Don Perlin is a comic artist whose work has included The Defenders and G.I. Joe for Marvel. In 1992, Valiant Comics released the hit series Bloodshot (comics) written by Kevin VanHook and drawn by Don. Over forty years after entering the business, Don was entertaining an entirely new generation of fans with this immensely popular book. The Defenders is an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ... Classic G.I. Joe Adventure Team Image, circa 1973 G.I. Joe is a series of military-themed action figures that appeared from 1964 and up to the present day through various incarnations and formats. ... Company logo Valiant Comics was a comic book publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and writer/artist Bob Layton in 1989. ... Cover image of Bloodshot #40 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of a 51-issue comic book series by VALIANT Comics that ran from 1993-1996. ... Kevin VanHook is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a comic book artist and writer. ...
His work won him the 1997 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book. The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ...
Dons under the weather at the moment and while hes healing, I thought it would be nice to send him our love and a get-well wish with a look-back at his impressive, reliable career.
Don was born in 1929 and raised in New York City.
Heres Chuck Dixon weighing in on Don: I've often used one particular freelancer as an example to disprove the fatuousness of the youth is king philosophy of comics.
DonPerlin isn't a name that automatically leaps into your mind when you're discussing the explosion of artists and writers at Marvel during the 1970's.
Don has been active in the comics industry for over forty years now, and although he doesn't draw anything on a regular basis, he still keeps his pencil busy, and going on the quality of his most recent commission art, he's lost none of his skills.
In a way whoever told Don that was right - he wasn't good enough to merely ink in straight lines around a panel - he was light years beyond that, he was far too good for such trivial jobs.
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