Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Graphic Novel Maus Banned by Tennessee School Board back in late January (via CBR):
Art Spiegelman himself has addressed the McMinn County School board's decision to remove Maus from its curriculum in an interview with CNBC. "I'm kind of baffled by this," Spiegelman said. "It's leaving me with my jaw open, like, 'What?'" he continued, going on to describe the board as "Orwellian."
Why does the educational system promote this kind of stuff, it is not wise or healthy… I am not denying it was horrible, brutal and cruel," one board member said. "It's like when you're watching TV and a cuss word or nude scene comes on it would be the same movie without it. Well, this would be the same book without it… If I had a child in the eighth grade, this ain't happening. If I had to move him out and homeschool him or put him somewhere else, this is not happening. - Tony Allman, School Board Member
The Mcminn County School board in Tennessee just voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 26, 2022
The vote was 10-0https://t.co/kpgjoLZQq9 pic.twitter.com/liMpSKJHYS
One interesting [altered cover] I'd found a while back (but can't put hands on the tweet) was ASM 35. Ditko did the rejected (butt-heavy) one which apparently published in Italy and then Kirby re-did it to cover some Spider-booty.
It's the Joker's 75th birthday and there's discussion going on at the moment about censorship/self-censorship. Here's a cover I did a while back which I was asked to tone down (before and after). Along with a couple of prelims that led up to it.
