The long-running manga Oishinbo, which raised a stir in recent weeks by suggesting a link between the Fukushima nuclear meltdown and health problems suffered by area residents, has suspended publication under heavy criticism from local Japanese governments and Prime Minister…
Today Only! Buy Your Special Edition: NYC Ticket to Benefit CBLDF!
Special Edition: NYC and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund have teamed up to give fans an opportunity to experience an intimate comics-centric event while supporting the important work being done by the CBLDF. We…
The Bluest Eye Restored to Durant High School Library
Victory in Durant, Oklahoma! Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye has returned to library shelves at Durant High School after a review committee earlier this week denied a parent’s request to have the book removed. …
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find During Superhero Saturday at the William King Museum of Art
This Saturday, May 24, the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, Virginia, is hosting Superhero Saturday, a day of free programming and events to celebrate comics! CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein will be on hand for…
Hertfordshire Libraries Restrict Comics Borrowing for Children and Teens
After a parent in the small English town of Harpenden complained that one of her children was able to access adult graphic novels in the local library, new borrowing restrictions for minors have been imposed across the entire Hertfordshire library…
Trigger Warnings Proliferate on College Campuses
Back in February, a Rutgers student posted a column on The Daily Targum discussing the potentially disturbing content found among novels required in course work for…
Game Panics Through the Ages
In the 1940s and ‘50s, comic books were the scapegoat of choice for politicians, parents, and “experts” like Fredric Wertham, who sought something to blame for increasing juvenile delinquency and violence. Of course, that line…
CBLDF Joins the Fans and Artists at Big Wow ComicFest This Weekend
This weekend, CBLDF heads to the Bay Area to join fans from throughout Northern California at Big Wow ComicFest! You can find us at booth #1014 with an assortment of signed graphic novels, CBLDF-exclusive variants, and more, the proceeds of…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: The Color of Earth Trilogy
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…
MN Review Board Votes Unanimously to Keep Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You on Library Shelves
In an unqualified victory for the right to read, a book review committee in the Rosemount – Apple Valley – Eagan public school system in Minnesota has voted 10 – 0 to keep Barthe DeClements’s Sixth Grade…
Tokyo Government Declares Imōto Paradise! 2 Manga Unhealthy
Under the guise of the revised (and ever more draconian) Youth Healthy Development Ordinance, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government this week declared that the manga Imōto Paradise! 2 was an “unhealthy publication.” Under the ordinance, such materials…
CBLDF & Heritage Auctions Team Up, Offering Art by Jim Lee, Neil Gaiman, Charlie Adlard, & Paul Pope
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to partner with Heritage Auctions to auction original art benefiting our important work protecting the freedom to read comics! CBLDF’s inaugural lot with Heritage is up for…
The Doctor Is In! Humble Bundle Launches The Humble Doctor Who Comics Bundle With Award-Winning Publisher IDW
Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want plus charity digital platform, and award-winning publisher IDW Publishing have teamed up to launch the Humble Doctor Who Comics Bundle today. Customers can pay…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Defending Challenged Book in Minnesota
Today, a review committee in Rosemount, Minnesota will decide the fate of Barthe DeClements’s Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You, which was challenged by a district parent, who filed a complaint about language in the book. CBLDF has…
Fukushima Residents, Government Criticize Manga’s Depiction of Health Effects From Radiation (Maybe)
Over the past few weeks, the popular Japanese cooking manga Oishinbo has come under fire from residents and government officials of Fukushima Prefecture, who say that it inaccurately depicts the effect of radiation exposure on visitors to the nuclear plant…