Is it more twisted than the music? Well, that's all subjective to how you define "twisted." Yes, it's a bit violent...okay, it's gratuitously violent and intended to be a humorous take on the little demons that can live in the heads of people and is an escape to enjoy these types of things without actually going and doing them...something JV litters little messages about throughout many of the strips.

If you're looking from the outside, yeah it's probably a lot more twisted than anything MM does (last time I checked he just runs around in women's clothing, paints his face, and screams about whatever things he sees and takes issue with.)

If you have a strong stomach, I'd suggest borrowing some of the strips from your student. You can get a good laugh out of it and evaluate how much healthier it is to escape from reality when dealing with thoughts like that rather than actually going and doing them. Rather than freaking out at the subject matter, perhaps you can sit with the student and have a mature conversation making sure she does in fact understand the message that it's not okay to run off and do these kinds of things, but it sure is a lot of fun to draw strips of them happening, or read the finished product to entertain those moments when you really would just love to saw a cheerleader's legs off. *grin*

Really, just treat her like she's mature, and listen to her point of view. That's the healthiest reaction you can really have to it.

I know a very intellagent 12 year old who loves Jonny. I don't thnk she likes marlyn mason. She Knows the difference between reality and what she reads. I think in both cases, it would depend on the child's parents, if they find it approprite. Also what is the childs personality? Are they very imperishable?

I read it when I was pretty young, and I turned out ok :D