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CBLDF’s May Update
The following is the CBLDF’s latest email update, sent to members earlier this month! _________________________ The past few months have been an absolute whirlwind. The surge in challenges to free expression through the the comic arts had been intense prior…
Texas HB1375 UPDATE
Confirmed! Texas House Bill 1375 will not become law unless it gets attached to a live bill. We’re still watching what happens with House consideration of Senate bills – SB20, which allows for an unconstitutional prosecution for possessing certain cartoons…
Texas HB1375 goes to full House
HB1375, the Texas bill that, if enacted, will authorize filing lawsuits against comic shops for selling graphic novels that anyone finds objectionable, made the House calendar at the last minute. This means that the bill will be considered tomorrow (Thursday,…
Texas HB1375: Legalizing frivolous comic shop lawsuits
UPDATE (May 14): HB1375, the Texas bill that, if enacted, will authorize filing lawsuits against comic shops for selling graphic novels that anyone finds objectionable, made the House calendar at the last minute. This means that the bill will be…
Graphic Novels Restored in Radnor
Earlier this year, a challenge filed against Gender Queer, Fun Home, and Blankets resulted in their removal from the Radnor Township School District high school library in southeast Pennsylvania. Opponents of these graphic novels also filed a police report calling…
Drama drama in Florida – and more
Another week, another challenge to Raina Telgemeier’s Drama, as a public library in Florida, following an official state book removal list, is reclassifying the book as “Adult,” not for minors. Reclassifying might sound better than an outright ban, but it’s…
Stopping ideas at the border (Tariffs pt. 4)
This published and then withdrawn digital poster from ICE illustrates why monitoring border policy is essential. It also highlights why understanding the publications exemption for new reciprocal tariffs is so important, as border agents have the authority to seize goods…
Why Trump’s Tariffs Should Not Apply to Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comics: The Book Ban Connection (pt. 2)
In my previous post, I noted an aspect of Trump’s tariffs that has received little to no media attention: the evident exemption for books and other publications, including graphic novels, comics, and manga. Today we’ll take a more detailed look…
Reciprocal Tariffs: Comics, Merch, and Book Bans, Part I
The imposition of draconian reciprocal tariffs has justifiably generated serious concern over their potential impact on comic periodicals, graphic novels, manga, and comics-adjacent merchandise, such as apparel, cosmetics, action figures, statues, and games. What does the President’s April 2nd Executive…