And this is what happen when you publish a hardcore porn and try to ship it to other countries with all your other comics, it appears:
I have been told by a number of UK stores that the new Black Kiss comic by Howard Chaykin, Black Kiss 2, due to be published tomorrow by Image Comics, has not arrived – although other Image comic books have.
Asking around, I am told by Diamond Comic Distributor representatives that the comic book in question has been held by UK Customs, who are concerned by its rather intense sexual content.
Judging by comments from those who’ve actually seen Black Kiss 2 – I haven’t – the book doesn’t shy away from scenes that could be described as “graphic,” and not in the traditional “graphic novel” sense. I am curious and worried about what the feedback will be from retailers in more conservative parts of the US when this hits shelves tomorrow.
July 31st, 2012 at 7:55 pm
I own a shop in one of those more conservative parts of the country (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia). I promoted this book to my customers in my monthly recommendation blog (the original was great stuff), but I only had 1 taker. I have a few copies for those who may have missed it, and I can guarantee the reaction from most of my customers will be either not to look at it at all (live and let live), or look and laugh with bemusement (a variation of live and let live). Conservative parts of the country or no, most comic fans are more sophisticated readers/consumers of literature and will probably take the content in stride. If they don’t I can always drag out my copy of “Lost Girls” to give them perspective.