by Charles Brownstein Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the rights of comic book retailers. Since our very first case in 1986, CBLDF has helped dozens of comic stores with free legal representation, advice, and advocacy…
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Know Your Rights: A Retailer Resource
by Charles Brownstein For more than 30 years, CBLDF has been assisting retailers with cases in which their First Amendment rights are threatened. While the kinds of cases we are called to defend have changed over time, laws that affect…
Keep the Light On All Year Long: 12 Banned Comics Reading List
As Banned Books Week draws to a close, it’s crucial to remember that this celebration is to draw attention to the challenges and bans that happen all year long. To keep the spirit of free expression going from this Banned…
History of Comics Censorship, Week Six
Editor’s Note: This resource is the six-part of series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week, September 22…
History of Comics Censorship, Part Five
Editor’s Note: This resource is the second of a six-part series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week,…
Get CBLDF’s Newest Publication, Read Banned Comics, for Free Today!
Banned Books Week is happening September 22 – 28, and CBLDF is excited to release Read Banned Comics to help you get ready for all the festivities! Read it online below or grab your copy at your local comic shop today!…
History of Comics Censorship, Part Three
Editor’s Note: This resource is the third of a six-part series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week,…
Comic Con Starts Now! Make Your First Stop Booth #1918!
Come Hang with CBLDF for New Programming, Exclusives, and the Top Party in San Diego! CBLDF’s Booth #1918 The 50th San Diego Comic-Con is starting today, and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has a lot of rewards, exclusives,…
Get Ready for Comic-Con with CBLDF!
Your guide to Free Expression at the biggest comic convention of the year. The 50th annual Comic-Con starts this week, and here’s a quick breakdown of CBLDF events you need to RSVP for, where to go, and what to add to…
Fight Club 2, Avengers Vault, and Deadpool Among Banned Comics in OR Prisons
In late June The Salem Reporter released a list of over 1,600 titles that have been banned in Oregon prisons, including volumes of Deadpool, Preacher, The Avengers , and the graphic novel Fight Club 2 . Also on the list…