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Dynamite Entertainment, the publisher of popular series such as Vampirella, Red Sonja, The Boys, and Green Hornet, have been publicly called out by numerous comic book creators for partnering with the Comicsgate harassment campaign. On Saturday, writer Mark Russell announced he would not continue his relationship with the company as long as Dynamite was associated with Comicsgate.

Comicsgate, a comic book spinoff from Gamergate, is a campaign organized against what they perceive as "forced diversity" in the comic book industry. The group's message is said to be about 'making better comics,' but the campaign has been widely criticized for harassing marginalized creators, associating with the alt-right, and trying to co-opt the late Darwyn Cooke as someone who would have been one of their supporters (with some going after his widow). The mainstream comic community has denounced the group on multiple occasions, but when Dynamite Comics recently tweeted support for a Comicsgate-led project and CEO Nick Barrucci has been seen participating in CG live streams, many creators working at the company said they no longer feel comfortable doing so.

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Once Dynamite tweeted support for a Comicsgate project (something they've done before), creators who have done work for Dynamite announced they would no longer work for the publisher until their association with the group was ceased. Gail Simone, who's run on Red Sonja really solidified Dynamite's place in the industry, said she was very disappointed and sad by the recent developments.

Mark Russell, the current writer on Red Sonja, said he won't be continuing his relationship with Dynamite as long as they promote Comicsgate projects. He said that he had more projects in the works with the publisher.

Artist Christian Ward said he won't work with Dynamite as long as they align themselves with the group.

Doc Shaner called Dynamite's relationship with CG "embarrassing."

Just over a week ago, Karla Pacheco ended her relationship with Dynamite and said she would donate proceeds from her work on Bettie Page to the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, and the Okra Project.

There were also tweets from more creators, comic shops, and comic websites revealing they were ending their relationship with Dynamite unless something changed.

The backlash has been significant and it will be interesting to see what other creators have to say. Dynamite Entertainment hasn't commented on the backlash and it remains to be seen whether they will even acknowledge the ongoing controversy. What's clear is some of their top creators and supporters aren't standing by as this all unfolds. We'll update this post accordingly.

UPDATE: Dynamite CEO Nick Barucci announced the cover is being pulled.

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