A bookstore in Saugerties, New York, was threatened with misdemeanor zoning violation charges over an anti-Trump window display. Inquiring Minds Bookstore owner Brian Donoghue assembled the display to voice his concerns over statements made by Trump during his campaign. “I really felt…
Author: Betsy Gomez
Join CBLDF in Las Vegas This Saturday!
On Saturday, comics fans around Las Vegas will gather for the Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival, and CBLDF will be on hand at artist’s Alley table #40 with She Changed Comics and more! The Vegas Falley Comic Book Festival is a…
NOW IN STORES: CBLDF Liberty Annual 2016
Now in stores around the country: the 2016 edition of CBLDF Liberty Annual, our annual anthology celebrating the freedom to read comics! Shipping on the eve of the U.S. election, this year’s installment of CBLDF Liberty Annual is a call to optimism…
CBLDF Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Heritage Auctions
To celebrate its 30th anniversary of protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics community, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and Heritage Auctions are offering 11 important works at auction from the 1987 “A Benefit Portfolio in Defense of the First Amendment” that led to the…
Laurie Stone Responds to Censorship
On October 9, author Laurie Stone was supposed to read an excerpt from her new book Life as an Animal for Columbia University’s student-run WKCR radio. But when the station demanded she excise material from the reading, she declined, leading…
RETAILERS: Last Day in CBLDF Membership Drive!
Every year, Diamond Comic Distributors runs a CBLDF membership drive through Previews. Now’s the time to join the fight for free speech — the drive FOCs TODAY! During this drive, CBLDF puts together a kit of exclusive variants and other goods for…
VICTORY in Louisiana: Online Age-Verification Law Struck Down
CBLDF is among a group of plaintiffs who have secured a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional Louisiana law that would have required websites to age-verify every Internet user before providing access to non-obscene material that could be deemed harmful to…
RETAILERS: CBLDF Liberty Annual 2016 FOC is Today!
Image Comics and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are proud to present LIBERTY ANNUAL 2016, coming this November. Retailers act now — final order cutoff is today! Shipping on the eve of the U.S. election, this year’s installment of…
CBLDF Presents: Liberty Annual 2016 FOC is Monday, 10/10
Image Comics and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are proud to present LIBERTY ANNUAL 2016, coming this November. Shipping on the eve of the U.S. election, this year’s installment of CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL is a call to optimism that…
Join CBLDF in Seattle This Weekend at GEEKGIRLCON!
CBLDF is making its annual appearance at New York Comic-Con, but we haven’t forgotten the West Coast! You’ll also find us in Seattle for GeekGirlCon! We’ll be at booth #806 with signed goodies, She Changed Comics, and more! GeekGirlCon celebrates women’s…