Experience: The role of government in comics

This was a particularly interesting presentation given by Kirk O'Brien, a local artist and instructor. I have never really concerned myself with comic books, but this presentation brought to light many aspects of the world that have strengthened my interests in it. Honestly the types of comics that the Comic Book Authority are the reason that I have never been a big fan of the idea of comics.

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I always saw them as something for young children that are not very deep in content, but now my eyes have been opened to the politics of comics. On the issue of whether or not a comic should be censored, in my opinion it should be the job of the parent to decide what is safe for the eyes of their child. In the beginning the shift from being primarily for kids to young adults may have been startling for parents, but if they are concerned about what their children are seeing they should not buy it in the first place. Like with movies, there are things that young children and even teenagers should be discouraged from seeing, but with movies there is a system of ratings that broadcast this to parents, instead of not allowing something to be printed in the first place. This kind of system, while it does do some harm, allows for people to create what they want and still warn against harsh or inappropriate content.