Earlier this year, comics fans in Saudi Arabia made an unexpectedly strong showing at the kingdom’s first officially sanctioned Comic Con, where both men and women eagerly browsed their favorite books and showed off their cosplay–albeit not without restrictions. Also…
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Librarian & Educator Mini-Con Returns to San Diego for Second Year
For the second year in a row, the San Diego Public Library hosted its free Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians in conjunction last month’s Comic Con International. CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez was there to moderate the panel on…
RETAILERS: Engage Your Community with the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! FOCs 8/7!
Retailers: Engage your community during Banned Books week with the 2017 edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook! Stock up now — it FOCs on Monday, August 7 (Diamond order code JUN171439)! Comics are the most banned books in the…
ACLU Defends Satire in Response to Coal CEO’s Suit Against John Oliver
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia came to the defense of John Oliver and Mr. Nutterbutter the giant squirrel yesterday, filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit against the comedian from notoriously litigious coal baron Bob Murray over…
CBLDF is Back from SDCC with GNs Signed by Kevin Eastman, Stan Sakai, Walter Simonson, and more!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some of the incredible signed graphic novels we brought back from San Diego! Don’t miss out on the TMNT Usagi Yojimbo one-shot, signed by Kevin Eastman and Stan Sakai; Thor: The Return of Beta Ray…
No Rating Means No Release for Danganronpa V3 in South Korea
The South Korean government’s Game Rating and Administration Committee has denied a rating for Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, meaning that even imported copies of the Japan-produced game are essentially banned from sale in the country. The Danganronpa series involves schoolchildren…