Category: Community

President’s Day & Free Expression in Their Own Words

We are lucky that those who founded America cared deeply about free speech and valued the importance of knowledge and information. But this commitment to free expression didn’t stop with the founding fathers, it has been protected and exalted by…

Will Eisner Week 2020, Join Us for a Discussion

March 3rd, 2020 Publishing Will: Will Eisner & The Business of Comics with Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics & Ted Adams of Clover Press and IDW Discussion moderated by Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Free and open to the public! Join two titans…

Portland Area Comics Fans: Join the CBLDF Team!

CBLDF is currently looking for a part-time Office Assistant. We’re located in Portland, Oregon, and this position is on-site. Check out the posting below, and please reach out if you’re interested! OFFICE ASSISTANT (Part-Time, Hourly | $15 per hour) The…

Umbrella Academy and More GNs Signed by Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon!

This week CBLDF supporters have the opportunity to grab some great graphic novels, signed by Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon! Your donation to CBLDF makes a difference in our work, and we’re excited to reward your support with signed comics, including: HCs of…

5 LGBTQ+ Comics to Enjoy with (or without) a Valentine

If you love Spinning or are still trying to get Firefly back on the air: On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden An epic story of women, space travel, and lost love. A spaceship crew flies in a giant goldfish-shaped ship through the deepest…

VA Lawmakers Gut New Voices Legislation

The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) released a statement expressing their concerns and disappointment with Virginia House of Delegates for removing First Amendment protections for high school students from HB 36. Just two weeks before student journalists and advisors testified…

Using Kyle Baker’s Nat Turner In Education

Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…

Profiles in Black Cartooning: Kyle Baker

Over a more than 30-year career, Kyle Baker has seemingly made his mark in every corner of mass media, from Cartoon Network to The New York Times. But it’s in the comics world that his boundless creative energy has truly…

Siena Fallon Joins CBLDF as Community Development Manager

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the industry’s voice for free speech advocacy and education, is excited to welcome Siena Fallon as the organization’s Community Development Manager. Fallon will work with the CBLDF staff in developing the organization’s fundraising programs as…