Using Comics in the Classroom: Practical Tools for Developing Curriculum Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 12:00-1:00 pm PST Although comics are an incredible tool for engaging students in the classroom, the educational benefits of this medium are still unknown to…
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like Comes To Comics Stores – Order Your Copies Today
This Is What Democracy Looks Like is coming to comic book stores for Constitution Day! Retailers – order your copies of this dynamic resource by August 19 using order code JUL191805. Constitution Day is September 17, this book will…
Leander Fails to Address Trans Discrimination, Instead Bans Room Rentals
Last night’s city council meeting in Leander, Texas was a disappointment for many looking for the city council to rectify the previous prejudiced cancellation of transgender comics author Lilah Sturges. However, in new developments to the ongoing library policies saga, the council voted…
Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan Support CBLDF With Signed Saga HCs!
CBLDF is thrilled to offer our supporters copies of Saga Volume One, Two, and Three Deluxe hardcovers, all double-signed by incredible creative team Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan! This multiple award-winning series changed the landscape of modern comics, and in the process has…
Action Alert! Help CBLDF Fight Trans Discrimination in Leander, Texas
This Thursday – August 15, 2019 – the Leander, Texas City Council will meet to discuss the proposed changes to Public Library Programming Policy that led to the discriminatory cancellation of an event with renowned transgender comics author, Lilah Sturges.…
Don’t Miss This Week’s CBLDF Webinar About Comics Development!
This week CBLDF offers a free webinar that educators and librarians won’t want to miss! When developing a classroom or library comics collection, even the most eager and knowledgeable can come across unexpected barriers. Join CBLDF and a host of…
Listen to CBLDF’s Charles Brownstein Discuss Censorship Trends (& Get More In-Depth Information)
Earlier this month, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Executive Director, Charles Brownstein sat down with Barry Lynn, host of Culture Shocks on KCAA, NBC News Radio for Southern California. From the Comics Code to the recent Walking Dead ban, Charles…
RETAILERS: Don’t Miss CBLDF’s Read Banned Books! FOCs 8/12!
Local Comics Shops! Engage with your community during Banned Books week with the 2019 edition of the CBLDF’s Read Banned Books publication! Stock up now — it FOCs on Monday, August 12 (Diamond order code JUL191804)! Comics are the most…
9 Great Graphic Novels to Gear Up for Back to School!
As the summer winds down and the excitement of a new school year begins, some parents – plus aunts, uncles, grandparents, and babysitters – may worry about how to get kids/teens in their lives to switch gears back towards academics. Sure,…
Toni Morrison, Patron Saint of Banned Books and Their Readers
Nobel Laureate and master author Toni Morrison passed away at 88 earlier this week. There have been many beautiful and thoughtful obituaries that examine her trailblazing life and life-changing words. Morrison’s books are critically respected the literary canon and successful in a commercial…