This week CBLDF is excited to offer donors the brand-new Paper Girls Volume Two Hardcover, signed by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang to benefit CBLDF! You can donate today to grab the latest edition of the award-winning series, collecting issues #11-20, and signed by…
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Cartoonists Rights Group Honored by 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards
Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) was among those chosen for the 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards. Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that annually offers the awards to groups and individuals who fight censorship around the world. Honorees are granted…
Banned Books Week Coalition Asks Advocates to “Keep the Light On”
Banned Books Week Coalition (BBWC), of which Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a proud member, has announced the theme for 2019, “Censorship Leaves Us In The Dark.” Banned Books Week will take place from September 22 through September 28,…
Free Webinars for Educators and Librarians Center Around Comics
American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) is hosting free webinars focused on information about comics and manga for education. Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10th is a webinar titled, Addressing the Gatekeepers: How to Turn Comic…
Drama and This One Summer Named in Top 11 Most Frequently Challenged and Banned
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (ALA OIF) released their annual list of most frequently challenged and and banned books of 2018 and both Raina Telgemeier’s Drama, and This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are included in…
Conejo Valley, Return of the Asterisk Saga
Conejo Valley School District in California is reconsidering their policy of asterisking books with mature content on syllabuses – again. This policy, which has only been in effect for about 18 months, has generated controversy, news articles, and seemingly endless…
WA Slyly Forbids Nonprofit Book Donation to Prisoners
Without warning, Washington state’s Department of Corrections (WA DOC) enacted a policy banning direct book and comics donations from nonprofits to people incarcerated in the state. WA DOC claims this change is necessary to due to lack of resources available…
Check out CBLDF at Portland City Hall for Comic Book Month Opening
Portland’s City Hall is going to be transformed for one night into a free, mini comics convention! Featuring more than 20 vendors, including CBLDF, local vendors, creators, publishers, and others that exemplify the strong comics community in Portland. This…
Retailer Spotlight: Comix Experience Turns 30 Today!
Comix Experience in San Francisco is the type of local comics shop that fans envision when thinking of their dream neighborhood. On a basic level, it’s well lit, laid out with intention, utilizes display racks as well as copious bookshelves…
CBLDF Exclusives – Rick & Morty, Lumberjanes – Signings, Programming, and More at Wondercon!
Make sure you mark your calendars so you don’t miss a minute of the excitement at Wondercon this year, March 29 – 31. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is bringing a ton of killer rewards including new exclusive comics, offering…