Comic books heat up in the 1950s in part 2 of U.S. vs. Comics, the new webseries by Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro!
Part 2: U.S. vs. Comics
Author: Jeff Trexler
New series: U.S. vs. Comics
Check out the first episode of a new weekly webcomic on the 70th anniversary of the Senate comic book hearings – and what they teach us about censorship today!
CBLDF @ WonderCon
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is at WonderCon with our newest Defending Comics Today update panel! On Friday, March 29, from 2:00-3:00pm PDT in Room 213CD, join interim director Jeff Trexler and CBLDF board member Amy Chu as they discuss the latest developments in the…
Victory in Texas: Appeals Court Upholds Book Ratings Injunction
After our defeat of the court petition that sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of Gender Queer in that state, the attorney for the other side announced that the next step would be to impose a mandatory graphic novel…
CBLDF @ NYCC
New York Comic-Con starts tomorrow, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will be there! Join us on Saturday, October 14, at 10:30am in the Javits Center’s River Pavilion for our annual CBLDF update panel, Defending Comics Today. We’ll discuss the most recent…
CBLDF Theater Talkback in Chicago this Friday
In the Chicago area and interested in the past, present, and future of comics censorship? A new play on the 1950s comics scare, The Innocence of Seduction, is about to have its final weekend of performances at the City Lit…
Good News: Court to Issue Injunction vs. Texas Book Rating Law
On August 31, Judge Alan Albright of the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas, stated that he plans to issue a preliminary injunction in Book People et al. v. Wong, in which the CBLDF joined bookstores and other free speech groups…
Texas HB900 Lawsuit Update
Last Friday, August 18, the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas conducted the first hearing in Book People et al. v. Wong, in which the CBLDF joined bookstores and other free speech groups to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s new…
After San Diego
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego so memorable! Our amazing booth volunteers from SDSU, USD Law School, and beyond; the dedicated team at Oni and their generous sponsorship of the annual…
Tonight: CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party and Silent Auction!
We look forward to seeing you at tonight’s annual Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Comic-Con Welcome Party and Silent Auction, sponsored by Oni Press! Location: Terrace Under the Stars (3d floor), Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Ave, San DiegoDate and time:…