Eco Comics forced to censor Cerne Giant
AWAR winning publisher Eco Comics has
agreed to reach a compromise on the controversy surrounding the nudity of the Cerne Giant, who stars in its new series, Englishman.
Many digital outlets have outright refused to carry the paperless publisher's
latest title due to the famously erect English landmark who appears in the comic
book as an actual character.
The publisher said:- "We are releasing a variant edition of Englishman #1
in which the Cerne Giant's... rather renowned region... will be fully concealed.
It seems a sad indictment of the times when a legendary landmark like the Cerne
Giant; which any man, woman or child can visit any day of the week; must be
covered up in a comic book. So much for freedom of art and expression.
But, through pressure, our hand has been forced. Outlets, particularly in the
US, refuse any form of nudity in comic books. It seems that powerful
conservative groups scare them far more than any super villain."
The publisher has offered no further comment on how the notorious chalk figure
of Dorset, who will play a pivotal role in the Englishman series, will appear in
future issues. To date, only one digital outlet has released the uncensored
version of Englishman #1.
The amended artwork showing the censored Cerne Giant is available to view on the
publisher's blog:-
blog.mohawkmedia.co.uk.
The first issue of Englishman, downloadable for free, has been no stranger to
controversy as it attempts to chart the course of the country in a
not-too distant future in which extremism, surveillance, over population,
pollution, house building and removal of wilderness and greenbelt have continued
unabated.
