmiotti and Drew Geraci.

Now that's 3 pencilers and 7 inkers, some pages look really nice while others a really bad. These are rush calls, it can only be the editor and the writer's fault.

The answer here is that DiDio is not as good as Wizard paints him to be, so either himself or higher powers have been editing the whole series. THAT, if Geoff Johns had everything written on time. It appears to me that DiDio and Johns have screwed up or "changed their minds" several times.

Because Jimenez is not known AT ALL for being behind schedule. Not the artist's fault here. Though it affects the overall look of the comic book, even if the story is that good, which it isn't.

Someone should start looking for those pages by Jimenez that have been left out...


To be fair, the pages that Perez has drawn in each issue of IC were specifically slated for him to draw in the first place (the flashbacks and the Flash sub-plot).

[Buried Alien]

Let's forget Zero Hour, shall we? :D :D :D

It's easier now with INFINITE CRISIS in publication. It's what ZERO HOUR *should* have been.

But I love Jurgens pencils. They are ALWAYS welcome.

Jurgens' pencil work is quite good. A bit stiff and static looking sometimes, but good.