Another blow for human rights and freedom of expression in China as Lady Tianyi, pen name of the popular erotica writer, is sentenced to ten years in jail for “producing and selling pornography.” Pornography is illegal under Chinese law, but…
Category: International
John Rogers Passes Away at 57
CBLDF is saddened to mark the passing of John Rogers, long-serving president of San Diego Comic-Con, who died last weekend after a short battle with brain cancer. Rogers was a foundational influence on Comic-Con’s evolution. He was first elected as…
New Humble Comics Bundle from Top Cow Benefits CBLDF & Musicians On Call!
Humble Comics Bundle: The Darkness: Sci-fi & Sex by Top Cow Top Cow has put together a huge Humble Comics Bundle designed to amaze and excite you. Featuring over $750 worth of digital comics from the Top Cow Universe,…
Go Back to the 80s with this Rad Humble Bundle from IDW that Benefits CBLDF!
Head back to the 1980s with this killer comics Humble Bundle from IDW Publishing! Pay what you want to get $278 worth of DRM-free digital comics and support important charities like Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Traveling Stories! For…
How Comics Were Blamed for the Vampire Panic in 1950s Scotland
The year was 1954. The location: Glasgow, Scotland’s Southern Necropolis, a massive graveyard harboring over 250,000 sets of mortal remains. Over a span of three nights that September hundreds of children under the age of 14 reportedly assembled there with…
Exclusive Umbrella Academy and LumberJanes for CBLDF Retail Members!
For over twenty-five years, the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND has tirelessly advocated for the comics industry and art form, providing legal assistance and advice, educational programming, and resources for libraries and schools. Since the earliest days of the CBLDF,…
Get Your Classroom Ready for Halloween with The Misadventures of Salem Hyde
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…
Get Ready for Halloween with Hair-Raising Reads Signed by Neil Gaiman, Robert Kirkman, & Many More!
This week you can support CBLDF and get in the Halloween spirit with signed graphic novels featuring all sorts of grizzly ghouls and creepy creatures! Donate today to grab titles including Infidel TP, signed by Pornsak Pichetshote, Aaron Campbell, & Josè Villarrubia; The…
CBLDF at NYCC Round-Up
Another great New York Comic Con is over, but we want to thank all the great fans, artists, writers, and collaborators that made this year so special and successful. Whether you stopped by the booth to pick up a signed…
Kick off October with Spooky GNs Signed by Emil Ferris, Neil Gaiman, Tim Sale, & More!
This week you can support CBLDF and get your October off to a great start with spooky graphic novels including My Favorite Thing Is Monsters GN, signed by Emil Ferris; Death Deluxe HC, signed by Neil Gaiman; Batman: The Long Halloween TP, signed by Tim Sale; iZombie Omnibus HC, signed by Chris Roberson; The…