We’re kicking off 2018 with one more look back, this time at CBLDF’s 2017 publications! In 2017, we released four more issues of CBLDF Defender, our news magazine coming from the frontlines of the fight for free speech, a totally…
Category: Features
Support CBLDF Today For 2017 Tax-Deductions!
CBLDF made a major difference in the fight for free expression this year. Help us continue this important work by making a tax-deductible donation today! Donations made before the end of the year are tax-deductible in 2017. Become a CBLDF member today…
CBLDF’s Top 10 News Stories of 2017
As the year wraps up, we take a look back at our most-read news stories of 2017… 1. Alaska School Board Removes Four Titles from Reading List After Parent Complaints Five popular, award-winning, and critically praised novels were removed from an…
List of Lists: Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2017
In what has become an annual tradition at CBLDF, we present below our roundup of lists of the best (or favorite) comics and graphic novels of 2017. Every year, more and more media outlets are taking notice of the format’s…
2017: CBLDF Takes Legal Action
CBLDF’s legal efforts in 2017 protected our community, overturned unconstitu-tional laws, and preserved the right to free expression. Some highlights: California’s “Autograph Law” The Fund helped facilitate the replacement of California’s flawed autograph law, protecting the rights of comics retailers,…
15 Books CBLDF Defended in 2017
In 2017, CBLDF was busy battling book challenges, unconstitutional legislation, and more in defense of the freedom to read. As we wrap up a busy year defending the right to read, here’s a rundown of some of the books we’ve helped…
CBLDF Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!
Courtesy of CBLDF contributor and comics censorship historian Joe Sergi, we’re delighted to offer this special treat for the holidays: “A Comics Carol,” a minicomic in which Messr. Fredric Wertham is visited by the Ghosts of Comics Past, Comics Present,…
2017: Free Speech Offenders and Defenders!
The National Coalition Against Censorship, CBLDF’s frequent partner in the fight for free expression, has named their free speech offenders and defenders for 2017. Let’s take a look at some of the free speech heroes and villains that CBLDF helped…
Valiant’s QUANTUM AND WOODY Reprinted: CBLDF to Auction the Rarest Second Printing of All Time!
CBLDF is auctioning the rarest second printing of all time in support of the First Amendment courtesy of Valiant Entertainment! Valiant is proud to announce that QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the ALL-NEW and UNPREDICTABLE…
Indian Political Cartoonist Faces New Charges
Five years ago, Aseem Trivedi dodged a bullet when sedition charges against the Indian political cartoonist were dropped. But that bullet has come back around: new charges have been brought against the outspoken artist. In 2012, Trivedi was arrested for…