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Sep 25, 2024 | reckon.news | Annabel Rocha |Lily Williams |Karen Schneemann |MK Czerwiec

As National Comic Book Day coincides with Banned Books Week this year, graphic novels find themselves at the center of a nationwide controversy over censorship and educational content. According to recent data from the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, the number of graphic novels facing censorship attempts has skyrocketed in recent years. In 2023, 378 different graphic novels were threatened with bans or challenges, with a total of 1,020 censorship attempts recorded.