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High-profile DC Comics creator Rafael Albuquerque has issued a heartfelt statement on Twitter in the wake of Buzzfeed's report on the sexual harassment allegations against longtime DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza Albuquerque wrote: I love DC Comics characters since I can remember First watching them on TV then with Batman movies and those definitely brought me[...]

Following Friday's report by Buzzfeed on the sexual harassment allegations against longtime DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza, Berganza's photo made the front page of Saturday's New York Daily News The Daily News posted a photo of the cover, headlined "Perv Nation: Wave of charges against powerful sickos floods U.S.," to Twitter. Hide your kids, hide your[...]

The DC Comics-loving mayor of Long Beach, California, Robert Garcia, has called on his favorite comic book publisher to fire longtime editor Eddie Berganza in response to an expose on sexual harassment, forced kissing, and attempting groping allegations reported by major news outlet Buzzfeed Friday. Mayor Robert Garcia, Photo By Dbrezenoff – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link "I[...]

We do not tolerate harassment and are committed to doing everything we can to make an environment that's safe to work in and safe to speak up about if it isn't." Kreisberg, for his part, has denied all of the allegations that were made against him by 15 women and four men, some of whom were[...]

Popular website Buzzfeed has posted a major feature article about DC Comics Group Editor Eddie Berganza. The site interviewed ex-DC employees about their

UPDATE: DC Comics has sent a new update: Statement from DC Entertainment regarding Eddie Berganza – UPDATED 11/13/17 Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have terminated the employment of DC Comics Group Editor Eddie Berganza.  We are committed to eradicating harassment and ensuring that all employees, as well as our freelance community, are aware of our policies, are comfortable[...]

Oscar winning actor Jared Leto claims he was never involved in the Brett Ratner directed Hugh Hefner biopic film announced earlier this year. Playboy Entertainment released a statement today that the Hef-centric biographical film would not be moving forward as intended with Ratner after a Los Angeles Times piece featuring first hand accounts from six different women[...]

An open letter penned by 217 animators identifying as women or gender non-conforming has called for major animation companies to do something about widespread sexual harassment and abuse The letter was sent to Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Paramount, and other major studios that produce animated movies and shows. In addition to the general[...]

Along with the terrible and terrifying stories about sexual harassment and assault in the film industry that have dominated the news this past week, a demand is growing for action to prevent further civil and human rights abuses in the future. Increased awareness of the belittlement, objectification and predation long endured by women who work in film, will[...]

Amidst reports that he has been paying off sexual harassment accusers for decades, including one anchor who told of an instance in which he attempted to masturbate in front of her, Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Company, the company that he founded and of which he is the current CEO. Here is the statement his[...]

Three more women have come forward with sexual assault or sexual harassment allegations directed at Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles They join two other women who have previously made similar allegations against Knowles in the past week Knowles has previously denied all allegations. According to a new report from IndieWire's Kate Erbland, who also[...]

Creators have been subject to relentless online harassment, doxing, phone calls to their homes, public ridicule, verbal assault, and even death threats These behaviors frequently rise to the level of criminal misconduct More often than not, the perpetrators target creators who identify with one or more minorities. This has to stop We must do everything we[...]

Another woman has made allegations of sexual harassment at Alamo Drafthouse and failure by management to take appropriate action to prevent it. Fantastic Fest has been embroiled in scandal this year, following a series of revelations about festival co-founder and Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League, Ain't It Cool News founder and Fantastic Fest co-founder Harry Knowles, and former Alamo Drafthouse employee Devin Faraci. Faraci parted ways with[...]

He writes: Harassment in this industry towards young creators of gender and of color, LGBTQ+ creators, just peaked Something awful has happened and we need to talk. I just got back from Baltimore Comic Con, which was its usual one-of-the-best-conventions-in-the-nation Marc Nathan and his crew are courteous, attentive, and most importantly, terrifically sensitive to the safety concerns[...]

As the comics community grappled with an alt-right troll movement feigning outrage to get a writer fired from a book as part of harassment-fueled campaign to save comics from "SJWs," Nick Spencer took to Twitter Friday night to tell funny stories about his cat in an attempt to provide a humorous respite from all the[...]

Joe fansites and message boards that appear to be motivated not by actual offense at Sitterson's tweets, but by a longstanding grudge based on Sitterson's political beliefs. But there's another aspect to this story as well, which Bleeding Cool Rumormonger-in-Chief Rich Johnston briefly touched on: "Outrage videos were then made and posted on YouTube, which increased the responses that[...]

And a short time ago, he put up a survey to ask if people had suffered harassment at science-fiction and fantasy conventions The results may surprise, depress or be exactly what you might expect, depending But, yes, a large proportion of respondents had indeed experienced such activity. Moreover, as Jess pointed out, a number involved familiar[...]

This amiable photo was sent to the Bleeding Cool dungeons, taken in the DC Comics Superman offices, hosting a visit from Sharon Taylor (middle) who

Comic book artist Eric Basaldua wants to tell the truth. No, it's not about this, but about why certain people have not got the commissions they paid in

Rat Queens lost its first artist and co-creator Roc Upchurch, after he was arrested on charged of domestic abuse, though those charges were later dropped.

Devin Faraci is best known as a film journalist, and the man behind the Birth.Movies.Death. website. And, cards on the table, we have had the tiniest of

Kuhn recalled how she had to "constantly justify her existence" as a geek media journalist when she started. Panelists also gave a nod to women in gaming who, as a result of the Gamergate phenomenon, find themselves subjected to a level of harassment (such as doxing and swatting) that all were grateful not to have experienced. But[...]

Superman group editor and controversial figure Eddie Berganza was set to have an official DC Comics portfolio review  at La Mole Comic-Con in Mexico City

Rat Queens was a popular comic book for Image Comics by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch.  Recently it was announced by co-creator Kurtis Weibe that Rat

HeroesCon is held in Charlotte, North Carolina every year. It's most recent was only a couple of weeks ago, but it's been running since 1982. 2011, an

Over the weekend, artist Tess Fowler started a two-for-one sale on her Rat Queens original artwork and answered questions about her decision to leave the

Recently it was announced by co-creator Kurtis Weibe that Rat Queens was being put on hiatus as a series. There had been troubles since it was discovered

Recently, allegations regarding examples of sexual harassment within the publisher had both been revived and made anew, causing considerable commentary both in and around the industry and within DC Comics itself. DC has now issued the following statement, summarising Nelson's address to the staff and setting out the publisher's plans going forward. DC Entertainment strives to foster a culture of inclusion, fairness[...]

And also far more than DC. In recent days, a site has been set up called Comicreep that is listing the names of people who have been accused of such harassment on whatever level They state that they have done no investigation and rely on those of others. This site was created following a discussion of harassment[...]

But Bleeding Cool did later name Eddie Berganza as the man responsible. A number of sexual harassment complaints against Berganza had been made over previous years, including this one, and as a result he was demoted from Executive Editor to Group Editor, and banned from attending comic conventions for DC Comics. He underwent a number of sanctions and behavioural modification[...]