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Under Pressure, Midtown Comics J Scott Campbell Riri Williams Cover Cancelled. One Of Them.

Published Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:00:42 -0500

Last updated Sun, 23 Oct 2016 06:08:13 -0500

The other day, we pointed out that Midtown Comics was selling a retailer exclusive cover of the upcoming Invincible Iron Man #1, starring the fifteen year genius Riri Williams as the new Iron Man, after Tony Stark's… um, fate at the end of Civil War II.

It kicked off quite a fuss, especially the armourless midriff-showing version.

It kicked off quite a fuss.

Is this how people see 15 year old black girls? I keep seeing these cover variants for Riri Williams and maybe 2 or 3 she has looked 15. pic.twitter.com/zlCGJ1maFt

— Harriet Tubman has left the chat (@Steph_I_Will) October 19, 2016

If you won't let your kid out of the house looking like above image, why is it ok bc she's a 15yo comic character?

— TEE FRANKLIN IS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED (@MizTeeFranklin) October 19, 2016

Which led to a campaign instead….

Hey artists, tweet me your #TeensThatLookLikeTeens art & use that hashtag. I wanna see something.

— TEE FRANKLIN IS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED (@MizTeeFranklin) October 19, 2016

And it exploded as people did just that. Check out a few examples here….

Remember when Kitty Pryde joined the X-Men? #TeensThatLookLikeTeens pic.twitter.com/8CzPdQWarx

— staying home, washing hands (@audreyhawkins) October 19, 2016

@FemmesinFridges @TransComics More #TeensThatLookLikeTeens from @karlkerschl! pic.twitter.com/AVMT769mQQ

— Ian Cameron, Agent of G.I.R.L. SJW Obviously (@KalelData) October 20, 2016

J Scott Campbell, the artist, wasn't responding.

Ha! Nope, nope. Sitting this SJW whine-fest out. Not taking their bait this round ;)

— J. Scott Campbell♠️🎨 (@JScottCampbell) October 19, 2016

Much.

I gave her a sassy "attitude"@lilpochaco "sexualizing" was not intended. This reaction is odd. The crop-top was in the existing design.

— J. Scott Campbell♠️🎨 (@JScottCampbell) October 20, 2016

With Erik Larsen joining in.

Have you never been to high school or opened your eyes? Is that the problem?

— Erik Larsen (@ErikJLarsen) October 19, 2016

But now Midtown Comics has now confirmed to Bleeding Cool that the armourless cover has now been pulled as a result of the pressure. But the armoured up one will still be available.