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LAST DAY: The Spirit of Giving Personalized Gift Drive Ends TODAY!

Support CBLDF and give the best gifts this holiday season with signed and personalized books in CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving holiday fundraiser. ACT NOW: today is the last day for personalization! Toshio Maeda, Raina Telgemeier,  Joe Hill, Brian K. Vaughan, G. Willow…

LAST CHANCE: Spirit of Giving Personalized Gift Drive Ends Monday!

Support CBLDF and give the best gifts this holiday season with signed and personalized books in CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving holiday fundraiser. This week, we’re thrilled to add manga master Toshio Maeda to the roster of incredible creators supporting CBLDF! He joins Raina…

CBLDF in the Media: Defending Comics for the Future

CBLDF’s Executive Director Charles Brownstein has been busy as ever these past few months, making the rounds of TV, radio, and print media to discuss our work defending comics from censorship attempts and our plans for the future! This week…

San Francisco: Join Trina Robbins, Lee Marrs, Mariko Tamaki, & CBLDF for SHE CHANGED COMICS Event!

This Wednesday, December 7, CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez will lead a round-table discussion and signing with some of the women who changed comics — Trina Robbins (Wimmen’s Comix, Pretty in Ink), Lee Mars (Pudge, Girl Blimp), and Mariko Tamaki…

UPDATED: CBLDF Joins Defense of Perks in Dubuque Community Schools

Update 12/2/16: After a public meeting attended by over 100 people last night, Dubuque Community Schools’ review committee unanimously voted to retain The Perks of Being a Wallflower in the curriculum. More than 40 members of the public offered comments,…

Toshio Maeda Signs & Personalizes Urotsukidoji to Benefit CBLDF!

Toshio Maeda, the creator of the genre defining hentai manga Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend will be signing and personalizing copies of the definitive English edition published by CBLDF’s newest corporate member FAKKU! This is an unprecedented opportunity to get…

FAKKU Joins CBLDF as Corporate Member!

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund welcomes FAKKU!, the leading English language publisher and licensor of Japanese adult comics and animation as the organization’s newest corporate member. This month, FAKKU! is celebrating their second anniversary as a book publisher with the…

CBLDF Joins Coalition Raising Concerns Over WA Daycare Program’s Ban on “Frightening Images”

CBLDF has joined a coalition led by the Kids Right to Read Project on a letter to the Washington State Department of Early Learning expressing concern about a regulation that prevents childcare providers from selecting potentially “frightening books.” CBLDF joins coalition efforts like these…

Egyptian Court Rejects Naji’s Third Appeal for Release

A Cairo court on Saturday rejected author Ahmed Naji’s third appeal for release from prison, where he has now served 10 months of a two-year sentence for “violating public modesty” with an excerpt from his book Use of Life which…