The Turkish government on Friday seized control of the opposition-aligned Feza Media Group, which includes the newspaper Zaman, its English-language sister publication Today’s Zaman, and the Cihan news agency. Employees locked themselves inside the Feza…
Free Speech Heroes Hang At Society of Illustrators!
Calling all New Yorkers! Make time this month to visit the Society of Illustrators, where two incredible exhibits spotlighting the high points of subversive comics and illustration from the 1960s through the 1980s are on view. First up is The…
She Changed Comics: Pre-Code & Golden Age
Happy Women’s History Month! All through March, we’ll be celebrating women who changed free expression in comics. Check back here every week for biographical snippets on female creators who have pushed the boundaries of the format and/or seen their work…
Celebrate the Godfathers of Comics and Support Free Speech!
This week is bookended by two monumental birthdays in the history of comics: Bill Gaines on March 1 and Will Eisner on March 6. Why not celebrate these two giants’ legacy of free speech by visiting the Rewards Zone for…
International Release of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Breaks Singapore’s Silent History
Protect Yourself When Traveling With Manga
If there’s one thing we know about North American Customs officials, it’s that they are not, by and large, aficionados of manga. Art that’s fairly commonplace in Japan can easily be labeled as child porn…
Dynamite, Paizo, and Humble Pack New Bundle with 30+ Pathfinder Comics for Charity, Including CBLDF!
Following up on the continued success and buzz around the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder, Dynamite Entertainment and Paizo offer gaming fans a low-cost entry into the canonical comic book world of Pathfinder! This new bundle…
Virginia Senate Passes Bill That Undermines Education
Will Eisner Week Celebrates Graphic Novels and Free Speech!
Each year, the week of March 6 brings us Will Eisner Week, “an annual celebration promoting graphic novels, literacy, free speech awareness, and the legacy of Will Eisner,” the father of the…
Discriminatory Complaint Against Ecuadorian Cartoonist Declared “Baseless”
Ecuadorian communications agency Cordicom has put to rest a complaint made to governmental censorship agency Supercom earlier this year, determining that a recent cartoon by Javier Bonilla (aka Bonil) is in fact not promoting a discriminatory message against the LGBTQ community. In…
Kentucky School Defends Student’s Right to Offend
A Kentucky high school has stood by a student’s artwork, despite a police officer’s demand that it be removed as “propaganda [that] creates…future cop haters.” Rather than taking the drawing…
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Milestone Comics
In celebration of Black History Month, CBLDF has partnered with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. Visit CBLDF.org throughout the month of February to learn more!
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Kyle Baker
In celebration of Black History Month, CBLDF has partnered with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. Visit CBLDF.org throughout the month of February to learn more!
ALA Webinar Promises to Help Librarians Collaborate with Intellectual Freedom Advocates
On Monday, March 7, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m EST, librarians, educators, and community organizers are invited to join “Finding Intellectual Freedom Friends,” a webinar designed to help them connect with the wider free speech community….
Carol Tilley Uncovers The Uncanny Adventures of (I Hate) Dr. Wertham
A discovery in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum archives proves that fans didn’t necessarily wait for comics to go underground before vocalizing their distaste for the notorious Dr. Fredric Wertham. A 27-page comic book entitled The Uncanny Adventures…