Dawnstar of the Legion of Super-Heroes by George Perez
Artist: George Perez (All)
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DescriptionDawnstar of the Legion of Super-Heroes by the legendary George Perez. I’m not the person who originally commissioned it, but I’m grateful to the person who did and was willing to part with it.I’m reposting below what I wrote when George passed away last year. The posting was originally included in the description of a page from George’s all-too-brief stint on Action Comics that I had in my CAF gallery. That page is on its way to a new home, so I deleted it from my gallery. However, I wanted to preserve the George story, so here it is reprinted with the author’s permission (since the author was me). ————————————————————- Given the passing of legendary artist George Perez, I thought I would post a piece of his that I picked up a few years ago. Like pretty much every fan of superhero comic books, I am a huge fan of George’s art. George was also responsible for one of my favorite single days as a comic book collector back when I was 14 years old. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that the greatest comic book store I ever visited was Mike’s Comic Hut in Flushing, NY. George designed the store bags for Mike’s, and Mike’s hosted George for a signing the Saturday after the release of Infinity Gauntlet #1 in May 1991. My friends and I showed up about an hour early for the signing, and a long line had already formed before we arrived. By the time the signing started, there must have been at least 150 people lined up around the block. To keep things moving, customers were limited to getting one copy of IG #1 signed, and then we were strongly encouraged to leave the store to keep the crowd manageable. We were thrilled to get George’s signature, even if we were out of there in what felt like seconds. After leaving the store, my friends and I spent the afternoon wandering around Flushing, visiting Mike’s inferior competition. We decided to head back to Mike’s late in the afternoon to do some shopping, figuring that George would be long gone. Lo and behold, he was still there, and with the crowd now much smaller, he was simply chatting with fans and casually signing anything put in front of him. I quickly bought as many Perez back issues as I could afford to get them signed (Mike’s was ready for us with stacks of New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths back issues next to the cash register). I know I asked George a couple of stupid questions that I’ve blocked from my memory, but I do remember that he answered all of them with a smile on his face. The best part of the afternoon was the raffle – the winner would receive a drawing by George of a character of their choice. Each attendee at the signing got one raffle ticket on which to write their name, phone number and the character. They did the drawing late in the afternoon, and I did not win. The person who did win wasn’t even there, but that’s why we wrote our phone numbers on the tickets. George picked the winning ticket, looked down at it, and said “he wants me to draw Ghost Rider?” George chuckled, said that he could not recall a fan ever asking him to draw Ghost Rider, and said he would need reference materials to do it. I didn’t think we would see George create the artwork, but the store gave him recent issues of the then-popular Daniel Ketch GR series, George flipped through them, and he got to work. A group of maybe fifteen of us formed a semi-circle around George and watched in amazement as he created out of thin air a full-figure inked image of Ghost Rider. This was the first time I had ever seen a professional artist at work, and I was amazed at how quickly (and what appeared to be effortlessly) he created the art. It was like he was performing magic in front of us. I can’t fully express how much I enjoyed that afternoon at Mike’s Comic Hut over three decades ago. George was funny and gracious to a bunch of kids and created memories that I’m sure all of us there that Saturday treasure to this day. Social/Sharing |
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Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Thanks for sharing this lovely piece and for reposting your beautiful script about that magic afternoon in Flushing. I've reread it with great pleasure, looking back fondly to similar experiences of mine as a young comic art fan 😊
Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Somewhere out there relive the good old times
Someone's thinking of him and posts his art tonight
Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
Then we'll find we remember that his loyal fans still care
And even though I know how very hard find art there are
It helps to think we might be wishin' for the same Dawnstar
And when the night wind starts to bring a Legion artwork buy
It helps to think that we love the artwork of the same big guy
Somewhere out there, commissions afternoon
Then we'll find his covers somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Marcus Wai wrote:
Somewhere out there relive the good old times
Someone's thinking of him and posts his art tonight
Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
Then we'll find we remember that his loyal fans still care
And even though I know how very hard find art there are
It helps to think we might be wishin' for the same Dawnstar
And when the night wind starts to bring a Legion artwork buy
It helps to think that we love the artwork of the same big guy
Somewhere out there, commissions afternoon
Then we'll find his covers somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
Beautiful lyrics that could only be made better if sung by rodents.
Michael Reyes
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Something about this piece, it has so much charm.
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Yes, it's true. The imperfection is ME!!!! (That's a little Our Worlds At War humor there. I'll be here all week folks.)
This is a lovely Dawnstar.
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Derek Crabbe wrote:
Yes, it's true. The imperfection is ME!!!! (That's a little Our Worlds At War humor there. I'll be here all week folks.)
This is a lovely Dawnstar.
Turns out Imperiex is a big Maxima fan.
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Michael McIsaac wrote:
Turns out Imperiex is a big Maxima fan.
He loves her - - TO DEATH!!!!! I tell ya with girls, Imperex don't get no respect.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
I love Dawnstar's design (and name!) and this is quite a lovely (and sexy!) bust shot (pun unintended, I swear!). But once again, the story you saved and reposted is even better, as it brought back great memories of my own earlier days in the hobby!
Mark V
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
One of the best Legionnaires drawn by one of the best artists.
Jeremiah Avery
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
Congratulations! Wonderful art from an amazing artist that is deeply missed.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 2/18/2023
A beautiful piece of art, and a wonderful story to go along with it. That must have been quite a day back then. This hobby blesses all of us with similar experiences, and that's a big reason why I love it so much. Thanks so much for sharing.
Arthur Chertowsky
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 2/22/2023
Great story, and I especially liked the line "It was like he was performing magic in front of us." The Dawnstar portrait is proof of George's magical talent, a piece you can view again and again and it'll never get old.
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