New York Comic-Con is has commenced, and CBLDF is ready to welcome fans to NYC with the CBLDF NYCC Welcome Party and the CBLDF Liberty Annual Signing and Release Party! First, join CBLDF at Forbidden Planet (832…
Zunar Trial to Proceed After Malaysian Court Rules on Sedition Act
After months of delay, it looks like Malaysian cartoonist Zunar will finally get his day in court next month as he faces nine sedition charges which could bring up to 43 years…
TONIGHT in NYC: Batman: Black and White Opening Reception with Chip Kidd!
Tonight in NYC, the Society of Illustrators and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are celebrating the Dark Knight with a free opening reception, featuring the inimitable Chip Kidd and other special guests! Celebrate the current Society of Illustrators exhibit “Chip…
Don’t Miss CBLDF Liberty Annual 2015, in Stores NOW!
The 2015 LIBERTY ANNUAL is here! In stores today, it’s adults only, extremely silly, and featuring the likes of John Arcudi, Jeffrey Brown, Derek Charm, Tyler Crook, Vanesa Del Rey, Evan Dorkin, Nate Doyle, Duncan Fegredo, Bob Fingerman, Tom Fowler,…
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High School Reading Assignments Challenged in Illinois, New Jersey
Banned Books Week is barely over, but book challenges continue around the country! Today we got word that Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was…
Join Paul Levitz, Neal Adams, & Dale Cendali in NYC for PROTECTING SUPERHEROES: Copyright & Comic Book Characters
Comic books have existed for decades, but in recent years they have come to the foreground of the public’s imagination. Along with comic books’ growing success and popularity, the intellectual property rights associated with the them have become…
Banned Books Week News Roundup
Banned Books Week is almost over, and once again it’s been a great success! Let’s take a look at CBLDF and Banned Books Week in the news: Banned Books Week: How comics are fighting a hail of critical…
CBLDF Celebrates Independent Comics This Weekend at APE!
Join CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez this weekend in San Jose, California, for the 2015 edition of the Alternative Press Expo! The premiere independent comics event in Northern California, Gomez will be on hand Saturday, October 3, at…
12 Attacks on Free Speech Around the World for Banned Books Week 2015
In the United States, we’re celebrating Banned Books Week and our First Amendment right to freedom of speech, but artists around the world continue to be censored and banned and sometimes even imprisoned or killed. From political cartoonists to comic…
London Gallery Removes Toy Dioramas from Free Speech Exhibit Amid Terrorism Fears
A London gallery hosting an annual freedom of expression exhibit last week pulled a series of satirical photo dioramas after police raised concerns about “potentially inflammatory content” that could anger Islamic State or other extremists. The photos by pseudonymous…
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13 Free Speech Victories for Banned Books Week 2015!
This year, CBLDF and its partners in anti-censorship advocacy have seen a dramatic increase in book challenges compared to last year. Fortunately, in most of those cases we and local free speech fighters have prevailed! Here are some free speech…
KEEP OUT! THIS MEANS YOU! Craig Yoe Celebrates Forbidden Comics
Humble Bundle Supports Banned Books Week with EVEN MORE Forbidden Comics to Benefit CBLDF!
We’re halfway through Banned Books Week, and to celebrate, Humble Bundle is expanding the Humble Comics Bundle: Forbidden Comics Supporting Banned Books Week, adding even more challenged and banned work to an already amazing assortment of…