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An artist is not responsible for how people will take his work. That's not what he signed up for, and it's his freedom to opt in and consider what he wants to be absorbed by his potential audience.
Just now the JL8 thread got updated with something I think kids would be served well seeing. Yale knows his artwork and narrative tone could attract younger fans. He opts to plant a very important message concerning missing children, even under great fan service for us oldies. That was his decision and I support it. And then there's works that kids eat up that don't even bother with subtle PSAs. That's fine, too. These people are not your parents, counselors, teachers, or whatever else you think artists suddenly become because they're work is out there.
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