CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein recently had the opportunity to tour the current exhibit Our Comics, Ourselves: Identity, Expression, and Representation in Comic Art at Brooklyn’s Interference Archive. Impressed by the visit, he wrote it up for The Beat. Interference Archive…
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The Advocate Lists 21 LGBT Picture Books Every Child Should Read
From schools and libraries in the United States to the countries of Italy and Singapore, LGBT children’s books are a frequent target of challenges and bans. The Advocate has pulled together a list of LGBT picture books that every child should…
This One Summer Removed from Seminole County Elementary Schools
This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, which last year made history as the first graphic novel to receive a Caldecott Honor and subsequently was the graphic novel that CBLDF had to defend most frequently in 2015, has been…
Brazilian Cartoonist Dares Others to “Follow Me at Your Own Risk”
“Follow me at your own risk.” This is the disclaimer Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff now displays as part of his Twitter bio in response to the recent ban of his website by the Turkish government. The artist recently sat down…
Oni Press Joins the Fight for Free Speech As CBLDF’s Newest Corporate Member!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to welcome Oni Press, Portland, Oregon’s premiere independent comic book publisher, as the organization’s newest corporate member! Building on a long history of support for the organization, Oni Press joins CBLDF with…
One Million Mom Attacks Lucifer by Boycotting Olive Garden
The American Family Association’s One Million Moms just won’t let Fox’s new series Lucifer air, this time by boycotting Olive Garden — one of the show’s sponsors. Based on a character from Neil Gaiman’s critically acclaimed Sandman comic series, the show follows a…
CBLDF Signs on to Support American Idiot in Connecticut High School
CBLDF and six other free expression and arts advocacy organizations today signed on to a letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship to Enfield (CT) High School regarding the recent cancellation of a planned student production of the rock opera…
Egyptian Cartoonist Released Without Charge After Overnight Jail Stay
Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish was arrested on Sunday, allegedly for operating a website without government authorization, but was released yesterday without charge. Although his cartoons tend towards social rather than political satire, it appears an arresting officer found some of…
1955 Broadcast Brought Dangers of Comics to Your Living Room
“This comic book describes a sexual aberration so shocking that I couldn’t even mention the scientific term on television. I think there ought to be a law against them. Tonight, I’m going to show you why.” On October 9, 1955…
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Jackie Ormes
In celebration of Black History Month, CBLDF has partnered with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. Visit CBLDF.org throughout the month of February to learn more! Zelda Jackson Ormes, better known…