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Omaha Steve

(107,168 posts) Fri Sep 12, 2025, 08:28 AM Sep 12

DC cancels comic book series after writer posts about Charlie Kirk's death on social media

Source: CNN

11 HR ago

By Dan Heching

DC Comics has canceled the just-released “Red Hood” comic book series after author Gretchen Felker-Martin made comments about Charlie Kirk’s death on social media.

Kirk, a conservative activist and campaigner for President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a speaking event at a university in Utah.

In since-deleted posts captured in screengrabs shared by other social media users, Felker-Martin allegedly wrote on social media after news of Kirk’s death: “Hope the bullet’s OK.”

Felker-Martin, who identifies as transgender, also referred to Kirk as a “Nazi b*tch.”

"Red Hood" by writer Gretchen Felker-Martin and artist Jeff Spokes.
DC Comics

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/entertainment/dc-comics-red-hood-charlie-kirk

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DC cancels comic book series after writer posts about Charlie Kirk's death on social media (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 12 OP

There will be other offers.................. Lovie777 Sep 12 #1

Similar things happened during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s Deminpenn Sep 12 #2

I was close enough in age not to experience it but to hear it talked about alot in the mid 60's electric_blue68 Sep 13 #9

I also saw John Henry Faulk's Fearon Trial. ananda Sep 13 #10

Clay Risen's book "Red Scare" is a great read for Deminpenn Sep 13 #12

Yes, I studied the Frederick Lewis Allens book on the big red scare in college. ananda Sep 13 #13

I should see if any of my free streaming services have it electric_blue68 Sep 14 #15

The stars are George C Scott and William Devane. ananda Sep 14 #16

But it's ok to publish a comic book that says "not out of bullets" yardwork Sep 12 #3

I thought conservatives didn't like cancel culture. badhair77 Sep 12 #4

So DC comics can't recognize an evil character? travelingthrulife Sep 12 #5

So many latent fascists in the USA Blues Heron Sep 12 #6

I read this over on BlueSky and it seems Delphinus Sep 12 #7

Another biz on the do not buy list Nigrum Cattus Sep 12 #8

"."..and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel." Blue Full Moon Sep 13 #11

No words. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 13 #14

Lovie777

(20,495 posts)

1. There will be other offers..................

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 08:31 AM

Sep 12

Deminpenn

(17,015 posts)

2. Similar things happened during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 08:57 AM

Sep 12

All one needed to have happened is an inference that you were a communist or had friends that were members of the communist party or just happened to have an unwitting interaction with someone who was thought to be a communist. You were out of a job, blacklisted, shunned by friends and family.

electric_blue68

(24,041 posts)

9. I was close enough in age not to experience it but to hear it talked about alot in the mid 60's

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 05:50 PM

Sep 13

ananda

(33,404 posts)

10. I also saw John Henry Faulk's Fearon Trial.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #9)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 06:26 PM

Sep 13

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Great film.

Deminpenn

(17,015 posts)

12. Clay Risen's book "Red Scare" is a great read for

Reply to ananda (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 06:50 PM

Sep 13

context as is James Shapiro's "The Playbook".

ananda

(33,404 posts)

13. Yes, I studied the Frederick Lewis Allens book on the big red scare in college.

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #12)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:32 PM

Sep 13

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It was something.

electric_blue68

(24,041 posts)

15. I should see if any of my free streaming services have it

Reply to ananda (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:40 AM

Sep 14

ananda

(33,404 posts)

16. The stars are George C Scott and William Devane.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #15)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:11 AM

Sep 14

You might have to go to your library and get in on dvd.

yardwork

(68,150 posts)

3. But it's ok to publish a comic book that says "not out of bullets"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:13 AM

Sep 12

Hypocrites.

badhair77

(5,004 posts)

4. I thought conservatives didn't like cancel culture.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:15 AM

Sep 12

travelingthrulife

(3,366 posts)

5. So DC comics can't recognize an evil character?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:16 AM

Sep 12

There was nothing good or decent about Charlie Kirk. He said himself that in the fight to protect gun rights, some deaths are acceptable.

Blues Heron

(7,629 posts)

6. So many latent fascists in the USA

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:19 AM

Sep 12

Free speech is dead anymore in this country.

Delphinus

(12,446 posts)

7. I read this over on BlueSky and it seems

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:25 AM

Sep 12

appropriate here:

Everyone seems allergic to the word, but Charlie Kirk was not an activist, he was a propagandist. Turning Point was a meme factory backed by a billionaire designed to steer kids towards Christian Nationalism. He didnâ€™t advocate for policy; he spun narratives to change beliefs. Propaganda.
— C. Robert Cargill (@crobertcargill.bsky.social) 2025-09-11T16:55:20.620Z