The Lebanese indie comics collective Samandal, financially crippled after three of its editors were fined a total of $60,000 for charges that include “inciting sectarian strife” and “denigrating…
Middle School Censorship Plan Leaves New Jersey Community Torn
CBLDF Joins First Amendment Lawsuit that Challenges Louisiana’s Online Age-Verification Law
Booksellers and publishers filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new Louisiana law that requires websites to age-verify every Internet user before providing access to non-obscene material that could be deemed harmful to any minor. The lawsuit was…
Humble Bundle Books Goes Nuts for Charles Schulz’s Peanuts to Benefit Charity, Including CBLDF
Kick off the holiday season by paying what you want for hundreds of pages of one of the most beloved comics of all time — Charles Schulz’s Peanuts — with the Humble Comics Bundle: Peanuts. Collecting…
Humble Bundle and Dynamite Add More Army of Darkness Comics for Charity, Including CBLDF
Last week, Dynamite Entertainment unleashed dozens of Army of Darkness comics into one giant-size Humble Bundle featuring more issues than you can shake a boomstick at. This week, there’s even more sugar for your pay-what-you-want dollar with…
61 Years After the Comics Code
Last week marked the 61st anniversary of the founding of the Comics Code Authority (CCA) and the implementation of the infamous series of rules, regulations, and guidelines that changed the entire face of the comic book industry. The Comics Code…
Suppressed 1978 Judge Dredd Stories to be Republished Next Year
Two legendary Judge Dredd storylines that were suppressed by their original publisher in 1978 amid concerns about copyright infringement will finally see the…
RETAILERS: Stock Up on CBLDF Defender #4, Featuring FRANK MILLER! FOCs Today!
The holidays are coming, and with that, the fourth issue of CBLDF Defender, our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech! Retailers, now’s your chance to…
New Benefit Comics: Back To The Future, Paper Girls, Spider-Man 2099!
CBLDF is happy to thank you for supporting CBLDF today with three incredible and exclusive offerings: Back to the Future #1 Zbox “Grays Almanac” Retailers Exclusive Variant, Paper Girls #1, Signed by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson, and Jared Fletcher!, and Spider-Man 2099…
RETAILERS: Don’t Miss Out on CBLDF Defender #4, Featuring FRANK MILLER!
The holidays are coming, and with that, the fourth issue of CBLDF Defender, our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech! Retailers, now’s your chance to…
UN Envoy Recommends Japanese Ban on Some Manga and Anime
A UN special envoy on child protection waded into the debate over manga and anime in Japan this week, urging the country to ban “particular, extreme child pornographic content” even…
Michigan Elementary School Bans Captain Underpants over Gay Character
Human Rights Watch Report Skewers Malaysia’s “Culture of Fear”
A searing new 143-page report from Human Rights Watch is shining a spotlight on the Malaysian government’s selective use of vague laws to suppress speech it doesn’t like —…
New Information Implicates Sri Lankan Government in Cartoonist’s Abduction
Humble Bundle and Dynamite Launch Army of Darkness Comics Bundle for Charity, Including CBLDF
Dynamite Entertainment has unleashed the Army of Darkness comics into one giant-size Humble Bundle featuring more issues than you can shake a boomstick at. Based on the 1992 cult classic movie from visionary director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man)…