Batman's official illustration `` supports Hong Kong demonstration '' and it is deleted due to flooding of criticism from China
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One of the two largest American comic publishers, DC Comics , released a PR illustration that Batman threw a flame bottle, and Chinese Internet users said, “It's an encrypted illustration that supports the democratization movement in Hong Kong! 'The topic boiled and a lot of criticism occurred.
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Below is an illustration of the problem. This illustration promotes Frank Miller 's “Dark Knight” series latest work “Dark Knight Returns: Golden Child” scheduled to be released on December 11, 2019, posted on Twitter and Instagram of DC Comics It was.
It looks like an illustration of Batman throwing a flame bottle, but a Chinese Internet user claims that 'the cryptography that supports the Hong Kong demonstration is studded!' According to the claim, the flame bottle is 'violent tactics of demonstrators', the dark knight's black clothes are 'black clothes that demonstrators often wear', and the title of the book is 'Golden Child' Since it was used as an umbrella color in the 2014 Ukrainian anti-government demonstration of the
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As a result of growing criticism of this illustration among Chinese Internet users, DC Comics removed the post.
It is thought that the reason for the withdrawal of illustrations by DC Comics is the “Chinese market”. Warner Brothers , the parent company of DC Comics, achieved a new Chinese box office record of $ 292 million for Aquaman . The company's sales in China have been enormous in recent years.
DC Comics is consistently silent about a series of issues. Even after the withdrawal of the illustrations, Chinese Internet users continue to receive comments on DC Comics's Instagram in support of Hong Kong's protests or criticism that DC Comics has succumbed to Chinese censorship.
One user commented, “Batman likes“ money ”more than“ justice ”?” And another user commented on the message “FUTURE IS YOUNG” in the illustration, It is clear that China dominates the world: “The future is young”?
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