![]() ![]() He was a founding member of the organization’s board of directors and has also served as its disbursement chair. Pérez - who recently announced that he has Stage 3 pancreatic cancer and is foregoing treatment to live the time he has left on his own terms - has a long history with the Hero Initiative. Most importantly, this new printing will be a Hero Initiative edition, tying into the charitable not-for-profit organization that provides a safety net for comics creators, specifically those who are ailing and need financial assistance with medial costs. On top of that, Busiek will pen a new afterward. In addition to the original comics, the book will also include 64 pages of extras, ranging from reprinted introductions by Stan Lee ( Marvel…obviously) and Julius Schwartz ( DC…just as obviously). The new printing is limited to 7,000 copies, and it will be released in March (no specific date was in the announcement). ![]() ![]() It will feature the entirety of the original four-issue miniseries that co-published in 2003 by DC and Marvel. The new book - released in cooperation with DC and Marvel - is a softcover, 288-page printing set to retail for $29.99. By Zack Quaintance - The Hero Initiative has announced a new limited edition of JLA/Avengers by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez, and I for one am freaking out. ![]()
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