The 2018 Hugo Award Nominations are out, and critical darling My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the only stand-alone graphic novel in the running for Best Graphic Story. Comic Riffs writer, Michael Cavna, thinks this nomination signals that “Emil Ferris’s year of…
Website Protesting Book Ban Taken Down by Court Order
Spain’s recent campaign against freedom of speech continues, as they shut down a website protesting the first book banned by the government in over thirty years. The Madrid Booksellers Guild set up the site so the text of Don Quixote…
First Amendment Vulnerable After Court Dismisses Video Game Lawsuit
In a case involving the right of publicity, New York’s highest court dismissed Lindsey Lohan’s and Karen Gravano’s lawsuit appeals against Grand Theft Auto V game makers Take Two Interactive. CBLDF filed an amicus brief with other organizations last year…
Obscene Artist, Mike Diana, Documentary Premieres in NYC
Saturday, March 31 is the world premiere of Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana, a documentary about the first artist in the United States to be convicted of obscenity. Diana was first charged with obscenity after an undercover Florida…
Chris Claremont Personalizes Classic X-Men GNs for CBLDF Donors!
We are thrilled to announce that legendary author Chris Claremont, whose work on X-Men changed the landscape of the Marvel Universe, is personalizing a slew of classic X-Men graphic novels to benefit CBLDF’s First Amendment work! For a limited time only, we’re offering the…
Parents Complain About Michigan High School Course Materials
Linden Board of Education has developed policy changes to address parents’ concerns that the teaching materials being used were inappropriate. Six months ago, parents complained because they were unaware that R-rated movies were shown in classrooms and reading assignments contained…