Since comics publisher Oni Press merged with Lion Forge and its parent company Polarity on May 8, critics charge that layoffs disproportionately targeted marginalized employees, especially queer women and women of color. The Daily Beast reports that those fired included editor-in-chief Andrea Colvin and associate editor (and Eisner award-winning cartoonist) Christina “Steenz” Stewart. In total, nine people were laid off, including Oni’s only black editor and two employees who had requested accommodations for their disabilities. Online criticism began when the merger was announced in the NYT. Editor Desiree Wilson posted on Twitter, “I, the only black person at Oni, just got […]
