Tag: Censorship
Kissing Image in a Graphic Novel Can Lead to Porn Addiction, Claims Activist Trying...
A chaste drawing of a kiss in Raina Telgemeier's Drama led to a life long porn addiction, claims a Texas woman.
SDCC ’23: Post-pandemic censorship: libraries and the challenges they face
Librarians address patron safety, staff well-being, and politically targeted book bans happening around the country.
GENDER QUEER scores a win in court as Virginia judge dismisses lawsuit
The lawsuit against Maia Kobabe's graphic novel memoir was dismissed today on the grounds that the law it was based on is unconstitutional.
SDCC ’22: San Diego Central Library panelists discuss the era of comics censorship
The panel discussed the recent uptick in censoring comics such as Maus
WonderCon ’22: Stopping the Outrage Machine in Saving Comic Books in Libraries
Librarians tell us what we can do to preserve access to comics, graphic novels and other library materials targeted by censors
Maus hits #1 on Amazon – but is it enough?
Controversy has propelled Maus to the top of the sales charts, but a bigger battle is looming, librarians warn.
Outcry after Tennessee school board unanimously votes to remove Maus
Amid rising attempts to ban books from school libraries and curriculums, the McMinn County school board in Tennessee has voted to remove Maus from the school library by a 10-0 vote.
C2E2 ‘21: Standing Up For What’s Right: The Fight Against Comics Censorship
A panel of librarians and legal scholars discuss the many recent challenges to comics, and how best to combat censorship.
Jerry Craft’s NEW KID and CLASS ACT pulled from Texas school district over Critical...
A Zoom event with Craft was also cancelled over concerns that NEW KID and CLASS ACT would teach Critical Race Theory to kids.
DC requested HARLEY QUINN animated series remove a scene of oral sex between Batman...
The scene would have appeared in the third season of the Harley Quinn HBO Max series.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Naked Body’ opens up the hidden world of Chinese indie comics
Naked Body: An Anthology of Chinese Comics
Edited by Yan Cong, R. Orion Martin, and Jason Li
Paradise Systems
Naked Body opens up a hidden world that not many of us in America actually knows exists. There’s...
SDCC ’19: Examining the state of censorship in comics
Identity challenges and censorship in academic communities are among the most pressing current issues.