Banned Books Week is almost over, and once again it’s been a great success! Let’s take a look at CBLDF and Banned Books Week in the news: Banned Books Week: How comics are fighting a hail of critical fire: CBLDF…
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CBLDF Celebrates Independent Comics This Weekend at APE!
Join CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez this weekend in San Jose, California, for the 2015 edition of the Alternative Press Expo! The premiere independent comics event in Northern California, Gomez will be on hand Saturday, October 3, at 1:00 p.m.…
12 Attacks on Free Speech Around the World for Banned Books Week 2015
In the United States, we’re celebrating Banned Books Week and our First Amendment right to freedom of speech, but artists around the world continue to be censored and banned and sometimes even imprisoned or killed. From political cartoonists to comic…
London Gallery Removes Toy Dioramas from Free Speech Exhibit Amid Terrorism Fears
A London gallery hosting an annual freedom of expression exhibit last week pulled a series of satirical photo dioramas after police raised concerns about “potentially inflammatory content” that could anger Islamic State or other extremists. The photos by pseudonymous…
RETAILERS! Time to Join CBLDF or Renew Your Membership!
Every year, Diamond Comic Distributors runs a membership drive through Previews. During this drive, CBLDF offers special premiums — including gorgeous variant covers for some of the hottest first issues — exclusively for Retailer Members! Comic stores have been on…
13 Free Speech Victories for Banned Books Week 2015!
This year, CBLDF and its partners in anti-censorship advocacy have seen a dramatic increase in book challenges compared to last year. Fortunately, in most of those cases we and local free speech fighters have prevailed! Here are some free speech…
KEEP OUT! THIS MEANS YOU! Craig Yoe Celebrates Forbidden Comics
Celebrated comics historian Craig Yoe is no stranger to comics censorship, and just in time for Banned Book Week and the new Forbidden Comics Humble Bundle, he took time to write about the dangerous comics of his youth, his own…
Humble Bundle Supports Banned Books Week with EVEN MORE Forbidden Comics to Benefit CBLDF!
We’re halfway through Banned Books Week, and to celebrate, Humble Bundle is expanding the Humble Comics Bundle: Forbidden Comics Supporting Banned Books Week, adding even more challenged and banned work to an already amazing assortment of comics! Many notable creators…
CBLDF Welcomes Fans to New York Comic-Con with Liberty Annual Signing and Release Party!
New York Comic-Con is just around the corner, and CBLDF is ready to welcome fans to NYC with the CBLDF NYCC Welcome Party and the CBLDF Liberty Annual Signing and Release Party! First, join CBLDF at Forbidden Planet (832 Broadway,…
30 Graphic Novels for the Classroom for Banned Books Week 2015!
Books aren’t just challenged and banned in libraries — increasingly, CBLDF has had to protect books on school reading lists and in classrooms! As we celebrate Banned Books Week, let’s take a look at some comics that make great classroom…