Sequencing the Female Self—Teaching Personal History through Graphic Novels UPDATE: (Originally scheduled for March 28, due to current circumstances we will be rescheduling. Check back soon for further information.) Graphic novels focusing on the female experience are among the most frequently banned…
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CBLDF at Chicago’s C2E2, February 28th — March 1st
Don’t miss CBLDF at Both #533 at this weekend’s C2E2 in Chicago. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has lots of great stuff planned for the weekend, so make sure you stop by Booth #533 when you arrive. We’re bringing tons…
7 Webcomics to Celebrate Digital Learning Day
Today is Digital Learning Day, and we are focusing on a few webcomics to include in your classroom. Digital Learning Day began “as a way to actively spread innovative practices and ensure that all youth have access to high-quality digital…
Support CBLDF with Bloodshot, Starting at $1
Get this spring’s hottest comic book movie hero and support free expression with the Humble Comics Bundle: Bloodshot 2020 By Valiant! You have to wait another month to see Vin Diesel on the big screen as Bloodshot, but now is…
CBLDF Launches Rory D. Root Comics Ambassador Grant To Support Retailer Programs Celebrating Free Expression
February 21, 2020 (Portland, OR) – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is supporting retailers with the announcement of the Rory D. Root Comics Ambassador Grant, a new program encouraging community building through the creation of events promoting comics as a valuable…
Celebrate Will Eisner Week at the Comic-Con Museum, March 1!
Join some of the brightest lights in contemporary cartooning for the Comic-Con Museum Celebrates Will Eisner, a day-long salute honoring the pioneering cartoonist and educator on Sunday, March 1 at the Comic-Con Museum, presented by Comic-Con International and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Meet…
President’s Day & Free Expression in Their Own Words
We are lucky that those who founded America cared deeply about free speech and valued the importance of knowledge and information. But this commitment to free expression didn’t stop with the founding fathers, it has been protected and exalted by…
Will Eisner Week 2020, Join Us for a Discussion
March 3rd, 2020 Publishing Will: Will Eisner & The Business of Comics with Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics & Ted Adams of Clover Press and IDW Discussion moderated by Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Free and open to the public! Join two titans…
Fiction Titles to Pair with the March Series & King Graphic Novel
More than likely, educators looking to incorporate sequential art in their study of the Civil Rights Movement are familiar with the pedagogical and literary value of non-fiction narratives, like those found in the March series and King: A Comics Biography…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Kindred
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of banned books and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine books that have…