Researcher Carol Tilley revealed to the world that much of Fredric Wertham’s data supporting the “dangers” of comics were largely fabricated. Her evidence? Wertham’s own notes and papers. Recently, Tilley joined CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein and Abrams Comicarts editorial…
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CBLDF Retailer Membership Drive Deadline is Monday! Don’t Miss Out!
It’s that time of year again, when Diamond graciously solicits our Retailer Membership program! We have some great items this year for stores that join (or re-join) the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, including this variant of MIGHTY AVENGERS #1…
Popular Cartoon Runs Afoul of Chinese Censors
Accusations of animated violence have led to censorship of one of China’s most popular children’s cartoons off air. The cartoon, Pleasant Goat and the Big Bad Wolf — sometimes billed as China’s version of Mickey Mouse, complete with some licencing…
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s New Perfume Benefits CBLDF
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has once again joined forces with Neil Gaiman and Neverwhere to produce an exclusive scent that benefits CBLDF’s important First Amendment work! BPAL’s All Hallow’s Apple perfume celebrates All Hallow’s Read, Gaiman’s annual initiative to encourage…
Removal of Self-Published Content by Online Retailers Results in Petition
In response to an alarming number of retail giants removing self-published material deemed “inappropriate” from their websites, a group of authors have come together to form a petition in support of the creators. While each privately owned company is entitled…
Tucson School District Lifts Ban on Mexican American Studies Books
Nearly two years ago, the Tucson school district dissolved the acclaimed Mexican American Studies program. In doing so, they removed seven books by Latino and Native writers from the curriculum. Last night, the TUSD school board voted 3-2 to allow…
Print Shops Refuse to Print Anti-War Comic Book in the UK
Across the Atlantic Ocean in the United Kingdom, Darren Cullen is currently fighting for his freedom of speech while he struggles to get his new comic book, (Don’t) Join the Army to the printers. The comic is a satirical depiction…
Mockingbird Restored in Plaquemines Parish Schools
Victory in Louisiana! Just over a week after the Plaquemines Parish School District reinstated a previously imposed ban on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the book was restored to classrooms after a special school board meeting last night. According…
Be Counted! Help CBLDF Stand Up To Book Censorship!
In 2013, book censorship is on the rise. CBLDF is fighting back, but we can’t do it without you! From the attempted ban on Persepolis in the Chicago Public Schools last spring, to the current controversy over the removal of…
Alamogordo Teachers, Librarian Speak Out On Neverwhere
With Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere currently suspended from classroom use at Alamogordo (New Mexico) High School, English teachers and the school’s librarian are speaking out to make it clear that the book has not been removed from the library and that…