In his current term as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, American Born Chinese and Boxers/Saints creator Gene Luen Yang has chosen a theme of “Reading Without Walls.” During his two-year ambassadorship, Yang is encouraging readers at the schools and…
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Looking Back at a 1980s Anti-Comics and RPG Crusader’s Campaign
Former psychiatrist and founding member of the National Coalition on TV Violence, Thomas Radecki, may have famously led a nationwide battle against violence in comics and RPGs in the 1980s as a means to protect America’s youth, but a Clarion, Pennsylvania…
New Zealand Newspaper Shocked to Find Adult Comic in Adult Section of Library
A New Zealand newspaper seems to be looking for controversy where there is none, suggesting in a recent article that Brandon Graham’s erotic comic Perverts of the Unknown may be inappropriate for local library collections even though it’s correctly shelved…
ACLU Settles Lawsuit for TN Student Barred from Wearing “Gay” Shirt
With help from the state chapter of the ACLU, students in Giles County, Tennessee have won the right to wear clothing with pro-LGBT images or symbols in public schools. Rebecca Young, a 2016 graduate of Richland High School, had filed…
RETAILERS: CBLDF Defender #7, Featuring BRIAN STELFREEZE, FOCs Monday!
Black Panther Protects Free Speech! CBLDF talks to Brian Stelfreeze and more in the latest issue of CBLDF Defender, out September 14, 2016. Retailers, FOC is Monday 8/22 (JUN161362), so now’s the time to stock up on this issue! Get a behind the scenes look at Marvel’s…
Back to School with Comics: Resources for Educators and Librarians
As educators and librarians gear up for a new school year, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight our free resources designed to help students — and everyone else — love and appreciate comics! Comics Connector CBLDF’s Comics Connector is a…
Signed Sandman, Paper Girls, Preacher, iZombie, & More Benefit CBLDF!
Support CBLDF and get autographed books from creators including Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Sergio Aragones, Brian K. Vaughan, and many more! Help us fight censorship while enjoying the last weeks of summer with some great comics reading! First, we have…
Turkish Cartoonist Arrested Along With Newspaper Colleagues
Turkish-born cartoonist Dogan Güzel has been arrested in Istanbul along with more than 20 colleagues from the Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem, which has also been shut down by government order. Güzel, the recipient of Cartoonists Rights Network International’s very first…
Florida Parents Blame Books for “What’s Wrong with Children Today”
Two parents in Nassau County, Florida, are not only calling for the ban of two popular teen books, Lauren Myracle’s TTYL and TTFN, from school libraries, but are also blaming the titles for “what’s wrong with children today.” According to Fox…
Dynamite Entertainment and Groupees Team Up For A Bundle of “Pure Dynamite” to Benefit CBLDF
Dynamite Entertainment again partners with Groupees, the unique media and charity bundling site, to unleash a bundle of “Pure Dynamite,” featuring over 85 comics from this leading publisher! This Pay-What-You-Want bundle features books by top creators (including Tim Seeley, Kate Leth,…