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04-29-2009, 12:18 PM
Dan DiDio: 25 Answers, 1 Question (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/040929-DiDio20.html) (yes 25)
the question
6. Something that comes up with some regularity – why does DC Comics still participate in the Comics Code Authority? As a reader pointed out, the CCA seal gives the same message, despite what book it’s on – that some objective, third party has deemed these books to meet a certain criteria. That said though, the seal is on Tiny Titans as well as the last issue of Action Comics, which was mostly, a bloody, brutal fight between a mother and her child, something that would have earned it at least a ‘V’ for violence, and perhaps even a ‘TV-14’ rating if it was on television instead of comics. When the Code encompasses such a wide variety of material, does that erode its meaning?
DD: The Code has certain sets of parameters that it abides by, and whether it’s Tiny Titans or Action Comics, they all abide by those same parameters. Books like Tiny Titans, which we deem to be geared for children, while Action Comics is geared for all ages, the Code itself applies to an all-ages grouping. We choose to separate Tiny Titans out and make it for a younger skew of the audience.
I think what the person may be looking for is a stratification of age-specific reading, but the reality is when we built our children’s books under the Johnny DC logo, those were always meant for a younger audience, and anything with the Comics Code on it is deemed to be acceptable for an all-ages audience. So honestly, the Code applies to a wider grouping than just kids books. At this particular point, we feel that the separation between the kids line and the all-ages line is distinct enough to preclude us from creating another classification system. Both types of books are distinctive in the way they are presented in their packaging.
and I got a non-answer!! YAY ..... wait BOOO!!!
the question
6. Something that comes up with some regularity – why does DC Comics still participate in the Comics Code Authority? As a reader pointed out, the CCA seal gives the same message, despite what book it’s on – that some objective, third party has deemed these books to meet a certain criteria. That said though, the seal is on Tiny Titans as well as the last issue of Action Comics, which was mostly, a bloody, brutal fight between a mother and her child, something that would have earned it at least a ‘V’ for violence, and perhaps even a ‘TV-14’ rating if it was on television instead of comics. When the Code encompasses such a wide variety of material, does that erode its meaning?
DD: The Code has certain sets of parameters that it abides by, and whether it’s Tiny Titans or Action Comics, they all abide by those same parameters. Books like Tiny Titans, which we deem to be geared for children, while Action Comics is geared for all ages, the Code itself applies to an all-ages grouping. We choose to separate Tiny Titans out and make it for a younger skew of the audience.
I think what the person may be looking for is a stratification of age-specific reading, but the reality is when we built our children’s books under the Johnny DC logo, those were always meant for a younger audience, and anything with the Comics Code on it is deemed to be acceptable for an all-ages audience. So honestly, the Code applies to a wider grouping than just kids books. At this particular point, we feel that the separation between the kids line and the all-ages line is distinct enough to preclude us from creating another classification system. Both types of books are distinctive in the way they are presented in their packaging.
and I got a non-answer!! YAY ..... wait BOOO!!!