The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards for 2014 were presented at the organization’s Midwinter Conference yesterday, and we were pleased to see challenged books and graphic novels figuring prominently among them! The complete roundup…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: SideScrollers
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…
British Library Exhibition Will Feature Comics and “Naughtiness”
Exciting news! This summer, the British Library in London will be holding the largest exhibition of landmark and historical comics ever presented in the UK. The show, called Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, will run from May…
Support CBLDF At Wizard World Portland!
This weekend CBLDF kicks off the 2014 convention year at Wizard World Portland, where we’ll be premiering the Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant, and giving a presentation on the birth of the Comics…
When Creative Expression Has Consequences, Is Censorship Far Behind?
The climate of the video gaming industry has long been riddled with controversy on the content of various titles: Are they too violent? Are they capitalizing on war as a form of entertainment? Are they objectifying women? While these may…
Anti-Video Game Propaganda Removed by South Australian Government
The video game industry scored one for free speech recently when it convinced the South Australian government to remove misleading anti-video game billboards. Despite research to the contrary, these billboards attempted to claim that video…
CBLDF & Image Comics Kick Off 2014 Convention Year With Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to team up with Image Comics to launch our 2014 convention program with the release of the CBLDF Exclusive Deadly Class #1 Liberty Variant, featuring a stunning…
Ecuadorean Cartoonist May Face Trial for Insulting President
Some troubling media regulations that were passed in Ecuador last year are apparently being employed against political cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, who may face trial over a panel that ran in the newspaper El Universo and offended President Rafael Correa. Bonilla…
Remembering MLK: The Silence of Our Friends
Martin Luther King, Jr., used his right to free speech to fight one of the most important battles in American history, often — and ultimately — at great personal risk. In an era when many thought African Americans should not…
Libyan Cartoonist Faces Sinister Form of Censorship
The work of Libyan cartoonist Nabil Fannoush is generally well-received in his home country. However, he still faces enough hostility from fundamentalist elements in his country that his editors have advised him to stay in Canada, where he currently resides.…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Opposing Book Rating Proposals in Pennsylvania, Virginia
This week, CBLDF joined the other sponsoring members of the Kids’ Right to Read Project to support students’ and teachers’ free expression rights in two separate but similar cases that would restrict the right to read. CBLDF joins coalition efforts…
Explore Comics Censored in China
We’ve told you before about a few examples of memes, cartoons, and other images being censored on China’s Twitter-like microblogging site Sina Weibo. An army of 150 censors police Weibo’s 500 million users, deleting anything they find that might displease…
Teachers: Don’t Miss These 2013 Graphic Novels
One of our missions here at CBLDF is promoting the use of comics and graphic novels in schools — hence our publications Raising a Reader! How Comic & Graphic Novels Can Help…
Cartoonist Challenges Authority in Tunisia
Tunisian blogger and cartoonist _Z_ didn’t sit back when he saw his government catering to the wealthy elite at the risk of the general public and fragile ecosystem in Tunis. Not long after _Z_ began his crusade against government corruption,…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Squish
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…