Article neglected to include a photo of Gretchen Felker-Martin. Yikes!
Posted on 09/13/2025 9:46:01 AM PDT by ducttape45
Earlier this week, Charlie Kirk, was shot dead while speaking at an event at a university in Utah.
While responding to a question about gun violence in the U.S., a single bullet struck Kirk in the neck, seemingly killing him instantly. The shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, has since turned himself in and is likely facing the death penalty.
The news of Kirk’s death has seen many notable figures chime in, but it was those from author Gretchen Felker-Martin that sparked outrage in the world of comic books. After taking to social media to mock, and some might even say celebrate, Kirk’s shooting, the transgender writer was fired by DC Comics. Her series, Red Hood, was subsequently cancelled after one issue (which went on sale the same day that Kirk was killed).
Talking to The Comics Journal, Felker-Martin made it clear that she stands by her comments, but did express sympathy for the Red Hood creatives no longer working on the series. "I had no regrets for what I said about [Kirk]. [Kirk’s murder] just didn’t strike me as an especially hot flashpoint. This is such a loathsome person. Everyone on the entire internet is talking about how pleasant it is that he got his."
"I saw that he had died in the middle of spreading more of the bigotry that he spent his every waking moment promulgating, and in a way that he had advocated for others to die, and felt nothing but contempt for his life," the writer continued. "I mean, this is a man who I’ve watched for years go on television and on enormous stages and convention halls and say that me and everyone like me should be stoned to death."
Claims that Kirk advocated for gay people to be stoned to death have been widely disputed, with author Stephen King recently apologising for suggesting the activist said what Felker-Martin describes above.
Gretchen Felker-Martin has often courted controversy online, sharing divisive remarks about the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Still, she says that she warned DC something like this could happen, despite being asked to be mindful of her social media posts.
"I can only put it down to really just a moment of poor impulse control. Had I thought for another second, of course I would've known [that it would be a problem for DC], and naturally, as soon as I had said it, I did know," Felker Martin said, confirming she received a call from DC Editor in Chief Marie Javins, who told her, "'The story of the issue's release had gone from being celebratory to something that DC and Warner Brothers couldn't stand behind or defend,'" and that "any kind of promotion of violence or harm is unacceptable to them."
"I said that I've listened to Charlie Kirk being an overt Nazi for years of my life, and I had no regrets for what I said about him," Felker-Martin added.
"At DC Comics, we place the highest value on our creators and community and affirm the right to peaceful, individual expression of personal viewpoints," the publisher said in a statement on Thursday. "Posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC’s standards of conduct."
This week has seen those on both sides of the political spectrum come together to condemn this type of violence, and no matter whether you supported or reviled Kirk's outlook, it does rather feel like the former Red Hood writer crossed a line.
Thoughts?
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner.
The individual is a biological male transitioning into a make-believe female.
He is fully cooperating with the FBI.
REPORT: @BrookeSingman— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) September 13, 2025
No place in society for demons.
It’s a dude in a dress.
“I said that I’ve listened to Charlie Kirk being an ‘overt Nazi’ for years of my life”
I see a number of cars populated by spineless pencil-necks with stickers that say ‘punch a NAZI’. They are delusional.
She?
Anyone has the right to say whatever they want to. Your employer OTOH doesn’t have to keep their investment in you.
With personal freedom comes personal responsibility.
Beware the hyphenated woman.
Hate infects every strand of DNA in these people. Who do they hate more? God? Or themselves.
Truth to these mentally ill marxists is like holy water to a vampire. They would rather be penniless and homeless then challenge their mental illness and release the hate in their hearts.
And never trust a women (sic) with a hyphenated last name.
“It does rather feel”
weak wording
when debating someone claiming that the bible does not condemn homosexuality, Kirk pointed to the statement from the old testament about stoning homosexuals being the method of punishment for that perversion. That is not Kirk calling for gays to be stoned, it is Kirk refuting a leftist lie that the bible thinks homos are wonderful and there is nothing wrong with it.
What’s the difference between being an overt Nazi and a literal Nazi?
The blame here falls on the gaslighting, propaganda filled, woke media and body politic. The responsibility however remains with the individual. God gave you two ears and a brain, hoping you could recognize that which is not good. It's the same reason he gave you taste buds. Know what isn't good.
Article neglected to include a photo of Gretchen Felker-Martin. Yikes!
Why would DC comics even hire a weirdo like this? This is why the comic book industry is dying.
The public has to acknowledge the illegitimacy of the trans movement.
Some things are NOT acceptable to most people. You want to play dress-up at home, that’s your business, but we will not acquiesce to your nonsense. We will fight you if we have to.
Hopefully he fails to find a job and has to resort to living in his car eating out of trash cans.
True.
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