Neil Gaiman, the award winning author of The Graveyard Book, Coraline, Sandman and more writes this all-new, unpublished anywhere else poem to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Illustrated by Tony Harris of Ex Machina and Starman fame, In Reilig Oran is a breathtaking piece. Limited edition, created exclusively for The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, unavailable anywhere else, unpublished anywhere else, available signed by both Neil Gaiman and Tony Harris, and unsigned.
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Preacher Vol. 1, Signed by Garth Ennis
Signed by CBLDF supporter Garth Ennis! One of the most celebrated and challenged comics titles of the late 1990s, PREACHER is a modern American epic of life, death, love and redemption also packed with sex, booze, blood and bullets – not to mention angels, demons, God, vampires and deviants of all stripes.
At first glance, the Reverend Jesse Custer doesn’t look like anyone special-just another small-town minister slowly losing his flock and his faith. But he’s about to come face-to-face with proof that God does indeed exist. Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Jesse now possesses the power of “the Word,” an ability to make people do whatever he utters. He begins a violent and riotous journey across the country in search of answers from the elusive deity. Proceeds from this signed edition benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!
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Blankets, Signed by Craig Thompson
Signed by CBLDF supporter Craig Thompson! Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. A profound and utterly beautiful work. A ground-breaking work and frequently challenged graphic novel that changed the shape of comics! All proceeds benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Available Now!
Locke & Key Vol. 1, Signed by Joe Hill!
Signed by CBLDF Supporter Joe Hill! Delve into the New York Times bestseller and Eisner-nominated world of Locke & Key in this first blockbuster volume! Enter Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them, and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all! Signed by Joe Hill on a custom bookplate, and every copy personalized “Locke ON!” Available Now!
CBLDF Hits KING CON In Brooklyn!
The CBLDF will be exhibiting this weekend at the Second Annual KING CON, in Brooklyn, the Borough of Kings. KING CON takes place at the historic Brooklyn Lyceum, and wlll feature many local guests, such as Chris Claremont, Jonathan Ames, and Becky Cloonan.
Please stop by the CBLDF table if you are attending KING CON; we will have plenty of donation premiums, and as always, you can certainly join or contribute to the fund in person.
For more information visit http://www.kingconbrooklyn.com/
A Divided Supreme Court Ponders the Fate of California Law Restricting Violent Video Games
Robert Corn-Revere, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s general counsel, provides a detailed summary and analysis of the oral arguments in Schwarzenegger v. EMA, which was argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week. One of the country’s leading First Amendment experts, Corn-Revere successfully litigated U.S. v. Stevens and recently wrote the CBLDF’s amicus brief in the Schwarzenegger case. Full story follows the jump.
A Skeptical Supreme Court Hears Schwarzenegger v. EMA
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Schwarzenegger v. EMA, a case addressing whether states can ban the sale of violent video games to minors without also violating the First Amendment. A full transcript of oral arguments has been made available here. Coverage emerging since arguments concluded yesterday indicate that the Court appears skeptical towards the California law’s constitutionality. After the jump, we gather the news and analysis.
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Schwarzenegger v. EMA
This morning the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Schwarzenegger v. EMA, a case addressing whether states can ban the sale of violent video games to minors without also violating the First Amendment. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund wrote a brief in support of the video game industry, urging the court to to affirm the Ninth Circuit’s decision that a California law banning the sale or rental of any video game containing violent content to minors, and requiring manufacturers to label such games, is unconstitutional. The CBLDF brief emphasizes the history of moral panic that led to the comics industry being decimated in the wake of government scrutiny in the 1950s.
Early reports from oral arguments indicate that members of the court were “sympathetic” to the California law, but strongly questioned its constitutionality. Full story, with links to analysis and transcripts, follows the break.
Preliminary Injunction Granted Against Massachusetts Online Censorship Law
U.S. District Judge Rya W. Zobel granted a preliminary injunction against the online censorship law that went into effect in Massachusetts earlier this year. Massachusetts booksellers, trade associations including the CBLDF, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed suit in July to block the law because it imposes severe restrictions on constitutionally protected speech on the Internet, on the grounds that such material might be “harmful to minors.” The Court enjoined the law because it did not require that such material was purposefully sent to a person the sender knew to be a minor.
MTV Geek Launch Party benefits CBLDF
Launching over the weekend of New York Comic Con, MTV Geek went live with a bang. A terrific new site covering comics and other pop culture, MTV Geek hosted a live art event to celebrate their premiere weekend.