Portland’s City Hall is going to be transformed for one night into a free, mini comics convention! Featuring more than 20 vendors, including CBLDF, local vendors, creators, publishers, and others that exemplify the strong comics community in Portland. This…
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CBLDF Argues Against Expressive Content Restrictions In UN Guidelines
Recent draft guidelines circulated by a United Nations agency with the goal of expanding child protection also included provisions targeting expressive content, including comics, prose and other forms of artistic expression. Last week, CBLDF submitted comments on the draft that…
Celebrate 80 Years of Batman with GNs Signed by Jim Lee, Tim Sale, & Many More!
This week CBLDF donors can celebrate 80 years of everyone’s favorite caped crusader with a slew of fan-favorite and established classic Batman GNs, all signed by their incredible creators! You can donate today to support our important work and grab one…
New Jersey Considers Motion to Chuck Huckleberry Finn
Lawmakers have proposed a resolution in New Jersey politely asking schools to ban Huckleberry Finn from their curriculum due to the excess of racist language in the book. The classic by Mark Twain is seen by many to be one of the…
Educational GNs Signed by Scott McCloud, Dave Gibbons, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is featuring a host of educational graphic novels and resources for our donors! We’ve got some great donation premiums, including signed books about the art of comics: Understanding Comics, signed by Scott McCloud and How Comics Work, signed by Dave Gibbons! We’ve also…
CBLDF at C2E2! Chicago March 22 – 24
Mark your calendar for CBLDF’s Comics Code at 65! Are you ready for C2E2 in Chicago tomorrow? Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has lots of great stuff planned for the weekend, so make sure you stop by Booth #711 when…
Anime Censorship in the 90s and Early 2000s
If you happened to watch the American dub of the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! back in the early 2000s, you might have noticed a few things were off. Characters would go out of their way to dramatically point at one another. They…
Victory for EBSCO and Colorado Libraries May Still Chill Speech
The preposterous lawsuit against the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) and EBSCO, a media aggregate database company, purporting the two conspired to traffic pornography to school children, has been dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can not be brought refiled. While this…
Image Comics Benefit CBLDF! GNs Signed by Marjorie Liu, Robert Kirkman, Brian K. Vaughan, & More!
This week CBLDF is offering our donors the chance to grab some incredible Image graphic novels signed by their creators to benefit CBLDF! We’ve got a great selection of some of their most successful titles, including: Monstress Volume One TP, signed by Marjorie…
Seattle! Get Ready for CBLDF at Emerald City!
Are you ready for Emerald City Comicon? It kicks off tomorrow March 14, and runs through March 17. Make CBLDF your first stop at Booth #2004. We’re bringing a killer selection rewards for donations to help CBLDF fight on the front lines of free expression.…