DC Comics Comes Under Fire for Deleting Batman Poster That Sparked Chinese Backlash
Found on Variety on Monday, 02 December 2019
The artwork depicts Batman throwing a Molotov cocktail against a backdrop of hot-pink words spelling out the new comic book’s tagline, “the future is young.” It was posted on DC Comics’ Twitter and Instagram accounts; both platforms are blocked in mainland China.
In the meantime, DC Comics’ Instagram has been flooded with criticism from people who support the Hong Kong protests or are angry that the company appears to have given in to Chinese political pressure.
“So now Batman loves money more than justice?” asked one commenter.
So now DC Comics joins the hall of shame along with Apple and Blizzard by bending over for China.