The Black Comic Alliance is done asking nicely. Today the same creators behind the viral #DCSoWhite campaign are flipping the switch on their next move, and it has a name. #DCBlackout. The plan is simple. Stop spending money on DC Comics publishing. Stop making content that hands those books free promotion. Keep it that way until DC makes real changes for Black characters and Black creators in its main comic universe. Stage 1 named the problem. Stage 2 turns off the lights.

So What Is #DCBlackout?

#DCBlackout is a coordinated protest, and the ask comes in two parts. First, hold your money. No buying DC publishing titles, period. Second, hold your content. No reviews, no hype videos, no free marketing for DC books. The blackout stays on until DC commits to real, lasting support for Black heroes and Black creators in its main line. Not a once a year anthology. Not another press release full of warm words and zero follow through. The Black Comic Alliance says the goal is to make silence cost more than action.

From #DCSoWhite to #DCBlackout: How We Got Here

If you missed round one, here is the short version. #DCSoWhite went viral because it did one thing very well. It counted. The last time a Black hero led an ongoing series in DC’s main line, that book shipped on February 14, 2023. That is more than three years ago. For one of the two biggest comic publishers on the planet, that is not bad luck. That is a choice. You can read the full breakdown, with every title and every source, in our original report.

The Black Comic Alliance says DC met all of it with what organizers call “continued inaction and performative responses.” So the Alliance is raising the stakes. Naming the pattern was Stage 1. Cutting off the support is Stage 2.

Read the original #DCSoWhite breakdown and the full receipts here.

The Receipts: What the Organizers Are Saying

James Portis III, who fans know as JPenumbra, lays the numbers out plain.

Then there is Ernie Carothers, also known as Blerd Without Fear, who points at two moments that sting. DC put a confirmed series on the calendar for Jonah Hex, a character who fought for the Confederacy, before a single Black led book in its “DC Next Level” wave. And every February, DC rolls out one anthology, a single book of short stories, and calls it a commitment.

Captain Diesel breaks down how #DCSoWhite evolved into #DCBlackout, the frustrations driving the boycott, and why the community response matters.

What #DCBlackout Is Asking For

The ask is not complicated, and it is not forever. The Black Comic Alliance wants real, lasting change in DC’s main line. That means ongoing Black led titles with real promotion budgets and a real chance to grow. It means putting money behind Black creators, not just handing out guest spots in February. Until that happens, here is how you join in.

This Was Never About One Comic

This is bigger than any single title. It is about ownership, respect, and the right to lead a story instead of guest starring in someone else’s. The talent is here. The fans are here. The proven hunger for these stories is here. As the Alliance puts it, this is not a supply problem. It is a will problem. And will changes when the people watching make the old choice too expensive to keep making.