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P.J. Perez

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in Van Nuys, Calif., The United States

August 04

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction

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Henry Rollins, Chris Claremont, Michael Azerrad, Michael Chabon ...more

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Writer, illustrator and busybody Pj Perez lives and works in Huntington Beach, California with his wife, two Pekingese dogs, and a closet full of comic books.

A former magazine, newspaper and web editor, Perez's work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Art+Living and 944, among dozens of other publications. He is the publisher and editor at Pop! Goes the Icon, a small-but-awesome comic book and pop art publishing company founded in 2009. ...more

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	The Utopian, Volume 1 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Omega Comics Presents by P.J. Perez (Goodreads Author), Russell Lissau, Alex De-Gruchy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Utopian, Vol. 2: Foundation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reducing Attrition in Selected Air Force Training Pipelines by Thomas Manacapilli, Carl F. Matthies, Louis W. Miller 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War

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