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Graphic sex gets the latest Saga banned from Apple Store...

  • 10-04-2013 6:33pm
    #1
    giftgrub
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    Big fan of Brian K Vaughans Saga series...but apparently its a bit too much for Apple.
    Brian K Vaughan announced via press release on Tuesday that the latest issue of his and Fiona Staples' popular comic book Saga will not be available to readers via ComiXology or other digital comics platforms for iOS devices such as iPad and iPhone; anything that's purchased in-app through the Apple App Store. As is its contentious and often unpredictable tradition, Apple seems to have objected to graphic sexual content again. In the case of Saga #12, that content is two very small images depicting explicit oral sex between men.

    Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/09/saga-12-apple-app-store-banned-brian-k-vaughan-fiona-staples-sexual-content/#ixzz2Q5BGxLjX


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  • #2
    Draco
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    It wasn't Apple - ComiXology didn't submit for fear it would be rejected:
    http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/10/apple-didnt-ban-saga-12-it-was-comixology/
    David Steinberger, CEO of ComiXology writes;

    In the last 24 hours there has been a lot of chatter about Apple banning Saga #12 from our Comics App on the Apple App Store due to depictions of gay sex. This is simply not true, and we’d like to clarify.

    As a partner of Apple, we have an obligation to respect its policies for apps and the books offered in apps. Based on our understanding of those policies, we believed that Saga #12 could not be made available in our app, and so we did not release it today.

    We did not interpret the content in question as involving any particular sexual orientation, and frankly that would have been a completely irrelevant consideration under any circumstance.

    Given this, it should be clear that Apple did not reject Saga #12.

    After hearing from Apple this morning, we can say that our interpretation of its policies was mistaken. You’ll be glad to know that Saga #12 will be available on our App Store app soon.

    We apologize to Saga creator Brian K. Vaughan and Image Comics for any confusion this may have caused.


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