Retailers: Stock up on the Third Issue of CBLDF Defender, FOCs Today!

defender3The third issue of CBLDF Defender, a free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, is on the horizon! Each issue of CBLDF Defender brings engaging creator interviews, detailed analysis of current censorship news, and in-depth features that tell the story of the people fighting for the freedom to read! The third issue, available for order in bundles, FOCs today (JUN151198)!

In this issue: Back to school with comics! Learn how to add comics to the classroom with articles about ways comics teach different types of learners and resources for educators. Superstar creator Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Drama, Sisters) responds to attempts to censor her work in a feature interview. Plus the latest news and analysis on censorship battles raging across the USA! Features a cover by SideScrollers creator Matthew Loux!

CBLDF Defender is made available free to individuals at comic book stores and other venues across the country, who can order the publication in bundles of 25 for $4.99 each from Diamond Previews (JUN151198). Interested parties may also subscribe directly, by mail, here. The issue is set to be in stores 8/26/2015!

CBLDF Defender is made possible with the support of The Gaiman Foundation and CBLDF’s Corporate Members — ABRAMS, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios, comiXology, DCBS, Diamond Comic Distributors, Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, Graphitti Designs, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Half Price Books, Penguin Random House, ReedPop, TFAW.com, Scholastic, SPX, Valiant, and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation — and members like you. Thank you!