Random Comic Book Series That Were Definitely Not Made For Kids (17 items)

(#17) The Walking Dead
- Robert Kirkman
Every issue features shambling zombies and various scenes of zombie-human interactions. The outcomes are never good, no matter which side prevails simply because of the graphic nature of the content.

There are numerous not-kid-friendly aspects of this comic.
(#11) From Hell
- Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell
From Hell is Alan Moore's exploration of Jack the Ripper, and as such, it is full of drawings of back-alley Victorian interactions and nauseating underworld scenes.

If you don't want your kids to know of the seedy underbelly of Victorian England, avoid this volume and be glad it doesn't come in Smell-O-Vision.
(#13) The Filth

It's right there in the title. The protagonist of Grant Morrison's The Filth starts out as someone who can't stop watching other people get it on. Luckily, he learns that his personality is a disguise he didn't even know he was wearing. He becomes an awesome secret agent, but then has to face off against a strange villain.

This is an interesting one for sure, but definitely not safe for little ones.
(#8) The Boys
- Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
In The Boys, the world's top superteam, the Seven, present a polished public image and save the day (when they feel like it). Behind closed doors, however, they're struggling with substances and committing a myriad of various offenses. When the protagonist, Wee Hughie, joins the secret hero-hunting club called The Boys, he learns that the superpowers and revealing costumes are just the tip of the iceberg.

Private parts aren't shown, but substance use, gore, and plenty of skin (of superheroic proportions) pepper every issue.
(#5) Omaha the Cat Dancer

Omaha the Cat Dancer is an explicit comic set in a world of anthropomorphic characters. It's also a gripping soap opera. The titular (pun intended) character is a bipedal feline dancer whose entrancing sensuality makes her a lightning rod for controversy.

There are highly detailed acts and people in the buff in every issue to the point that expository dialogue is sometimes wedged in to keep the story moving. Don't buy this for your kids unless you're okay with them finding out what it looks like when two animals do the deed.
(#14) Celluloid

Dave McKean is best known for his association with Neil Gaiman's eminently classy Sandman graphic novels, but in 2011, he decided to create a really risque yet classy and thoughtful graphic novel. Celluloid is a textless story in which the characters step through a piece of film into a fantasy "safe zone" and then… get to it.

Each chapter covers one kind of intimate act and is approached with a different style. As always, McKean's art adventurously mixes media, which can leave the reader wondering just how the images were composed.