Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Comics, HRL, Nik Virella
Family of Star Wars/Deadpool Artist Nicole 'Nik' Virella Raising Money for Operation
Nicole 'Nik' Virella is the comic book artist working on comics including Hyperion, 1872, Deadpool, All-New Wolverine, GI Joe and Star Wars: Poe Dameron.
She is suffering from debilitating chronic fatigue and severe pain due to Endometriosis and PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and needs surgical intervention by an Endo-specialist.
To that end, her sister Angelique has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $40,000 towards the costs of an operation. She has been battling with her health insurance company to pre-approve the cost without joy.
Donors so far include Deadpool writer Gerry Duggan, All-New Wolverine writer Tom Taylor, as well as well as Bill Sienkiewicz, Matthew Rosenberg, Amy Chu, Kelly Thompson, Greg Pak, Jamal Igle, Joseph Illidge, and more. And a number promoted the appeal on their social media as well.