JLA/AVENGERS Reprint Finally Coming This March To Honor Legendary Artist George Pérez

JLA/AVENGERS Reprint Finally Coming This March To Honor Legendary Artist George Pérez

It's been announced that Kurt Busiek and George Pérez's classic JLA/Avengers story is being reprinted by The Hero Initiative after the legendary artist recently revealed he's battling terminal cancer.

By JoshWilding - Feb 16, 2022 01:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

The Hero Initiative has announced today that, for the first time in decades, the critically acclaimed JLA/Avengers crossover is being reprinted. The charity is dedicated to helping comic book creators who are in medical or financial need, and this news comes shortly after we learned that legendary artist George Pérez had been diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer. 

Only 7000 copies are being printed, with Hero Initiative honouring one of Pérez's seminal bodies of work and his long-time support of Hero. The 228-page paperback features the original 2003 four-issue co-publishing venture between DC Comics and Marvel, written by Kurt Busiek with art by Pérez.

The collection will also feature 64 pages of companion content and will reprint introductions by original Avengers writer/editor Stan Lee and Justice League of America editor Julius Schwartz. A bonus in the Hero Initiative edition is a new afterword by Busiek. Pérez is a founding member of Hero Initiative’s board of directors and has served as chair of its Disbursement Committee.

Pérez is, of course, also known for his phenomenal work on titles like The New Teen Titans, Fantastic Four, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Infinity Gauntlet.

For those of you who haven't read the series, it's definitely worth checking out, as the story features iconic moments like Captain America squaring off with Batman, The Flash racing Quicksilver, and Superman wielding Mjolnir. We won't say any more, but this is a classic and you can see the cover below!
 

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Dredd97
Dredd97 - 2/16/2022, 1:46 PM
Hell yeah. Hopefully they don't cancel this last minute like the John Byrne Man of Steel omnibus
RichardGrayson
RichardGrayson - 2/16/2022, 1:48 PM
Been waiting for my LCS to get this in for ages… but looks like I will be picking this up Day One!

Do a fuggin Amalgam Unuverse omnibus already, what the hell?!

Also there was the 90s Marvel vs DC story that needs a reprint as well
dracula
dracula - 2/16/2022, 1:48 PM
wolfman and perez might be the best creative team at either company
RolandD
RolandD - 2/16/2022, 2:17 PM
@dracula - That’s a hard sell but I would put them in a top 10 list and I would have a hard time putting in any order. It would include Danny O’Neil and Neal Adams, preferably with Giordano’s inks, Chris Claremont and any number of different artists that worked on X-Men with him, Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin even though it was a short collaboration time and even though a lot of Stan Lee’s dialogue is cringey bu today’s standards (melodramatic IMHO), the creative output of Lee and Kirby is just amazing. I never really cared for Kirby’s artwork, either but his creativity was amazing. There are probably a lot of other teams that I can’t think of at the moment but those certainly come to mind. I would definitely include Wolfman and Perez, don’t get me wrong.
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 2/16/2022, 1:49 PM
OH NO !! GEORGE IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST OF ALL TIME. I HOPE HE IS NOT SUFFERING WITH THIS CANCER. DAMN IT !!!!
Desrow
Desrow - 2/16/2022, 1:51 PM
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dracula
dracula - 2/16/2022, 1:52 PM
@Desrow - now, should the update the intro or keep it the same
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/16/2022, 1:58 PM
@dracula - First intro is Space Invaders. Would be neat if the second season's was a different retro game.
dracula
dracula - 2/16/2022, 1:51 PM
imagine this being adapted as a crossover between


that would be amazing
Dannywest
Dannywest - 2/16/2022, 2:03 PM
@dracula - Disney is sleeping on Big money, they could make a this a direct to vídeo original movie and be the Best selling one by Miles, and they don't have to spend that much money to make it
dracula
dracula - 2/16/2022, 1:53 PM
too bad no hardcover
dragon316
dragon316 - 2/16/2022, 1:58 PM
I have single issues I am surprised this is not in tpb hardcover by now
Dannywest
Dannywest - 2/16/2022, 2:05 PM
The data of crossovers between Marvel may as well be forever gone sadly but it's good to know things like this can happen for the Right reasons
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 2/16/2022, 2:08 PM
Man i know i am NOT ready for *that* news that will probably come this year regarding Pérez...
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/16/2022, 2:11 PM
Near the end there's a scene where Superman suggests Captain America be in charge of both teams and it honestly puts a tear in my eye. It's maybe three panels long but it just feels right.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 2/16/2022, 2:11 PM
I read half of this crossover growing up and could never find the first half. I would love to get my hands on this finally after all these years.
RolandD
RolandD - 2/16/2022, 2:18 PM
I gave up buying comics regulate a long time ago but I would like to pick this up. It came out after I stopped buying comics but this would be great to own.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 2/16/2022, 2:27 PM
I may have one of the prior TPB editions, but would definitely pick this one up, especially because it’s for a good cause.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/16/2022, 2:55 PM
Yessir
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/16/2022, 2:59 PM
I'll wait for the blu ray
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 2/16/2022, 3:12 PM
"To Honor Legendary Artist George Pérez" had me worried he passed away and I missed the news.
ShaggyRogers
ShaggyRogers - 2/16/2022, 3:21 PM
I’m interested, need a price.
BeefyTrout
BeefyTrout - 2/16/2022, 4:06 PM
@ShaggyRogers - $29.99, from another article I read.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/16/2022, 3:37 PM
I thought the news was he had passed, but I'm glad that's not the case, at least not yet. I hope George is not suffering greatly. When i was in jr high i very much looked forward to each monthly issue of NTT. Great art, great stories. I had the privilege of meeting George at a Con ~ 10 years ago. He signed my original owner copy of NTT 1.

h8red
h8red - 2/16/2022, 4:05 PM
First comic I ever read was Avengers 144. He then became my favorite artist. Had the pleasure of meeting him 3 times. 2 comic cons and once at my local comic shop. Very nice and friendly person. News of his illness is very sad.
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 2/16/2022, 4:17 PM



Now how about a JLA/Avengers part 2. Will never happen but a man can dream.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 2/16/2022, 4:27 PM
If this movie is ever made, it will be the final comic book movie, theres nowhere you could go after that...haha
Thing94
Thing94 - 2/16/2022, 4:50 PM
Good stuff, his late 90s early 2000s Avengers run was great
Stinkor1
Stinkor1 - 2/16/2022, 5:01 PM
Probably the only thing that stuck with me from this crossover.

The irony is that I believe this came out before Bucky and Jason came back to life.
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 2/16/2022, 5:14 PM
@Stinkor1 -

It did
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 2/16/2022, 5:45 PM
What about Marvel Unlimited? Can we at least get it on there?! Damn, Marvel.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 2/16/2022, 9:11 PM
Was this crossover better than the other marvel/ DC crossover where hulk fought Superman and Batman fought captain America?
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