Category: Community

Library Director Responds to Seattle Manga Challenge

Yesterday we told you about Seattle area resident Travis de Nevers, who asked the King County Library System to change its circulation policies for minors after his unsupervised 10-year-old niece checked out the yaoi manga Hero-Heel 2. In response to…

Lomography Auctions Custom Cameras by Cartoonists To Benefit CBLDF!

Lomography, the driving force in the analogue photography renaissance is raising money for CBLDF by auctioning off custom cameras by visionary cartoonists! The Fund & Lomography has teamed up with select artists to design Lomography’s new La Sardina DIY camera. …

Sherman Alexie: Censorship of Any Form Punishes Curiosity

According to critically-acclaimed author Sherman Alexie, “Book banners want to control what every child reads,” and that “censorship of any form punishes curiosity.” In an interview with Ed Winstead of Guernica Magazine, Alexie discusses being the author of banned books…

BE COUNTED: Join The CBLDF Today!

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund needs your support!  Our program activity is increasing, and we need your membership contributions this October to help pay for this important work. Comics are threatened more frequently than you may think, and the…

NYCC: CBLDF’s Massive Hometown Showing!

Signings!  Free gifts for members! Charlie Adlard original art raffle! Programming! Friday night rock concert! Discounts at NYC Comic Stores! Grab bags! The best selection of signed comics in the nation!  It’s NYCC weekend, and the CBLDF is bringing out…

Li’l Depressed Boy Collaborates with CBLDF For Exclusive Print at New York Comic-Con

Image Comics creators S. Steven Struble and Sina Grace are teaming up with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund to produce a limited edition Li’l Depressed Boy print, exclusively available at New York Comic-Con. Depicting the titular character unable to…

Join CBLDF at the Alternative Press Expo!

The organizers of the Alternative Press Expo are hoping to break last year’s record-setting attendance with this weekend’s festival, and CBLDF will be on hand to help make that happen! The West Coast’s premier celebration of independent comics, APE 2012…

Nudity a Frequent Target for Book Challenges

A frequent cause for the contention when it comes to comic books and graphic novels has been the age-old, yet incorrect, idea that all comics are for children. In this light, it is not hard to discern why books featuring…

ROCK COMIC CON: The Ultimate NYCC After Party Benefits CBLDF!

REBEL-NYC, New York City October 12th, 2012 Excitement continues to build as ROCK COMIC CON rolls out what promises to be the major party event of convention week during New York Comic Con. This year, ROCK COMIC CON is partnering…

Honest Teen Life Stories Among Frequently Banned & Challenged

Nothing gets a parent quite so anxious as their child’s teen years. Burgeoning adulthood comes with sexual awakening and an introduction to smoking, drinking, and any number of other vices. For many parents it can seem easier to limit a…