Recently, on a special episode of their Comics Alternative podcast, Andy Wolverton and Derek Royal devoted over an hour to a roundtable discussion on libraries and comics, featuring University of Illinois Library & Information Science professor (and Wertham exposer) Carol…
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Farghadani to Receive CRNI Courage in Cartooning Award
Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani, currently imprisoned for a cartoon she drew depicting members of the country’s Parliament as apes and bovines, has been named as the 2015 winner of Cartoonists Rights Network International’s Courage in Cartooning award. CRNI…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Protesting Book Ban in South Carolina
CBLDF has joined a coalition led by the Kids’ Right to Read Project to protest a principal’s actions at Ashley High School in Charleston, South Carolina. Based on a complaint from one parent and in violation of district policy, Principal…
Retailers: Stock Up on CBLDF’s Banned Books Week Handbook, FOCs Today!
Retailers: Today is the last day to order the latest edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! Boasting a cover by Raina Telgemeier, whose book Drama was one of America’s most frequently challenged books in 2014, the CBLDF Banned Books…
Dynamite Entertainment Offers Third Groupees Digital Comics Bundle to Benefit CBLDF!
Dynamite Entertainment and Groupees LLC, a unique media and charity bundling site, are teaming up for their third book bundle promotion that will once again allow comic fans, and potential new fans, the chance to purchase 70 digital Dynamite comics…
Help Last Gasp Get Barefoot Gen Into Schools and Libraries!
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, and with this momentous date, Last Gasp associate publisher Colin Turner is using Kickstarter to help deliver 4,000+ copies of Keiji Nakazawa’s…
Retailers: Stock up on the Third Issue of CBLDF Defender, FOCs Today!
The third issue of CBLDF Defender, a free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, is on the horizon! Each issue of CBLDF Defender brings engaging creator interviews, detailed analysis of…
Cool Down in Hot Weather With the CBLDF T-Shirt BLOWOUT This August!
This August is your chance to get the last of our classic t-shirts! We’re making room on our shelves for new designs by offering great deals to supporters. From August 1 to August 30, a $10 donation will earn you…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Defending Children’s Books in Florida
Today, CBLDF joined a Kids’ Right to Read-led coalition to defend two children’s books being challenged in Duval County, Florida, over concerns that the books promote Islam and are critical of the US’s role in the Middle East. CBLDF joins…
British Teens Barred from Diary of a Teenage Girl Film
Next week, a critically praised film adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl will land in U.S. cinemas with an R rating for “strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking-all…