Comics Conspiracy donated dozens of copies after Tennessee schools removed the book.
Earlier this month, a Tennessee school boardto ban the teaching of"Maus," an iconic graphic novel that depicts the Holocaust, with Jews represented as mice and Nazis as cats.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel was published in 1980, written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman. It was removed from McMinn County's curriculum due to complaints over profanity — specifically the word"damn" — and the depiction of a dead nude mouse; the scene was representative of Spiegelman's own mother's death. The objection, at least openly, did not seem to be regarding the the depiction of the Holocaust.
Ryan Higgins, owner of Sunnyvale's Comics Conspiracy, heard the news and thought it was a bizarre decision. "You can't teach the Holocaust without showing the most graphic imagery that humanity has ever seen. ["Maus"] is nothing compared to the actual thing. It's just mind-boggling that they'd remove it," says Higgins."It's one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of all time, it's just a seminal work. It's been taught in schools and libraries and colleges for decades at this point.
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