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"Again, we're in a very transformative time and I believe all factors are ripe for change, so, I wish women would take every opportunity presented to them to make their mark a permanent one"

"one's own experiences are the ones affecting judgments and perceptions"

"And ultimately, the more you allow yourself to be present outside of your comfort zone and open up to varying experiences and people, the richer and more informed your views and perceptions become"

"Recognition alone at times can be all that is needed to inspire those very women to keep on going; and sharing their stories of triumph both bolsters AND inspires others to likewise believe in themselves and follow suit"

"Some spend their whole lives content with their one eye. Others lead paths that open consecutively more"

"Now is the time for women to believe in themselves and their talents"

"To have your beliefs and worldviews challenged and questioned ultimately leads to widening of horizons; and it's my hope that readers and visitors will take that message away with them after visiting the exhibition"

"Women are the silent unknown soldiers working and striving to hold their families together during times of war"

"The stigma of women in comics and it not being a thing has largely become a factually debunked myth and I daresay we're almost entering a golden age"

"When women and girls become part of the solution instead of a "burden" that men need to ponder as an extra problem that needs to be solved, society would be able to recover a lot faster as ALL could then participate in reaching a resolution"

"With the political and social landscape, being what it is today. I decided to take a leaf out of Osamu Tezuka's book and turn my fears, hopes and dreams of THIS era into a philosophical adventure Manga"

"It's all a matter of perspective. Three-point perspective will always have more depth than the flat one point."

"They have so much untapped potential, capabilities and talents buried under self-doubt and unfounded prejudice that they would overturn the region if they give themselves a chance"

"(7) Scenes of excessive violence shall be prohibited. Scenes of brutal torture, excessive and unnecessary knife and gunplay, physical agony, the gory and gruesome crime shall be eliminated."

"(5) Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates a desire for emulation."

"(1) No comic magazine shall use the words "horror" or "terror" in its title."

"(2) All scenes of horror, excessive bloodshed, gory or gruesome crimes, depravity, lust, sadism, masochism shall not be permitted."

"(6) In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds."

"I could understand them; they were like lawyers, people who take things literally and technically. The Code mentioned that you mustn't mention drugs and, according to their rules, they were right. So I didn't even get mad at them then. I said, 'Screw it' and just took the Code seal off for those three issues. Then we went back to the Code again. I never thought about the Code when I was writing a story, because basically I never wanted to do anything that was to my mind too violent or too sexy. I was aware that young people were reading these books, and had there not been a Code, I don't think that I would have done the stories any differently."

"My first assignment, as a new art assistant, was to remove cleavages and lift up low cut blouses on Katy Keene."

"RINGGENBERG: Let's jump ahead a little bit, to the New Direction comics. In Impact #4 you had a story called "The Lonely One", which was about prejudice against Jews. The Jewish in the story had a very bland name. It was "Miller"."

"His sometimes suggestive storytelling – and he was one of the best – almost cost him his job. When his pencilled stories came in, the characters were dressed on one page only. The inker, a woman by the name of terry Szenics, would have to clothe them on the remaining pages."

"[T]he list of requirements a film needs to receive a G rating was doubled, and there were no other acceptable ratings!"

"(7) Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden."

"This really made 'em go bananas in the Code czar's office. 'Judge Murphy was off his nut. He was really out to get us', recalls [EC editor] Feldstein. 'I went in there with this story and Murphy says, "It can't be a Black man". But ... but that's the whole point of the story!' Feldstein sputtered. When Murphy continued to insist that the Black man had to go, Feldstein put it on the line. 'Listen', he told Murphy, 'you've been riding us and making it impossible to put out anything at all because you guys just want us out of business'. [Feldstein] reported the results of his audience with the czar to Gaines, who was furious [and] immediately picked up the phone and called Murphy. 'This is ridiculous!' he bellowed. 'I'm going to call a press conference on this. You have no grounds, no basis, to do this. I'll sue you'. Murphy made what he surely thought was a gracious concession. 'All right. Just take off the beads of sweat'. At that, Gaines and Feldstein both went ballistic. 'Fuck you!' they shouted into the telephone in unison. Murphy hung up on them, but the story ran in its original form."

"(3) All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated."

"(1) Crimes shall never be presented in such a way as to create sympathy for the criminal, to promote distrust of the forces of law and justice, or to inspire others with a desire to imitate criminals."

"The comic-book medium, having come of age on the American cultural scene, must measure up to its responsibilities. Constantly improving techniques and higher standards go hand in hand with these responsibilities. To make a positive contribution to contemporary life, the industry must seek new areas for developing sound, wholesome entertainment. The people responsible for writing, drawing, printing, publishing, and selling comic books have done a commendable job in the past, and have been striving toward this goal. Their record of progress and continuing improvement compares favorably with other media in the communications industry. An outstanding example is the development of comic books as a unique and effective tool for instruction and education. Comic books have also made their contribution in the field of letters and criticism of contemporary life."

"(3) Policemen, judges, government officials, and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority."

"(2) If crime is depicted it shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity."

"(2) Suggestive and salacious illustration or suggestive posture is unacceptable."

"(5) Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited."

"(4) Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly, nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader."

"(1) Nudity in any form is prohibited, as is indecent or undue exposure."

"(2) Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at nor portrayed. Rape scenes, as well as sexual abnormalities, are unacceptable."

"(6) Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested."

"(7) Nudity with meretricious purpose and salacious postures shall not be permitted in the advertising of any product; clothed figures shall never be presented in such a way as to be offensive or contrary to good taste or morals."

"So he said it can't be a Black [person]. So I said, 'For God's sakes, Judge Murphy, that's the whole point of the Goddamn story!' So he said, 'No, it can't be a Black'. Bill [Gaines] just called him up [later] and raised the roof, and finally they said, 'Well, you gotta take the perspiration off'. I had the stars glistening in the perspiration on his Black skin. Bill said, 'Fuck you', and he hung up."

"(1) Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden."

"(4) Females shall be drawn realistically without exaggeration of any physical qualities."

"RINGGENBERG: Well, given that the Comics Code expressly forbid the use of the words Weird, Horror and Terror, did you feel that your company was being particularly targeted?"

"Guys, the view at night is awesome out here!—Episode 4; to Seok-jin and Nam-joon, after being saved from falling from a building"

"What's up with dreams? They feel so vivid when you're dreaming, then they disappear into nothing when you wake up.—Episode 15; to Seok-jin, about his nightmares"

"YOON-GI!—Episode 5; witnessing the dying Yoon-gi"

"I just paint over it with different colors each time. There doesn't have to be a point. Maybe I'm just trying to make a point with my drawing.—Episode 7; to Nam-joon, on his acts of vandalism"

"Locking me up here doesn't solve anything! You keep me locked up here because you're embarrassed of me, and everything's supposed to be okay?—Episode 12; to his mother"

"Seok-jin, get me out of here... I wanna get out...—Episode 13; to Seok-jin, his plea for escape from confinement"

"Happy or sad, you don't get to choose anything inside here, and he didn't even choose to be here in the first place.—Episode 12; to Seok-jin, on Ji-min's confinement in the hospital"

"Oh, I saw Yoon-gi. In my dreams.—Episode 5, to Nam-joon"

"What? You mean you don't know either?—Episode 5; to Nam-joon, on him being dragged out by Seok-jin"