Gretchen Felker-Martin, a transgender author best known for controversial horror fiction, has lost a major DC Comics deal after posting vile remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n
Hours after Kirk, 31, was gunned down at a campus event in Utah on September 10, Felker-Martin posted: \u201cThoughts and prayers you Nazi b-tch. Hope the bullet\u2019s okay after touching Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n
The backlash was swift. DC Comics, which had recently published the first issue of Felker-Martin\u2019s \u201cRed Hood\u201d series, terminated the deal and announced it was canceling all future orders. Retailers were offered credit for unsold copies.<\/p>\n
In a statement to Popverse, DC emphasized its values: \u201cWe affirm the right to peaceful, individual expression of personal viewpoints. However, posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC\u2019s standards of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doubling Down<\/p>\n
Rather than retracting their comments, Felker-Martin doubled down in a lengthy essay shared on Patreon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had spent years smelling traces of the poison fumes [Kirk] left in his wake, seeing his sneering face, his mouth full of teeth like baby corns and gums like congealed aspic,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
They continued: \u201cI stand by the sentiment of what I said. Kirk was evil. He can no longer hurt us, even if his cruelty will linger like a bad smell for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
While acknowledging their joke was \u201cglib,\u201d Felker-Martin said it was \u201cirresistible\u201d and admitted their only regret was not engaging earlier in what she described as \u201cunpacking how violence is done and at whose behest.\u201d<\/p>\n
A History of Controversy<\/p>\n
This is not the first time Felker-Martin\u2019s writing has sparked outrage.<\/p>\n
In 2022, she authored a horror novel that imagined J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter creator, being burned alive in her home.
\nIn 2023, she targeted several writers she accused of transphobia, posting: \u201cIf they all had one throat, man.\u201d
\nShe has repeatedly courted controversy for violent imagery directed at high-profile figures who oppose transgender policies.<\/p>\n
The Fallout<\/p>\n
The decision by DC to sever ties underscores a wider trend. More corporations are distancing themselves from creators whose online comments cross the line into violent rhetoric.<\/p>\n
Felker-Martin\u2019s removal from the Red Hood project marked a decisive move by DC Comics. The company sought to distance itself from rhetoric it deemed incompatible with its standards of conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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