Editor’s Note: This resource is the first 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…
Category: Features
Comics & Manga Among 20,000 titles Banned in Florida Prisons
As book censorship in prisons gains more media attention, more journalists and nonprofits successfully gather further proof of the rampant First Amendment Rights violations happening to inmates all over the country. The latest state to be exposed for disregarding prisoners’…
Kevin Eastman Signed & Sketched TMNT HCs Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding our donors with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collections signed & sketched by iconic creator Kevin Eastman! You can support our important work and grab a brand-new hardcover signed and sketched by Eastman to benefit CBLDF. We’re offering TMNT…
Keep Books Weird and Support CBLDF with the latest Humble Bundle from Microcosm Publishing!!
Just announced! Microcosm Publishing has joined up with Humble Bundle for Keep Books Weird. Starting at $1, pay what you want to get a huge selection of weird and wonderful DRM-free ebooks, everything from A Guide to Picking Locks to…
Join CBLDF in September to get Practical Tools for Developing Curriculum
Using Comics in the Classroom: Practical Tools for Developing Curriculum Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 12:00-1:00 pm PST Although comics are an incredible tool for engaging students in the classroom, the educational benefits of this medium are still unknown to…
This Is What Democracy Looks Like Comes To Comics Stores – Order Your Copies Today
This Is What Democracy Looks Like is coming to comic book stores for Constitution Day! Retailers – order your copies of this dynamic resource by August 19 using order code JUL191805. Constitution Day is September 17, this book will…
Leander Fails to Address Trans Discrimination, Instead Bans Room Rentals
Last night’s city council meeting in Leander, Texas was a disappointment for many looking for the city council to rectify the previous prejudiced cancellation of transgender comics author Lilah Sturges. However, in new developments to the ongoing library policies saga, the council voted…
Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan Support CBLDF With Signed Saga HCs!
CBLDF is thrilled to offer our supporters copies of Saga Volume One, Two, and Three Deluxe hardcovers, all double-signed by incredible creative team Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan! This multiple award-winning series changed the landscape of modern comics, and in the process has…
Action Alert! Help CBLDF Fight Trans Discrimination in Leander, Texas
This Thursday – August 15, 2019 – the Leander, Texas City Council will meet to discuss the proposed changes to Public Library Programming Policy that led to the discriminatory cancellation of an event with renowned transgender comics author, Lilah Sturges.…
Don’t Miss This Week’s CBLDF Webinar About Comics Development!
This week CBLDF offers a free webinar that educators and librarians won’t want to miss! When developing a classroom or library comics collection, even the most eager and knowledgeable can come across unexpected barriers. Join CBLDF and a host of…