George Pérez — one of the most famous comic book artists of our time, with work in both DC and Marvel — has died. Perez is, perhaps, best known for his work in DC … although he technically got his start with Marvel, contributing drawings to the ‘Avengers’ series and ‘The Fantastic Four’ in the ’70s.

It wasn’t long, though, that Perez transitioned to DC — where he did some of his most iconic artwork to date … including helping launch “The New Teen Titans” in ’85 alongside writer Marv Wolfman. They added key characters to the squad that would later become widely known and beloved — namely, Starfire, Cyborg and Raven. Perez also helped draw “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” for which he drew much of the main art in the mid-’80s.And from then on, Pérez helped helm DC Comics through some of its most formative years — and his work will be long referenced and remembered. And on a personal note, he was my favorite comic book artist, when I collected comics, and he will be missed….