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The Comics Code in 1974

by Scott VanderPloeg | Oct 16, 2017 | Jiminy Christmas! | 4

I ran across this great 1974 article reprinted from Inside Comics titled The Comics Code: 20 Years...

Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: On Comic Books and Censorship

by Shelley Smarz | May 18, 2011 | Diary of a Comic Book Goddess | 4

Before I begin, I know that this should go without saying (given that this is a comic book...

Comic Factoids: Steranko's Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D #5

by Comic Book Daily Staff | Sep 22, 2010 | Championing Comics | 0

Here is the page from SHIELD #5 that somewhat infamously, Stan had Romita redraw the panel that is the closeup of the phone to replace the mouthpiece back on the hook. Deemed too racy to indicate Fury and Val were about to get...

Dispatches from the Interwebs: Interesting Comic Stories

by Shelley Smarz | Jul 8, 2010 | Diary of a Comic Book Goddess | 0

The Bestselling Graphic Novels for June 2010 (Bookstore Channel) Nielsen BookScan has released its rankings for the bestselling adult graphic novels in the bookstore channel for June 2010. Using sales data provided by major book...

Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: TCAF Panel #2 – Manga Censorship

by Shelley Smarz | May 10, 2010 | Diary of a Comic Book Goddess | 0

On Saturday afternoon, I sat in on a panel on censorship of manga. Generally speaking, I feel that censorship ultimately does more harm than good. I think that being told what is “safe” for me to read is incredibly paternalistic...

Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: Pondering Censorship

by Shelley Smarz | Feb 16, 2010 | Diary of a Comic Book Goddess | 0

As I was scouring Twitter, I heard a lot about the Chris Handley case. Handley, a 40-year-old US manga collector, was sentenced to six months in prison for importing and possessing manga that was classified by the Protect Act as...