In this episode, we speak with legendary publisher Ron Turner, starting with his early days as an activist, through the creation of foundational publishing house LAST GASP, the heyday of the Underground Comix movement, and a myriad of other topics…
Category: Features
Maryland Restricts Inmates Access to Books
Maryland prisons are infringing on inmates right to read under the guise of reducing drug smuggling. In a statewide policy, Maryland prisoners may no longer receive books sent by friends, relatives, online retailers, and nonprofits, limiting the access of 20,000…
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Wins Reuben Award for Best GN!
CBLDF is thrilled to congratulate supporter Emil Ferris on another well-deserved award for her groundbreaking graphic novel, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters! Last week Ferris was awarded the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award for ‘Best Graphic Novel’, in addition to her 2017 Ignatz Award…
Fun Home Under Fire in New Jersey
Fun Home is under attack again, this time in a New Jersey High School. Steve DiSturco and Mark Bisci, two parents of students at Watchung Hills Regional High School, want the award-winning graphic novel removed from the 12th grade curriculum…
Raising Free Range Readers
Author and educator Melissa Scholes Young wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post explaining why she doesn’t censor the books her children read. While this position likely splits mosts parents down the middle between those that wholeheartedly agree and those…
Batman GNs Signed by Frank Miller, Tim Sale, Jim Lee, & Many More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding our donors with some classic Batman graphic novels, including Batman: The Dark Knight Saga HC and Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Strikes Again HC, signed by the legendary Frank Miller; Tales of the Batman by Sale HC and Batman: The Long Halloween Absolute HC, signed by…
Rage Comics, China’s Latest Censorship Target
Rage comics in China are now under fire, with one of the countries most popular sites, Baozou, being targeted for a post from 2014. The post in question was a video of someone wearing a rage face mask making a…
Publix Censors “Cum” on Cake
A South Carolina mom just wanted a nice cake to commemorate her son graduating Summa Cum* Laude, a Latin phrase that translates to “with highest distinction” and is ubiquitously used to mean an exceptionally high grade point average. Unfortunately for…
Remembering Rory Root
Ten years gone, and not only do I still miss Rory Root, but I often reflect that comics has never recovered from his loss. Rory was a true nexus, encouraging creators, retailers, publishers, and educators not only to interact with…
Queer Comics Struggles, History, and Emergence: an Interview with Justin Hall
Justin Hall, who brought together the elegant and poignant queer comics anthology, No Straight Lines has been working on a new documentary by the same name with Peabody Award-winning director, Vivian Kleinman. The documentary is set to follow several groundbreaking LBGTQ…