Diversity & Comics Fires Back At Renfamous After She Tries to Connect Him With the Alt-Right at Charlottesville

John F. Trent |

Oct 15, 2018

Known agitator Renfamous is once again stirring the pot. This time she is targeting IndieGoGo and attempting to get them to pull down Diversity & Comics a.k.a Richard Meyer’s campaigns, which include Jawbreakers – Lost Souls and Iron Sights.

Renfamous attempts to paint Meyer as a member of the alt-right who protested in Charlottesville.

Hey as long as @Indiegogo is booting alt right wackos, maybe they should consider not letting Richard "I'm in Charlottesville today but it's totally a coincidence" Meyer fund his garbage books through their site? #Comicsgate

Caps from google because he deleted all these tweets. pic.twitter.com/tt4w2L80B4

— Grimfamous? (@renfamous) October 15, 2018

Meyer responded in a number of Tweets strongly denying the accusation.

That's ENOUGH.

I have dozens of videos from last summer and this summer discussing how I go to Lynchburg to visit my father and my daughter.

I have a 25 minute video filmed at the scene that has remained up for a year

You aren't "confused"… https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

You can obsess over my deviantART post from 10 years ago but you can't do your due diligence to find out that I go on multiple trips to Lynchburg each summer. https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

You are purposefully and maliciously trying to harm a Texas-based veteran-owned business. https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

I deleted all of my tweets from last year because I was tired of underemployed obsessives combing through them on a daily basis to find things to take out of context and pretend to be offended over. https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

You are behaving in an unethical manner. Abusing the reporting function. And purposely misrepresenting things.

And if you want to cast aspersions, you said that you didn't have minority friends until your twenties.

How does one do that in Texas? https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

I ignored you when you contacted every single newS station in Belton, Texas when I was going to appear at a convention…

I ignored you when you tried to prevent me from donating $10,000 to a suicide hotline for gay and trans youth…

ENOUGH. https://t.co/I73WX1LaOs

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

Renfamous responded by posting the screen caps of Meyer’s Tweets.

BUCKLE UP, HERE WE GO https://t.co/ZksXvE30t8

— Grimfamous? (@renfamous) October 15, 2018

pic.twitter.com/ODP07VVKIu

— Grimfamous? (@renfamous) October 15, 2018

She and Christopher Sebela would then try to claim that Meyer was being hypocritical.

Hm, you mean something like this? pic.twitter.com/PeaBhIpWe3

— Grimfamous? (@renfamous) October 15, 2018

She would also include artist Timothy Lim.

How could you, Thump? pic.twitter.com/HtEAhfo7W9

— Grimfamous? (@renfamous) October 15, 2018

Meyer called for writer Bemis to be fired after he intimated he might shoot his critic saying, “I’d be strapped and they’d be in trouble.”

Thanks! good thing I’m an “SJW” or id be strapped and they’d be in trouble https://t.co/W5KzbCfhAT

— Max Bemis (@maxbemis) January 8, 2018

Calls for IDW writer Aubrey Sitterson to be fired came after Sitterson tweeted out on September 11th, “Oh good, it’s Self-Centered National Tragedy Remembrance from People Who Weren’t Even Anywhere Near New York City Day.” However, Sitterson wouldn’t actually be fired for the tweet and ensuing outrage. According to IDW his upcoming book was cancelled because of poor sales.

While Meyer called for Bemis and Sitterson to be fired, it was over their specific actions. The things they said. It’s very different from what Renfamous is doing. She’s trying to paint him as alt-right because he happened to be in Charlottesville like thousands of other people when protestors marched on the city. Renfamous’ claims are factually inaccurate as Meyer points out and could be considered defamation as she is trying to harm his livelihood through a falsehood.

Meyer pointed this out.

I did not contact Marvel. That is the key factor.

You purposely contacted Indiegogo trying to imply that I was an Alt Right supporter of the KKK people at Charlottesville. https://t.co/U1EspJzvkK

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

How many did I accuse of being alt right white supremacists?

Zero.

By the way, I'm still really curious how you managed to have no minority friends until you wee well until your twenties (by your own words). https://t.co/FQe6hBSB5Q

— Diversity & Comics (@DiversityAndCmx) October 15, 2018

Richard Meyer is currently suing Mark Waid for tortious interference and defamation.

What do you make of Meyer’s response to Renfamous? What about Renfamous’ comments?