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Portland author Chelsea Cain has deleted her Twitter account, saying she had been harassed online for her feminist comic book.
Cain is the author of hugely popular mystery novels, including a series called Heartsick. She recently branched out to author Marvel's Mockingbird comic book, which ended on Oct. 19 with its eighth issue. The comic book was praised for its relatable woman hero and its explicitly feminist agenda.
On Oct. 17, she tweeted, "Mockingbird is cancelled. But we need to make sure @Marvel makes room for more titles by women about women kicking ass."
In the same vein, the final "Mockingbird" cover shows the main character with a shirt that reads "Ask Me About My Feminist Agenda" with Portland artist Joelle Jones' artwork.
It's dope.
It was also the reason for some of the harassment.
Cain, a New York Times bestselling author, wrote that she never blocked anyone on Twitter until she started working in comics. On Oct. 21, she wrote a series of tweets expressing the frustration, which is directly related to the comic industry.
Cain was not immediately available for comment, but the situation is still playing out on Twitter and comic blogs.
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso wrote a tweet expressing his support for Cain, as did former Image Comics Director of Trade Book Sales Jennifer de Guzman.
There's also a #StandWithChelseaCain thread with hundreds of Tweets.
One of comic's most influential authors, Gail Simone, who wrote Wonder Woman, Deadpool and Birds of Prey, also weighed in in a series of tweets. Simone has been in the comic industry since the 1990s.
Willamette Week