Look behind the scenes of the runaway hits Lumberjanes and Nimona with an in-depth interview with Noelle Stevenson! CBLDF talks to Noelle and more in the latest issue of CBLDF Defender, out June 15, 2016. Retailers, FOC is today (APR161497), so now’s the time to stock up on this issue! Cartoonists are…
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One of the Largest Collections of EC Comics Art Comes to Oregon
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene is celebrating the lasting legacy of EC Comics, both on and off the page, in a new exhibit called Aliens, Monsters, and Madmen: The Art of EC Comics. Featuring…
Be a Comic Defender with CBLDF in Minneapolis This Weekend!
This weekend, CBLDF is taking our fight for the right to read to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for MSP ComiCon! Saturday and Sunday, you’ll find us at booth ES6 with signed goodies to support our fight for the First Amendment! In addition…
CBLDF EXCLUSIVE: Garth Ennis Talks Comics and Censorship!
Sure, everyone is eagerly awaiting the debut of the TV adaptation of Garth Ennis’s seminal Vertigo comic, Preacher, on AMC (full disclosure: we’re pretty excited ourselves), but Ennis has a long history of boundary-pushing work in comics. He’s never been…
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day With CBLDF!
Tomorrow celebrate Free Comic Book Day with CBLDF! Pick up a copy of Defend Comics, an all-star, all-ages spectacular featuring the greatest in kid’s comics! The 2016 edition of CBLDF’s Defend Comics features a a cavalcade of great all-ages cartoonists! Sporting a colorful cover by Craig Thompson (Space Dumplins, Blankets), you’ll…
CBLDF Secures First Victory Against Louisiana’s Online Age-Verification Law
CBLDF is among a group of booksellers and publishers who secured a preliminary injunction against a new Louisiana law that requires websites to age-verify every Internet user before providing access to non-obscene material that could be deemed harmful to any minor. Judge Brian…
3,500 People Support Nation-Wide Reading of I Am Jazz
The Guardian Recommends the Perfect Starter GNs for YA Readers!
Interested in finding the best starter graphic novels for teen readers? The Guardian has compiled a list — including several award-winning titles that have been challenged or banned — on their Children’ Books Discussions blog to help everyone from reluctant readers to curious…
LAST DAY to Support She Changed Comics on Kickstarter!
Thanks to the amazing support of nearly 1,400 people, She Changed Comics, CBLDF’s history of the women who changed free expression in comics, will become a reality! There’s one day left in the campaign, and we have one more stretch goal in our sites: educational companion videos!