#Comicsgate - The Culture Wars Hit The Funny Books!

[damian]

CG creators backing away from cons for multiple reasons,

Threats:

The usual suspects reaction:

And just getting blacklisted:

Nick the soylet is probably touching himself while writing this:

Spoiler: #MeToo just waiting to happen

 

[Hatoful Dandy]

I'd imagine if the FBI are involved, they've already provided them with proof so they can investigate. These morons are used to libelling people on Twitter and think that's all you need to do because 'right side of history'.

 

[Zenomorph8088!]

Howdy Lauren. Did you consider taking my advice to go back to accounting or whatever? I mean, it's not going to get you asspats (unless you can find a way to argue that Accounts Payable is a tool of the patriarchy) but it's more fulfilling than being autistic on the Internet.

Also, you can't seriously believe that being so repeatedly awful to people on Twitter would have no repercussions. Grow up.

YES -- PLEASE Lauren. Go back to accounting. You are an evil little mean person. You make me hate women - and I AM ONE.

 

[ᴍᴀᴅᴜᴋᴇ]

I believe Mike is still going to NYCC. So he should be fine.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Is this us? We're not so much a "supporter thread" but one side is very exceptional. Does anyone have a prepared statement for the media?

View attachment 544281https://twitter.com/renfamous/status/1042263380382412800
(http://archive.is/eLkN0)

Well that should make things easier for Mike S Miller to serve this twit for tortious interference.

Edit, also how the fuck does an Accountant not understand how to protect personal information from the internet? If you don’t want it out there, don’t share it with everybody! This isn’t hard.

 

[Hatoful Dandy]

Edit, also how the fuck does an Accountant not understand how to protect personal information from the internet? If you don’t want it out there, don’t share it with everybody! This isn’t hard.

I hope she's more careful with her company's info online than her own...

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

Bit of a noob question but when they say banned does that mean he can't be there in the capacity as an invited guest or can't be there at all as in like if he wanted to go at his own accord as an attendee?

 

[Sissy Galvez]

Lauren is a psycho and a classic narcissist who lacks self awareness. When you’re an extremely shitty person, expect it to come back to you 10x.

First off, why be such a shitty person on twitter. Don’t you have anything better to do? Second, why even get involved in CG when it’s not your space or industry.

Twitter was a huge mistake.

 

[damian]

Lauren is a psycho and a classic narcissist who lacks self awareness. When you’re an extremely shitty person, expect it to come back to you 10x.

First off, why be such a shitty person on twitter. Don’t you have anything better to do? Second, why even get involved in CG when it’s not your space or industry.

Twitter was a huge mistake.

Narcissists crave attention and twitter is the best tool for that. All social media was a mistake and if you disaggree with that statement, YOURE JUST A PISSBABY ALT-RITE NATZZEEEE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.!

 

[Water-T]

Anti-CGer: "OMG I WUZ DOXED BY [X] COMICSGATER!"
SG: "Do you got proof? Because otherwise it's libel"
Anti-CG: "ASKING FOR PROOF IS LITERALLY RAPE!"

CGer: "Due to threats, I will not be attending this con..."
Anti-CG: "OMG WHERE IS THE PROOF SHOW US THE PROOOOOF!"

 

[Sissy Galvez]

Narcissists crave attention and twitter is the best tool for that. All social media was a mistake and if you disaggree with that statement, YOURE JUST A PISSBABY ALT-RITE NATZZEEEE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.!

Oh yeah, and you see that with her immediate begging for media to contact her because she was doxxed.

She’s some kind of pathetic geek (who has a dino theme wedding), I’m betting this is how she’s trying to break into the comic industry only it makes her look real bad.

 

[Francis York Morgan]

Twitter was a huge mistake.

True, but this site would not have grown so much if it weren't for Twitter giving narcissists and the mentally ill such a convenient platform. So there's that.

Thank you, Twitter. Without you, we'd be stuck following the antics of a dried up CWC instead of shitstorms like this or the near bottomless well of stupidity that is Brianna Wu.

She’s some kind of pathetic geek (who has a dino theme wedding), I’m betting this is how she’s trying to break into the comic industry only it makes her look real bad.

She must be a shit accountant then. I imagine that even a small firm pays more in a couple of months than working for a year in comics. It would follow the pattern we have observed with others where they are failures and fuck-ups in their actual professions and are looking for the easy out of working in entertainment.

 

[Jub-Jub]

Edit, also how the fuck does an Accountant not understand how to protect personal information from the internet? If you don’t want it out there, don’t share it with everybody! This isn’t hard.

But, how will Lauren become a part of the Kool Kids Klub, without publicly cataloging everything she does on the internet?

Comics are for everyone, unless you think a few are shit. Then you'll have no career.

 

[damian]

Who could have guessed that RenRen had something to do with getting Mike kicked out of a Con?

Mike S. Miller Kicked Out of Grand Rapids Comic-Con
John F. Trent September 19, 2018

Grand Rapids Comic-Con announced that Mike S. Miller will no longer be attending their convention that is set to take place from November 9-11 at the Devos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

"We need to report that Mike S. Miller will not be attending the Grand Rapids Comic-Con this year. We apologize to his fan base and wish Mike the best. We will be announcing a few comic writers over the next week or so, just finalizing some details before doing so."
— GR Comic Con (@grcomiccon) September 19, 2018​

Mike S. Miller took to YouTube to report that the Grand Rapids Comic-Con cancelled their contract with Miller.

Miller notes, “Even though they invited me, signed a contract for me to go there, were going to pay me an appearance fee…They apparently decided I was a xenophobe. Xenophobe is the word used because of our friend the Nigerian prince.”

Miller also references cosplayer and Twitter user Renfamous calling her Notfamous believing she is behind Grand Rapids canceling Miller’s contract, “Apparently it’s from Notfamous on her little tirade to make sure none of us can make a living in our chosen profession.” Miller explains his reasoning, “Someone said they did a Twitter search of me, my name, and Grand Rapids Comic-Con, and the only connection was that blue-haired bimbo, who shall go unnamed on my channel.”

Miller goes on to read the letter he received from Grand Rapids Comic-Con:

“Hi Mike,

I’m writing in regards to some very disparaging remarks you have made in regards to minorities and women over the past few weeks through your Twitter feed and podcast.

On the podcast: “Marvel: The People Are Revolting” published by you on Youtube on August 29 you interviewed a Nigerion national as VKTR on Twitter about the Comicsgate issue. I found several of the remarks made in regards to VKTR after he left the podcast to be quite disturbing:

A couple comments were made by you in regards to him being a Nigerian prince and the money scandals in that country, which I found to be stereotyping and incredibly inappropriate as you had zero evidence of his involvement in those crimes; and

The final comment that “he probably doesn’t know who his father is” was downright unprofessional, a blatant disrespect to his national heritage, and a stereotype based on his skin color. I also found the excuse that you continually posted on Twitter that U.S. Democratic policies created single parenthood in African-American community in this country to be a cop out and completely irrelevant, considering that he is not a citizen of this country.

We have also noticed several comments over the last couple months directed at women that I found to downright rude. Since our leadership staff is 65% women and our ownership is 50% women, I feel that these kinds of comments have no place in an event that gears specifically towards families and has a high female demographic.

As a result, I have decided as the Event Director and person responsible for our lineup to pull you from appearing at our event due to these xenophobic comments. I am sorry to do this as I believe in freedom of speech, but there is a responsibility to the speech in which you choose to participate.

We will not be stating a reason as to why you are off the ticket, just the fact that you are no longer appearing. I am hoping that you will choose to not make a major scene on this as we will not do so.”

Thank you, and I am sorry that it came to this.

Sincerely,

Mark Hodges
Event Director”​

As for Miller’s claim that Twitter user Renfamous might be involved in the cancellation, she had previously been warning people to avoid Mike S. Miller at Grand Rapids Comic-Con back in August. She would refer to Miller as a “bigot.”

"Discussing what cons bigots plan to attend is a public service that benefits everyone. For example, pointing out that Mike S. Miller (@abacusmike) will be at @grcomiccon in Nov. allows LGBTQ+ folks to avoid giving money to a homophobe AND allows Mike to avoid touching gay money. pic.twitter.com/iArCCVEoIc"
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) August 15, 2018

"Don’t forget to spread the word! Mike S Miller does not want your queer money, so any queer folks going to Grand Rapids Comic Con in November should absolutely avoid his table. Don’t make this good Christian man touch dirty gay dollars! @grcomiccon https://t.co/FUyStavovO"
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) August 27, 2018
​

She had previously labeled Miller a bigot on a number of occasions:

Mike S. Miller is a disgraced former big two comic artist who stopped getting work when everyone found out he’s a raging bigot. Now he draws some comicsgate comic, I forget the name but it’s just a mashup of existing superheroes. He added a bomber jacket.
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) September 2, 2018

Miller is a gay-hating bigot who only had a career to begin with because he hid his fundamentalist garbage behind fake names and accounts for 20 years. He deserves to be where he’s at now and wouldn’t even be there if he’d been open about his shitty opinions from day one.
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) August 14, 2018

NY Times bestselling homophobe, bigot, misogynist and all around embarrassment to the Christian faith Mike S. Miller! https://t.co/o7N8Lfj8Rw
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) August 11, 2018​

She also attacked Miller’s Christian beliefs:

"Nice of @Comic_Con to look past Mike S. Miller comparing gay people to pedophiles and his vocal transphobia/misogyny to let him table in their AA.

Luckily, Mike was nice enough to tell us where he is! RT so your queer/lady followers at #SDCC can avoid booth #5568. #Comicsgatepic.twitter.com/BrRLyze33m"
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) July 19, 2018​

"Mike Miller being a racist and a misogynist has nothing to do with his religion."
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) September 19, 2018​

She has also targeted other Comic-Cons including San Diego Comic-Con and Fan Expo Boston:

And if anyone’s interested in seeing screenshots of Mike S. Miller being a misogynistic, transphobic ass (with bonus comparing gay people to dog torturers and child rapists), here you go!

"Be sure to avoid his booth at @fanexpoboston this weekend. https://t.co/o7N8Lfj8Rw"
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) August 9, 2018​

"Nice of @Comic_Con to look past Mike S. Miller comparing gay people to pedophiles and his vocal transphobia/misogyny to let him table in their AA.

Luckily, Mike was nice enough to tell us where he is! RT so your queer/lady followers at #SDCC can avoid booth #5568. #Comicsgatepic.twitter.com/BrRLyze33m"
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) July 19, 2018​

Following Grand Rapids Comic-Con’s announcement that Miller had been kicked out of the convention, Renfamous declared Miller was kicked out because “he has made several racist, sexist and transphobic comments.”

"So, in case it wasn’t clear already, GRCC uninvited Mike Miller partially because he has made several racist, sexist and transphobic comments. The other reason is because they don’t want people who excuse that kind of hate there either. People like you."
— Renfamous️ (@renfamous) September 19, 2018​

The decision to kick Mike S. Miller out of Grand Rapids Comic-Con comes after DC Comics writer Scott Snyder denounced Comicsgate calling the movement “poisoned from its origins.” DC Comics artist Frank Cho also decried Comicsgate describing it as “an alt-right hate group in the comic book field.”

Following Cho’s statement, Marvel Comics artist Mike Deodato declared he would no longer be attending conventions if anyone associated with Comicsgate would be attending. DC Comics and Marvel Comics writer Gail Simone would follow Deodato’s lead and promised to do the same thing.

This is an extremely dangerous precedent being set by Grand Rapids Comic-Con. It also could empower people who are already threatening Comicsgate creators with violence to increase their rhetoric and potentially begin taking action against creators. Ethan Van Sciver and Diversity and Comics have specifically been threatened with violence. Mitch and Bettie Breitweiser have also canceled a convention appearance due to security concerns. And YouTuber Jeremy Hambly aka The Quartering was actually physically assaulted while attending GenCon. Violence is not out of the question, and a number of comic book professionals are increasing hateful rhetoric that could motivate lunatics to violence against Comicsgate creators.

Renfamous Responds to Mike S. Miller Getting Kicked Out of Grand Rapids Comic-Con
John F. Trent September 19, 2018

Last night Grand Rapids Comic-Con disinvited and kicked out Lonestar creator Mike S. Miller from their upcoming convention.

In a YouTube livestream discussing Grand Rapids Comic-Con’s decision to kick him out of the convention, Miller noted he believes Twitter user and cosplayer Renfamous influenced the convention’s decisions:

“Apparently it’s from Notfamous on her little tirade to make sure none of us can make a living in our chosen profession.” He explained why he believes Renfamous played a part, “Someone said they did a Twitter search of me, my name, and Grand Rapids Comic-Con, and the only connection was that blue-haired bimbo, who shall go unnamed on my channel.”​

I reached out to Renfamous to get her take on the situation:

“I applaud Grand Rapids Comic Con’s decision to rescind the guest invitation previously extended to Mike S. Miller for their 2018 show. In taking this action, GRCC has shown their willingness to prioritize the comfort and well-being of their guests/attendees and made a meaningful statement against bigotry in the comic book community.​

While I’ve received no indication that my efforts to publicize Mike S. Miller’s history of homophobic/transphobic/racist commentary influenced GRCC’s decision, I hope those observing the situation will see the importance of speaking out against hate at every opportunity.”

I asked if she believes anyone else should be removed from conventions. She responded:

“I don’t think anyone should be removed from conventions. I think cons should make an effort to be aware of public statements made by potential guest invitees and consider carefully the comfort and safety of all attendees when extending guest invitations.”​

Given her response, I asked if she believes Mike S. Miller should be reinvited to the Grand Rapids Comic-Con. Here’s her response:

“Seems to me like they realized they should have done better due diligence before inviting him, and after doing so they determined the best action they could take for their business and their customers was to rescind his invitation.”​

I followed that up with a question on whether or not she will continue to reach out to conventions and warn them about people she deems bigots. She responded:

“Yes I’ll continue to publicize statements made by bigots in hopes of encouraging cons to reconsider giving a platform to hate and/or allowing con attendees to make informed decisions about who they patronize at conventions.”​

I then asked her if she would also warn conventions about people like DC Comics artist Ramon Villalobos and CBR writer Kieran Shiach. Villalobos made a number of racist comments recently including stating he wanted to put white people in FEMA camps. CBR writer Kieran Shiach has led a number of campaigns against comic book creators and has also intimated he wanted to execute people via guillotine.

Renfamous answered:

“No I won’t. I’m only one person who has elected to advocate in a certain niche. I encourage anyone who feels as strongly about Villalobos and Shiach’s statements to engage their own awareness campaigns if they deem it appropriate.”​

Renfamous gave us a final statement:

“As a final statement I’d like to say that it’s a travesty that we’ve reached the year 2018 without a trans Spider-man arc and I encourage Marvel to remedy this ASAP.”​

What do you make of Renfamous’ statements in response to Grand Rapids Comic-Con kicking out Mike S. Miller?

REEEEEEEEEEEEEnfamous:
"Yes, I'll continue to call out harassers and mean comment on the internet so random spergs on the internet cant attend Cons."

BIC:
"Are you going to call out the same things from your side?"

REEEEEEEEEEEEEnfamous:
"Fuck no."

 

[ᴍᴀᴅᴜᴋᴇ]

BIC:
"Are you going to call out the same things from your side?"

REEEEEEEEEEEEEnfamous:
"Fuck no."

And there it is.

 

[SiccDicc]

Who could have guessed that RenRen had something to do with getting Mike kicked out of a Con?

Mike S. Miller Kicked Out of Grand Rapids Comic-Con
John F. Trent September 19, 2018

Renfamous Responds to Mike S. Miller Getting Kicked Out of Grand Rapids Comic-Con
John F. Trent September 19, 2018


REEEEEEEEEEEEEnfamous:
"Yes, I'll continue to call out harassers and mean comment on the internet so random spergs on the internet cant attend Cons."

BIC:
"Are you going to call out the same things from your side?"

REEEEEEEEEEEEEnfamous:
"Fuck no."

>bitch wears a cross
>continues to bear false witness
Yeah, she's going to Hell.

 

[damian]

Spoiler

4days after the donation:

https://twitter.com/MagsVisaggs/status/1042477098491932672 https://archive.fo/J6Nit

And there you have it:

Even if he did all those things, Mags would still complain that it still doesn’t excuse him unless Yaboi shuts down his YouTube.

Just be honest Mags, tell Yaboi you want him to fuck you in the ass.

https://twitter.com/MagsVisaggs/status/1042479124730851330 https://archive.fo/EK0rn

I doubt he’ll do it tho, not because you’re trans, it’s because you’re too white for him.

 

[ᴍᴀᴅᴜᴋᴇ]

Does it really matter what this Rags guy says? Someone who is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

Can't tell what to be more outraged about. Someone help!!!

 

[Stock Image Photographer]

And there you have it:

Translation: I want Zack to give up everything he's worked for because I'm too incompetent to produce content people want. This is why I advocate for never apologizing, because this is the left's interpretation of "reasonable apology".

 

[Francis York Morgan]

Translation: I want Zack to give up everything he's worked for because I'm too incompetent to produce content people want. This is why I advocate for never apologizing, because this is the left's interpretation of "reasonable apology".

You forgot this part of the translation: "I also am doing everything in my power to not accidentally tell everyone how much I want his Army cock."

I text my partner less than Mags writes about Zack.