DC Comics Criticized for Removing Batman Image After Claims It Supported Hong Kong Protesters

DC Comics Criticized for Removing Batman Image After Claims It Supported Hong Kong Protesters
Batman celebrated his 80th birthday by visiting Gotham‚ most iconic sky scraper, the Empire State Building in New York City on Sept. 20, 2019. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Warner Bros Consumer Products
Isabel van Brugen
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DC Comics has been heavily criticized for removing an image advertising its new Batman comic on social media last week after some said it appeared to show support for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

The image, uploaded on social media to promote the forthcoming Batman comic titled “Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child,” due to be released on Dec. 11, depicted the iconic fictional hero Batman poised to throw a flaming Molotov cocktail in front of the slogan, “The future is young.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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