Out of the Gutters by Jorge J. Santos HARDBACK 9781477331804

University of Texas Press

Comics have long been a subject of moral panics, no doubt thanks to their in-your-face illustrations and their association with young readers. Indeed, the politicians and parents behind today\u2019s book-banning campaigns reserve special ire for graphic novels. What makes today\u2019s controversies different is the content of the alleged obscenity. Instead of targeting sex as such, censors now focus on affirmations of nonheteronormative identity, as in Maia Kobabe\u2019s Gender Queer. And while violence is a constant in comics, stories that acknowledge nationalist oppression and violence, such as Art Spiegelman\u2019s Maus, are also being blacklisted. Out of the Gutters assembles scholars from diverse disciplines to examine US comics, graphic novels, and cartooning that have been challenged as obscene or\n\nOut of the Gutters\nObscenity, Censorship, and Transgression in American Comics\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Roy;