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The Marvel Rating System is a system for rating the content of Comic Books , with regard to appropriateness for different age groups. In 2001 , Marvel Comics withdrew from the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system for its publications. The Marvel Rating System assigns each comic book one of the following ratings: ALL AGES - appropriate for all ages. A - Appropriate for age 9 and up. T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children. PARENTAL ADVISORY - 15 years and older. Similar to T+ but featuring more mature themes and/or more graphic imagery. MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT - 18 years old. Most Mature Readers books will fall under the MAX comics banner, (created specifically for mature content titles) MAX and Mature-themed titles will continue to be designed to appear distinct from mainline Marvel titles, with the "MAX: Explicit Content" label very prominent on the cover. MAX titles will not be sold on the Newsstand , and they will not be marketed to younger readers. HISTORY The first Marvel Rating System, implemented in 2001, used the following categories:
However, the Motion Picture Association Of America complained, as it holds a trademark on such classifications as PG and PG-13 (see MPAA Film Rating System ). Marvel thus switched to the following system:
Beginning in June 2005 , Marvel switched to yet another system:
NOTE: There is now a "Rated A" attached to some titles. This was added for content suitable for 8 years and over. EXTERNAL LINK
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