Managing Media—Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 1:00-2:00 pm PST Comic book stores are the industry’s front line, which often makes their employees the first people local media turns to when a comic book story comes up – the good ones…
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CBLDF Offers Retailer Resources
Whether you’re a local comics shop owner, a future comics retailer, or an independent bookseller, you should check out the host of retailer resources CBLDF continually creates, like our free webinar series which offers free workshops devoted to important topics like…
Support CBLDF With Spooky GNs Signed by Emil Ferris, Eddie Campbell, & Many More!
This year you can celebrate Halloween by treating yourself to these spooky graphic novels, signed by their incredible creators to benefit CBLDF’s important work! Make a donation today to grab signed premiums, including: My Favorite Thing is Monsters SC, signed by Emil Ferris; From Hell HC, signed…
JUST ANNOUNCED! Support CBLDF with the Dynamite’s 15th Anniversary Humble Bundle!
Celebrate Dynamite’s 15th year of publishing amazing titles and involvement with the comics community, by getting the latest amazing Humble Bundle. Get $850+ worth of comics for 98% off, that’s nearly 12,000 pages of stores from the source material for…
62 Years Later, Howl Still Causes Uproar and Avid Defense
Allen Ginsburg’s generation-defining poem Howl recently caused a challenge in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. According to the local news, the original complaint was never released, but a second parent took up the challenge, speaking out against the poem at a September…
CBLDF Calls Out Viewpoint Discrimination in Georgia Book Removal
Last week CBLDF joined with other partners in Kids’ Right to Read Project (KRRP), writing to Columbia County Superintendent Dr. Sandra Carraway in Georgia to express concern over three books pulled from their supplemental curriculum: Dear Martin by Nic Stone,…
CBLDF Retailer Memberships Final Order Cutoff is Monday, 10/28!
Retailers! Don’t miss out on CBLDF’s 2019/2020 Retailer Membership program and incentives! Find more information on each donation level, item codes, and FOC dates below. As a retailer, your membership is critical in CBLDF’s ongoing work. Members like you allow us to…
Librarian Resources from CBLDF
It is National Friends of the Library Week, a week set aside to draw attention to those amazing volunteers and fundraisers who support libraries in their community. But it’s also a great excuse to remind everyone there are lots of…
Sneak Peek: San Diego Comic Con 2020 CBLDF Art Jam Piece
It’s never to early to start getting excited for CBLDF’S popular San Diego Comic Con Live Art Jam! Scott Dunbier, Special Projects Senior Editor at IDW has been showing off a special project for the 2020 Jam. According to Bleeding…
Catch Up with CBLDF Webinars Anytime!
Now CBLDF’s Webinar series can be viewed anytime! Did you miss a CBLDF Webinar that interested you? Or maybe you attended but wanted to look back and revisit some core concepts that you think would be helpful with your current work?…