It’s hard to believe but 2019 is half over, and this year has been filled to the brim with exciting news at CBLDF. If you want to keep up…
Fight Censorship of The Walking Dead with GNs Signed by Kirkman & Adlard!
After sixteen years, 193 issues, and multiple television spin-offs, this week marks the end of the line for The Walking Dead‘s ongoing comic series. Even as the series winds down, it’s experiencing censorship – earlier this week CBLDF protested an Idaho school…
CBLDF Retailer Spotlight: Rebel Base Comics & Toys
In honor of the 4th of July, CBLDF Retailer Spotlight falls on Rebel Base Comics and Toys in Charlotte, North Carolina, because what were the founding fathers if not Rebels fighting against the Empire? Like a proper secret base, the…
CBLDF Announces Exclusives, Signings, and New Programs for Comic-Con!
It’s that special time of year where die-hard fans from every corner of the globe and every type of fandom start gearing up for San Diego Comic-Con, the largest convention in the comics-sphere. From July 18 – 21, 2019 you…
CBLDF Speaks Up for The Walking Dead in Idaho
Last week, CBLDF reported on the removal of the best-selling Walking Dead comics series from an Idaho school. The removal was not the entirety of the removal, as the administration asked students not to bring copies…
You’re Invited to San Diego’s Top Party!
COMIXOLOGY ORIGINALS PRESENTS: THE CBLDF COMIC-CON WELCOME PARTY Hosted by superstar British creators Tula Lotay & Jock With Special Guest DJ Kieron Gillen and friends. …
Canadian Cartoonist Let Go After Trump Cartoon Goes Viral
Editorial cartoonist, Michael de Adder, was let go from Canada’s Brunswick News Inc. (BNI), a group which controls all the major papers in his hometown, the day after a cartoon he drew that…
Check Out These LGBTQ+ Comics for Summer
To honor Pride Month, CBLDF aims to highlight resources and comics that celebrate LGBTQ+ characters, content, and creators. Each year the American Library Association releases a list of the most challenged and banned books…
Adding My Brother’s Husband to Your Library or Classroom
Gengoroh Tagame’s award-winning manga series My Brother’s Husband (Japanese: Otōto no Otto) has been hailed by critics and creators all over the world as a fascinating look at family, homophobia, cultural differences, and grief. Serialized in Japan…
Love & Rockets GNs Hand-Signed by Los Bros Hernandez Benefit CBLDF!
CBLDF is thrilled to offer our supporters an incredible selection of graphic novels from Love & Rockets creators Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez as a reward for your donations! We’ve got some excellent collections available, including: Children of Palomar HC, Luba HC, and The Troublemakers HC, signed by Gilbert Hernandez; plus Love Bunglers HC, Is This…
CBLDF Stands Up for PRIDE in Ohio Libraries!
In response to recent attacks and efforts to suppress Pride events in Ohio libraries, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN America, National Council…
Idaho School Bans The Walking Dead Comics
A junior/senior high school in Idaho has banned The Walking Dead, and removed all copies of the graphic novel series from their library, despite the convened committee’s recommendation to retain the graphic novels. This school district’s ban extends to asking students to…
Parents! Raise a Reader This Summer!
Every parent worries about their children sliding in the summer, forgetting the valuable lessons they learned in school the previous year. But no one has the time or…
Support CBLDF With Kill or be Killed, Fatale & More Hand-Signed by Brubaker & Phillips!
This week CBLDF supporters have the chance to grab some incredible graphic novels signed by award-winning creative team Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips as a reward for your donations! We’re offering copies of Kill or be Killed Volume One TP, Fatale Volume One TP, The Fade…
Victory for ACLU and Chokehold in AZ
The Arizona Department of Corrections decided to reverse its previous ban on Paul Butler’s autobiography, Chokehold: Policing Black Men after the ACLU threatened to sue. ACLU announced the decision…