For decades, syndicated press was virtually the only means for cartoonists to have their works published and build their readership. With a combined rise in social and political limitations, though, the internet and web comics grew to be the champion of…
Author: Caitlin McCabe
NCAC Launches Censorpedia
Despite Challenges, Russian Indie Comics Scene Continues to Grow
Around the world, comics have been embraced as literature and a medium for free speech. Russia is no exception. In a recent editorial piece on Vice News, Thomas Carey Frazier shares his experiences visiting the country’s Astro Con and the…
Gene Luen Yang: Comics Belong in Classrooms
CBLDF Joins Coalition Raising Concerns Over WA Daycare Program’s Ban on “Frightening Images”
Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman Bring the Spirit of Protest With RESIST!
MI University Editorial Explores the Impact of Banning Books on Millennials
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 the time to stock up! CBLDF…
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…