Monday, June 10, State Superior Court Judge Margaret Goodzeit granted dismissed the lawsuit against Watching Hills New Jersey School District for offering the award-winning graphic memoir Fun Home as a reading choice. Further, the suit dismissal itself reads: “Order denying…
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Adding Lumberjanes to Your Library or Classroom Collection
This article offers resources for adding the first volume of Lumberjanes to a classroom, curriculum, or library. It also outlines information important in case the work is challenged. The series is an award-winning series that features great LGBTQ+ characters and a vast selection…
New York Times International Axes Political Cartoons
In April, the New York Times International Edition upset readers all over the world with a political cartoon that outraged many viewing it as anti-semitic. The paper apologized and blamed both the syndicated service they used and the Hong Kong…
Support CBLDF with Wilson, Ghost World, & More GNs Hand-Signed by Daniel Clowes!
Daniel Clowes is an acclaimed graphic novelist and winner of myriad awards for his work in comics and film, and this week you can support CBLDF by making a donation for a signed copy of his books! You can donate today to…
Comics, Manga, Neil Gaiman, and More Banned in KS Prisons
Nonprofit Books to Prisoners (B2P) released a list on Twitter highlighting the vast illogical nightmare that is the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) log of censored books. The list demonstrates that for decades KDOC has been infringing on the First…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Lumberjanes
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including those that…
Love is Love: Activism and Community in LGBTQ+ Comics
Editor’s note: This interview first appeared summer of 2017 in CBLDF Defender Vol. 2, Issue 2. As we approach the third anniversary of the horrific shooting at Pulse nightclub, this is a look back at the queer comics community responding to…
Pick up LGBTQ+ Manga to Kick off Pride!
Due to continued stigma against the LGBTQ+ community in Japan, there are few out mangaka, despite a plethora of queer content. For pride month, here are four out and proud Japanese voices for you to check out. My Lesbian Experience…
Join Badiucao’s Campaign for “Tank Man” Emoji!
Presented in conjunction with Cartoonists Rights Network International The dissident Chinese cartoonist, who this week revealed his face to the public for the first time, requests that cartoonists everywhere post their selfies and artwork to Twitter using #Tiananmen31 We recently…
Support CBLDF With Signed Comic Strip Collections Including Cathy, Mutts, & Pearls Before Swine!
This week CBLDF is thrilled to offer our supporters the chance to snag signed collections of everyone’s favorite funny strips! We’ve got some great premiums, including: Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault HC, signed by Cathy creator Cathy Guisewite; Mutts: Shelter Stories and Mutts: Spring Diaries SC, signed by creator Patrick McDonnell;…