(CNN) - DC Comics has canceled the just-released “Red Hood” comic book series after the author made inflammatory comments about Charlie Kirk’s death.

The conservative activist was shot and killed Wednesday at a speaking event at a university in Utah.

Gretchen Felker-Martin, the author of the series, allegedly wrote on social media after the news of his death: “hope the bullet’s OK.”

Another post referred to Kirk as a Nazi, followed by an expletive.

The posts have since been deleted but were captured in screengrabs that were shared by other social media users.

In a statement, a spokesperson for DC Comics said comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility are inconsistent with the company’s standards of conduct.

The series hit comic book store shelves on Wednesday and future issue

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