We at CBLDF were delighted to hear recently that Jackie Ormes, the first Black woman creator of a nationally syndicated comic strip, will be inducted into the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame later this year. We profiled Ormes in…
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GNs Signed by Emil Ferris, Mariko Tamaki, Phoebe Gloeckner, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is proud to feature works by some of today’s most influential graphic novelists! We’re offering donors the chance to grab a signed copy of these unique and compelling graphic novels, including 2017’s book of the year My Favorite Thing is Monsters GN,…
Ailing Swedish Bookseller Arrested Again in China
Just months after Hong Kong-based bookseller and Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was supposedly released after nearly two years of detention in mainland China, he is back in official custody after being seized by plainclothes police officers on a Beijing-bound train.…
The Humble Book Bundle: Crazy, Sexy, Love! Benefits CBLDF!
Get ready for Valentines Day with this new Humble Book Bundle: Crazy Sexy Love! Starting at $1, pay what you want to get these awesome titles and benefit CBLDF! The dinosaur erotica author who took the internet by storm, Dr. Chuck…
Russia Raids Movie Theater Showing Historical Farce
Last week Russian Ministry of Culture officials revoked the distribution license for Armando Iannucci’s satire, The Death of Stalin, based on the Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s graphic novel of the same name. When the Pioneer cinema in Moscow proceeded…
Beetle Bailey Cartoonist Mort Walker Dies at 94
Mort Walker, a prolific comic strip artist, advocate for comic history preservation, and the creator of world famous Beetle Bailey, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2018, from pneumonia at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Walker lived to be 94 years…