This Sunday, CBLDF is proud to host signings by Toon Books graphic novelists Nadja Spiegelman & Trade Loeffler of the Zig & Wikki series and Geoffrey Hayes of the Benny & Penny series at our booth at the Brooklyn Book…
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Small Press Expo Shows Big Love For CBLDF!
Last weekend’s Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland was a record-setting event! Wall-to-wall attendance filled the exhibit hall on both days with some of the world’s greatest cartoonists and their readers who came out en masse. The CBLDF’s team was…
CBLDF Urges School District To Rescind Ban of SideScrollers
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and partner organizations in the Kids Right to Read Project today sent a letter to Enfield School District Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Schumann addressing concerns over the removal of Matthew Loux’s graphic novel SideScrollers from…
Arizona Bookstore Warms Up for Banned Books Week with Virtual Read-Out
As a former resident of Arizona, I was delighted to run across a Banned Books Week video produced by Bookmans, my favorite bookstore chain in the Grand Canyon State. It is especially poignant that the Arizona store produced the video,…
Meet Francoise Mouly, Bid On Art by Gilbert Shelton & Jeff Smith, & More At SPX!
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…
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…
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…
Stanford University Hosts “When Artists Attack the King” Exhibition
If you live near or are visiting Stanford University in the near future, you should take advantage of a free exhibition of various works by 19th century French caricaturist Honore Daumier. Daumier’s works often reflected political and social satire, and…
Censorship and the Female Artist
San Diego hosts the infamous Comic-Con International every year in July, and from its modest roots as a gathering for comic book enthusiasts, Comic-Con has grown into an entertainment and pop culture behemoth. Featuring not only vendors and artists showcasing…