SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority (MDA) confirms that a comic "Archie: The Married Life" Book Three was pulled from bookstore shelves because its content breached guidelines by depicting same-sex marriage of two characters.
Comic artist Sonny Liew had flagged the withdrawal in a blog post dated July 11, saying he could not find it in a Kinokuniya catalog. The bookstore had told him it was removed from sale by notice of MDA.
In response to queries from Channel NewsAsia on Wednesday (July 16), a spokesperson said MDA had assessed the comic in March, upon receiving a complaint. Thereafter, the authority informed the local distributor of the comic, not to import or distribute it in retail outlets.
MDA says the Publications Consultative Panel, "which comprises a cross-section of Singapore society" was consulted before its decision, and its members advised them that the theme of the comic was "not in line with social norms" and in breach of existing content guidelines.
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