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…
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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…
District Policy Ignored in YA Book Ban
The principal at Fort King Middle School in Ocala, Florida may have pulled YA novel The Facts Speak for Themselves by Brock Cole from the library without following the official district book challenge policy. The initial report from Spectrum News…
Thai Political Cartoon Goes Mysteriously Dark
Thai political cartoon, Khai Meaw, disappeared from Facebook on January 18, 2018, without attribution or explanation. The popular cartoon never employed speech or thought bubbles but was clearly critical of the military junta. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand claimed…
South Dakota Satirists Exempt from Prosecution in State Seal Bill
After criticism from the state ACLU and local advocates, a South Dakota legislator has modified her bill that would impose penalties for failing to render the state seal in a “full and complete” fashion. The offense could still result in…
GNs Signed by Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman, Stan Sakai, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with graphic novels signed by comics greats, including The Complete Maus HC, signed by Art Spiegelman; Sandman Overture HC, DC Universe by Neil Gaiman HC, Death Deluxe Ed HC, Complete Graveyard Book HC, Neverwhere Illustrated Ed HC, & more, all signed by Neil Gaiman; Usagi Yojimbo: Senso HC…