Addressing Identity Censorship Friday, September 27, 2019, 12:00 – 1:30 pm PST (Banned Books Week) Identity censorship is the most frequent form of intellectual freedom challenge in today’s environment. From moral panic about Drag Queen Story Hour to frequent challenges…
Category: Features
History of Comics Censorship, Part Three
Editor’s Note: This resource is the third of a six-part series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week,…
Image HCs Signed by Marjorie Liu, Robert Kirkman, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is featuring some of the incredible stories and creators published by Image Comics! You can support free speech with signed graphic novels, including: The Walking Dead Volume One HC, signed by Robert Kirkman or Charlie Adlard; Monstress Volume One HC, signed by…
Just Announced! Dynamite Red Sonja Humble Bundle Supports CBLDF!
Just Announced! Dynamite and Humble Bundle have teamed up to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression with an epic Red Sonja Bundle featuring a new Mark Russell exclusive story! Don’t wait, this bundle will only run for a limited…
Exorcists Tell Pastor to Ban Harry Potter in Nashville
A Catholic school in Nashville has made headlines internationally for banning the Harry Potter series from its library. The K- 8th-grade school’s Pastor Dan Reehil made the decision, emailing faculty that he consulted both local and Vatican exorcists before deciding…
CBLDF Retailer Spotlight: Dark Carnival & The Escapist
Dark Carnival & The Escapist Comics are next door to each other in the Claremont District of Berkeley, California. These sibling stores create a small haven for genre literature nerds and comics fans alike. Dark Carnival is a books store…
History of Comics Censorship, Part 2
Editor’s Note: This resource is the second of a six-part series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week, September…
Mile High Comics’ Drag Show Attracts Protesters (But More Supporters)
Since February, Mile High Comics in Denver, Colorado has been hosting an all-ages Drag Show one Sunday each month to raise money for a local scholarship fund. In addition to drawing crowds of fans interested in supporting the store and…
Comic Creators Get Carded for September’s Library Card Sign-Up Month
The ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) has created their first Advocacy campaign geared at getting comics readers to go out and get library cards this September. The campaign features different creators posing with their library cards to…
Jason Aaron Signs Thor HCs & More to Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF supporters have the chance to donate and receive a slew of graphic novels written and signed by award-winning author Jason Aaron! In anticipation of the upcoming release of King Thor #1, we’re excited to offer these great graphic novels to…