2019 in review: A super year for comics and superheroes


It’s been quite a year for comic book fans, with mega movie events, superheroes popping up everywhere, and some sad news regarding some legends and icons in the industry.

The year began with more sad news. While not as devastating as the death of Stan Lee last December, it was still sad to find out that one of the all-time great comic creators, George Perez, was retiring from "the business of creating new comic stories".

"With respect to future published work in comics and such... while I know it's been no secret that I've been dealing with a myriad number of health issues (diabetes, heart ailments, vision issues), they have indeed have forced me to, for all intents and purposes, formally retire from the business of creating new comic stories, ” he wrote in a Facebook post in February.

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