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‘Smuggling’ Comic Comes Under Fire in U.K.

Despite stupid adults’ claims to the contrary, we’ve always known that there’s a lot to be learned from comics—not all mutants are evil, spider bites aren’t always fatal, being the last man on earth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But now a book in the U.K. is catching flack for being a little too educational.

This past weekend, British Labour Party Member of Parliament Khalid Mahmood came out against Him & Hers Smuggling Vacation, a book written by Englishman Jason Wilson and his father Anthony Cyril Spencer about a U.K. couple that stumbles upon a bunch of weed while on vacation and tries to smuggle it home. The book is highly detailed in its depiction of the European underworld, with good reason—Spencer was briefly the most wanted man in Britain and helped his son complete Vacation while spending time in a Spanish prison. The book’s become something of a hit in English jails, thus drawing the ire of the aforementioned MP. Rumor has it DMX’s Defensive Driving comic will be rushed into production in an effort to compete. For seven pages from Vacation, check the gallery below.