I wouldn’t be who I am without libraries. Even with works such as Sandman being challenged, Gaiman has always seen libraries as a positive entity for learning and librarians as the facilitators. In addition to writing Sandman, Gaiman is the author of children’s books, young adult novels, and bestsellers for adults. And if they aren’t on any shelves, due to fearful or underbudgeted librarians, there’s always an Interlibrary Loan… I’m perfectly happy for Sandman to be on adult shelves. I suspect that having a reputation as adult material that’s unsuitable for teens will probably do more to get teens to read Sandman than having the books ready and waiting on the YA shelves would ever do. And… Where’s Waldo?” Gaiman responds to the fan, who, upon finding her library only shelved one volume of the series and refused to purchase more of them for the YA section of the library, asked him how he felt about Sandman being considered “unsuitable for teens” in many libraries: In 2003, an unnamed inquirer recalled an experience involving the graphic novel’s suppression at his or her library on Gaiman’s website. Gaiman’s graphic novel has been challenged and removed from some libraries because of “anti-family themes,” “offensive language,” and for being “unsuited for age group.” Most often, opposition to the series has arisen when it has been shelved in the young adult section of the library. The comic series and graphic novel have been challenged and banned in libraries since its publication. Since its release as a comic book, the series has experienced ongoing popularity in the graphic novel format, including the oversized and recolored Absolute edition. The series earned nine Eisner awards, three Harvey awards, and it was the first graphic novel to win a literary award, the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story. The series was released by DC Comics, becoming the flagship title for DC’s Vertigo line. Sandman was 75 issue series launched in 1989 that chronicled the misadventures, struggles and complex relationships among seven mystical siblings. Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librariansĭespite its many accolades, Neil Gaiman’s Absolute Sandman has been listed as one of the top banned and challenged graphic novels by the American Library Association.Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators.Know Your Rights: Student Rights Fact Sheet.Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read!.Adding Graphic Novels to Your Library or Classroom Collection.Kirkpatrick, NY State Court of Appeals (1973)

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