This was further compounded by the fact that the book was out of stock or sold out, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Įven after a judge initially blocked Crivella’s ban, only to be overturned by another judge ruling in favor of removing the books, the spirit of the Young Avengers was demonstrated in the real world by those rebelling against this decision.

In a video statement on Twitter, Crivella said, “Books like this need to be wrapped in black sealed plastic with a content warning displayed on the outside,” and his decision is based on “protecting the minors of our city.”Ĭheung took to his Instagram on Friday and posted his reaction to this decision, calling for solidarity.Ī post shared by Jim Cheung orders to Rio de Janeiro police to confiscate all copies of Children’s Crusade, officials at the festival refused to comply. Unsurprisingly Crivella, a former bishop in the giant Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, took umbrage with this particular scene. The swan song for Young Avengers co-creators, writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung, Children’s Crusade is perhaps most notable for first depicting the long overdue on-panel kiss between teammates Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) and Hulkling (Teddy Altman), who incidentally happen to be both be male. It all began when Rio de Janeiro mayor Marvelo Crivella issued a statement on Twitter calling for the banning of all copies of the Marvel graphic novel collection Avengers: The Children’s Crusade from Bienial Do Livro book festival, the largest literary event in the country according to advertisements. Over the course of the weekend, the case of the banning of a Marvel comics graphic novel from a book festival in Brazil took more twists and dramatic turns than an Aaron Sorkin script. Avengers: The Children’s Crusade art by Jim Cheung

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