Recently, CBLDF joined a Kids’ Right to Read Project-led coalition protesting a proposed policy in the Muhlenberg School District in Pennsylvania that would require teachers to read every book in their classrooms and label or remove mature, sexual, violent or…
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Graphic Novels, Challenged Books Score Big in ALA Awards
The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards for 2014 were presented at the organization’s Midwinter Conference yesterday, and we were pleased to see challenged books and graphic novels figuring prominently among them! The complete roundup of winners and runners-up (Honor…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: SideScrollers
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…
British Library Exhibition Will Feature Comics and “Naughtiness”
Exciting news! This summer, the British Library in London will be holding the largest exhibition of landmark and historical comics ever presented in the UK. The show, called Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, will run from May…
Support CBLDF At Wizard World Portland!
This weekend CBLDF kicks off the 2014 convention year at Wizard World Portland, where we’ll be premiering the Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant, and giving a presentation on the birth of the Comics Code! CBLDF will be set up at…
When Creative Expression Has Consequences, Is Censorship Far Behind?
The climate of the video gaming industry has long been riddled with controversy on the content of various titles: Are they too violent? Are they capitalizing on war as a form of entertainment? Are they objectifying women? While these may…
Anti-Video Game Propaganda Removed by South Australian Government
The video game industry scored one for free speech recently when it convinced the South Australian government to remove misleading anti-video game billboards. Despite research to the contrary, these billboards attempted to claim that video games are are a gateway…
CBLDF & Image Comics Kick Off 2014 Convention Year With Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to team up with Image Comics to launch our 2014 convention program with the release of the CBLDF Exclusive Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant, featuring a stunning variant cover by Nic Klein…
Ecuadorean Cartoonist May Face Trial for Insulting President
Some troubling media regulations that were passed in Ecuador last year are apparently being employed against political cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, who may face trial over a panel that ran in the newspaper El Universo and offended President Rafael Correa. Bonilla…
Remembering MLK: The Silence of Our Friends
Martin Luther King, Jr., used his right to free speech to fight one of the most important battles in American history, often — and ultimately — at great personal risk. In an era when many thought African Americans should not…