Last month, award-winning children’s author Robin Stevenson had a planned event cancelled the night before due to LGBTQ+ historical figures in her book Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change. This week, Illinois State Representative Terra Costa…
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Remembering Mitchell Berger
Last week, the cartoon and legal worlds lost a brilliant mind and tireless activist when Mitchell Berger, a founding board member of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, passed away. Berger had been fighting a rare form of cancer, neuroendocrine tumors,…
Join Alison Bechdel, Art Spiegelman, Garth Ennis & More for Spirit of Giving 2019!
This holiday season you have a chance to donate to a great cause and get the best comic gifts signed and personalized to you or your loved ones! Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is thrilled to announce our annual Spirit…
Just Announced! Latest Humble Book Bundle from Kodansha Benefits Free Speech with Supernatural Series
Stack your digital library with the hit illustrated Supernatural series MONOGATARI and protect the First Amendment when you get the newest Humble Bundle from Kodansha! Pay what you want for digital, DRM-Free light novels with this book bundle, MONOGATARI—Supernatural Light…
Know Your Rights with CBLDF’s Newest Resource!
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund says students and teachers should “Know Your Rights” with this brand new, free printable resource of essential Supreme Court cases about student rights. Designed for easy printing, sharing and posting in classrooms, “Know Your Rights”…
The Suppression of Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War
“Censorship of the Worst Kind” The Suppression of Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War by Brian M. Puaca In the summer of 1965, the United States was escalating its involvement in Vietnam in order to prevent the Communist North from…
Illinois Department of Corrections New Book Review Policy Leaves Door Open for Future Censorship
Following the removal of 200 “controversial” books from the Danville Prison library and the loud public outcry that followed, the Illinois Department of Corrections has issued a new policy for book review. This policy, which attempts to target the viewpoint…
All-Ages GNs Signed by Jeffrey Brown, Liniers, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF supporters have the chance to make a donation and grab a signed copy of some great all-ages material! We’re offering some great titles for readers of all ages, including Lucy and Andy Neanderthal Volumes One, Two, and Three;…
Exclusive Army of Darkness Comic Part of Dynamite Humble Bundle Benefitting CBLDF!
Celebrate 15 years of Dynamite with nearly 12,000 pages comics in this special Anniversary Humble Bundle that benefits CBLDF and the fight for free expression! Pay what you want for $852 worth of great Dynamite Comics including titles like The Boys, John…
Comics Top Publishers Weekly‘s Best of 2019 Lists
Comics break another barrier, as Mira Jacob’s Good Talk, a graphic memoir, earns a spot in Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten Books of 2019 List. “It’s a wonderfully enchanting memoir that couldn’t be more of-the-moment, with its take on race in…