Violence in comics

Graphic violence is something that has only in the last 20 years seen fruition in the comics industry, this was unheard of during comics early years as there was no comics code to regulate it so children of all ages could read them. In recent years this has become more and more frequent and stylised with artists such as Frank Miller (2011) and Mark Millar (2011) making a name for themselves with it's use. The use is often for it's own sake but the artists have managed to make it as stylised and contextualised as possible with Millar especially, only using it when it has meaning.