And he went on a recent four-and-a-half-hour Livestream with other prominent Comicsgate-related creators who were castigating the bisexual Superman move, spending much of those hours making… well… gay jokes. Superman: Son Of Kal-El #5 promo by Tom Taylor, John Timms and Gabe Eltaeb.Īnd one supporter of Comicsgate and contributor to Comicsgate titles is the colourist Gabe Eltaeb.
It has also been blamed by critics for the vandalism of one store and threats of violence.
It is part of the alt-right movement, and has been described by commentators as a harassment campaign which "targets women, people of color, and LGBT folk in the comic book industry". Its members present it as a consumer protest, primarily advocating their views on social media some have produced books intended to reflect the group's values. Comicsgate is… how should I say this? Let's just cut and paste from Wikipedia.Ĭomicsgate is a campaign in opposition to diversity and progressivism in the North American superhero comic book industry, targeting the creators hired, the characters depicted, and the stories told, which proponents allege has led to a decline in both quality and sales. There has naturally been a lot of mocking of this storyline and accompanying imagery by the Comicsgate crew on social media.