The holidays are coming, and with that, the fourth issue of CBLDF Defender, our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech! Retailers, now’s your chance to stock up — FOC…
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Michigan Elementary School Bans Captain Underpants over Gay Character
A Michigan school whose motto proudly declares “Preparing Students for the Changing World” has acted otherwise with the ban of the newest Captain Underpants novel from their recent book fair for its allusion to a gay character. The Arborwood Elementary…
Reasons Why Every Child Should Read Comics
Both parents and teachers know that it can sometimes be a challenge to find ways to inspire their children and students to read. “Each year, I have had a number of students who claim to hate reading,” writes teacher Creed…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales
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…
Why Are Young Adult Books Banned Airs This Weekend on Book TV!
Why are Young Adult books banned? That’s the question on the minds of Young Adult authors David Levithan, author of Boy Meets Boy and Two Boys Kissing; Meg Medina, author of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has…
Adding The Color of Earth to Your Library or Classroom Collection
The Color of Earth trilogy (First Second) by popular Korean manwha creator Kim Dong Hwa is hugely popular in his home country and has been positively received in many schools and libraries in the United States, but it has faced…
Why Censorship Fails Every Time
It is a known fact that banning books doesn’t actually protect children, and censorship really does nothing more than highlight the fears of the adults who would have books pulled from schools and libraries. In a recent From the Square…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 15: LIVE from Baltimore Comic Con With Ron Marz, Vivek Tiwary, and Dirk Wood!
In this episode, we are LIVE from Charm City! CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox talks with Vivek Tiwary (The Fifth Beatle), Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern, Silver Surfer), and Dirk Wood (Vice President of Marketing, IDW Publishing) in a thrilling…
Batman Paints the Town Black and White in Society of Illustrators Exhibit
Last week the New York Times featured an array of comic art exhibits currently running in NYC, and right at the top was CBLDF advisory board member Chip Kidd’s collection of Batman: Black and White sketch covers, commissioned from a…
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Every year, Diamond Comic Distributors runs a membership drive through Previews. During this drive, CBLDF offers special premiums — including gorgeous variant covers for some of the hottest first issues — exclusively for Retailer Members! Act now: The retailer membership…