{"product_id":"george-prez-patrick-l-hamilton-9781496851246","title":"George P駻ez","description":"Born in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, artist and writer George P駻ez (1954-2022) cut his teeth in the 1970s as an artist at Marvel who worked on lesser titles like \u003ci\u003eThe Deadly Hands of Kung Fu \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCreatures on the Loose\u003c\/i\u003e, and then mainstays like \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e. In the 1980s, P駻ez jumped ship to DC where he helped turn \u003ci\u003eThe New Teen Titans\u003c\/i\u003e into a top-selling title and cocreated \u003ci\u003eCrisis on Infinite Earths\u003c\/i\u003e, which marked the publisher's fiftieth anniversary and consolidated its sprawling universe. As writer and artist, P駻ez relaunched DC's \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, a run that later inspired much of the 2017 film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough P駻ez's style is highly recognizable, his contributions to comic art and history have not been fully acknowledged. In \u003ci\u003eGeorge P駻ez\u003c\/i\u003e, author Patrick L. Hamilton addresses this neglect, first, by discussing P駻ez's artistic style within the context of Bronze Age superhero art, and second, by analyzing P駻ez's work for its representations of race, disability, and gender. Though he struggled with deadlines and health issues in the 1990s, P駻ez would reintroduce himself and his work to a new generation of comics fans with a return to Marvel's \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as attempts at various creator-owned comics, the last of these being \u003ci\u003eSirens\u003c\/i\u003e from Boom! Studios in 2014. Throughout his career, P駻ez established a dynamic and minutely detailed style of comic art that was both unique and influential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick L. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496851242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496851246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Patrick L. Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809722626303,"sku":"9781496851246","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5e553f5-03c5-45e8-a6e1-be56ed494902.jpg?v=1707927297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-prez-patrick-l-hamilton-9781496851246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}