Yesterday, the Alamogordo High School removed Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere from shelves after parent Nancy Wilmott complained over content she deemed innapropriate for her 15-year-old daughter. The book has been on district required reading lists since 2004, but it has not…
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CBLDF Defends Comics at the Alternative Press Expo!
This weekend, CBLDF returns to San Francisco for the Alternative Press Expo, the West Coast’s celebration of independent and self-published comics! CBLDF will be on hand at booth 318 with exclusive signed premiums, panels, and more! Join us Saturday, October…
The Real Panels That Inspired Wertham’s Attacks on Comics
Designer Michael Dooley recently reexamined some of the comics titles attacked by Fredric Wertham in his 1954 “expose” on comics, Seduction of the Innocent. Wertham’s condemnation of comics led to decades of self-censorship by the comics industry. In examining the…
CBLDF at NYCC – Panels, Parties, Manga, Exclusives & More!
This weekend, the comics world converges on New York City for New York Comic-Con, which goes down October 10 – 13 at the Javits Center. CBLDF will be at booth #965 throughout the show, and we’ll have parties, panels, signings,…
Manga Freedom Events In NYC
CBLDF continues our efforts for manga freedom by providing special events with translator and manga expert Dan Kanemitsu throughout NYCC weekend including a lecture at Kinokuniya Bookstore on Saturday and appearances at the CBLDF booth. Kanemitsu is a well-known expert…
Jeff Smith on Why He Joined the CBLDF Board
Last week, CBLDF announced that acclaimed creator Jeff Smith was named to the CBLDF Board of Directors. The creator behind the perennially popular Bone series is no stranger to censorship — a parent in Minnesota tried to get Bone banned…
Barefoot Gen Translator Disinvited from Speaking at Japanese School
A little more than a month after Keiji Nakazawa’s manga classic Barefoot Gen was restored to school libraries in the Japanese city of Matsue, an English-language translator of the series has been abruptly disinvited from speaking at a junior high…
Understanding Your Rights FAQ – What Do Obscenity & Related Laws Mean?
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund frequently receives questions from our community about one’s rights relating to comics, so we have created this column – “Understanding Your Rights” as a series of FAQs to help clearly explain these concepts. Today’s column…
Obscenity Case Files: Jenkins v. Georgia
In 1972, a movie theater manager in Albany, Georgia, was convicted under a Georgia statute for the crime of distributing obscene material for showing the film Carnal Knowledge. The conviction took place during an odd limbo period between the decisions…
Tenlegs and Midtown Comics Sponsor NYCC Charity Event Benefiting CBLDF
NYC-based online artist community Tenlegs, found at Tenlegs.com, announced that it will co-sponsor the SonicBoomBox New York Comic Con After Party in conjunction with Midtown Comics and other sponsors. Held on Friday, October 11, 2013 at The Hudson Bond, the…