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An Edmonton comic book store was mobbed on social media after announcing it would not be stocking a title by a controversial author.

Variant Edition posted on Twitter Thursday that Jawbreakers, a crowd-funded book that had also lined up a publisher, will not be stocked because of creator Richard Meyer’s often combative behaviour on social media. The title “does not appeal to our demographic,” the tweet added.

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“The creator (of Jawbreakers) has been sending targeted harassments to retailers and creators,” said Danica LeBlanc, who owns and runs the west-end comic book store with her partner Brandon Schatz. “If you say anything mildly against him, his followers just come after you.”

LeBlanc says her shop has since been broken into and that about $400 was stolen. She wonders if the smashed window and theft is connected to the decision not to stock Jawbreakers.

The dust-up may end up being moot as Meyer’s publisher Antarctic Press announced on Facebook Friday that it would no longer release the comic series.