Vault Comics presents “Unbanned” an initiative to celebrate Pride Month
It’s Pride Month and what better way to celebrate than giving away some free comics! This month Vault Comics proudly unveils a plan to get free comics into the hands of…everyone, every Monday for the rest of the month. They’re calling the initiative “unbanned” in a not so subtle effort to call out the recent political theater that many politicians have been a part of. In the words of the publisher:
“Banning books is nothing new to the world of comics and literature, but in recent months we’ve seen an unprecedented uptick in new bans across the country. These bans have targeted many queer books and creators. And while politicians and extremist groups may be working hard to erase LGBTQIA+ voices, we at Vault Comics continue to maintain that this space, *our space*, has always and will always be safe — but more than safe, it will be loud, proud, and unapologetic.
For anyone in an area where bans are being enacted, we see you. You are not forgotten, and you are not alone. Queerness is powerful. It is human. We will celebrate and be celebrated together.”
Vault Comics
Personally I think they should ban more books. Nothing makes me want to do something more than when I’m told I’m not supposed to. Books included. When the adults of the world go nuts trying to censor all points of view except for one it’s my sincere hope that parts of children’s brains light up. “If I’m being told I’m not allowed to read it, then it must mean it contains knowledge they don’t want me to know.”
It’s the first major story of the bible. It’s the forbidden fruit. Some may say the lesson there is to listen to authority. God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree, when they did they knew shame. But the reality is that they gained knowledge. That knowledge is found in every banned book. Go. Read them. Read them all.
“PRIDE is as much of a protest as it is a celebration, an opportunity to shout and laugh and chant together. To assert that we will never be silenced, we refuse to be erased, we reject your bans, we’re not going anywhere, and our stories don’t just matter for a month, they matter forever and always, backward through history and forward into the future.
Queer stories shape the world.
We’ll never stop telling them.”
Vault Comics
For the rest of the month, Vault will give away a different LGBTQ+ comic, by LGBTQ+ creators, on their digital store for free. Use the code “UNBANNED” on the digital version of these books in their webstore. Every Monday, stop by again for a new title. Below are the titles of each book and the date of release:
- June 1st: Heathen Vol. 1
- June 6th: Submerged
- June 13th: She Said Destroy
- June 20th: Test
- June 27th: Queen of Bad Dreams & Hollow Heart
Now go! Get loud! Read comics!