So, I am reading
THIS and in it they talk about when Perez was at Marvel, in the early days, he was cranking out three and a half books a month: Avengers, FF, Sons of the Tiger (for the Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Magazine) and the bi-monthly (every two months) Inhumans.
Now think about that. If George "LOOK AT ALL THIS BACKGROUND!!" Perez could do three plus books a month (yes for a limited time, in all fairness) how are there ever any late books due to artists?
Okay, I am making a joke with that, I do understand how most artist work as fast as they can already, but can you image getting three books a month from any artist now?
Yes I know Kirby use to trounce that piddling amount, three books were nothing to the uber speed and talent of the King, but that is just one of the reasons why he was/is considered the King, but for a great storyteller like Perez, to include massive amounts of elaborate background, whether that be machine parts in Tony's den, a huge master computer in a villains hideaway, tons of destroyed buildings at our hero's feet or millions of air bubbles in a water scene, to knock out three books a month ... and the artists of today, even with all their special drawing tablets and gizmos, can't get close to that output? It is just crazy to me. That is how good this Perez guy was.
Again, I am not knocking the artists of today ... okay, I know it sounds like I am, but the intent is to just compare how amazing a guy like Perez was to these "slackers" of today
Kidding, kidding