The American Library Association announced the 2015 honorees of its Youth Media Awards yesterday, and graphic novels scored big! In a pair of comic firsts, Cece Bell’s El Deafo made the shortlist for the Newbery Medal and This One Summer…
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Angoulême Honors Fallen Charlie Hebdo Staff with “Charlie Freedom of Speech” Award
The aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks has left the comics world shaken, but it has also motivated cartoonists around the world to stand in solidarity with creators’ fundamental right to free expression. This past week, was another demonstration of…
CBLDF Member Stores Premiere Nameless #1 Hickman Variant!
Part of the benefit of being a CBLDF Retail Member is the opportunity to carry some of the coolest — and rarest — variant covers on the shelves! To kick off the CBLDF variant cover series in 2015, we have…
The French Contradiction: Free Speech for Some But Not Others?
In the wake of the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, many free-speech-loving Americans have been confused to say the least by the French government’s seeming hypocrisy in dealing with controversial expression. How could officials support the right to caricature…
Gilbert School Board Keeps Toni Morrison’s Beloved on the Reading List
Gilbert, Arizona, public school system is once again in the news for a book challenge. This time it is Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-Prize winning seminal novel Beloved. The Gilbert school board recently received more than 100 letters from members of the…
A Closer Look at the 2015 Member Premiums!
This month, we launched our new Member Campaign for 2015, featuring art by the great Michael Cho. You can check out all the various levels here, but we wanted to give our donors and prospective members a closer look at…
Malaysian Police Again Raid Zunar’s Office, Seize Books
Malaysian police carried out another raid of cartoonist Zunar’s office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, seizing about 150 books despite having obtained no warrant for the search. Zunar himself is currently abroad in London, but has once again been summoned to…
The Humble Archie Comics Bundle Adds More Titles for Charity!
Last week, Archie Comics made its Humble Bundle debut with some of today’s most talked about titles featured in the latest comic book bundle.As we enter week two of the bundle, we’re exciting to announce the addition of seven titles!…
Security Concern Leads to Self-Censorship at the Victoria and Albert Museum
In the aftermath of Charlie Hebdo, it is understandable that cartoonists, journalists, and even the general public would fear possible violent repercussion for expressing themselves, especially when it comes to talking about aspects of the Muslim religion in countries where…
Censorship Gone Awry in Cabbagetown Coffee Shop
At first glance, it appeared that a downtown Toronto coffee shop, Jet Fuel Coffee, was propagating anti-Semitic sentiment by hanging a series of art pieces entitled “The Jew Funnies” on their walls. Taking offense to the art, a man entered…