Sherman Alexie’s bestselling YA novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has survived a committee review after a challenge at the Sauk Prairie High School in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The book is part of the 9th grade curriculum in…
Tennessee High School Removes Student’s Rainbow Artwork from Classroom Display
Administrators at a Tennessee high school recently ordered the removal of a student’s LGBTQ-themed artwork from a classroom display case after other students complained about it. Principal Bobby Wines of Volunteer High School in Church Hill cited the complaints as…
‘Seditious’ Malaysian Artist Encourages Compatriots to Hold Government Accountable
Fahmi Reza, the Malaysian graphic designer and activist who is currently facing sedition charges for depicting Prime Minister Najib Razak as a clown, took his message of resistance to Malaysian expatriates in Australia last week. Even as his case is…
Syrian Cartoonists Persevere Despite Chaos
Six years after Syria’s uprising began, the future of the country is far from certain. But one surprising result of the turbulence is already apparent: an abrupt flowering of cartoons, comic magazines, and animated shorts spreading mostly through rebel-held areas…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 18: KATIE SKELLY on Crepax, Manara, and More!
In this episode, we speak with cartoonist and writer Katie Skelly (Nurse Nurse, Operation Margarine, My Pretty Vampire) about two classic European comic creators: Guido Crepax and Milo Manara. Skelly discusses the craft, context, and legacy of these two masters of erotica…
Deluxe Editions Signed by Brian K. Vaughan, Jason Aaron, Rick Remender, and John Layman Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with the brand-new Saga Book Two deluxe edition hardcover, signed by Brian K. Vaughan! But that’s not all — we also have deluxe hardcover editions of Saga Book One signed by Vaughan, Southern Bastards signed…