Jaime Hernandez Launches CBLDF’s 2013 Membership Program!

Legendary cartoonist Jaime Hernandez rings in 2013 for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund by providing the art for this year's membership program!

Defending Manga: The Ryan Matheson Story

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to release Defending Manga: The Ryan Matheson Story, a short documentary video recounting the young American citzen’s fight for justice after being wrongfully accused of criminal activity because of fantasy and humor manga on his laptop computer.  Th ...

CBLDF To Honor Geoff Johns’ Iconic Green Lantern Run With ‘Greenest Night’ Event on May 24 In Hollywood!

On Friday, May 24, come celebrate the creativity of Geoff Johns at Greenest Night: A Celebration of Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern benefiting Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!  Join Johns’ at the Avalon Bardot Theater in Hollywood, CA for an intimate look back on...

CBLDF Rises To Defense of Persepolis

Earlier today, educators, students, free speech advocates, and fans of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis were thrown into turmoil with reports that the book had been banned from Chicago’s Lane Tech College Prep. In response to the reports, CBLDF joined the Kids’ Right to Read Project and t ...

CBLDF Protects The First Amendment!

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics medium. Our work takes us into courtrooms, classrooms, conventions and libraries all over the United States where we provide legal aid, education, and advocacy to protect th ...

Craig Thompson Talks SPX and Habibi

September 8, 2011
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Craig Thompson Talks SPX and Habibi

CBLDF is delighted to launch Craig Thompson's highly anticipated new graphic novel, Habibi, during SPX 2011. You can get one of 100 signed and numbered advance copies of this gorgeous book during the show! CBLDF is also auctioning an exclusive lunch with Thompson. Thompson recently spoke with Mike Rhode at the Washington City Paper about…

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Events at SPX to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program

September 7, 2011
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Events at SPX to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program

The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce two fundraising events that will occur at the 2011 festival. Roz Chast original cartoons New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, known for her single-panel cartoons, illustration work and children's books, will draw…

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SPX 11: Jeff Alexander Memorial Auction Preview – UPDATED

September 6, 2011
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SPX 11: Jeff Alexander Memorial Auction Preview – UPDATED

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the organizers of SPX are proud to honor the memory of Jeff Alexander by launching an annual benefit auction in his name at this year's convention. Jeff Alexander was a friend to the small press community, both as a cartoonist and an organizer of SPX and the Ignatz…

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Mike Diana Talks to Richardson Magazine

September 2, 2011
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In 1997 -- in spite of aid from CBLDF -- Mike Diana became the first American artist to be convicted of obscenity in the United States. Diana is the controversial creator of the zine Boiled Angel, and his work contains graphic and often shocking depictions of society’s most serious problems: child abuse, date rape, and…

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Creators Come to the Rescue With New CBLDF Auctions!

September 1, 2011
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Creators Come to the Rescue With New CBLDF Auctions!

Comic book artists nationwide are shocked by the details of CBLDF's Canada Customs case, and are supporting the CBLDF's efforts to raise $150,000 to fight the case by contributing original art being auctioned right now to benefit CBLDF! This week on eBay, the CBLDF is proud to offer original art contributed by legendary creators including…

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Listen to Charles Brownstein Talk About CBLDF

August 31, 2011
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Listen to Charles Brownstein Talk About CBLDF

According to their website, the folks at Galactic Watercooler are "a community of friendly people who enjoy and participate in geekdom as a whole." They love all things geeky, and in this week's Galactic Watercooler podcast, you can listen to an interview with CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein. Galactic Watercooler podcaster Audra discovered CBLDF during…

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Craig Thompson’s HABIBI Debuts at SPX 2011 to Benefit CBLDF!

August 30, 2011
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Craig Thompson’s HABIBI Debuts at SPX 2011 to Benefit CBLDF!

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to host Craig Thompson at this year's Small Press Expo, and to premiere his eagerly awaited graphic novel HABIBI! Through a special arrangement with Random House, a benefit preview edition of 100 signed & numbered copies of the graphic novel will be available to donors who contribute…

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Join the “Demon Circle” for CBLDF

August 30, 2011
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Join the “Demon Circle” for CBLDF

The main character of "Demon Circle," Athis, is an apprentice wizard in the Crimson Keep, and he isn’t the brightest flame in the candelabra. So, when he and another apprentice named Belid summon a demon and then panic, trouble ensues—trouble that threatens to snowball wildly out of control. Will they and their fellow student Klaria…

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Start Your Week with Auctions Benefiting the CBLDF

August 29, 2011
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Start Your Week with Auctions Benefiting the CBLDF

Whether CBLDF runs it or an outside party graciously donates their time and effort, online auctions are one way CBLDF raises the money it needs to defend cases such as the Canada Customs Case. Right now, you'll be able to find a number of online auctions benefiting CBLDF. CBLDF has a number of exclusive items…

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Dale Cendali Appointed Secretary of CBLDF Board of Directors

August 26, 2011
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Dale Cendali Appointed Secretary of CBLDF Board of Directors

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Board of Directors has unanimously elected noted litigator Dale Cendali to the office of Secretary. Cendali, who joined the board in 2010, replaces retiring Board Member Louise Nemschoff in the role. Dale Cendali is a nationally recognized leader in the field of intellectual property. She is a partner in…

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Submission Deadline Extended for InvestComics’ ONE AND DONE Anthology to Benefit CBLDF

August 26, 2011
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Submission Deadline Extended for InvestComics’ ONE AND DONE Anthology to Benefit CBLDF

Invest Comics and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are proud to announce that the chance to submit your 1-page story for ONE AND DONE has been just been extended to September 16th! “We’ve received some really amazing submissions for the collection. But, a large call for an extension on the submission deadline has also…

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Listen to CBLDF: Censorship Then & Now

August 25, 2011
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Listen to CBLDF: Censorship Then & Now

CBLDF recently attended Baltimore Comic-Con. During the convention, Executive Director Charles Brownstein presented a riveting history of comics censorship. Internet radio website blogtalkradio was onsite to record the talk, which you can listen to here. Support CBLDF’s defense of free speech by making a donation or becoming a member today!

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Syrian Cartoonist Beaten, Hands Broken

August 25, 2011
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Early today, Syria's best-known political cartoonist, Ali Ferzat, was abducted and beaten. His abductors broke both his hands as a warning to stop drawing the satirical political cartoons for which he is best known. Ferzat recently drew a cartoon comparing Syria's president, Bashar Assad, to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, and relatives believe the cartoon led to…

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Road Report: Baltimore Comic-Con

August 24, 2011
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Road Report: Baltimore Comic-Con

This past weekend, CBLDF staffers Charles Brownstein, Alex Cox, and Dave Grilli attended Baltimore Comic-Con at the Baltimore Convention Center. CBLDF had an array of exclusive items making their East Coast debut, including our new John Cassaday and Matt Wagner T-shirts and our two new Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab scents, La Mano del Destino and…

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More Sneak Peeks Of Liberty Annual Online

August 23, 2011
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More Sneak Peeks Of Liberty Annual Online

CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 will be in stores on October 12, and you may have noticed a spate of exclusive previews online recently. Bleeding Cool ran an exclusive of the JH Williams III pages from the issue and Rich Johnston spoke with CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein, who described why the CBLDF continues to be…

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