Following this summer’s comics pop-up exhibit Library of Awesome, the Library of Congress will once again put the spotlight on sequential art next month with “Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists,” a long-term exhibit featuring nearly 70 original…
Minnesota Lawmakers Threaten Funding for Anti-Pipeline Video Game
Some Minnesota state legislators are looking to limit free expression funded by public arts grants after a Native American video game developer and professor created a game where players fight an oil pipeline embodied as a mechanical snake. One lawmaker…
Retailers: Stock up on CBLDF Defender Vol. 2 #4, Featuring SCOTT SNYDER!
CBLDF Defender comes to you from the frontlines of censorship! In the last issue of 2017, CBLDF shares wise words on free speech from comics maestro Scott Snyder (Batman: Metal, A.D.: After Death)! Retailers, FOC is Monday, November 6 (SEP171440), so now’s the time to…
Amazing Spider-Man Anti-Drug Story Hastened Demise of Comics Code
In 1971, American society was changing at such a rapid clip that the Comics Code Authority actually took notice and tried to keep up. Following a tumultuous decade of assassinations, riots, advances in civil rights, and increasing mistrust of government…
Revisions to Patreon’s Adult Content Policies Raise Concern
Changes to Patreon’s guidelines for adult content have raised concerns among users of the crowdfunding platform. The company has previously been widely praised for their acceptance of legal adult content, enabling the creators of such content to obtain a revenue stream…
Get Ready for Halloween with My Favorite Thing Is Monsters & More Signed GNs!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some spooky signed graphic novels, including My Favorite Thing is Monsters, signed by Emil Ferris; Megahex, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam, and One More Year, signed and sketched by Simon Hanselmann; The Walking Dead Volume One hardcover, signed by Charlie Adlard; iZombie Omnibus, signed…