DC cancels new RED HOOD series
DC has cancelled their new Red Hood comic hours after writer Gretchen Felker-Martin mocked the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
AI artist escorted out of Dragon Con after police are called
Police were called on a vendor at Dragon Con 2025, who was accused of selling AI images as original art.
Alien Books addresses accusations of transphobic dialogue in VALIANT BEYOND: BLOODSHOT #1
Alien Books has responded to criticism over Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1, but past tweets by the writer have kept the controversy going
Valiant’s Bloodshot blunder shows why rage bait marketing is boring and cringe
Valiant's new Bloodshot comic tries to get "edgy" with transphobia but it's part of a boring and tired playbook
Angoulême Festival showrunners face turmoil and author boycott
France’s Angoulême Festival – one of the most important calendar events in global comics – has been immersed in a growing crisis since January
AX 2025: AX Lite Day 2 livestream suspended for policy violations
YouTube and Twitch abruptly terminated Anime Expo 2025’s day two livestream due to copyright and policy violations.
Award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth calls for fans to boycott CHRONONAUTS
‘Mark Millar doesn’t consider colorist worth paying royalties to, or at least didn’t when I colored this,” Matt Hollingsworth states.
Dallas Fan Expo: the Spectre of 90’s speculation haunts us
The strange history of unauthorized biography comics is now entangled with a new wave of convention only variants. Whew!
Australian court reapproves sales of Gender Queer
As Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer continues to ignite controversy in the US, an Australian review board has approved it for unrestricted sale
Dustin Nguyen, other creators slam Marvel’s comics art pay rates
Artist Dustin Nguyen's criticism of Marvel has prompted similar talk of low pay from the publisher by other comics creators.
Dark Horse cancels ANANSI BOYS comic following Gaiman allegations
Writer Marc Bernardin says Dark Horse will not release the final issue of the limited series based on Neil Gaiman's novel, or its hardcover collection, while expressing support for the author's accusers.
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigns over rejected Jeff Bezos cartoon
Veteran Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned after the paper pulled a cartoon criticizing owner Jeff Bezos, among others, for showing support to Donald Trump.






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