Proclaim your unwavering support for free expression and help CBLDF as we prepare for a busy 2017 by donating now to receive our newest t-shirt, “DEFEND FREE SPEECH!” This bold design makes a striking and direct statement about…
Zunar to Again Challenge Malaysia’s Sedition Act
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, currently facing nine separate sedition charges for statements he made on Twitter last year, announced yesterday that his latest challenge to the country’s Sedition Act will proceed…
Giving Thanks for the Freedom to Read!
We’re grateful for the individuals, retailers, publishers, and creators who support CBLDF’s work in defense of the First Amendment. Because of your support, we were able to score a few key victories in the fight for free…
Beyond Nazi-Punching: How Superhero Comics Grappled With Their Fascistic Roots
When the first draft of the self-imposed Comics Code was drawn up in 1954, virtually every clause directly addressed some point of criticism that had come up in that year’s Senate hearings, which probed…
MI University Editorial Explores the Impact of Banning Books on Millennials
Raina Telgemeier and Vivek Tiwary Get Into The Spirit of Giving!
Support CBLDF and give the best gifts this holiday season with signed & personalized books in CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving holiday fundraiser. This week, we’re thrilled to add Raina Telgemeier and Vivek Tiwary to the roster of incredible creators supporting CBLDF! They…
CBLDF Joins Defense of World History Textbook in Tennessee
In response to a Sullivan County, Tennessee parent who wants an entire world history textbook removed from her local school district’s seventh grade curriculum due to what she…
CBLDF Joins Protest of Revived Virginia Proposal to Flag ‘Sexually Explicit’ School Books
Just a few months after Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would have required public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in curricular materials,…
RETAILERS: CBLDF Defender #8, Featuring GARTH ENNIS, FOCs Today!
CBLDF Defender comes to you from the frontlines of censorship! In the last issue of 2016, CBLDF talks with Preacher writer and sometimes controversial scribe Garth Ennis about censorship, politics, and more! Retailers, FOC is today (OCT161400), so now’s…
Iowa Parent Wants Perks Removed from Advanced High School Class
The mother of a high school senior in Dubuque, Iowa has filed a challenge to remove Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower from classrooms…
NCAC Names 2016 Free Speech Defenders (and Offenders)
This year has proved to be a turbulent in many regards — a sentiment most poignantly felt within the free speech community. From increasing controversy regarding Facebook’s nudity policy to a whole community coming together to defend the children’s picture book…
CBLDF’s First Case, 30 Years Later
Thirty years ago today, the purchase of just 15 comic books would spark a chain of events that would ignite an ongoing fight for free expression across the entire industry. As CBLDF celebrates 30 years with a soon-to-end auction of original…
Spirit of Giving: Comics’ Greatest Creators Personalize Books For CBLDF Supporters!
CBLDF’s work is more important than ever, which is why the medium’s greatest creators are supporting our 2016 Spirit of Giving holiday fundraiser! From now until December 5, you can receive graphic novels signed and personalized by…
March Book Three Wins National Book Award
Last night, Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell took home the National Book Award in young people’s literature for March Book Three, the first time that a graphic novel has been awarded the honor. March Book Three…
BID NOW in CBLDF’s 30th Anniversary Heritage Auction!
To celebrate its 30th anniversary of protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics community, CBLDF and Heritage Auctions are now offering 11 important works at auction. The original art is being offered now, during Heritage Auctions’ autumn Comics Auction Nov. 17-19 live in Beverly Hills and on HA.com. Most of…