Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home has been challenged once again, this time for it’s inclusion on a freshman recommended reading list at the College of Charleston (CofC) in Charleston, South Carolina. The conservative religious group opposed to the book…
SDCC 2013: THANK YOU!
CBLDF has another Comic-Con International under our belts, and what a show it was! We had a great showing at the biggest comic book convention of them all, and there are a lot of people to thank for their support:
Artists Take On Banned Books for CBLDF
“Draw your favorite character from a banned book” were the marching orders for artists at this year’s CBLDF Banned Comics Jam. A Comic-Con tradition, at each year’s Banned Comics Jam creators reveal their creative processes and share their stories about…
Japanese Editor Arrested for Distributing Obscene Images
Three people, including Akira Ōta, who heads the editorial department at Core Magazine, have been arrested in Japan amid accusations of obscenity. Those arrested are being accused of selling magazines and manga that had sexual content which was insufficiently censored, a…
Obscenity Case Files: Roth v. United States
It may come as a surprise, but the freedom of speech laid out by the First Amendment doesn’t actually include all forms of speech. Roth v. United States is a landmark case that held that obscene speech was a category…
Now Available in the Rewards Zone: SDCC 2013 Premiums!
The CBLDF Team just got back from a hugely successful (and deliriously fun) trip to San Diego for Comic-Con International, but we’re not going to let a little jet-lag stop us from making the premiums we debuted at SDCC 2013…
Adult Anxieties Over Young Adult Fiction Endure
Every once in a while, some blogger or columnist garners a lot of pageviews by rekindling the simmering debate as to whether Young Adult fiction has become “too dark.” Two years ago, for example, this hand-wringing column from the Wall…
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Challenged Again
If you’re experiencing déjà vu right now, don’t worry because we are too! Just over a month after The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was restored to classrooms in Glen Ellyn,…
SDCC 2013: Sunday Events with CBLDF
Panels CBLDF’s Banned Comics Jam! Sunday, July 21 • 12:15pm – 1:45pm • Room 5AB Celebrate Banned Comics with Jeffrey Brown (Darth Vader and Son), Chris Burnham (Batman Incorporated), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash), and special guests…
SDCC 2013: Saturday Events with CBLDF
Panels CBLDF Presents: Defending Manga Saturday, July 20 • 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Room 30CDE For those in the know, manga is a powerful form of storytelling that has its roots in Japan but…
A Third of Americans Believe First Amendment Goes Too Far
The Newseum Institute released the results of their annual survey about the First Amendment this week, revealing a disturbing statistic: 34% of the people surveyed believe the First Amendment goes too far. Sponsored by the First Amendment Center, the Newseum…
SDCC 2013: Friday Events with CBLDF
Panels CBLDF: Raising a Reader Friday, July 19 • 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Room 30CDE An all-star panel of kids comics creators and educators discuss ways to get…
The Bluest Eye Challenged in Colorado School District
One of the most frequently challenged and banned books of the past decade is again under fire, as some parents in Adams County, Colorado, have launched an online petition asking their school district to remove Toni Morrison’s The…
Canadian “Anti-comics” Law Used to Prosecute Website Owner
A 1949 law passed to prevent the corrupting influence of comic books is being used in Edmonton, Canada, to prosecute the owner of a website that posted a video showing the alleged murder and dismemberment of Chinese exchange student Jun…
SDCC 2013: Thursday Events with CBLDF
Panels CBLDF: Banned Comics! Thursday, July 18 • 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Room 30CDE Every year comics are banned in libraries all over the United States; learn how you can fight back! In recent years, comics that have been targeted…