Craig Thompson, Blankets

Joshua Grasso (East Central University)

Ed. by Padraig Kirwan, Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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First circulation or publication 37825

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United States (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

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Graphic / Comic
Novel

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Almost twenty years after the initial publication of Craig Thompson’s

Blankets

, it remains one of the most controversial comics on the market, with numerous attempts to censor it throughout the US alone. In 2006, according to the Comic Books Legal Defense Fund’s website,

a resident of Marshall, MO, filed a request with the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees to have Blankets removed from the shelves because of the allegedly obscene illustrations. She likened the illustrations to pornography and was concerned that the comic art would attract children...[and] the library would be frequented by the same people who go to porn shops. (cbldf.org)

a resident of Marshall, MO, filed a request with the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees to have

Blankets

removed from the shelves…

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Citation: Grasso, Joshua. "Blankets". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 July 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=36273, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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