Meng and Ecker
Meng and Ecker was a British underground comic written by David Britton and illustrated by Kris Guidio.[1] It was published in 1989[2] by the controversial Manchester-based company Savoy and lasted for nine issues before being banned in 1992 under obscenity laws.
Concept
The characters Meng and Ecker were inspired by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele.[3] Authorities pulped thousands of copies of Meng & Ecker after finding the book "obscene and likely to corrupt."[4] In finding the comic obscene, the judge said, "This comic could be read - and possibly gloated over - by people who enjoyed viciousness and violence. It had pictures that would be repulsive to right-thinking people."[5] The name 'Meng & Ecker' is a homage to a Manchester Tearooms, which operated near St Ann's Square for most of the twentieth century.[6]
References
- ↑ Greenland, Colin (March 12, 2003). "The Thursday Book: A Wallow In The Sump Of The Popular Psyche". The Independent. Comment; Pg. 21
- ↑ "Savoy Comics: Meng & Ecker 1".
- ↑ Foster, Jonathan (July 30, 1992). "Legal challenge on seizure of anti-Semitic fantasy". The Independent. Pg. 5
- ↑ McCrum, Robert (March 16, 1997). "The Week In Reviews: Books: The Bare-Faced Cheek Of It". The Observer. Pg. 16
- ↑ Guardian staff. (July 31, 1992). "Lord Horror Book Is 'Not Obscene'". The Guardian. Pg. 7
- ↑ "Meng and Ecker".
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