Organizers of the DCBlackout boycott have announced the boycott’s end, citing discourse overshadowing the goal of the campaign, and acknowledging that some calls to action were limiting support of black, lgbt+, and female creatives.
While no longer calling for a boycott, they are still encouraging others to boost comics and media made by black creatives and about black characters to bring awareness to the lack of representation and to let publishers know that these stories are sought out and wanted.
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here is a link to the campaign’s petition: change.org/dcsowhitecampaign
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“First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who has supported the DCSoWhite campaign. Since the beginning of this year, thousands of comic readers, retailers, creators, and fans have joined us in advocating for greater investment in Black characters and opportunities for Black creators within the comic book industry.
Today, we are announcing the end of the DCBlackout boycott.
This decision comes after a lot of reflection and conversations with members of the comic book community. While the boycott was launched to draw attention to an issue we believe remains important, it became clear that the conversation surrounding the boycott was often overshadowing the larger goal of the campaign.
The fact remains that it has been more than 1200 days since a Black character has headlined a solo title in DC Comics' mainline continuity. We continue to believe this is an issue worth discussing and addressing. However, we also recognize that many fans and creators we care about felt the boycott unintentionally minimized books, characters, and creators whose work provides meaningful representation for women, LGBTQIA+ readers, people of color, and other marginalized communities. That was never our intention, and we apologize for that impact. We heard those concerns, and they played a major role in our decision to reevaluate the boycott.
Our goal has never been to take representation away from anyone else in oursuit
of our own. We believe that Black characters deserve greater support, and inat the creators and books currently providing representation across the industry deserve to be celebrated and supported
As a result, DCSoWhite will continue as an awareness and advocacy campaign rather than a boycott effort.
One of the most effective ways readers can support creators and influence publisher decision-making is through preorders before a book's Final Order Cutoff (FOC) date. Pre-orders are one of the clearest indicators of reader interest and help publishers and retailers determine future investments in characters, titles, and creative teams. We encourage fans to support the books and creators they want to see succeed, particularly those from underrepresented communities. If you are unsure of a title's FOC date, contact your local comic shop or consult publicly available retailer resources.
DCBlackout grew into something much larger than we originally anticipated
While we appreciate the conversations it sparked, we recognize that the focus often shifted away from the concerns that inspired the campaign in the first place. Moving forward, we want the conversation to center on solutions, support, and meaningful opportunities for Black characters and creators.
The DCSoWhite campaign is not ending. The petition remains active. We will continue to highlight Black creators, promote Black independent comics, document industry trends, and advocate for greater investment in Black characters across mainstream comics.
We don't know what the future holds for DC in the coming weeks, months, or years. What we do know is that Black characters deserve the same opportunities, promotion, and great stories as everyone else. That's what this campaign has always been about, and that's what we will continue fighting for. And when DC finally announces a Black ongoing in the mainline continuity, we will be there for phase 3 of this campaign like we originally intended.”
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Small talk is nice when it's like. Strangers. It's fun it's nice it brings me joy to have those small moments of connection. But I hate making small talk for like. Entire family dinners. We're talking about a subject let's talk about it oh my god if we have found a subject that is interesting let's TALK about it why are we scared of going past the surface level WE'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW EACH OTHER!!!!!!
Like everyone at the table is interested!!!! But we can't talk about it too much otherwise it's??? Idk???? Bad???? LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE THINK ABOUT IT!!!! I WANNA HEAR!!!!!! IM GONNA STARTING THROWING SHIT!!!!! TALK TO ME!!! TALK TO ME FOR REAL!!!!
Small talk is nice when it's like. Strangers. It's fun it's nice it brings me joy to have those small moments of connection. But I hate making small talk for like. Entire family dinners. We're talking about a subject let's talk about it oh my god if we have found a subject that is interesting let's TALK about it why are we scared of going past the surface level WE'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW EACH OTHER!!!!!!
as ive been getting more into comics, ive noticed alot of Black characters are drawn in one solid color, no difference on palms, nails or even lips (aside occasional darker upper lips but thats also rare)
and its so weird cause it cant take THAT much time that they just never do it
expecially that ive seen this be the case for highly rendered pieces used on COVERS too, not just occasional panels
they can shade every individual muscle but not properly color the skin???
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