Apple’s notoriously inconsistent digital publishing policy has been applied to yet another title, this time targeting Bénédicte Martin’s novel La Femme due to its “inappropriate” cover. Apple has established a troubling history of restricting books from their…
Meet Alison Bechdel & Howard Cruse Hosted by Chip Kidd on April 4!
Meet Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse at a special pre-MoCCA reception hosted by Chip Kidd on April 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This cocktail reception is hosted at Chip’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where you’ll be able to…
Barefoot Gen Banned in Japanese City
A mayor in Izumisano City in the Osaka Prefecture, Japan, has demanded that all copies of Keiji Nakazawa’s internationally renowned manga Barefoot Gen be removed from elementary and junior high schools in the district. Izumisano City’s mayor, Hiroyasu…
Indian Cartoonist Receives Death Threats After Criticizing Guru
After creating and sharing cartoons critical of a controversial “godman” or guru, Indian cartoonist Kanika Mishra has recently found herself on the receiving end of harassment and threats of violence via social media, according to Cartoon Movement. Kanika was inspired…
SC Legislator Excoriates Student Government for Defending Fun Home and Academic Freedom
Following the South Carolina House of Representatives vote last week to exact punitive budget cuts from two public colleges that chose LGBT-themed books–including Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home–for campus reading programs, we noticed…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Urging SC Senate to Restore Funding to Universities
Last week, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a budget that punitively cut the budgets of two colleges that had incorporated LGBT-themed books into elective reading programs. CBLDF has joined a coalition of free speech…
Kennesaw State Announces Plan to Restore Censored Exhibit
Good news from Kennesaw State University in Georgia! Two weeks after President Daniel Papp ordered the censorship of an exhibit in the university’s brand-new art museum because it was “not aligned with the celebratory atmosphere of the museum’s opening,” KSU…
Iranian Artists Struggle with Self-Censorship
Like many artists in the Middle East, Iranian artists struggle with self-censorship out of fear that government authorities will retaliate and punish them. Their public art is already subject to censorship: All artists must apply for a permit before they…
South Park‘s Matt Stone Opens Up About Censorship
In advance of the release of the wildly-anticipated video game South Park: The Stick of Truth, CBLDF reported that some versions of the game were being censored in countries in Europe, the Middle East,…
CBLDF Makes Dazzling UK Debut At London Super Comic Con
This weekend, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will make its first ever UK appearance at the London Super Comic Con with brand new prints by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, the debut of the CBLDF Exclusive variant of Starlight…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
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 Joins Free Comic Book Day 2014!
Since 2002, Free Comic Book Day has been the biggest event in the comic book year. This year, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund gets in on the action with…
New Tax Plan Takes Aim at Violent Video Games
Censorship usually takes the form of the direct suppression of speech, but it seems that U.S. legislators are attempting new means of indirect censorship by using tax reform. Unsurprisingly, violent video games are the scapegoat that the Tax Reform Act…
Ecuadorian Cartoonist Avoids Trial — For Now
A few months ago, we told you about the ongoing battle over freedom of the press in Ecuador. The government of President Rafael Correa was using new media regulations to intimidate political cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, who was told that he…
Fun Home Update: SC House Refuses to Restore Funding
The South Carolina House of Representatives doubled down on censorship yesterday, refusing to erase budget cuts that seek to punish two public colleges for assigning books that deal with LGBT issues. Democratic Reps. James…