![]() While his contemporary rising stars such as Jim Starlin and John Byrne were developing styles of their own that echoed the esoteric, anti-nostalgic tenor of mid-'70s pop culture through the lens of hyper-realistic predecessors such as Neal Adams and Jim Steranko, Pérez rolled the clock back just slightly. Immediately, Pérez's art stood out from his peers. After a short run on Marvel's Deadly Hands of Kung Fu title in which he co-created White Tiger (his first of many superhero costume designs, which we'll get into later), he quickly graduated to Marvel's then-flagship title The Avengers, solidifying his place as one of the publisher's early rising stars. ![]() George Pérez first hit the comic scene in 1974 at the ripe old age of 20, with artistic sensibilities far beyond his years. ![]()
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