Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar, currently awaiting trial on nine counts of sedition, will have to wait a little longer. Last week his trial was postponed for the third time and is now set to begin on November 6. Meanwhile, he’s…
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Google Play Applies Double Standard to Erotica in Comics
It shouldn’t be news to anyone that self-published erotica is big business. One need only look to the Fifty Shades trilogy, which began as self-published Twilight fan fiction but was later snapped up by Vintage Books and spawned a feature…
How Your Humble Contribution Helps CBLDF!
You’re protecting the right to read when you support the Neil Gaiman Rarities Bundle! Every contribution to this record-breaking bundle supports the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s important work. From front-line efforts against censorship in schools and libraries, to legal…
12 Challenged & Banned YA Graphic Novels for Banned Books Week 2015
Banned Books Week is just around the corner! CBLDF is a proud sponsor of Banned Books Week, and this year Banned Books Week is celebrating young adult books! So, as you’re preparing to celebrate the freedom to read September 27…
Humble Bundle Adds Even More Neil Gaiman Rarities to Benefit CBLDF!
We’re one week into the team-up between Humble Bundle and international bestselling author Neil Gaiman, and today, this amazing offer sees the addition of even more rare stories to benefit charity! The Humble Book Bundle Neil Gaiman Rarities offers some…
Fallout 4 to be Released Uncensored and “100% Uncut” in Germany
Although previous versions of the game have seen heavy censorship, a recent announcement at E3 let fans in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland know that they would be able to play the latest installment in the Fallout video game franchise unedited…
Comics Luminaries Join CBLDF This Weekend for SPX 2015!
This weekend, CBLDF is heading to Small Press Expo 2015, North America’s premiere literary and arts comics festival! Thousands of comics fans and creators come together in Bethesda, Maryland, to spotlight the best and brightest talents in the comics medium…
Committee Keeps Beloved On FL Summer Reading List After “Porn Content” Challenge
A unanimous committee vote kept Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel Beloved on a summer reading list in a Satellite High School in Florida despite a parent’s complaint over what he is calling the “porn content” of the novel. Hamilton…
Young Adult Novel Banned from Distribution in New Zealand
After a series of back-and-forth censor board reviews, the award-winning young adult novel Into the River by New Zealand writer Ted Dawe is now completely banned in the author’s native country, pending yet another review that will likely come next…
Fight the War on Naughtiness: Stock Up on CBLDF Liberty Annual, FOCS 9/14!
The 2015 LIBERTY ANNUAL is almost here! Shipping October 7th, it’s adults only, extremely silly, and featuring the likes of John Arcudi, Jeffrey Brown, Derek Charm, Tyler Crook, Vanesa Del Rey, Evan Dorkin, Nate Doyle, Duncan Fegredo, Bob Fingerman, Tom…