This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some fantastic GNs from our friends at IDW! Check out Locke & Key: Heaven & Earth, signed by Joe Hill; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Artisan Edition, signed and sketched by Kevin Eastman; Ragnarök Volumes…
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California Congressman Defends Student’s Painting Against Calls for Removal
Following on the heels of a Congressional dispute over a St. Louis teen’s painting that included a police officer with a boar-like head, another painting that hangs in a district office of California Rep. Lou Correa has become a new…
Utah Law Requires Alcohol Restriction in Book of Mormon Theater
Utah’s speech-chilling liquor law strikes again, this time preventing Salt Lake City theatergoers from enjoying a cold beer during performances of the Broadway hit Book of Mormon. The Eccles Theater, currently hosting the show for a three-week run, normally allows…
Saudi Government Approves Girls Revolution Comics
Earlier this year, comics fans in Saudi Arabia made an unexpectedly strong showing at the kingdom’s first officially sanctioned Comic Con, where both men and women eagerly browsed their favorite books and showed off their cosplay–albeit not without restrictions. Also…
Librarian & Educator Mini-Con Returns to San Diego for Second Year
For the second year in a row, the San Diego Public Library hosted its free Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians in conjunction last month’s Comic Con International. CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez was there to moderate the panel on…
RETAILERS: Engage Your Community with the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! FOCs 8/7!
Retailers: Engage your community during Banned Books week with the 2017 edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! Stock up now — it FOCs on Monday, August 7 (Diamond order code JUN171439)! Comics are the most banned books in the…
ACLU Defends Satire in Response to Coal CEO’s Suit Against John Oliver
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia came to the defense of John Oliver and Mr. Nutterbutter the giant squirrel yesterday, filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit against the comedian from notoriously litigious coal baron Bob Murray over…
No Rating Means No Release for Danganronpa V3 in South Korea
The South Korean government’s Game Rating and Administration Committee has denied a rating for Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, meaning that even imported copies of the Japan-produced game are essentially banned from sale in the country. The Danganronpa series involves schoolchildren…
Zunar Cancels Cartoon Exhibition After Threats from Government Supporters
Zunar, the Malaysian political cartoonist currently facing 10 sedition charges for criticizing the government of Prime Minister Najib Razak, was forced to cancel a planned cartoon exhibition this week after thinly veiled threats from the ruling party’s youth wing. Last…
Musa Kart Out of Prison But Still Facing Charges
Following a judge’s order, Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart is out of prison after nine months along with six colleagues from Cumhuriyet newspaper. Four more are still detained, however, and all of the defendants still face charges that could result in…