Nick Bertozzi on Situation in Rome, GA



Cartoonist Nick Bertozzi is the creator of "The Salon," an excerpt from which caused a comic shop retailer named Gordon Lee to be arrested in November, 2004, when he accidentally distributed to a minor an anthology containing that work. On Monday the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced their intention to support Lee's defense. Bertozzi was unable to respond in time for my initial article, but I think it's important to hear from the artist in cases like this one.

Bertozzi:

"I'm deeply grateful for the CBLDF taking on Gordon's case. As a former manager of a comic store myself (Fat Jack's Comicrypt - City Line, Philadelphia) I am very aware that the livelihood of any comics store relies directly on the goodwill and good communication between the shop and the customers. It's very upsetting that the offended party decided to make this a public issue and it seems to me like swatting a fly with a bat."

 
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