Comicsgate supporters have come up with a new term for people who don’t support their movement: NPC. It stands for “Non-Player Character.” It comes from table-top roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. The term later migrated over to video games. An NPC is a character in the game who looks and acts like another player …
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Bleeding Cool apologizes for Vox Day article
Bleeding Cool, the eminent comic book and pop culture blog, published an apology for publishing an interview with Vox Day, an American white nationalist living in Italy. Mr. Day (government name Theodore Beale) is now in the comic book publishing business. His comics cater to the white alt-right crowd. Mr. Day was a proud member …
Frank Cho denounces Comicsgate as an alt-right hate movement
Comic book writer and artist Frank Cho wanted to let everyone know he’s not down with the hate movement known as Comicsgate. He went to Facebook and posted the following: So there you have it. Contrary to what comic book artist and the self-described “Ceasar” of Comicsgate Ethan Van Sciver would like to believe, Frank …
Comicsgate is definitely a hate group
It’s been a bad week for Comicsgate. Former Marvel Comics Editor in chief and current Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment Joe Quesada wrote a series of tweets criticizing Comicsgate. Maybe Quesada’s tweets about Comicsgate wouldn’t have been so bad if they were made in a vacuum. The problem for Comicsgate is just about everyone else in comics …
Comicsgate is against the idea of creator celebrities?
Richard C. Meyer, the man behind the YouTube channel Diversity & Comics, took to Twitter yesterday to post the principles of Comicsgate. My favorite was number three. Here it is: It’s a strange position to take. Each official Comicsgate “graphic novel” on IndieGoGo comes autographed. If Comicsgate creators are workers, why then are they autographing their …
Ethan Van Sciver and Vox Day wrestle over who owns Comicsgate
The world of Comicsgate became even more of a drama rich environment a few days ago. Hero of the alt-right and author of SJWs Always Lie Vox Day (government name Theodore Beale) announced he’s starting a comics imprint called Comicsgate. This didn’t sit too well with comic creators using the word to promote their independent projects. Ethan Van …