Image Comics writer Michelle Perez continued her vicious attacks and threats against military veteran and comic critic Diversity & Comics also known as Richard C. Meyer.
Perez had previously wished Diversity & Comics had been blown up by an IED.
She’s taking the threats of violence to a whole other level now. However, she had to switch to a backup Twitter account after her previous account was banned.
didn’t create a new account to avoid suspension! this account existed already. this account was just relaxing
— Michelle Perez (@mperezwritesirl) March 27, 2018
She actually explains her previous account was banned because it violated Twitter’s terms of service
lmfao pic.twitter.com/9nq5C3FNDr
— Michelle Perez (@mperezwritesirl) March 26, 2018
Perez’s original account was banned after she accused Meyer of domestic abuse and being dishonorably discharged from the military. One Angry Gamer provides a succinct explanation of those events.
Meyer responded to the accusations in a video:
The newest tweets of violence are from January and February of this year from Perez’s back-up Twitter account. She threatens to make Richard C. Meyer a quadriplegic which means she is threatening to physically paralyze him by giving him a spinal cord injury.
She doesn’t stop there. She claims she will snap his “neck like it was nothing.”
Perez claims these tweets were not done by her. “I didn’t make the tweets about physical threats to meyer.” She has subsequently deleted them.
didn’t start two factor authentication until recently. i didnt make the tweets about physical threats to meyer. funny enough, the main site that everyone keeps citing my Evil Tweets at is a stalker site that almost exclusively goes after trans women lately. anyway, deleted tweets
— Michelle Perez (@mperezwritesirl) March 27, 2018
Diversity and Comics wasn’t buying her explanation about her Twitter being hacked.
You’ve got to be effing kidding me.
Now Michelle Perez is claiming “I wuz hacked”
Jesus wept… pic.twitter.com/g1wBlAVMTy
— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) March 27, 2018
Someone “hacked” your Twitter and then wrote things that completely match speak patterns, your months long obsession, and your escalation of threats/slander/defamation.
OK, Michelle Perez. We ALL believe you. pic.twitter.com/eLFucps7GM
— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) March 27, 2018
Sneaky hackers decided to hack Michelle on his first trip back to the alt account in 6 months. pic.twitter.com/aL71odm6rm
— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) March 27, 2018
Diversity & Comics attempted to pressure Image Comics into taking action against Perez.
Jan 2018@ImageComics business partner Michelle Perez repeatdly threatens me with violence
FEB 2018@ImageComics business partner Michelle Perez repeatedly wishes for my death by IED
MAR 2018@ImageComics business partner Michelle Perez slanders and defames me
— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) March 27, 2018
Others backed Diversity & Comics saying they will not purchase an Image Comics book until action is taken.
They better do something. I am not buying @ImageComics until this stops. They want to pander to 0.04% of the population at the expensive of decades of fans buying comics then that is what they will get.
— RedRingBatman (@RedRingBatman) March 27, 2018
Not good enough. Image needs to make a public statement.
— Pixel Girl (@toxicavengergrl) March 27, 2018
If Perez is to be believed, Image Comics is fine with her behavior.
with that said. how about that. Image Comics is still Okay, and my book is still coming out. nothing changed: also Marvel’s Agents of Shield really got all of that budget money from Disney. jesus christ
— Michelle Perez (@mperezwritesirl) March 27, 2018
Image Comics co-founder Erik Larsen seems to back up Perez’s statement:
When somebody says something I don’t like on YouTube–I don’t seek out an apology from YouTube. That may sound crazy–but it’s the way I live my life.
— Erik Larsen (@ErikJLarsen) March 27, 2018
This type of behavior by Michelle Perez is absolutely unacceptable. While Image Comics has every right not to comment, the more they allow this behavior to go on, the more it looks like they are actually supporting this type of behavior and possibly even approving it. It’s not a good look for the Image Comics brand which manages a host of quality creator owned content like Seven to Eternity, Lazarus, The Walking Dead, and more.