(Photo: Darwyn Cooke)

Fan favorite and critically celebrated artist Darwyn Cooke is receiving palliative care for an aggressive form of cancer, it was revealed on Friday morning.

The new was revealed in a blog post titled “fuck cancer” posted by Cooke’s wife, Marsha. In it, Cooke writes:

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce Darwyn is now receiving palliative care following a bout with aggressive cancer. His brother Dennis and I, along with our families appreciate the outpouring of support we have received. We ask for privacy as we go through this very difficult time. Urgent inquiries please contact David Hyde david.hyde@superfanpromotions.com

Cooke is best known as the writer and artist of DC: The New Frontier and four adaptations of Richard Stark’s Parker novels at IDW Publishing. He won the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue for his work on Solo #5 in 2005. His 2002 graphic novel Selina’s Big Score and costume redesign was key to the modernization of Catwoman at DC Comics. More recently, he illustrated the four issue Vertigo Comics miniseries The Twilight Children, written by Gilbert Hernandez, and announced plans for his first creator-owned series, Revengeance, at Image Comics.

Cooke also has a history in animation, having worked on beloved shows like Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series. He also animated the opening titles sequence for Batman Beyond. In 2006, Cooke co-wrote and served as art director on WB Animation’s film adaptation of DC: The New Frontier, which was retitled Justice League: The New Frontier.

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