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And Now… Comic Folk React To Donald Trump Firing FBI Director James Comey
Whenever an event of global significance happens, the first thing we think about is always: what do notable comic book folk think about this? And we know you think about too, because Bleeding Cool's long-running series of articles, Comic Folk React To…, has been wildly successful and continues to bring in unique clicks from everybody wondering what ____ has to say about Brexit or Trump's immigration policy or The Super Bowl or a British general election or a French election or Donald Trump's inauguration. So it's only common sense that we all want to know how Comic Folk React To Donald Trump Firing James Comey (TM). Don't even try to be indignant about it. You clicked on this.
Well, you know why we're here, and we know why you're here. Let's just get to it then, shall we?
Starting appropriately enough with comics journalist and creator of Fanboy Rampage, Graeme McMillan:
Indeed. We'll see if we can get to the bottom of that, but we doubt it.
That's not what Twitter is here for, Gallaher.
https://twitter.com/joeharris/status/862063953236590594
https://twitter.com/andeparks/status/862064177858322432
https://twitter.com/abrahamjoseph/status/862064266534424576
https://twitter.com/bclaymoore/status/862064431777427456
(The second paragraph of Trump's termination letter to Comey says "While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation…")
https://twitter.com/joeharris/status/862065160172826625
https://twitter.com/andeparks/status/862065367719452672
https://twitter.com/andeparks/status/862065430407413760
A shoutout to Marvel's latest super-mega-crossover event:
And some more serious allegations:
https://twitter.com/joeharris/status/862065615833530368
And even more serious ones:
https://twitter.com/MattBors/status/862065794405941248
https://twitter.com/CullyHamner/status/862066136585818117
Wrong article, pal!
https://twitter.com/joeharris/status/862066968848945153
https://twitter.com/IvanBrandon/status/862067125661442048
https://twitter.com/seankmckeever/status/862067139632656386
https://twitter.com/joeharris/status/862067412723748866
https://twitter.com/kaareandrews/status/862067511323369472
https://twitter.com/bclaymoore/status/862069125539147776
https://twitter.com/MattMinerXVX/status/862074689799299074
https://twitter.com/MattMinerXVX/status/862075630929809408
https://twitter.com/SotoColor/status/862075049603457025
And now Jonathan Hickman makes a wrestling reference?
https://twitter.com/JHickman/status/862076024124788736
Yep.
https://twitter.com/bryanedwardhill/status/862077471599902720
Indeed.
Fair enough. But isn't there anybody out there who will take Donald Trump's side in all of this? Anyone?!
And Mitch Breitweiser:
https://twitter.com/mbreitweiser/status/862073107615539202
https://twitter.com/mbreitweiser/status/862073674853224448
https://twitter.com/mbreitweiser/status/862075796558671873
And Rob Liefeld:
We wish you did too, Rob. That would be the most EXTREME 24 hour cable news network of all time!
Anything else?
And that seems as good a place to end it as any.