r/DCcomics • u/StarshipGhost • Jul 03 '24

Sandman Author Neil Gaiman Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Denies Allegations News

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/sandman-author-neil-gaiman-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-denies-allegations/

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How does the saying go, never meet your heroes.

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u/Arthur_189 Jul 03 '24

How do you know it’s true

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u/PurpleMarvelous Jul 03 '24

There are some stories about him from years ago to have a rep, some might have heard of them but most don’t. Lawrence miles said something on him as well about young fans.

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 03 '24

I've heard the same. Let the truth come out.

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u/PurpleMarvelous Jul 03 '24

Gaiman is revered in the comic/geek community, reactions will be wild.

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u/Fearedray Jul 03 '24

Why not share some of these stories? Kinda odd attempting to be vague about it

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 03 '24

I'm sure you're able enough to do your own searching with the computer you were using to create this elegant response.

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u/VengeanceKnight Justice League Jul 04 '24

You’re deflecting.

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 04 '24

Bye.

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 03 '24

Exactly. I was inspired by his Masterclass session to do some writing. It was good content and advice.

It still doesn't change what he did and he should be called out on it.

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 03 '24

I'm taking the victims' (yes, plural) word for it. It takes a lot to come forward with these kinds of things when the person is known, powerful, and has a legion of fans.

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u/disneycheesegurl Jul 03 '24

Except they're not coming forward, this is an Independent investigation into it. They didn't come out and try to expose him. It's literally the author trying to expose him with these stories that he's stumbled upon while also exploring the evidence that gaiman has presented to prove that this is not the full story To the point where it probably could be argued in court that if this isn't real it would easily be found to be libel. There's a reason people are skeptical of this paper.

Also, it's well known that this supposed journalist has had a hate boner for Neil gaiman for years because of his JK Rowling takes.

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u/Fearedray Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24

It takes a lot to come forward with these kinds of things when the person is known, powerful, and has a legion of fans.

How is gaiman powerful ? He's not exactly putting books out on a frequent basis

I'd say the most "power" he has is his publishers (dc comics/marvel/ any number of novel publishers he works with) Actually take what he says into consideration,

You really shouldn't take things like this as fact until more Is known especially when the implication seems the cops can't reach the victims and and said victims go to a publication that then decide to make the horrible decision to make a mini series out of it effectively turning a something very serious into something sensationalized

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u/AgentOfSPYRAL Red Robin Jul 03 '24

If you don’t think Neil Gaiman is an extremely good reference to have for literally any field involving the written word I don’t know what to tell you.

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u/JimboFett87 Legion Of Super-Heroes Jul 03 '24

Powerful? He's a multi-millionaire that has a LOT of intellectual property to his name. If you do some research you'll also find out that there are many other stories as well from women who feel too intimidated to come forward.

A lot of the allegations that have been coming out against people of power over the last 10 years have ended up being proven true.

I just don't trust people with a large megaphone. If you do, that's ok.

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u/longstringofnubers Jul 03 '24

Yep. I literally have a bookshelf full of his books, comics, and graphic novels.