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From corporate censorship and questionable career choices to really bad hair days and a disappointing Today, 2017 was a year that turned out to be a little more off the rails than usual – and that speaks volumes Oh, and let's not forget the ultimate awards show "You had one job…" taboo that would never[...]
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's Brownstein, Gomez Talk Censorship and Comics
Nick Kazden writes: Back in April, I covered the CBLDF Censorship panel at Wonder Con, and it doesn't seem like things have improved much since then Executive Director Charles Brownstein and Editorial Director Betsy Gomez gave a presentation that highlighted the state of censorship in 2017 and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's efforts to defend[...]
Doran, Lyga Respond To Mangaman Library Controversy
If she has a problem disciplining her son, then there is no call to take that problem out on the entire community via book banning. There's nothing in the book you can't see on prime time network TV. I sincerely hope the powers that be make the rational decision, and that they don't allow calls for censorship[...]
Washington Mom Wants Mangaman Banned For "Naked And Sexual Images"
So we decided to go for it. You may want to sit down for this, or at least make sure there's a fainting couch within falling distance. Oh, and, uh, NSFW, if that wasn't obvious so far. The image of protagonist Ryoko's pixelated genitals is a reference to Japanese censorship laws, according to CBLDF, so the images must[...]
The 15th Rumour Awards – Censorship Of The Year
Mostly. But feel free to catch up with previous years by clicking on all these links. Some people believe that censorship is the preserve of governmental bodies and can not be carried out by a private individual or private business That's not true – while "censor" is an official government title, censorship means only acting "like" a censor, rather[...]
When Google Play Censors Your Comic Books
Selling his work on Google Play, he hit a little problem. Hey, remember how I said STORY OF OH and VLADRUSHKA were now available (as well as LULU Book 1, MARTHAand SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, which still are available there) on Google Play? PSYCHE! Banned again! I'm really getting sick of the censorship Erotica is allowed in ebooks UNLESS[...]
Neil Gaiman Talks About Charlie Hebdo And British Censorship With CBLDF
the interview comes from a podcast that the CBLDF has put up on their website where Neil talks about Charlie Hebdo, British censorship and more… To celebrate today's launch of CBLDF Defender, we've uploaded a bonus episode of the CBLDF Podcast! In this episode, we speak to author and CBLDF Advisory Board Co-Chair (as well as[...]
How To Censor The Third Issue Of Punks With Regard To Delicate Sensibilities
Women in skimpy skintight costumes is the bee's knees, but a picture of a photo of a raised middle finger is not. Never fear! The creative team understand you pain! So they have whipped up this handy dandy censor kit. Simply print one off for every coy ordered and you can choose the method of your censorship.   Just think of the[...]
Removing Lobo's Spine From Issue One
I just mentioned how Archie Comics requested an artist remove Jughead's spine from a pin-up featuring the Predator holding his head on a spike. But that's not the only such scene receiving censorship This is from Lobo #1, with Classic Lobo being decapitated by Lipstick Lobo. But here's the original scene, as drawn by Reilly Brown and[...]
Sixty Years Of Seduction – Right, Wrong, Rage, And Wertham At San Diego Comic Con
"Wertham wanted to prohibit children from purchasing comic books, and [the question becomes], "Is that censorship? Is the comics code censorship?" Well, what is censorship? There are certainly some recent examples of what I think are legitimate concerns about what is portrayed in media, and particularly for this audience in comic books When it comes[...]
Neonomicon Banned In South Carolina
Back in June, a South Carolina library pulled their copy of Neonomicon from the adultbookshelves, after a 14 year old girl withdrew it using her mother's library card, and her mother complained. Yup. Learning of the library's decision to remove the book this month, Acacia O'Connor, project coordinator for the Kids' Right to Read Project, said that[...]
Stuck In The Middle Returns To Maine School Libraries
The book was withdrawn and a committee asked to investigate the book, who reported to the RSU last year, recommending it be put back on the shelf. Interestingly, two of those who voted against the decision, did so because they thought even the parental permission aspect was censorship. Superintendent Tom Ward is reported to have said that[...]