If it’s the beginning of Fall, that means it’s time for the annual pilgrimage to SPX, the annual festival that’s Mecca for all things art comics! CBLDF will be there with a benefit auction, and a booth boasting signings by…
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Kansas Sculpture Targeted in Grand Jury Investigation Reveals Pattern of Bullying Businesses
A sculpture depicting a partially-clothed woman snapping a picture of herself in an Overland Park, Kansas arboretum is drawing accusations from one local resident of “glorifying sexting,” and a petition against the work has now garnered enough signatures to trigger…
Indy Greats Top CBLDF’s Original Art Auction at SPX!
Original art by Gilbert Shelton, Jeff Smith, Peter Kuper, Jeff Lemire, Jeffrey Brown, Peter Bagge, David Mack and more top the list at the second annual Jeff Alexander Memorial Art Auction happening this Saturday at SPX! Read on for full…
Nipples: Facebook’s Least Favorite Body Part
What does it take to get The New Yorker banned from Facebook, even for a few hours? Apparently a couple of dots. On the front of a pair of female breasts, of course. Specifically, the following cartoon: Facebook’s banning policies…
A Moroccan Political Cartoonist Discusses the “Red Lines” of Censorship
Despite describing his native Morocco as being “like a chained human being and there is a giant mosquito drinking its blood,” and believing that “political cartoons have no impact on Moroccan policies,” political cartoonist Tarek Benbaba is still motivated to…
Take a Look at the Covers for CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012!
October is on the horizon, and that means the 2012 edition of CBLDF Liberty Annual will soon be in your hands! Each year, Image Comics releases the Annual to benefit the First Amendment work of CBLDF. This year, Image Comics…
CBLDF Welcomes iVerse Media As Latest Corporate Member!
Digital Content Distributor Joins the CBLDF’s Fight to Protect First Amendment Rights! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and digital comics innovator iVerse Media jointly announced today iVerse’s addition to the CBLDF’s growing roster of industry supporters. As the organization’s…
Welcome to the New CBLDF.org!
Today the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to unveil the new and radically improved CBLDF.org! With a daily news blog and a rich and growing Resources section, we strive to make CBLDF.org your best tool for information about…
CBLDF Blasts Into Fall Convention Season At Baltimore Comic Con
This weekend the CBLDF is on the road to Baltimore for the Baltimore Comic Con! Come meet CBLDF Deputy Director at Booth 1402 where we’re offering a vast array of cool items to our supporters! At The Booth (1402): Show…
Audio Of 1954 Juvenile Delinquency Hearings Resurfaces
By Joe Izenman The 1954 Senate Subcommittee hearings examining the possible relationship between comics and juvenile delinquency remain the most significant moment in the history of comic book censorship. Centered on the testimony of Dr. Fredric Wertham, author of Seduction…