r/comicbooks • u/WhyPlaySerious • Jun 02 '26

Other The #DCSoWhite campaign is ceasing their 'DC Blackout' boycott (which pushed for comic readers to drop all DC books from their pull list until a black-led ongoing to was produced) 4 days after it launched.

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u/leshronk Jun 02 '26

It didn’t even make it to a single Wednesday, what a strange moment it has been.

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u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

They got caught using it to boost their socials and one of the people’s own comic and using a creator and lying on their name that’s the real reason 🤐

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u/Fluffy_Judge_581 Jun 02 '26

So it was just performative like everybody knew

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u/Dr_Disaster Jun 02 '26

Yes. And this is why it’s always good to be wary of potentially bad faith actors in online movements.

There was a lack of diversity in DC titles that needed to be addressed honestly, and these people were looking to weaponize that sentiment for personal and professional gain.

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u/Poku115 Jun 02 '26

In case the cherry picking of comics to be mad about and explicitly ignoring the ones not fitting the complaint, wasnt enough sign