Humble Comics Bundle: Udderly Gigantic Top Cow Collection launched last week with over $600 of Top Cow comics available at a pay-what-you-want price. This week, the bundle is even more gigantic with the addition of eight more amazing titles! In…
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CBLDF Signs on to Protest Illinois Ban of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
CBLDF today joined with other organizational members of the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Kids’ Right to Read Project in sending a letter of protest to the principal of Mattoon High School in Mattoon, IL, who ignored school district policy to…
Ai Weiwei Collecting Donated LEGO After Company Rejects Bulk Order
Fans of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei are setting up collection points for donated LEGO bricks around the world after the Danish company refused to fulfill a bulk order for his upcoming show in Australia. In response to inquiries, a LEGO…
Reasons Why Every Child Should Read Comics
Both parents and teachers know that it can sometimes be a challenge to find ways to inspire their children and students to read. “Each year, I have had a number of students who claim to hate reading,” writes teacher Creed…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…
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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund travels internationally to spread awareness of censorship and inform people how they can too can defend First Amendment rights. This month, CBLDF was able to attend our own local show, New York City Comic Con,…
Why Are Young Adult Books Banned Airs This Weekend on Book TV!
Why are Young Adult books banned? That’s the question on the minds of Young Adult authors David Levithan, author of Boy Meets Boy and Two Boys Kissing; Meg Medina, author of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has…
Adding The Color of Earth to Your Library or Classroom Collection
The Color of Earth trilogy (First Second) by popular Korean manwha creator Kim Dong Hwa is hugely popular in his home country and has been positively received in many schools and libraries in the United States, but it has faced…
Zunar to Tour Europe Ahead of Sedition Trial
In the final weeks before his trial on nine counts of sedition is set to begin in Malaysia, cartoonist Zunar will embark on a whirlwind European tour with several speaking engagements from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4. Although the events…
Why Censorship Fails Every Time
It is a known fact that banning books doesn’t actually protect children, and censorship really does nothing more than highlight the fears of the adults who would have books pulled from schools and libraries. In a recent From the Square…