Following an explosive week at New York Comic Con Dynamite Entertainment is continuing its Digital Initiative with an exciting week of releases. The ENTIRE library of Garth Ennis’and Darick Robertson’s The Boys spearhead this week’s Dynamite Digital titles…
Malaysian Appeals Court Lifts Ban on Two Zunar Books
A Malaysian appeals court last week lifted a ban on two books by political cartoonist Zunar, who has been arrested and had his work seized by the government multiple times over the years. Although the unanimous ruling by three appeals…
Retailers: Don’t Miss the Wytches, Multiveristy, and All New Captain America CBLDF Variants!
If you own a comic shop, you have might have customers asking about CBLDF variant covers this week, including a Cliff Chiang cover for Wytches #1. If you are wondering how on earth to acquire such items for your customers (or…
Egyptian Cartoonists Choose Creative Freedom or Mainstream Distribution–Not Both
In the tumultuous years since Egyptians overthrew ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak, political cartoonists have continued to lampoon whichever government is in power–but sometimes they must find ways to be circumspect about it. An article from last week’s Sunday Observer took the…
The Force is Strong in the Humble Star Wars Comics Bundle, Presented by Dark Horse Comics and Benefiting CBLDF!
These are the comics you’re looking for. Humble Bundle and Dark Horse Comics have teamed up to launch the Humble Star Wars Comics Bundle today. Starting at 11 a.m. PDT, fans of the epic sci-fi franchise can…
University of Michigan Illustration Sparks Backlash
In decrying an illustration for being “violent & wrong” on Twitter — and tagging local authorities on the tweet — a University of Michigan adjunct professor has both endorsed censorship and overshadowed a bigger issue: the debate about the safety…
Books and Content Ratings Don’t Mix
When books are challenged in schools and libraries, it’s not uncommon for complainants to invoke content ratings for other media, as in “if this were a movie, it would be rated R.” From there, some parents take what seems to…
CBLDF Protests Proposed Flagging and Rating System in Dallas School System
CBLDF has joined a coalition led by the CBLDF-sponsored Kids’ Right to Read Project in sending a letter to the Highland Park Independent School District in Dallas, Texas. CBLDF joins KRRP in advance of the district’s next…
NCAC Letter Objects to Idaho Prior Consent Proposal for Assigned Reading
In Teton County, Idaho, where Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima was removed from and then restored to high school classrooms last year after some parents complained about language and “satanic rituals,” the school…
CBLDF’s Dale Cendali Celebrated by Law360
We may know Dale Cendali as the mild-mannered, no-nonsense CBLDF Board of Directors secretary, but we should never forget she is a nationally recognized leader in the field of intellectual property. Recently, Law360 celebrated Dale, naming her one of the…
Facing Off in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Colorado, has found itself the unlikely center of a debate over censorship and academic freedom, a fight characterized by some expected — and not so expected — players. On one side, we have a retired history teacher. On…
Kings Canyon Parents Want Black Swan Green Out of Class
Some parents in central California’s Kings Canyon Unified School District are demanding the removal of David Mitchell’s novel Black Swan Green from the high school curriculum, with one father calling the book “inappropriate, amoral and disgusting.”…
A Discussion Guide that Protects the Right to Read!
Now that you have your very own copy of the CBLDF Liberty Annual 2014 (it came out yesterday, so get to your local comic shop post haste if you haven’t!), it’s time for discussion, and we have…
NCAC Members Warn Waukesha Board Against “Red-Flagging” Books
As the school board in Waukesha, Wisconsin prepares to consider challenges to three books, CBLDF has joined six other member organizations of the National Coalition Against Censorship to urge that the books be retained in the curriculum and not “red-flagged”…
CBLDF Celebrates NYCC With Party, Panels, & Frank Quitely!
This Thursday, CBLDF joins comics fans and creators from around the world in our home base of New York City for New York Comic-Con! October 9-12, you’ll find us at booth #1564 in the…