The Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle features several dozen amazing books, and it has already raised thousands of dollars for charity. You have only one more day to name your price for the bundle, which…
New Manga Crushed by Tokyo Ordinance
A new manga series was cancelled last week just days before it was to debut online, apparently because the publisher was concerned it might clash with Tokyo’s Youth Healthy Development Ordinance. Creator Arisa Yamamoto said …
INDEPENDENCE DAY: Gear Up for Banned Books Week with CBLDF
It’s Independence Day. In the midst of cookouts and fireworks, it’s a good time to reflect on the liberties we have — and often take for granted — including the right to free speech and the freedom…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Chiggers
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 4: A Conversation With Babymouse Writer Jennifer L. Holm
In this episode of the CBLDF Podcast, CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox speaks to CBLDF Board Member and award-winning author Jennifer L. Holm (Babymouse, Squish). Jenni is a one of the most important proponents…
Pasco County Response on Paper Towns Falls Short
Yesterday we told you about the letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship, signed by CBLDF and other anti-censorship organizations, urging Florida’s Pasco County School District to restore Paper Towns by John Green to an…
Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle Week 2 Features More Amazing Titles!
The Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle features 118 issues across 17 comic book titles and it has already raised thousands of dollars for charity. As we enter week 2 of the offering, three amazing…
Celebrate Independence Day with Signed Comics!
Few things are more American than our right to free speech. With Independence Day fast approaching, consider supporting CBLDF’s fight on behalf of the First Amendment rights of the comics community by visiting our Rewards Zone! We just added some…
CBLDF Joins Call to Restore Paper Towns in Pasco County
Following last week’s news that John Green’s Paper Towns was removed from a summer reading list in Pasco County, Florida without due process, CBLDF yesterday joined a coalition calling on the school district to restore the book and to follow…
Delaware School Board Removes The Miseducation of Cameron Post From Reading List
Yet another school district, in Delaware this time, has removed a book from a summer reading list without following its own procedure for reviewing challenged materials. The Cape-Gazette newspaper reported today that the Cape Henlopen school…
Oregon School Board Overrules Pre-emptive Ban on Absolutely True Diary
Here’s some good news to start the week: The school board in Grants Pass, Oregon has approved Sherman Alexie’s Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for use in 10th-grade English classes after it was initially…
Join CBLDF This Weekend in Las Vegas for ALA Annual!
This weekend, CBLDF is headed to Las Vegas to join thousands of librarians for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition. From June 27 – 30, you’ll find CBLDF at booth 2014 in the Graphic…
Supreme Court Says No to Warrantless Cellphone Searches by Police
As you may have heard, this week the Supreme Court unanimously decided that police must obtain a warrant to search the cellphone of someone they arrest. What does this mean for…
Celebrate the Freedom to Read With CBLDF’s New Banned Books Week Handbook!
Emma Rios, Frank Quitely & More Team Up with TFAW to Donate to the CBLDF SDCC Auction
Since 2009, Things From Another World (TFAW) has proudly teamed up with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) to solicit donations of original art for their annual auction at San Diego Comic-Con, helping to raise more than $100,000 to…