CMX was an

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, a division of

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. It was DC's line of

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translations. CMX was known for its censored release of ''

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'' and the print version of Fred Gallagher's ''

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'' web manga series.

Controversy

One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as ''Tenjo Tenge'', ''Tenjho Tenge'', and ''Ten Ten''. When CMX released ''

'', many fans were livid that title had been edited contentwise and changed graphically to appeal to a "larger demographic"—in other words, edited to be acceptable to bookstores without shrinkwrap. ''Tenjho Tenge'' and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash for the edits. CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by

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, the

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, did nothing to appease the vocal fans who did not want the work censored. Some readers suggested a boycott of all CMX titles. In the face of complaints, CMX had internal discussions about the possibility of publishing an unedited version of ''Tenjho Tenge'', but decided to complete the current version. At the 2007

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, CMX stated about changing ''Tenjho Tenges rating to Mature beginning with volume fifteen, but warned that it still would be edited, but more lightly.

released a statement in May 2010 about its intention to shut the CMX brand down, with no new titles being published after July 1, 2010. At the time of its statement, DC could not state what would happen to all current unfinished volumes affected by the July 1 shutdown date. ''Megatokyo'' however continued under the DC Comics imprint. ''Megatokyo'' by 2013 returned to

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and ''Tenjho Tenge'' went to

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List of manga titles published by CMX

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cmx (Comics) Defunct comics and manga publishing companies DC Comics imprints