Join some of the brightest lights in contemporary cartooning for the Comic-Con Museum Celebrates Will Eisner, a day-long salute honoring the pioneering cartoonist and educator on Sunday, March 1 at the Comic-Con Museum, presented by Comic-Con International and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Meet…
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President’s Day & Free Expression in Their Own Words
We are lucky that those who founded America cared deeply about free speech and valued the importance of knowledge and information. But this commitment to free expression didn’t stop with the founding fathers, it has been protected and exalted by…
Will Eisner Week 2020, Join Us for a Discussion
March 3rd, 2020 Publishing Will: Will Eisner & The Business of Comics with Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics & Ted Adams of Clover Press and IDW Discussion moderated by Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Free and open to the public! Join two titans…
Fiction Titles to Pair with the March Series & King Graphic Novel
More than likely, educators looking to incorporate sequential art in their study of the Civil Rights Movement are familiar with the pedagogical and literary value of non-fiction narratives, like those found in the March series and King: A Comics Biography…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Kindred
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of banned books and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine books that have…
Siena Fallon Joins CBLDF as Community Development Manager
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the industry’s voice for free speech advocacy and education, is excited to welcome Siena Fallon as the organization’s Community Development Manager. Fallon will work with the CBLDF staff in developing the organization’s fundraising programs as…
Nell Brinkley, “Queen of Comics” to Join Comics Hall of Fame
Comic-Con International announced the inductees into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2020 will include pre-Code “Queen of Comics” Nell Brinkley and cartoonist/illustrator E. Simms Campbell (Esquire, Life, Judge, Playboy, and more). Brinkly is profiled in CBLDF…
Fight Identity Censorship with CBLDF
With the increase in challenges and bans to diverse comics, books, programming, and displays it is becoming important to go beyond just choosing titles that reflect the community to now ensuring those choices are protected. CBLDF offers a huge selection…
Make a Tax Deductible Donation to CBLDF Before 2019 Ends!
Free Expression saves lives. Free Expression illuminates truth, uncovers injustice, and lifts up marginalized voices. It creates connection, empathy, and understanding among communities. And it’s under constant attack. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is on the front lines of protecting…
The Resurgence of Lenny Bruce & People vs. Bruce
With the meteoric success of the streaming show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which just released its third season, a free speech icon has returned to pop culture prominence. Lenny Bruce has long been held as the father of modern stand-up,…