George
Pérez has announced his formal retirement from comics. He released a press
statement that reads: "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.)," he continued,
referencing some of his health troubles, "they have indeed have forced me to,
for all intents and purposes, formally retire from the business of creating new
comic stories." Pérez will also stop doing privately commissioned drawings
because the work was a major strain on his eyes. He will keep doing sketches for
conventions but not at the cons so you have to contact his art agent Spencer
Beck of The Artists Choice. He will do five head sketches that have to be
ordered in advance and picked up personally by fans at the show. Pérez will
still be available for autographs and photo ops at the show and he will not
charge fans for that.
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