This week CBLDF is proud to feature works by some of today’s most influential graphic novelists! We’re offering donors the chance to grab a signed copy of these unique and compelling graphic novels, including 2017’s book of the year My Favorite Thing is Monsters GN,…
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Ailing Swedish Bookseller Arrested Again in China
Just months after Hong Kong-based bookseller and Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was supposedly released after nearly two years of detention in mainland China, he is back in official custody after being seized by plainclothes police officers on a Beijing-bound train.…
The Humble Book Bundle: Crazy, Sexy, Love! Benefits CBLDF!
Get ready for Valentines Day with this new Humble Book Bundle: Crazy Sexy Love! Starting at $1, pay what you want to get these awesome titles and benefit CBLDF! The dinosaur erotica author who took the internet by storm, Dr. Chuck…
Russia Raids Movie Theater Showing Historical Farce
Last week Russian Ministry of Culture officials revoked the distribution license for Armando Iannucci’s satire, The Death of Stalin, based on the Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s graphic novel of the same name. When the Pioneer cinema in Moscow proceeded…
Beetle Bailey Cartoonist Mort Walker Dies at 94
Mort Walker, a prolific comic strip artist, advocate for comic history preservation, and the creator of world famous Beetle Bailey, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2018, from pneumonia at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Walker lived to be 94 years…
District Policy Ignored in YA Book Ban
The principal at Fort King Middle School in Ocala, Florida may have pulled YA novel The Facts Speak for Themselves by Brock Cole from the library without following the official district book challenge policy. The initial report from Spectrum News…
Thai Political Cartoon Goes Mysteriously Dark
Thai political cartoon, Khai Meaw, disappeared from Facebook on January 18, 2018, without attribution or explanation. The popular cartoon never employed speech or thought bubbles but was clearly critical of the military junta. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand claimed…
South Dakota Satirists Exempt from Prosecution in State Seal Bill
After criticism from the state ACLU and local advocates, a South Dakota legislator has modified her bill that would impose penalties for failing to render the state seal in a “full and complete” fashion. The offense could still result in…
GNs Signed by Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman, Stan Sakai, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with graphic novels signed by comics greats, including The Complete Maus HC, signed by Art Spiegelman; Sandman Overture HC, DC Universe by Neil Gaiman HC, Death Deluxe Ed HC, Complete Graveyard Book HC, Neverwhere Illustrated Ed HC, & more, all signed by Neil Gaiman; Usagi Yojimbo: Senso HC…
Mom Says The Glass Castle is Too Far for Freshmen
Mary Jo Little thinks that The Glass Castle is inappropriate reading for ninth graders at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina.“There’s rape. There’s assault. There’s drunk driving. It’s just not appropriate in this age group,” Little told Channel 9. The Glass…