In the last week I have been in contact with one former UK comic event organiser who admitted that he had never allowed me to book a table at his events due to bullying/intimidation from certain UK comic book 'nice guys'. Names of other organisers who did likewise were given.
I can name three UK comic creators who were blacklisted, trolled and blocked from events by the same group of individuals.
If you are an adult then there is absolutely no reason what-so-ever to give in to intimidation or threats of giving you bad publicity. If this is carried out over the internet (how the cowards usually operate -via emails or UK comic forums) or in person then you have an option. The police. It is NOT a joke or "Oh that's silly -they have much more important things to do" because it has been proven time and time again that such intimidation has serious consequences.
Shop owners have proven their interest in the quick pound and screw what comic buyers wants BECAUSE they will not speak out on the illegal monopoly of comic distribution in the UK. In the past they have contacted me over this but do not want to be named -through fear of delayed orders or 'lost' consignments. Business monopolies in the UK are illegal. Shop owners have the Business and Monopolies Commission they can go to. They choose not to because it is easier to be complicit in perpetuating the monopoly and high prices (that put some of them out of business).
They want that then that is their problem.
What I am more concerned about is the fact that a number of comic creators have said privately that they have put up with intimidation, harassment at events. That they know comic events have blacklisted them through similar intimidation and one even mentioned constant "nudging" by the same people at one event.
If you are a child you should not have to endure bullying. If you are an adult you should know better than to sit back and accept bullying and harassment. These nasty little turds are nothing -they never really were but like fatbergs in a sewer they come together because they are cowards. These people have no real interest in comics because they are has-beens for the most part or need to seem a "big name" because they once erased pencils of someone who no one really knows in comics.
I gave shop owners the opportunity to speak out on CBO and they buckled. If you are an event organiser or were, or if you are a comic creator and faced bullying and were blacklisted from events -here is your chance to speak out.
NOTHING vague -if you state something make sure you can back it up. No "I'll say so-and-so did this". You give names and evidence because this is not an attempt at some SJW/Anti SJW campaign full of lies, rumours and twisted facts.
Personally, I do not think that anyone will take me up on this offer. That is precisely why these people continue to do what they do.
If you do have the guts get in touch at hoopercomicsuk@yahoo.com
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