A school district in Stonington, Connecticut, has removed George Orwell’s classic dystopia Animal Farm from the eight-grade curriculum despite the protestations of a popular longtime teacher and several parents in the district. The book was removed from the district’s list…
She Changed Comics Makes 2017 Amelia Bloomer List
CBLDF is proud to announce that She Changed Comics, our book collecting profiles of more than 60 women who transformed the landscape of free expression and expanded the comics artform, has been named to the 2017 Amelia Bloomer List of…
Mangaman Retained After Challenge in Washington School
One of the more memorable book challenges that we covered last year came when the mother of a high school student in Issaquah, Washington pushed to have the graphic novel Mangaman removed from Issaquah High School’s library due to one…
NYC High School Seniors Could Win Scholarship for Original Graphic Novel
New York City high school seniors have the chance to express themselves and take home up to a $10,000 scholarship for their original comics work, but they’ll need to act soon — entries in the contest must be postmarked by…
Yang’s “Reading Without Walls” to Become Annual Program
When Gene Luen Yang was appointed last year as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he chose a platform of “Reading Without Walls,” which encourages readers to choose books that touch on experiences different from their own. Now entering the…
Celebrate Image Day With Signed Walking Dead, Nameless, Wytches, and More!
Celebrate 25 years of Image with signed books, including The Walking Dead Volume One Hardcover signed by Charlie Adlard, Nameless Deluxe Hardcover signed by Grant Morrison, Southern Bastards Volume One signed by Jason Aaron, Saga Volume One Deluxe Hardcover signed by Brian K. Vaughan, Wytches signed by Jock or Scott Snyder, and more! Image, a long-time supporter of…