Portland, Oregon 10/2/2019 — Results of a survey released today by Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the industry’s leading voice for free speech advocacy and education, offers concrete evidence of what has been long been believed true but unverified: teachers…
Show Off Your Free Expression with CBLDF This Inktober
Join CBLDF this October is a special drawing challenge aimed at daily creativity, community, and free expression! Inktober is an Instagram tradition for the month of October that…
Keep the Light On All Year Long: 12 Banned Comics Reading List
As Banned Books Week draws to a close, it’s crucial to remember that this celebration is to draw attention to the challenges and bans that happen all year long. To keep the spirit of free expression going from this Banned…
History of Comics Censorship, Week Six
Editor’s Note: This resource is the six-part of series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week, September 22…
Graphic Novelist & Educator Lynda Barry Named MacArthur Genius
The prestigious MacArthur Foundation has recognized one of the stand out voices in the comics community with a 2019 Genius Grant. Lynda Barry is the creator behind One! Hundred! Demons!, What It Is, The Good Times Are Killing Me, and…
Support CBLDF With Books Signed by Floyd Norman, Scott McCloud, & More!
You can support CBLDF and learn about the finer points of comics and their creators with this week’s featured premiums! We’re offering signed books about what goes into creating comics, as well as anthologies…
CBLDF Free Reading List
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund works around the year to not just fight censorship, but produce resources that help protect free expression. Every year CBLDF produces free publications aimed at fans, parents, educators, librarians, and retailers to keep them up…
Censorship Leaves Us in The Dark, Keep the Light on with CBLDF!
Banned Books Week is here and CBLDF has some amazing events planned to help “keep the light on” as this year’s theme suggests! This year’s festivities run from September 22 – 28, 2019. Activities can include everything…
History of Comics Censorship, Part Five
Editor’s Note: This resource is the second of a six-part series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week,…
Celebrate Banned Books & Support CBLDF with Exclusive Merch & Signed GNs!
CBLDF works year-round to protect free expression and the right to read in the comics community. We want to help readers celebrate Banned Books Week (September 22-28) with a slew of educational resources, in…
Archie Comics Joins CBLDF As Corporate Member
Archie Comics is proud to join the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund as the organization’s newest Corporate Member! Archie Comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world, with…
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Get Ready For Banned Books Week With CBLDF!
Next week is Banned Books Week, September 22 – 28. For educators, librarians, and parents, it falls at a hectic time of year, getting kids back into the routine of homework, school, not to…
Musa Kart Freed By Top Turkish Appeals Court Order
Last Thursday, 142 days after turning themselves in on fabricated charges, cartoonist Musa Kart and four of his colleagues walked out of a prison and into the waiting arms of friends, family, and supporters, ready to celebrate the order of release from…
Don’t Miss CBLDF at SPX this Weekend! With Raina Telgemeier, Chris Ware, and More!
CBLDF is proud to be at Small Press Expo, one of the premier indie comics conventions! Saturday, September 14 – Sunday, September 15, you can drop by CBLDF’s Booth W80-83 and snag amazing signed graphic novels, CBLDF merch,…