In 2013, Scott Lobdell apologized to comic book artist/writer MariNaomi for sexually harassing her on stage during the Prism Comics Panel at Long Beach Comic Con. MariNaomi submitted an article to XoJane discussing how she felt harassed by a fellow panelist when he questioned her sexuality on stage, made offensive comments about her appearance and Asian racial features, and made sexually inappropriate jokes about her during the panel. MariNaomi did not name her harasser, but Scott Lobdell later admitted that he was the panelist in question, and issued an apology to MariNaomi through Heidi MacDonald, chief Editor of ComicsBeat.com.