* [[FrancoBelgianComics French series]] [[ComicBook/LesLegendaires Les Légendaires]] could almost be considered as a trap on this side: the story involves a fantasy world where everyone has been turned into a kid following a magical accident, and follows the heroes trying to get a cure. The first book actually has a very kid-friendly tone with a large amount of humor, and the second, while slightly more violent, is still arguably suitable for kids, as death scenes are not shown and are [[DeathIsCheap proven to be temporary]]. As a result, you can believe so far that you're dealing with a kids series... [[MoodWhiplash then come books 3 and 4]], which involve HeroicSacrifice, ThePlague, and even [[{{Squick}} one of the protagonists mistakenly being infatuated with his teammate's mother due to him not seeing the age difference since they both look like kids anyway]]. Books 5 and 6 have [[{{Yandere}} a villain who killed his own wife after she cheated on him]]. Books 7 and 8 involved FantasticRacism and slavery, as well as scene of EvilSorcerer Skroa slaughtering a group of slavers and [[NightmareFuel impaling a Jaguarian kid on his claws]]. The Anathos Cycle delivers us a slaughter scene that could have figured in ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', where the ''protagonists'' are mercilessly crushed by BiggerBad GodOfEvil Anathos (he takes [[DemonicPossession possession]] of TheHero, {{impale|dWithExtremePrejudice}}s the MagicalGirl on his sword, burns the ActionGirl's {{eye|Scream}}s, ''cuts TheBigGuy's [[AnArmAndALeg arm off]]'', and scarred TheLancer [[ScarsAreForever everywhere on his body]]), attempted genocide of humanity and a mildly implied after-sex scene. And if that wasn't enough, books 13 and 14 shows us the decayed body of one of the protagonists before displaying IncestSubtext between the villain and one of the heroine. The fact the author keeps a {{chibi}} look for his character all along only makes it more disturbing.

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* [[FrancoBelgianComics French series]] [[ComicBook/LesLegendaires Les Légendaires]] could almost be considered as a trap on this side: the story involves a fantasy world where everyone has been turned into a kid following a magical accident, and follows the heroes trying to get a cure. The first book actually has a very kid-friendly tone with a large amount of humor, and the second, while slightly more violent, is still arguably suitable for kids, as death scenes are not shown and are [[DeathIsCheap proven to be temporary]]. As a result, you can believe so far that you're dealing with a kids series... [[MoodWhiplash then come books 3 and 4]], which involve HeroicSacrifice, ThePlague, and even [[{{Squick}} one of the protagonists mistakenly being infatuated with his teammate's mother due to him not seeing the age difference since they both look like kids anyway]]. Books 5 and 6 have [[{{Yandere}} a villain who killed his own wife after she cheated on him]]. Books 7 and 8 involved FantasticRacism and slavery, as well as scene of EvilSorcerer Skroa slaughtering a group of slavers and impaling a Jaguarian kid on his claws. The Anathos Cycle delivers us a slaughter scene that could have figured in ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', where the ''protagonists'' are mercilessly crushed by BiggerBad GodOfEvil Anathos (he takes [[DemonicPossession possession]] of TheHero, {{impale|dWithExtremePrejudice}}s the MagicalGirl on his sword, burns the ActionGirl's {{eye|Scream}}s, ''cuts TheBigGuy's [[AnArmAndALeg arm off]]'', and scarred TheLancer [[ScarsAreForever everywhere on his body]]), attempted genocide of humanity and a mildly implied after-sex scene. And if that wasn't enough, books 13 and 14 shows us the decayed body of one of the protagonists before displaying IncestSubtext between the villain and one of the heroine. The fact the author keeps a {{chibi}} look for his character all along only makes it more disturbing.

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* ''ComicBook/TheMask''. While the comic book was not for children, and neither was the movie based on it, the cartoon series based on ''that'' clearly was. This caused Dark Horse to [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071013194758/http://sequart.com/articles/?article=602 turn the comics more family-friendly]].
* JhonenVasquez got a bit popular with a TV show called ''InvaderZim'' (and kept [[ExecutiveMeddling getting in trouble with the suits]] who wanted less psychotic rampaging), and since kids easily know how to type a name on Google, they not only found out he did a cute comic about [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac a schizophrenic, crazed killer]], but bought it as well, 'cuz... you know, the guy created '''[[RidiculouslyCuteCritter GIR]]''' for crying out loud!
* Many people consider ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' to be kids' stuff, but consider that some of the storylines in the comics would have to be heavily toned down for television--Spidey's got {{Serial Killer}}s for villains, many characters dying or being murdered with often graphic results, brutal beatdowns, characters using or selling illegal drugs, and references to sex and rape.
* Woe betide anyone who thinks that {{Batman}}'s rogues gallery consists of only the colorful, largely {{Harmless Villain}}s they saw on TV, along with the odd mobster or two. Many of the dozens of minor Bat-Villains from the comics (like Cornelius Stirk, Mr. Zsasz, and Jane Doe) haven't made it into the cartoons for a reason. Hell, even the ones that ''have'' been shown on television generally have at least one or two "absolutely under no conditions show to little kids" scenes in the comics. Exhibit A: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9506/293637-158642-joker-venom_super.jpg victims of the Joker's Laughing Toxin when they've gotten a BIT too ripe.]]\\

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* ''ComicBook/TheMask''. While the comic book was not for children, and neither was [[Film/TheMask the movie]] based on it, [[WesternAnimation/TheMask the cartoon series]] based on ''that'' clearly was. This caused Dark Horse to [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071013194758/http://sequart.com/articles/?article=602 turn the comics more family-friendly]].
* JhonenVasquez got a bit popular with a TV show called ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' (and kept [[ExecutiveMeddling getting in trouble with the suits]] who wanted less psychotic rampaging), and since kids easily know how to type a name on Google, they not only found out he did a cute comic about [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac a schizophrenic, crazed killer]], but bought it as well, 'cuz... you know, the guy created '''[[RidiculouslyCuteCritter GIR]]''' for crying out loud!
* Many people consider ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' to be kids' stuff, but consider that some of the storylines in the comics would have to be heavily toned down for television--Spidey's got {{Serial Killer}}s for villains, many characters dying or being murdered with often graphic results, brutal beatdowns, characters using or selling illegal drugs, and references to sex and rape.
* Woe betide anyone who thinks that Franchise/{{Batman}}'s rogues gallery consists of only the colorful, largely {{Harmless Villain}}s they saw on TV, along with the odd mobster or two. Many of the dozens of minor Bat-Villains from the comics (like Cornelius Stirk, Mr. Zsasz, and Jane Doe) haven't made it into the cartoons for a reason. Hell, even the ones that ''have'' been shown on television generally have at least one or two "absolutely under no conditions show to little kids" scenes in the comics. Exhibit A: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9506/293637-158642-joker-venom_super.jpg victims of the Joker's Laughing Toxin when they've gotten a BIT too ripe.]]\\

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** What ''Harley and Ivy'' graphic novel were you reading that only hinted? In one, the two characters in question are sleeping in the same bed at one point, and Harley says that she loves Ivy "more than Mista J" and Ivy makes several direct reference to the Joker's physical and psychological abuse of Harley, which she (Ivy) is disgusted with.
* ''{{We 3}}'', by GrantMorrison, is about three talking animals trying to find their way home; the covers feature "missing pets" notices written in childlike style. Kids'll love it, right? Sure! Except for the scenes featuring the cybernetic animal soldiers literally ''tearing apart the soldiers meant to come kill them'', the part where [[spoiler: the rabbit ''explodes while hurling itself at a car'']], and all sorts of graphic violence in between. Oh, and it's being adapted into a movie directed by the guy who made ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''. Prepare for some traumatized children... As if the {{Vertigo|Comics}} label wasn't a warning already...
* Swedish comic strips ''ArneAnka'' and ''Comicbook/{{Rocky}}'' are filled to the brim with funny animals. They're also filled with alcohol consumption, sex and deep, deep cynicism. Luckily, Swedes are generally smart enough to check the contents of such material before handing it to their kids.
* Somehow, the first six issues of Jeff Smith's ''{{Bone}}'' were excerpted in issues of ''DisneyAdventures''. Needless to say, it suffered some {{Bowdlerization}} (including two whole scenes getting cut out and all mentions of "God" and "beer" being changed to "Gosh" and "soda").

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** What ''Harley and Ivy'' graphic novel were you reading that only hinted? In one, the two characters in question are sleeping in the same bed at one point, and Harley says that she loves Ivy "more than Mista J" and Ivy makes several direct references to the Joker's physical and psychological abuse of Harley, which she (Ivy) is disgusted with.
* ''{{We 3}}'', by Creator/GrantMorrison, is about three talking animals trying to find their way home; the covers feature "missing pets" notices written in childlike style. Kids'll love it, right? Sure! Except for the scenes featuring the cybernetic animal soldiers literally ''tearing apart the soldiers meant to come kill them'', the part where [[spoiler: the rabbit ''explodes while hurling itself at a car'']], and all sorts of graphic violence in between. Oh, and it's being adapted into a movie directed by the guy who made ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''. Prepare for some traumatized children... As if the Creator/{{Vertigo|Comics}} label wasn't a warning already...
* Swedish comic strips ''ComicBook/ArneAnka'' and ''Comicbook/{{Rocky}}'' are filled to the brim with funny animals. They're also filled with alcohol consumption, sex and deep, deep cynicism. Luckily, Swedes are generally smart enough to check the contents of such material before handing it to their kids.
* Somehow, the first six issues of Jeff Smith's ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'' were excerpted in issues of ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures''. Needless to say, it suffered some {{Bowdlerization}} (including two whole scenes getting cut out and all mentions of "God" and "beer" being changed to "Gosh" and "soda").

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** Then when the Justice League get trapped in those same stories, TheFlash asks, since [[DisneyFication they're in a fairytale]], [[YouJustHadToSayIt how bad could it be?]] Comicbook/GreenLantern then reminds him that he is an artist who had to study these stories and knew very well that they weren't so nice. Moments later, they are almost eaten by the witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''.
* ''Whistles'', a graphic novel by Andrew Hussie of ''MSPaintAdventures'' fame, was once listed in the Children's category on Amazon. Well, it's a comic drawn in a cartoony style about a funny clown, so it must be for kids, right? To quote the summary: "Whistles, a clown in the Starlight Calliope circus, was beloved by all. One day an accident nearly cost him his life, and he became exposed to the corrupt underworld of the circus, rife with murder and cannibalism. Forced to flee, he experiences the hardships of the world such as homesickness and prostitution."
* ''{{Fables}}'' is a comic series about a whole community of fairy tale heroes who live in New York and their lives and adventures. The kids are gonna love it, right? Some of those adventures include: A murder mystery with an apartment drenched in blood, [[spoiler: [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] being raped by 7 dwarfs in the past]], The nice, friendly and charming Boy Blue [[spoiler: going on a trip to murder the Adversary and slaughtering anyone who gets in his way]], a war and so on.

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** Then when the Justice League get trapped in those same stories, TheFlash asks, since [[DisneyFication they're in a fairytale]], [[YouJustHadToSayIt how bad could it be?]] Franchise/GreenLantern then reminds him that he is an artist who had to study these stories and knew very well that they weren't so nice. Moments later, they are almost eaten by the witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''.
* ''Whistles'', a graphic novel by Andrew Hussie of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' fame, was once listed in the Children's category on Amazon. Well, it's a comic drawn in a cartoony style about a funny clown, so it must be for kids, right? To quote the summary: "Whistles, a clown in the Starlight Calliope circus, was beloved by all. One day an accident nearly cost him his life, and he became exposed to the corrupt underworld of the circus, rife with murder and cannibalism. Forced to flee, he experiences the hardships of the world such as homesickness and prostitution."
* ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' is a comic series about a whole community of fairy tale heroes who live in New York and their lives and adventures. The kids are gonna love it, right? Some of those adventures include: A murder mystery with an apartment drenched in blood, [[spoiler: [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] being raped by 7 dwarfs in the past]], the nice, friendly and charming Boy Blue [[spoiler: going on a trip to murder the Adversary and slaughtering anyone who gets in his way]], a war and so on.

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* ''TheSavageDragon'' comic was not at all appropriate for children, but there was once a kid-friendly cartoon series based off of it (just like the aforementioned ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'').
* ''ComicBook/{{Gear}}'' featured artwork (by DougTenNapel of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' fame) that honestly looked like a throwback to [[ClassicDisneyShorts Disney cartoons form the 1920s and 30s]]. In said comic, the characters fight in giant mecha and many die very gruesome, tear-inducing deaths. [[spoiler:Only one of the 4 main characters makes it out alive.]] The fact that it was adapted into a show that [[CatScratch clearly]] '''[[CatScratch was]]''' [[CatScratch for kids only added to the confusion (and made said confusion that much more justifiable).]]
* Steve Purcell gleefully subverted this with his original ''SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' comic books. With the expectation that cheerily illustrated funny animals would be purchased by and sold to minors, he often addressed kids across the Fourth Wall with encouragements to engage in dangerous or vandalistic acts. Fizzball is one example, a sport where a full can of soda or beer is shaken up to extreme levels and beaten around with a big stick -- try it indoors, kids! He was not content to simply ''give'' bad role models, but to get in on the fun.

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* ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'' comic was not at all appropriate for children, but there was once a kid-friendly cartoon series based off of it (just like the aforementioned ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'').
* ''ComicBook/{{Gear}}'' featured artwork (by DougTenNapel of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' fame) that honestly looked like a throwback to [[ClassicDisneyShorts Disney cartoons form the 1920s and 30s]]. In said comic, the characters fight in giant mecha and many die very gruesome, tear-inducing deaths. [[spoiler:Only one of the 4 main characters makes it out alive.]] The fact that it was adapted into a show that [[WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}} clearly]] '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}} was]]''' [[WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}} for kids only added to the confusion (and made said confusion that much more justifiable).]]
* Steve Purcell gleefully subverted this with his original ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' comic books. With the expectation that cheerily illustrated funny animals would be purchased by and sold to minors, he often addressed kids across the Fourth Wall with encouragements to engage in dangerous or vandalistic acts. Fizzball is one example, a sport where a full can of soda or beer is shaken up to extreme levels and beaten around with a big stick -- try it indoors, kids! He was not content to simply ''give'' bad role models, but to get in on the fun.

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* [[FrancoBelgianComics French series]] [[ComicBook/LesLegendaires Les Légendaires]] could almost be considered as a trap on this side: the story involves a fantasy world where everyone has been turned into a kid following a magical accident, and follows the heroes trying to get a cure. The first book actually has a very kid-friendly tone with a large amount of humor, and the second, while slightly more violent, is still arguably suitable for kids, as death scenes are not shown and are [[DeathIsCheap proven to be temporary]]. As a result, you can believe so far that you're dealing with a kids series... [[MoodWhiplash then come books 3 and 4]], which involve HeroicSacrifice, ThePlague, and even [[{{Squick}} one of the protagonists mistakingly being infatuated with his teammate's mother due to him not seeing the age difference since they both look like kids anyway]]. Books 5 and 6 have [[{{Yandere}} a villain who killed his own wife after she cheated on him]]. Books 7 and 8 involved FantasticRacism and slavery, as well as scene of EvilSorcerer Skroa slaughtering a group of slavers and [[NightmareFuel impaling a Jaguarian kid on his claws]]. The Anathos Cycle delivers us a slaughter scene that could have figured in HappyTreeFriends, where the ''protagonists'' are mercilessly crushed by BiggerBad GodOfEvil Anathos (he takes [[DemonicPossession possession]] of TheHero, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impales]] the MagicalGirl on his sword, burns the ActionGirl's [[EyeScream eyes]], ''cuts TheBigGuy's [[AnArmAndALeg arm off]]'', and scarred TheLancer [[ScarsAreForever everywhere on his body]]), attempted genocide of humanity and a mildly implied after-sex scene. And if that wasn't enough, books 13 and 14 shows us the decayed body of one of the protagonists before displaying IncestSubtext between the villain and one of the heroine. The fact the author keeps a {{chibi}} look for his character all along only makes it more disturbing.

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* [[FrancoBelgianComics French series]] [[ComicBook/LesLegendaires Les Légendaires]] could almost be considered as a trap on this side: the story involves a fantasy world where everyone has been turned into a kid following a magical accident, and follows the heroes trying to get a cure. The first book actually has a very kid-friendly tone with a large amount of humor, and the second, while slightly more violent, is still arguably suitable for kids, as death scenes are not shown and are [[DeathIsCheap proven to be temporary]]. As a result, you can believe so far that you're dealing with a kids series... [[MoodWhiplash then come books 3 and 4]], which involve HeroicSacrifice, ThePlague, and even [[{{Squick}} one of the protagonists mistakingly being infatuated with his teammate's mother due to him not seeing the age difference since they both look like kids anyway]]. Books 5 and 6 have [[{{Yandere}} a villain who killed his own wife after she cheated on him]]. Books 7 and 8 involved FantasticRacism and slavery, as well as scene of EvilSorcerer Skroa slaughtering a group of slavers and [[NightmareFuel impaling a Jaguarian kid on his claws]]. The Anathos Cycle delivers us a slaughter scene that could have figured in HappyTreeFriends, where the ''protagonists'' are mercilessly crushed by BiggerBad GodOfEvil Anathos (he takes [[DemonicPossession possession]] of TheHero, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impales]] the MagicalGirl on his sword, burns the ActionGirl's [[EyeScream eyes]], ''cuts TheBigGuy's [[AnArmAndALeg arm off]]'', and scarred TheLancer [[ScarsAreForever everywhere on his body]]), attempted genocide of humanity and a mildly implied after-sex scene. And if that wasn't enough, books 13 and 14 shows us the decayed body of one of the protagonists before displaying IncestSubtext between the villain and one of the heroine. The fact the author keeps a {{chibi}} look for his character all along only makes it more disturbing.

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* [[FrancoBelgianComics French series]] [[ComicBook/LesLegendaires Les Légendaires]] could almost be considered as a trap on this side: the story involves a fantasy world where everyone has been turned into a kid following a magical accident, and follows the heroes trying to get a cure. The first book actually has a very kid-friendly tone with a large amount of humor, and the second, while slightly more violent, is still arguably suitable for kids, as death scenes are not shown and are [[DeathIsCheap proven to be temporary]]. As a result, you can believe so far that you're dealing with a kids series... [[MoodWhiplash then come books 3 and 4]], which involve HeroicSacrifice, ThePlague, and even [[{{Squick}} one of the protagonists mistakingly being infatuated with his teammate's mother due to him not seeing the age difference since they both look like kids anyway]]. Books 5 and 6 have [[{{Yandere}} a villain who killed his own wife after she cheated on him]]. Books 7 and 8 involved FantasticRacism and slavery, as well as scene of EvilSorcerer Skroa slaughtering a group of slavers and [[NightmareFuel impaling a Jaguarian kid on his claws]]. The Anathos Cycle delivers us a slaughter scene that could have figured in HappyTreeFriends, where the ''protagonists'' are mercilessly crushed by BiggerBad GodOfEvil Anathos (he takes [[DemonicPossession possession]] of TheHero, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impales]] the MagicalGirl on his sword, burns the ActionGirl's [[EyeScream eyes]], ''cuts TheBigGuy's [[AnArmAndALeg arm off]]'', and scarred TheLancer [[ScarsAreForever everywhere on his body]]), attempted genocide of humanity and a mildly implied after-sex scene. And if that wasn't enough, books 13 and 14 shows us the decayed body of one of the protagonists before displaying IncestSubtext between the villain and one of the heroine. The fact the author keeps a {{chibi}} look for his character all along only makes it more disturbing.

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