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Removing The Swastika From The Dark Knight Returns In Mexico

 

1618525_635796503123668_941152708_n On the left is the American edition of The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. On the right, is the Mexican edition, published by DC Comics Mexico and Editorial Televisa.

This edition was censored mainly in the character of Bruno and her henchmen, covering with black squares the swastikas on Bruno's breasts, behind and her henchmen's armbands.

According to BLeeding Cool sources who talked to Giobany Arevalo, the Editorial Televis editor in chief, DC Comics sent the original files to the publisher already censored. However, readers weren't told of this when the book was solicited for sale.

Some years ago, Editorial Vid who previously has the licence published The Dark Knight Returns with the panels exactly as the original.

Mexico has no edict against portraying the swastika, as Germany does. Could it be they got the wrong files?

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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