Earlier this month, CBLDF reported on the ban of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals #2 from Apple’s ioS marketplace. On Wednesday, series artist Zdarsky announced via Twitter than issue #3 was similarly rejected based on undisclosed violations of…
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Jason Aaron, Jeff Lemire, & Rick Remender Join Spirit of Giving Personalized Graphic Novel Gift Drive!
Jason Aaron, Jeff Lemire, & Rick Remender are the newest additions to CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving holiday gift drive, where creators personalize graphic novels for CBLDF donors. The campaign includes Evan Dorkin, Paul Levitz, Larry Marder, Alan Moore, Terry Moore,…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Questioning Constitutionality of Massachusetts Bill
CBLDF has joined a coalition questioning the constitutionality of Senate Bill 168, a Massachusetts bill that targets video games. SB 168 calls for the study of various aspects of video games, including their benefits and potential educational application, whether they…
Palestinian Cartoonist Finds Refuge in Norway
Palestinian cartoonist Fabi Abou Hassan has long courted the ire of the Assad regime in Syria due to his scathing cartoon criticism of the regime. In recent years, Abou Hassan has been detained, arrested, and threatened, so Cartoonists Rights Network…
Cartooning Legends Rally to Protect Freedom to Read at CBLDF Benefit Brunch!
Last Sunday, cartooning legends assembled at the Society of Illustrators in New York City to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Kids Right to Read program. Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and CBLDF board member, hosted the event. He welcomed…
Victory in NM: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Returned to Classrooms
Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel Neverwhere has been returned to classrooms in Alamogordo, New Mexico, after the approval of a review committee and worldwide protest that included a letter signed by CBLDF! District spokesperson Doyle Styling talked to Karyn M. Peterson with…
CBLDF Defends The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Montana Victory
A Billings, Montana, parent’s crusade against Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ended after a packed school board meeting last night, during which the school board elected to retain the novel in area classrooms. CBLDF joined…
Cartoonist Zunar Loses Appeal Over Wrongful Arrest
A Malaysian political cartoonist who was arrested and charged with sedition just before the publication of his 2010 book has lost an appeal of his suit against the government for wrongful arrest. Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known by the pen…
Get Personalized Holiday Gifts From Legendary Creators in CBLDF’s 2013 Spirit of Giving Holiday Fundraiser!
Alan Moore leads creators Evan Dorkin, Paul Levitz, Larry Marder, Terry Moore, Paul Pope, Jeff Smith, Vivek Tiwary, and Brian K. Vaughan in celebrating The Spirit of Giving this holiday season by signing and personalizing graphic novels for Comic Book…
Last Chance! Join The Creators of Bone, Mutts, Battling Boy & More At Sunday’s CBLDF Benefit Brunch!
Get Your Tickets Before They’re Gone! This Sunday, November 10, Jeff Smith, creator of the graphic novel masterpiece Bone, will unveil his new series Tuki Save The Humans with a public performance at the Society of Illustrators in New York…