The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is grateful to acknowledge the generosity of the Gaiman Foundation, who today contributed $60,000 to advance the organization’s growing education program. After more than a decade of service, Neil Gaiman retired from the CBLDF’s…
Category: Homepage
this tag is for posts that are to be displayed in the main page feed.
USA Today’s Pop Candy Blog Spotlights CBLDF
Earlier this week, Zack Smith took some time to spotlight CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving campaign for the Pop Candy blog on USAToday.com. Smith touched base with CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein, who described the campaign in the opening paragraph to…
Mike Diana on the Highs and Lows of Creating Controversial Art
In conjunction with a month-long exhibit of his work in London, cartoonist Mike Diana gave an interview to Vice.com about his career. Diana initially gained the attention of a national audience when he became the first United States artist to…
CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012 Gets Second Printing!
The 2012 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL, an anthology featuring top comics creators that benefits the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, is receiving a second printing — with two new covers! The first is “Lady Liberty” by Ben Templesmith (Fell, 30 Days…
Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel & More Join CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving Personalized Gift Drive!
Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, Mike Allred, Sergio Aragones, David Petersen, Greg Rucka, and Matt Wagner join Alan Moore and more than 20 other comics masters in supporting the CBLDF this holiday season by signing and personalizing graphic novels…
Know Your Comics Censorship History!
The history of comics censorship is a sordid saga of misguided censors, self-imposed silence, criminal prosecutions, and suppression of free expression that led to the obliteration of thousands of careers, more than a few publishers, and even an entire country’s…
The First Amendment: A Reason to Give Thanks
This Thanksgiving, CBLDF takes a moment to give thanks for our biggest asset in the fight to protect free speech the United States: the First Amendment. Though we continually see challenges to free speech, the results are not as extreme…
Give The Gift of The Freedom To Read – Join CBLDF!
This holiday season, The Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation is encouraging everyone who believes in the CBLDF’s important work protecting the freedom to read comics to become a member or give a gift membership in the organization. When you…
PayPal Showing Signs of Censorship Once Again
Is PayPal up to old tricks? Despite agreeing to lift a ban on serving publishers of erotic works earlier this year, author Amelia C. Gormley says the company refused to process payment on her commissioned book cover. Gormley recently blogged about the…
CBLDF Announces New Officers and Member of Board of Directors!
New officers and a new member were elected to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Board of Directors at their last meeting. Milton Griepp — pop-culture business expert and founder of ICv2.com — was elected as Vice President after a…