It was a time when computers were making huge strives and advances in the industry. Computers had reached the level where comic books were being colored by them, some artists did their work exclusively on computer and the overall quality of printing was making huge leaps in quality.
Gone were the days when flat colors with a limited pallet were used. Up to that point colors were created by various screened percentages of black, cyan, magenta and yellow. Color strippers had to prepare plates for color printing.
Computers bypassed much of the drudge work and offered a huge spectrum of colors. Visual effects could also be created.
Dialogue no longer had to be inked on comic book pages but rather added during the printing process with pre-designed type fonts.
The industry was undergoing a massive change in quality and possibilities.
Many top artists of the time were branching out and creating their own creator-owned properties.
One such artist was George Perez-the superstar artist on such series as The Avengers, The New Teen Titans, Wonder Woman and Crisis On Infinite Earths.
George had proved himself as not only an incredible artist but as an excellent storyteller and writer.
In 1997 George created a character unlike any other character at the time.
In Crimson Plague #1 from Event Comics readers are introduced to Deena a warrior woman whose blood, if spilled and made contact with instantly and painfully kills whoever it touches.
Their body simply disintegrates.
Issue #1 is packed with some of the best work Perez has ever done. George pulled out all the stops on the series that includes lots of high-tech gadgets, spaceships, horror, super-beings and just about every other genre imaginable.
There was at one time the possibility of a movie being made based on the comic book.
Sadly the series only lasted a few issues, switched publishers midstream and never reached its full potential.
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