DC Comics Cancel Comic and Writer After Social Media Posts
The fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination has reached into the heart of America’s cultural industry — and this time, the shockwaves hit DC Comics.
Just one day after launching a brand-new Batman spinoff, “Red Hood,” DC abruptly announced the project was canceled in its entirety, citing “standards of conduct” violations by its writer, Gretchen Felker-Martin. The decision came after disturbing posts on Bluesky surfaced showing Felker-Martin openly mocking Kirk’s murder.
BREAKING: DC has just canceled author Gretchen Felker- Martin’s new Red Hood issue after posting insensitive comments about Charlie Kirk. pic.twitter.com/tDwgl1AKhk
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) September 11, 2025
Her words weren’t subtle. They weren’t misinterpreted. They weren’t “out of context.” They were explicit celebrations of a young father’s brutal assassination.
“Thoughts and prayers, you Nazi b**,”** she wrote as news broke of Kirk’s death. Later, in a post so grotesque it almost defies belief, she added: “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Charlie Kirk.”
That was it for DC Comics. In a statement released Thursday, the company insisted that while it values diversity of thought and peaceful expression, “posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC’s standards of conduct.”
To call Felker-Martin’s posts “inconsistent” with company values is generous. This wasn’t harmless venting or edgy humor. It was gleeful dehumanization of a man targeted and executed for his political views.
DC Comics cans author after he mocked Charlie Kirk’s passing.
The guy’s name is Gretchen Felker-Martin. pic.twitter.com/dNIxGC7l0N
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) September 11, 2025
And the punishment was swift: not only was Red Hood — which had been planned for publication well into 2026 — yanked after a single day, but all future projects attached to her name were scrapped. Millions in publication and production costs were torched overnight. A promising launch, dead on arrival because the creator couldn’t keep her malice off the internet.
What makes this uglier is that Felker-Martin wasn’t some isolated voice. Bluesky, the left-wing alternative to X, has become a hive of venom since the assassination. Users there didn’t merely debate Kirk’s legacy — they cheered his murder. The platform itself had to issue a warning to stop users from celebrating the killing, which tells you just how rancid the culture has become.