Bob Fingerman’s contributions to the world of comics have been many and varied. Fingerman toiled in the disparate realms of kiddy satire, men’s magazines, sci-fi, and illustration, producing work regularly for Cracked, Al Goldstein’s infamous tabloid Screw, Penthouse Hot Talk,…
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Salon Indicts Law Enforcement and Media Prejudice Against “Gamers”
After what he is calling an “egregious” and biased report from New York Daily News columnist Mike Lupica on the Sandy Hook shootings, Salon.com’s Andrew Leonard fired back with a scathing indictment of the ongoing effort to blame video games…
CPS Responds to PERSEPOLIS Defenders
A week ago, CBLDF joined the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Kids’ Right to Read Project, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, and more in sending a letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet, denouncing the removal of Marjane…
Chance to Get Rare Personalized Premiums Ends Soon
CBLDF has always been blessed by some amazing creator support. Right now, two legendary creators are graciously donating their time and signing hands to our work defending the First Amendment: Love & Rockets co-creator Jaime Hernandez is personalizing an exclusive…
Support CBLDF In St. Louis This Weekend!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund enters the next leg of the 2013 convention year at Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, where we’ll be premiering limited quantities of the brand new GLORY #34 Liberty Variant at Booth 329! You…
Filtering Software Promotes Censorship in RI Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island recently published a report documenting how the implementation of flawed internet filtering software in Rhode Island public schools has denied the state’s teachers and students access to educational information. In its…
GLORY Concludes With CBLDF Liberty Variant
With GLORY #34, Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell bring their cosmic opus to a shattering conclusion! To celebrate, Image Comics has created a special CBLDF Liberty Variant that will premiere this March at Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con and…
Missing the Point on PERSEPOLIS
The attempt to ban Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis from Chicago schools awoke immediate protest among students, teachers, parents, and free speech advocates such as CBLDF. The circumstances behind the ban are still unclear, but a recent opinion article in The Atlantic…
WTTW’s Chicago Tonight on PERSEPOLIS Ban
Last night, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight aired a 15-minute segment, trying to get to the real story about the reported Persepolis ban. Barbara Jones, Executive Director of ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, joined Lane Tech students and a representative from the Chicago Teachers Union to talk about the ban. Click through for video of the segment.
Furor Continues Over PERSEPOLIS Removal
Friday saw the quick action of CBLDF and other free speech advocates in defense of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, which was reportedly removed from the classrooms and library of Lane Tech College Prep in the Chicago public school district at the…