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Banned in Canada: History of Underground Comics

Mark Frauenfelder at 7:57 am Sun, Jan 19, 2003

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I got an email from the author of Rebel Visions, a terrific history of underground comics published by Fantagraphics. He wrote: "Rebel Visions was busted in Canada! I sent a contributor's copy to cartoonist George Metzger, who called me to say he got a letter from Customs & Revenue that stated the book was obscene, and that it contained sex with mutilation, bestiality, and incest. I guess the bestiality must refer to Wonder Wart-Hog and Lois Lamebrain. I sent him a copy of your article to use as proof of artistic and critical merit. He plans to protest the seizure." Here's a link to my review in the LA Weekly. Link Discuss

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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