Category: Community

Comics Top Publishers Weekly‘s Best of 2019 Lists

Comics break another barrier, as Mira Jacob’s Good Talk, a graphic memoir, earns a spot in Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten Books of 2019 List. “It’s a wonderfully enchanting memoir that couldn’t be more of-the-moment, with its take on race in…

November Webinars with CBLDF!

Managing Media—Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 1:00-2:00 pm PST Comic book stores are the industry’s front line, which often makes their employees the first people local media turns to when a comic book story comes up – the good ones…

CBLDF Offers Retailer Resources

Whether you’re a local comics shop owner, a future comics retailer, or an independent bookseller, you should check out the host of retailer resources CBLDF continually creates, like our free webinar series which offers free workshops devoted to important topics like…

Support CBLDF With Spooky GNs Signed by Emil Ferris, Eddie Campbell, & Many More!

This year you can celebrate Halloween by treating yourself to these spooky graphic novels, signed by their incredible creators to benefit CBLDF’s important work! Make a donation today to grab signed premiums, including: My Favorite Thing is Monsters SC, signed by Emil Ferris; From Hell HC, signed…

62 Years Later, Howl Still Causes Uproar and Avid Defense

Allen Ginsburg’s generation-defining poem Howl recently caused a challenge in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. According to the local news, the original complaint was never released, but a second parent took up the challenge, speaking out against the poem at a September…

CBLDF Retailer Memberships Final Order Cutoff is Monday, 10/28!

Retailers! Don’t miss out on CBLDF’s 2019/2020 Retailer Membership program and incentives! Find more information on each donation level, item codes, and FOC dates below. As a retailer, your membership is critical in CBLDF’s ongoing work. Members like you allow us to…

Librarian Resources from CBLDF

It is National Friends of the Library Week, a week set aside to draw attention to those amazing volunteers and fundraisers who support libraries in their community. But it’s also a great excuse to remind everyone there are lots of…