Just a quick reminder- this past week was Banned Books Week (or Banned Books month begins at my school). Libraries celebrate books that others find offensive.
Who in the comic industry has suffered (or enjoyed) this fate?
We have two banned authors: Alison Bechdel and Craig Thompson. Bechdel penned her darkly humorous memoir Fun Home while Craig Thompson dealt with maturity into an adult in Blankets.
Both books are graphic novel memoirs, like Maus and Persepolis (the movie version of which has been banned in Iran, come to think of it), involve a child/teenager growing up into an adult, and both have anatomically correct nudity.
Personally I prefer Fun Home because it has a more conclusive ending than Blankets, but I don't believe in banning books.
LONG LIVE LITERACY AND FREEDOM!
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