A Kansas middle school teacher’s overactive imagination nearly led to a local ban on a whole series of children’s short story books featuring anthropomorphic hot dogs on the covers, as reported by a Pennsylvania newspaper columnist yesterday. According to David…
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Celebrate MLK and the Civil Rights Movement with Comics
As we recognize Martin Luther King, Jr., and celebrate his legacy today, one way we can explore his contributions to civil rights is by reading comics. Whether you’re a comics fan looking for a way to learn more about Dr.…
New Signed Brian K. Vaughan, Rick Remender Books and More Benefit CBLDF!
This week we have some great signed books and merchandise newly available and back in stock to reward your donations to CBLDF, including work by Brian K. Vaughan, Rick Remender, Mike and Laura Allred, and more! New books include We Stand on…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Francoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman RESIST!
The November election and the events leading up to it left many with the desire to express themselves about the result. Among them were Francoise Mouly (The New Yorker) and Nadja Spiegelman (I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This), who…
Speaker Paul Ryan Wants Student’s Painting Removed from Capitol
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has jumped into the fray over a high school student’s painting that currently hangs in an office corridor of the U.S. Capitol complex and depicts police officers with animal heads. Ryan this week sent…
CBLDF Joins Protest of Overly Broad NH Parental Notification Bill
CBLDF has join a coalition led by the National Coalition Against Censorship to protest H.B. 103, a New Hampshire bill that would require school districts to provide two weeks’ advance parental notice about “curriculum course material used for instruction of human sexuality…
Join Scholastic Creators for Teach Graphix Week!
During the last week in January, Scholastic’s Graphix imprint will celebrate comics in the classroom with Teach Graphix Week! Educators and their students will have the opportunity to connect live with Graphix creators in group Skype sessions, plus Amulet creator…
Nat Hentoff: Remembering a First Amendment Absolutist
Writer, jazz critic, and First Amendment advocate Nat Hentoff passed away on Saturday, January 7, at the age of 91. A passionate and sometimes combative champion of civil liberties, Hentoff’s contributions as a political commentator and a jazz critic were commemorated by outlets…
State Lawmakers Increasingly Threaten Academic Freedom on Campus
In 2014, South Carolina legislators displayed their utter disregard for academic freedom when they attempted to enact punitive budget cuts against two public institutions of higher education that utilized LGBTQ-themed books–including Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home–in voluntary reading programs for students.…
Announcing the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder Worldscape Presented by Paizo and Dynamite
In celebration of the launch of the “Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder Worldscape presented by Paizo and Dynamite,” Paizo, publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Dynamite Comics, publisher of best-selling comic book titles and properties, will host a…