ZINECORE: *special episode* with MIKE DIANA tomorrow 8pm EST!

[Hannah Neurotica]

n 1994, underground cartoonist Mike Diana was thrown in jail for 4 days without bail on obscenity charges, for publishing, advertising, and selling his zine BOILED ANGEL. Mike was on probation for 3 years, terms included fines of $3000, no contact with minors, 1280 hours of community service, maintain full time employment, and at his expense, see a psychiatrist and take journalism courses at his own expense; AND no drawing for his own personal use... his home was subject to unannounced searches by local police to make sure he was complying.


On June 4, 1996, a ruling issued by Largo, Florida, Circuit Judge Douglas Baird declared Mike Diana's zines, Boiled Angel #7 and #ATE as obscene. The judge emphasized that he personally found Diana's comics "patently offensive." and stated, "The evident goal of the appellant's publication is to portray shocking and graphic pictures of sexual conduct so it will be noticed. If the message is about victimization and that horrible things are happening in our society, as the appellant alleges, the appellant SHOULD HAVE created a vehicle to send his message that was not obscene." Mike Diana was served with another 2 years of probation, including $2000 in fines, and the same probationary terms.


-from http://www.testicle.com/mikediana.html

Mike will be on the show tomorrow night answering my questions at 8pm EST! www.blogtalkradio.com/thezineshow!

spread the word babes! xo

[Colin Tedford]

Wow! I was just re-reading about him in a comics anthology about censorship.

[Hannah Neurotica]

Nice! dude, we need to meet up! let do it for real this time!
Colin Tedford said:

Wow! I was just re-reading about him in a comics anthology about censorship.

[Jme Hash]

Jeebis gimminy fuckhellwad! That is aweful! I remember seeing the video of him-I guess befor all this shit happened to him-with the epicac and cross n stuff. This seems so unconstitutional and rediculous! I be listening hopefully-if other people don't hog up the shit around here.

[Colin Tedford]

Yeah! I had no spare energy all winter - I'll be in Keene once or twice this week & will drop you a line.

Hannah Neurotica said:

Nice! dude, we need to meet up! let do it for real this time!
Colin Tedford said:

Wow! I was just re-reading about him in a comics anthology about censorship.