Comics Seized by Canadian Border Officials from 2003–2010 The Canadian Border Services Agency is known for seizing materials depicting horror, violence, and sexuality, and their scrutiny of comics is on the rise. Any comic, graphic novel, or manga brought into Canada is subject to their searches, whether in print or on electronic devices such as a laptop, cell phone or tablet. Previously, the CBLDF issued an advisory (http://cbldf.org/resources/customs/advisory-crossing-international-borders/) for traveling safely with comic art across international borders. Now, we take a closer look at the situation at the US/Canadian Border. What follows is a list of comics, graphic novels, and manga that have drawn the attention of the Canadian Border Services Agency at the US/Canadian border from 2003 to 2010. Every comic on this list has been seized by the border patrol because it was found to be "suspicious." After review, if the comic is found to be permissible, the comic or the electronic device on which it is carried is eventually returned to its owner and added to the admissible list. Otherwise, the book is added to the prohibited list and banned from crossing the border. Regardless of its ultimate status as either admissible or prohibited, each of the following comics has been confiscated by Canadian Border Services agents and examined. There is no clear rubric that the Canadian Border Services Agency uses to determine what is prohibited and what is admissible. Some of the titles that have aroused the suspicions of the CBSA include Gundam H, Grendel, and even Sailor Moon. By looking at the list, it is clear that the decisions about your comics are at the discretion of individual border agents, and that those decisions are inconsistent at best. Take, for example, The XXXenophile Collection, a series of anthologies collecting the satirical series by Girl Genius creators Phil and Kaja Foglio. In late 2004, the Canadian Border Services Agency seized five volumes of The XXXenophile Collection. Volumes one, three, and five were prohibited. Volumes four and six were admitted. Regardless of CBSA's final decision on whether to admit or prohibit your comics, anything that looks "questionable" to a border agent will be seized for evaluation. Look at your bookshelf. Do any of your comics contain elements of horror, violence, or sexuality? If so, it's likely that they would be seized at the Canadian border. If found to be prohibited, possession of these comics could lead to you being charged with a crime, in the same way that one American has (http://cbldf.org/about-us/case-files/cbldf-case-files- canada-customs-case/). JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2003 Prohibited Alraune #1, May 2001, by Rochus Hahn, edited/translated by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Comics Seized by Canadian Border Officials from 2003–2010 1 Alraune #4, March 2002, by Rochus Hahn, edited/translated by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bizarre Bondage #1, October 2000, by Dementia, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bizarre Bondage #2, November 2000, by Dementia, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bizarre Bondage #3, December 2000, by Dementia, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bizarre Bondage #4, June 2001, by Dementia, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bizarre Bondage #5, September 2001, by Dementia, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix Bondage Obsession I, by Dementia, edited by Ezra Mark, October 1999, ISBN: 1-56097- 377-3 Hardcore Dementia, by Dementia, edited by Peppy White, April 2001, ISBN: 1-56097- 401-X Head of the Class, published by Groth & Thompson, Eros, January 2002 Housewives at Play, by Rebecca, edited by Ezra Mark, August 2000, ISBN: 1-56097- 353-6 Housewives at Play #8, by Rebecca, February 2002, published by Eros Comix Housewives Still at Play, by Rebecca, edited by Michael Dowers, Eros, ISBN: 1-56097- 476-1 Madoline, by Georges Pichard, re-mastered English version, 1996, published by Bon-Vue Enterprises Madoline #2, by Georges Pichard, re-mastered English version, 1997, published by Bon- Vue Enterprises More Housewives at Play, by Rebecca, edited by Kim Thompson, Eros, ISBN: 1-56097- 405-2 The Road to Repentance, translated into English,1994, published by Bon-Vue Enterprises The Young Witches by Solano Lopez & Barreiro, edited by Kim Thompson, Eros, ISBN: 1-56097-202-5 The Young Witches Book Two: "London Babylon", by Solano Lopez & Barreiro, edited by Kim Thompson & Ezra Mark, ISBN: 1-56097-241-6 The Young Witches Book Five: "The Legacy", by Pol with illustrations by Solano Lopez. Eros Comix Admissible Comics Seized by Canadian Border Officials from 2003–2010 2 Housewives at Play #4, by Rebecca, January 2000, published by Eros Comix OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2003 Prohibited Bizarre Bondage Issue One, edited by Kim Thompson, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 1, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1999 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 4, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 6, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 7, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 1, by Raulo, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 2, by Raulo, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 3, by Raulo, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2003 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 5, by Raulo, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 6, by Raulo, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Hot Moms, #1, edited by Michael Dowers, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2003 Housewives at Play King Sized Special, edited by Michael Dowers, Eros Graphic Albums, published by Gary Groth and Kim Thompson, ISBN: 1-56097-577-6, Copyright 2003 Housewives at Play, Book One, by Rebecca, published by Gary Groth and Kim Thomson, ISBN: 1-56097-517-2, Copyright 2002 Housewives at Play, Number 1, by Rebecca, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1999 Housewives at Play, Number 7, by Rebecca, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2001 Housewives at Play, Number 9, by Michael Dowers, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Housewives at Play, Number 10, by Rebecca, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2002 Howie Dard's Tart!, Eros Graphic Albums, No. 44, by Howie Dard, edited by Kim Thompson, ISBN: 1-56097-421-4, Copyright 2001 Lust in Space Nuns of Terror, by Arturo Picca & Dante Tiberia, published by Last Gasp of San Francisco, by Eros Comix, ISBN: 0-86719-498-7, Copyright 2000 Comics Seized by Canadian Border Officials from 2003–2010 3 Princess of Darkness, Number Two, October 1995, by Yuichiro Tanuma, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1995 Princess of Darkness, Number Three, October 1995, by Yuichiro Tanuma, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1995 Ramba, Volume Two, Eros Graphic Albums 22, by Rossi, Delizia, and Laurenti, published by Gary Groth & Kim Thompson, ISBN: 1-56097-253-X, Copyright 1993 Ramba, Volume Three, Eros Graphic Albums 29, by Rossi, Delizia, and Janni, published by Gary Groth & Kim Thompson, ISBN: 1-56097-235-1, Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Shaundra Savage She-Male, by Philo, published by Gary Groth & Kim Thompson, ISBN: 1-56097-378-1, Copyright 1999 Silky Whip, Volume One, edited by Michael Dowers, published by Eros Comix, 2002 English translation and adaptation, ISBN: 1-56097-483-4, Copyright 1998 The Young Witches, Book Four: "The Eternal Dream", No. 55, Aug-03, by F. Solano Lopez & Pol, published by Eros Comix, ISBN: 1-56097-5798-2, Copyright 2001, 2003 Voice of Submission, No. 3, by Mashumaro Juubaori, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1998 Admissible Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 3, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 5, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Co-Ed Sexxtasy, Number 8, by Makoto Fujisaki, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Housewives at Play, Number 5, by Rebecca, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2000 Princess of Darkness, Number Four, by Yuichiro Tanuma, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1995 Princess of Darkness, Number Five, by Yuichiro Tanuma, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1996 Sexhibition, No. 5, by Gari Suehiro, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 1996 The Divine, by Morale-Tulli, published by Cha Cha Comics, Copyright 2001 JANUARY TO MARCH 2004 Prohibited Bombshell Boobies, by Yukio Yukimino, published by Redlight Manga Corporation, ISBN: 1-59023-003-5 Comics Seized by Canadian Border Officials from 2003–2010 4 Bondage Slaves III, Iss. 3, by Dementia, published by Groth and Thompson, Copyright 2000 Demi the Demoness Hard Core!, No. 2, by S. 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Crompton, published by Gary Groth & Kim Thompson, Copyright 2000 Elizabeth Bathory, No. 4, by Raulo, published by Kim Thompson and Gary Groth, Eros Comix, Copyright 2003 Housewives at Play, No. 11, by Rebecca, published by Kim Thompson & Gary Groth Judith & Holophernes, by Riverstone, published by Last Gasp of San Francisco, ISBN: 0- 86719-529-0, Copyright 2001 Monsterotica, Iss. 1, by Dementia, published by Groth and Thompson, Copyright 1998 Monsterotica, Iss. 2, by Dementia, published by Groth and Thompson, Copyright 2000 Pee Soup, No. 1, published by Eros Comix, Copyright 2003 Pheromone on the Street Corner, by Yukio Yukimino, published by Redlight Manga Corporation, ISBN: 1-59023-007-8 Pleasure Bound, No. 6, published by Gary Groth & Kim Thompson, Copyright 2000 Rhapsody, by Yuuki Ryoh, published by Redlight Corporation, ISBN: 1-59023-006-X, Copyright 2001 Savage Sewer Sluts, No. 1, by Dementia, published by Kim Thompson & Gary Groth, Copyright 1998 School Zone, Vol. 1, by Akiko Fujii with Michio Akiyama, published by Redlight Corporation, ISBN: 1-59023-008-6, Copyright 2001 Sex Warrior Isane Extreme, No.