Comics Titan George Pérez Has Announced His Cancer Diagnosis

WhenGeorge Pérezannouncedthat he was for the most part retiring from the comics space back in 2019,the much - acclaimed artisttook the time to open up some of the personal reasonableness behind his determination , understanding that fan were bound to have motion . At the time , Pérez acknowledged how a number of on-going wellness concerns effectively wedge him to take a step back from creating comic comics as a whole . Today , Pérez shared another announcement about his health and future that ’s tough but important to hear .

Ina public postto the Facebook account Pérez has designated as the place for official updates about him , the 67 - year - sometime artist — beloved for his work at DC and Marvel Comics , include iconic political campaign as the creative person onTeen Titans , Avengers , Wonder Woman , Infinity Gauntlet , and of course , Crisis on Infinite Earths — shared newsworthiness that he has been diagnose with inoperable stagecoach 3 pancreatic cancer , and now plans to pass as much of his remaining time prioritizing the thing in life-time that bring him delight .

“ I have been give way the option of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy , but after weighing all the variables and assessing just how much of my remaining day would be deplete up by medico visits , intervention , hospital arrest , and dealing with the often stressful and frustrative bureaucratism of the medical system of rules , I ’ve opted to just let nature take its course and I will enjoy whatever time I have will as fully as potential with my beautiful wife of over 40 years , my family , friends , and my fan , ” Pérez said .

George Perez speaking on stage to a crowd of his fans.

George Perez speaking on stage to a crowd of his fans.Photo: Paul Butterfield/Getty (Getty Images)

Speaking affair - of - factly about his desire to employ his stay time to let his fans know they ’ve think just as much to him as he has to them , Pérez explained his plans to be somewhat more fighting on social media , and to organise one last mass book signing where he ’d care to hug everyone in attendance . The artist also added that while he knows that people are going to have more questions for him going frontwards , he wants people to understand that his metre , tending , and secrecy are precious to him and his make out ones in good order now .

“ This is not a subject matter I enjoyed write , peculiarly during the Holiday Season , but , oddly enough , I ’m feeling the Christmas spirit more now than I have in many twelvemonth , ” Pérez said . “ Maybe it ’s because it will likely be my last . Or maybe because I am enveloped in the hump arm of so many who bonk me as much as I love them . ”

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