This weekend, comics fans converge in Bethesda, Maryland, for the Small Press Expo, the annual celebration of independent comics and their creators! CBLDF will be on hand at table W84-87 with books and signings by Jeffrey Brown, Charles Burns,…
The Oregonian on the Detriments of Banning Books
The Bust: Orange County’s War on Underground Comix
Joyce Farmer walked into Fahrenheit 451 Bookstore & Art Gallery the morning of December 4, 1973, feeling confident. She carried with her several copies of her new underground comic book Pandora’s Box, fresh from the printer. Like Joyce’s earlier comics,…
VICTORY in Chesterfield County: Challenged Books Remain in Middle School Libraries
In a victory for the freedom to read, a school district review committee in Chesterfield County, Virginia voted last week to keep three challenged books on middle school library shelves. A small faction…
Now Available: CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook 2016!
Now Available: CBLDF Defender #7!
Algerian Man Sentenced to Three Years for Religious Insult
An Algerian appeals court last week sentenced 49-year-old Slimane Bouhafs to three years in prison for insulting Islam and the prophet Muhammad on Facebook. One of the posts included a 2006 …
CBLDF Joins Statement Regarding Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Stifling of Free Speech
CBLDF has joined a coalition led by the National Coalition Against Censorship condemning the boycott of an Ashland, Oregon, bookstore. The boycott resulted from the display of books that had been banned for racial reasons and…
Facebook Blocks, Then Restores Famous Vietnam War Photo Due to Nudity
In the face of international condemnation and ridicule, Facebook reversed course Friday after initially blocking one of the most famous war photographs of all time because it…
Collier County School Board Voters Reject Censorship Agenda
Two school board candidates in Collier County, Florida who supported an effort to ban four books from high school libraries last year have been defeated at the polls…
“Smut and Trash:” A Brief History of Comics Censorship in Germany
The United States wasn’t the only country that harbored a crusade against comics this past century. Germany, too, has had its own sordid history with the medium, complete with public fears over an alleged increase in juvenile delinquency and subsequent…
Exclusive Faith Variant & Autographed Valiant Essentials Support CBLDF!
Check out the newest addition to our collection of Valiant titles, the SDCC Exclusive Faith#1, by donating here! Only 500 copies of this book were made, and our quantities are very limited, but we’re happy to share them with our donors now!…
Daughter of Detained Hong Kong Publisher Campaigns for His Release
The daughter of Gui Minhai, the Hong Kong-based publisher who has been detained in an undisclosed location on the Chinese mainland for almost a year, is hoping to promote international awareness…
Columbia University Acquires Personal Archives of Seminal Comics Creator Howard Cruse
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University recently welcomed a new addition to its prestigious collection of comic history artifacts: the personal archives of contemporary cartoonist and graphic novelist Howard Cruse. The collection…
Portland: Kick Off Rose City Comic Con in Style with CBLDF, Ninkasi Brewing, TFAW, and Wacom!
Co-hosted by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Ninkasi Brewing, Things From Another World, and Wacom Americas, this year’s …