Greenest Night: A Celebration of Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern was a huge success for Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Thanks to all the fans and comic book industry professionals that joined us at the Avalon Bardot Theatre in Hollywood, California, on May 25th, we had…
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CBLDF Returns to HEROES CON This Weekend!
CBLDF is excited to return to the great state of North Carolina to attend Heroes Con, hosted by our friends at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find in Charlotte. Heroes Con takes place June 7-9 at the Charlotte Convention Center (501…
Help Defend The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A few weeks ago, the school board in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, voted 4-2 to remove The Perks of Being a Wallflower from district classrooms. The school board is reviewing their decision on June 10, and we need your help defending…
The Washington Post Forbids Fake F-word in Funnies
Recently, The Washington Post opted not to print the above Barney & Clyde comic strip due to its very tame pun on a certain four-letter swear word. Creator Gene Weingarten, who also happens to be the Post’s own humor columnist,…
Support CBLDF by Bidding on Signed and Rare Comics and Prints!
Last week we told you about Giving Works, the ambitious new fundraising initiative by eBay that allows eBay sellers to give a portion of their proceeds to several charitable organizations, including Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Today, we’d like to…
Ukrainian Political Cartoons Displayed Despite Administration Objections
An art exhibition of cartoons addressing Ukrainian corruption, and other political issues, was displayed in Kyiv’s Mykhailivska Square by the Institute for World Policy on May 18th, 2013, despite objections and censorship demands by the city officials. PASOS.org translated the…
Australian Student Newspaper Forced to Pull Satirical Islam Cartoon
What are the limits on religious satire? Recently, Woroni, the student newspaper of the Australian National University, was forced by the school to remove and apologize for a cartoon that satirized Islam. If the Woroni case were a routine matter of…
Greenest Night Shines A Light On The Power of Creativity!
Last Friday, CBLDF hosted Greenest Night: A Celebration of Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern in Hollywood, California, at the Avalon Bardot Theatre, where fans from all over the United States joined comics royalty to toast Johns’ franchise-defining nine year run on the…
CBLDF Climbs the Mountain to Denver Comic Con This Weekend!
This weekend, CBLDF heads to the Mile High City for Denver Comic Con! You’ll find us at booth # 323, sharing rarefied air with comics superstars like Matt Wagner, Jeffrey Brown, Fiona Staples, and many, many more! (For the full…
Opposition to Proposed Revision of Japanese Child Pornography Law Grows
Last week, we reported on a proposed revision to a Japanese child pornography law that leaves many innocent people vulnerable to prosecution due to vague legal definitions that could criminalize even the most innocuous image. In response, the Japan Cartoonists…