Happy National Comic Book Day! In honor of the occasion, the U.S. National Archives shared some wonderful items from their collection on their Facebook page. All became federal records in 1954, when they were presented to a Senate subcommittee which…
New York Free Speech Charities Team Up For Fifty Shades of Banned: A Celebration of Erotic Literature
On October 2, celebrate Banned Books Week with an evening of stirring readings from erotic classics at Fifty Shades of Banned: A Celebration of Erotic Literature. The event starts at 8 PM at the Village Pourhouse…
CBLDF Helps Defend Novels in Pennsylvania School District
Last week, CBLDF led the charge to keep the graphic novel SideScrollers on a school reading list. CBLDF also lent its support to two novels being challenged as “pornographic” by individuals in the East Penn School District in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.…
Meet Top Kids Graphic Novelists & CBLDF At Brooklyn Book Fest!
This Sunday, CBLDF is proud to host signings by Toon Books graphic novelists Nadja Spiegelman & Trade Loeffler of the Zig & Wikki series and Geoffrey Hayes of the Benny & Penny series at our booth…
Small Press Expo Shows Big Love For CBLDF!
Last weekend’s Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland was a record-setting event! Wall-to-wall attendance filled the exhibit hall on both days with some of the world’s greatest cartoonists and their readers who came out en masse. The CBLDF’s team was…
Frivolous Arrest of Cartoonist Fuels Effort to Repeal Indian Sedition Law
Political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi’s arrest last week on sedition charges stirred up a renewed debate on the freedom of expression in India. The general consensus, even among Trivedi’s detractors, is that Trivedi’s arrest is an abuse of the law. It…
The Amazing Adventure of The Man of Steel and the Psychiatric Censor — Superman vs. Doctor Wertham
There are a few things in life that everyone should know: Look both ways before crossing the street. Always eat your vegetables. If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. But, most important of this sage…
CBLDF Urges School District To Rescind Ban of SideScrollers
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and partner organizations in the Kids Right to Read Project today sent a letter to Enfield School District Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Schumann addressing concerns over the removal of Matthew…
Freedom Rings in CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012!
Arizona Bookstore Warms Up for Banned Books Week with Virtual Read-Out
As a former resident of Arizona, I was delighted to run across a Banned Books Week video produced by Bookmans, my favorite bookstore chain in the Grand Canyon State. It is especially poignant that the…
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein Speaks to the Ban of SideScrollers
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein took a guest spot at ICv2’s Talk Back, writing an article about the recent removal of Matthew Loux’s SideScrollers from a school’s summer reading list. The video game-themed graphic…
Indian Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Released on Bail After Arrest on Sedition Charges
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested on sedition charges stemming from his cartoons, which criticize and expose corruption in India’s government. His arrest sparked protests from supporters, leading the government to promise a review of the charges against Trivedi. Though bail was granted,…
Meet Francoise Mouly, Bid On Art by Gilbert Shelton & Jeff Smith, & More At SPX!
If it’s the beginning of Fall, that means it’s time for the annual pilgrimage to SPX, the annual festival that’s Mecca for all things art comics! CBLDF will be there with a benefit auction, and a booth boasting signings by…
Kansas Sculpture Targeted in Grand Jury Investigation Reveals Pattern of Bullying Businesses
A sculpture depicting a partially-clothed woman snapping a picture of herself in an Overland Park, Kansas arboretum is drawing accusations from one local resident of “glorifying sexting,” and a petition against the work has now garnered enough signatures to trigger…
Indy Greats Top CBLDF’s Original Art Auction at SPX!
Original art by Gilbert Shelton, Jeff Smith, Peter Kuper, Jeff Lemire, Jeffrey Brown, Peter Bagge, David Mack and more top the list at the second annual Jeff Alexander Memorial Art Auction happening this Saturday at SPX! Read on for full…