South African President Jacob Zuma announced last week that he was dropping his lawsuit against cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, known by the pen-name Zapiro. Zuma brought the suit for defamation against Zapiro, along with Sunday Times publisher Avusa Media and editor…
Ben Katchor to Sign for CBLDF At Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival!
This Saturday, CBLDF will be exhibiting at the Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival, where celebrated graphic novelist Ben Katchor will be signing books at 4:00 p.m. in support of our work. In addition to hosting Mr. Katchor, the Fund will…
CBLDF Wants Your Voice!
Are you an enthusiastic fan of manga and ready to have your say? Are you a devoted fan of comics with a talent for writing and an opinion about your right to read? Are you an educator or librarian who…
KPFA’s Project Censored Talks Banned Books
As we were wandering about the interwebs this morning, we came across a pretty amazing recording from Banned Books Week. Barbara Jones, who heads up ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, joined Joan Bertin, executive director of the National Coalition Against…
School District Keeps DIFFERENT SEASONS on Library Shelves
A recent decision by the Rocklin, California, Unified School District is proof that a single dissenting voice can help keep books on library shelves. Late last week, a district-wide review committee decided to keep Stephen…
CBLDF Hurricane Status Update
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is located in midtown Manhattan, and while we have the very good fortune that our staff and their loved ones were not badly affected by Hurricane Sandy, we are experiencing an interruption in our…
Challenge to UNCLE BOBBY’S WEDDING Rejected in Missouri
The frequently-challenged children’s picture book Uncle Bobby’s Wedding has weathered another confrontation, this time in the St. Louis suburb of Brentwood, Missouri. Last week, the Brentwood Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously voted to leave the book in the children’s…
A History of Censorship, Halloween Edition — My Ears Could Hear the War but the Censors Wouldn’t Let Me Read It
On October 30, 1938, Americans believed that Martians had invaded the planet Earth because of realistic broadcast produced by Orson Welles’s Mercury Theater of the Mind. And while that broadcast created havoc and disarray, it was still considered protected free…
Pull List: CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012!
CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 hits shelves tomorrow, and Comic Book Resources has a sneak peek! Published by Image Comics, the Liberty Annual declares “It’s good to be free!” Image Publisher Eric Stephenson edited this year’s…
Tales From the Code: Whatever Happened to the Amazing Amazon–Wonder Woman Bound by Censorship
The Comics Authority changed the face of comics forever. People are aware how horror comics were virtually abolished, romance comics were toned down, and jungle princesses forced to fade into the background, but they may be unaware how…
Sedition Charges Dropped Against Aseem Trivedi
On October 12, the Maharashtra state government dropped the sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on advice from the advocate general. Though police were instructed to remove the charge from his case, Trivedi still faces additional charges under the Prevention…
Be Counted: How Your Membership Makes A Difference
Editorial Cartoonist Fired for Drawing Political Cartoons
South African cartoonist Jeremy Nell (aka Jerm) was fired from the publication The New Age. Their reason for terminating Jerm’s contract was that his cartoons made political statements. It’s surprising that Jerm would be fired for something that falls within his…
Be Counted At Wizard World Austin Comic Con
This weekend, CBLDF is Texas-bound for Wizard World Austin, with a table full of signed graphic novels and a great opportunity to renew your CBLDF Membership at Booth #952! Highlights include: CBLDF Booth #952: A huge selection of signed graphic…
CBLDF Defends Stephen King’s DIFFERENT SEASONS in California School System
Stephen King’s collection of novellas, Different Seasons, has been challenged in the Rocklin, California, Unified School District after a parent complained about a graphic rape scene in “Apt Pupil.” CBLDF has joined the Kids Right to Read Project to defend…