In the midst of talks regarding gun control, the government has taken steps to address a “culture of violence” that many have blamed for the recent spate of gun violence. According to an article in Variety, Vice President Joe Biden…
Category: Community
Connecticut Town To Destroy Video Games And Violent Media
In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, a community organization in the nearby town of Southington is organizing a buyback program to collect video games, DVDs, and CDs deemed to be violent. According…
SPX Contributes $10,000 To CBLDF, Raising A Total of $25,000 For Free Speech!
The CBLDF is honored to acknowledge the contribution of $10,000 from the Small Press Expo, a non-profit organization that hosts the iconic art comics festival every September. The SPX contribution, coupled with the $15,000 the CBLDF was able to raise…
2012: The Year in Censorship
Now that 2012 has wrapped up and we’re taking our first steps into 2013, let’s pause a moment to take a look at the path behind us. As we look at some of our top censorship stories from 2012, it’s…
Last Chance To Make A Tax-Deductible 2012 Donation to CBLDF!
Time is running out to make a tax deductible contribution to the CBLDF in 2012! With censorship incidents on the rise, including comics bans in schools & libraries, the CBLDF’s work is urgently needed and we can’t do it without…
CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox on the Fund and His Love of Comics
Recently, CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox took a moment out of his busy schedule planning the Fund’s fundraising efforts and convention appearances to talk to The Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon about CBLDF and his upbringing as one of four or…
Unwrap a Gift From CBLDF!
Courtesy of CBLDF blogger Joe Sergi, our resident comics censorship historian, we’re delighted to offer this special treat for the holidays: “A Comics Carol,” a minicomic in which Messr. Fredric Wertham is visited by the Ghosts of Comics Past, Comics…
CBLDF Gives Thanks in This Season of Giving
As 2012 comes to a close, the CBLDF team would like to offer a huge thanks to our members for their support throughout the year. Because of our members and supporters, CBLDF was able to make important strides in protecting…
Library Censorship in 2012
One would think that now that we’re well into the 21st Century, censorship would no longer be a problem. However, defending graphic novels and novels against library and school challenges remains a key part of CBLDF’s mission. In the last…
Graphic Novels Have Droves of Reluctant Readers Running to School Library
Even as comics and graphic novels have moved out of their niche market and into the mainstream of publishing over the last twenty years or so, they have admittedly been slow to catch on in some libraries. In many cases,…