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My friend Adrian Medina has already posted on developments in the world of cartoons. I really have to talk about the past, a time when comics were about to disappear ... because even young readers will ignore it, there was a time when vampires "30 days of night", the curves of Mary Jane or violence of characters like Punisher or Mr. Zsasz, was literally nonexistent.
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All arts have ever been attacked by the censors. When politically correct, benefactors, and friends of moral sense a movie, book or painting that encourages perversion and evil That is, everything that is not like them, do everything possible to eradicate it. They think they're doing the right thing, but really a pattern repeated: creativity being squashed by the "common good."
comics or the "ninth art" are no exception. During the 50's of last century, was the largest witch hunt that has ever existed for the stories. A time when superheroes almost completely disappeared, and that even its creators were investigated by the U.S. Senate. A time when publishers were unable to recover from this "witch hunt" went into bankruptcy.
comics or the "ninth art" are no exception. During the 50's of last century, was the largest witch hunt that has ever existed for the stories. A time when superheroes almost completely disappeared, and that even its creators were investigated by the U.S. Senate. A time when publishers were unable to recover from this "witch hunt" went into bankruptcy.
Who was responsible? No less a man named Frederick Wertham, the worst enemy of superheroes. This is the story of how a man almost accomplished what neither the Joker, Lex Luthor and Magneto have achieved.
appeared in 1954 in the United States, the book "Seduction of the Innocent", whose author was Wertham, a psychologist who works at Bellevue Hospital in New York. The book vomited flames of anger against all the existing comics, responsible for juvenile delinquency. Likewise, blaming Superman to invite children to "sadistic fantasies," Batman and Robin of encouraging homosexuality, and Wonder Woman to be "all what a child should not be "... the DC editorial and the entire comics industry, considered these statements as absurd ... but the fire of the fire was just beginning.
One of the collections, according to psychologist, more inciting violence, were the editorial published by the EC, with titles of zombies, vampires, ghosts, serial murderers, werewolves and other ghoulish creatures. The most famous publication was during the eighties which became a popular television series Tales from the crypt, ("Beyond the Grave"). The fate of the CD was terrible editorial: finally closing its doors in the face of mounting criticism and harder to parents, who were protesting about cartoons that if we compare with the horror movies that are rented at any video store, would be quite funny. Maxwell Gaines, director of CE and one of the minds that shaped the contemporary comics, undertook a series of battles against censorship, since virtually everything published was reprehensible. Some censorship bordered on stupidity, like banning the word "horror" on the cover. After many legal battles, EC went into bankruptcy and canceled all its publications to focus on one of the most famous humor magazine, Mad.
appeared in 1954 in the United States, the book "Seduction of the Innocent", whose author was Wertham, a psychologist who works at Bellevue Hospital in New York. The book vomited flames of anger against all the existing comics, responsible for juvenile delinquency. Likewise, blaming Superman to invite children to "sadistic fantasies," Batman and Robin of encouraging homosexuality, and Wonder Woman to be "all what a child should not be "... the DC editorial and the entire comics industry, considered these statements as absurd ... but the fire of the fire was just beginning.
One of the collections, according to psychologist, more inciting violence, were the editorial published by the EC, with titles of zombies, vampires, ghosts, serial murderers, werewolves and other ghoulish creatures. The most famous publication was during the eighties which became a popular television series Tales from the crypt, ("Beyond the Grave"). The fate of the CD was terrible editorial: finally closing its doors in the face of mounting criticism and harder to parents, who were protesting about cartoons that if we compare with the horror movies that are rented at any video store, would be quite funny. Maxwell Gaines, director of CE and one of the minds that shaped the contemporary comics, undertook a series of battles against censorship, since virtually everything published was reprehensible. Some censorship bordered on stupidity, like banning the word "horror" on the cover. After many legal battles, EC went into bankruptcy and canceled all its publications to focus on one of the most famous humor magazine, Mad.
The Good Doctor Wertham, with ability of powerful crime lord out of ... well yes, a comic.
The anger against the cartoons was increasing: public burnings of comics, and more and more censorship. To level things, came the "Comics Code Authority, which regulates everything you should and should not appear in the cartoons. Everything had to be more peaceful, more calm and focused at children. Stories serious, mature and intelligent die died as victims of a Gotham City gangster, giving way to more than more than children, were stupid. Because this stage, to this day remains the prejudice that "comics are for kids" ... thanks to the ideas of a psychologist who was absolutely certain he was doing the right thing.
Although we must not be unfair: Wertham's bad reputation with regard to comics, which won unanimous hatred of all fans, has overshadowed their concerns about child abuse and psychological damage.
Fortunately, with the emergence of artists such as Stan Lee, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Steve Niles, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison or Neil Gaiman, the comic has gradually regained his place, winning again the public's respect.
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