Join Comic Book Legal Defense Fund this weekend at SPX and meet amazing indie comic creators at special signings! Roz Chast, Jules Feiffer, David Small and more! Plus you can snag pre-signed copies of favorite graphic novels as donation rewards…
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Celebrate Banned Books Week At Your Library with Image Comics’ Library Livestreams
PORTLAND, OR, 09/13/2018 — Image Comics is celebrating Banned Books Week with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table of the American Library Association by producing a week of Library Livestreams featuring creators Nick…
Banned Spotlight on ALA’s Top 10 Challenged Books
BannedBooksWeek.org is doing a series of articles spotlighting the ALA’s Top Ten Challenged Books of 2017 to lead up to this year’s Banned Books Week, September 23 – 29. In 2017, two comic books – Drama and Sex is a Funny…
Banned Together Censorship Cabarets During Banned Books Week
Theater lovers can take part in the annual Banned Books Week activities this year by attending “censorship cabarets” comprised of songs and scenes from plays that have been challenged or banned in America. The shows, known as Banned Together were…
Gear Up for Banned Books Week With New Handbooks, T-Shirts, Signed GNs, & More!
This week CBLDF is offering a ton of great print resources and gear for Banned Books Week! Donate today to grab a bundle of our brand-new resource, Read Banned Comics; “I Read Banned Comics” t-shirts; signed graphic novels all about comics; a…
“Censorship of the Worst Kind”: The Suppression Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War
“Censorship of the Worst Kind”: The Suppression of Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War by Brian M. Puaca In the summer of 1965, the United States was escalating its involvement in Vietnam in order to prevent the Communist North from conquering…
Get CBLDF’s Newest Publication, Read Banned Comics, for Free Today!
Banned Books Week is happening September 23 – 29, and CBLDF is excited to release Read Banned Comics A Guide to Banned, Challenged, and Controversial Comics and Graphic Novels to help you get ready for all the festivities! When considering the…
Get Ready for School with Signed Fun Home, Sandman & More GNs with CBLDF Discussion Guides!
Get excited about your reading list with a slew of great graphic novels that you can use with our teaching & discussion guides! CBLDF is offering donors a selection of excellent graphic novels including Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, signed & sketched by Alison…
Small Press Expo Establishes Legal Aid Fund for Cartoonists With $20,000 Donation
Bethesda, Maryland – August 30, 2018 Media Release – Small Press Expo announced today that it will immediately make available $20,000 and also launch a legal aid fundraising vehicle to support members of the SPX community who are currently facing a defamation lawsuit. The fundraising…
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Announces Christina Merkler as New President
August 30, 2018 – The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the industry’s voice for free speech advocacy and education, is proud to announce that Christina Merkler has been named President of the CBLDF by unanimous vote of its board of directors. Merkler is…