A colorist who helps produce DC's Superman comics says he is quitting over a decision to make the Man of Steel bisexual, and a change to the iconic comic's patriotic slogan.
Gabe Eltaeb, announced he was quitting his position on a YouTube livestream with fellow former DC Comics worker Ethan Van Sciver on October 13.
The outgoing colorist, who says he'll serve out his contract with DC before leaving, said in the podcast 'I'm tired of this sh**' in response to the decision to make the Man of Steel bisexual.
Eltaeb also called the company's decision to scrap the old Superman slogan 'truth, justice, and the American way' in a favor of 'truth, justice and a better tomorrow' 'f**king nonsense'.
Former Superman colorist Gabe Eltaeb (right) quit DC Comics in response to their new woke decisions to make the Man of Steel bisexual and change the classic slogan 'Truth, Justice and the American Way'
Eltaeb made the announcement in a podcast on October 13 saying 'I'm tired of this s**t' and the change in the slogan was 'f**king nonsense'
DC Comics announced on Monday that the new Superman, Jonathan Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will begin dating a refugee 'hacktivist' reporter in a new issue
The slogan for the 83-year-old superhero was changed to 'Truth, Justice and A Better Tomorrow' on Saturday, from the former slogan 'Trust, Justice and the American Way'
Eltaeb expressed anger over the change from the former slogan 'Truth, Justice and the American Way!'
'I'm finishing out my contract with DC. I'm tired of this s***,' Eltaeb said during the podcast, according to Bounding Into Comics.
'I'm tired of them ruining these characters; they don't have a right to do this.'
He then expressed his anger over the change of the DC slogan for the 83-year-old superhero to 'Truth, Justice, and a better tomorrow.'
'What really p*ssed me off was saying truth, justice, and a better world,' he added. 'F**k that it was Truth, Justice, and the American way.'
'My Grandpa almost died in World War II; we don't have a right to destroy sh*t that people died for to give us. It's a bunch of f**king nonsense.'
Eltaeb ended his rant over the 'bigoted' behavior of companies like DC Comics who favor modern woke voices over that of the traditional conservative media.
'They call us bigots and racist and sh*t, I would ask them, find me in the f**king mainstream, not on the fringes, one f****** book, one f****** t-shirt, one movie that says that leftism is bad, and conservatism is good, find it for me, they f****** won't they're not letting people have a voice, they're the f****** bigots,' he said.
'Sorry, that's been bottled up for five years,' he added at the end of his rant.
In response to Eltaeb's appearance, Van Sciver described the former colorist's 'agenda' and what he was going through after quitting DC Comics.
'Gabe just exploded on my livestream,' Van Sciver said. 'He had a lot to say, a lot of feelings and a lot of thoughts that he wasn't able to share because he was working for DC Comics.'
'And that's the reality. You cannot come out and be a conservative and criticize the company that you work for in this way.'
'You have to be completely supportive of the corporate agenda, whatever it is.'
'You have to keep your negative or critical opinions to yourself, and it's so liberating to be able to not work for DC comics and be able to say exactly what you think.
'And I think that's what Gabe is going through here.'
Eltaeb also later posted a video of his own explaining why he left DC Comics.
'And I'm sorry I didn't say anything sooner we're going to stand up to these tyrants and we're not going to let them intimidate us there's a hell of a lot more of us than there are of them,' he said.
The decision to drop the American Way essentially denounces the character's fundamental core, which is about as American as it gets — a boy raised in Kansas by two farmers who wears a costume in shades of red and blue that nod to the American flag; character pictured on US postage stamps issued September 2021
The iconic all-American superhero has also been portrayed by multiple different Hollywood actors as well as being featured in various cartoons
The decision to change the classic motto and the sexuality of the beloved superhero sparked a mixed reaction from comic fans.
The company recently announced that the current Superman of Earth, Jon Kent (Clark and Lois Lane's son) would be coming out as bisexual and begin dating a refugee 'hacktivist' reporter.
Jon Kent had previously appeared as Superboy, but has now graduated to follow in his dad's footsteps.
The change will come in a November issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El.
The series, which debuted in July, has seen the legendary superhero take on a much more woke stance than former iterations of the character.
In place of sinister supervillains, Jon takes on several hot-button issues,
