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App Store Guidelines Stifle Development of Serious Games

Recently, there’s been some confusion over what is and is not allowed in Apple’s App Store according to its guidelines, with the fallout particularly affecting comics apps. French digital comics platform Izneo removed over half of their 4,000 titles after…

Last Weekend for Personalized Copies of SAGA!

Brian K. Vaughan, the creative mastermind behind the hit series Saga is showing his support for CBLDF by personalizing copies of Saga Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 for CBLDF Supporters, but this weekend is your last chance to get your…

CBLDF Goes Dowtown for Wizard World NYC This Weekend!

If you are planning on attending Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience this weekend, be sure to drop by CBLDF booth #125! We will be accepting donations for memberships and will have a booth full of awesome incentives, including t-shirts,…

Join CBLDF at the ALA Annual Conference this Weekend!

This weekend, librarians, writers, publishers, and bookworms descend on Chicago for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, and CBLDF will be at booth #2650 with signings from Raina Telgemeier and Larry Marder, as well as the launch of CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction,…

Using Graphic Novels in Education: Persepolis

Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of banned books and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In our first column, we’ll take a closer look at Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Releases Authoritative Manga Guide for Librarians and Educators with Dark Horse!

This summer, Dark Horse is proud to publish CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices, an authoritative yet accessible handbook designed to help librarians, educators, and parents navigate the vast and popular field of manga. Prepared by the Comic…

John Stossel Destroys Argument for Taxing Violent Media

Last month, Franklin Graham, in a meeting with other religious leaders and Vice President Joe Biden, brought up the idea of taxing violent media including video games. Even though numerous legal experts and anti-censorship organizations have shown that such a…

In New Report, Media Coalition Explains Flaws in Link Between Gun Violence and New Media

CBLDF is a member of the Media Coalition. Like CBLDF, the Media Coalition recognizes that the argument that video games cause violent behavior is specious, and this week saw the release of a report from Media Coalition that provides further evidence against the idea that media — including video games — and violence are connected. CBLDF endorses the research as part of our program work, and the official press release follows, as does the report itself.