Recent draft guidelines circulated by a United Nations agency with the goal of expanding child protection also included provisions targeting expressive content, including comics, prose and other forms of artistic expression. Last week,…
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One Week Left! Get Humble Hot Date Bundle and Support Free Speech!
Just one week left to pay-what-you-want for $164 of visual novels, dating sims, and suggestive party games! Date a grasshopper, romance an island full of talking cats, travers the beautiful vistas of the American Southwest, and more…
WonderCon Round-Up, CBLDF Exclusives Go Live!
Sadly WonderCon is over, but it was another great year at the Anaheim convention, and we want to thank all the creators and contributors who made it so successful! Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse of all…
Retailer Spotlight: Comix Experience Turns 30 Today!
Comix Experience in San Francisco is the type of local comics shop that fans envision when thinking of their dream neighborhood. On a basic level, it’s well lit, laid out with intention, utilizes display racks as well…
County Cancels Drag Queen Story Hour Against Library’s Wishes
Georgia’s Fulton County decided to cancel a popular Drag Queen Story Time with Miss Terra Cotta Sugerbaker without provided any explanation. Miss Sugarbaker, a character performed by Steven Igarashi-Ball, took to…
Celebrate 80 Years of Batman with GNs Signed by Jim Lee, Tim Sale, & Many More!
This week CBLDF donors can celebrate 80 years of everyone’s favorite caped crusader with a slew of fan-favorite and established classic Batman GNs, all signed by their incredible creators! You can donate today to support our important work and grab one…
CBLDF Exclusives – Rick & Morty, Lumberjanes – Signings, Programming, and More at Wondercon!
Make sure you mark your calendars so you don’t miss a minute of the excitement at Wondercon this year, March 29 – 31. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is bringing a ton of killer rewards…
An Oddly Compelling Interview, Denis Kitchen Talks Comics and Creation of CBLDF
CBLDF Founder and Advisory Board Co-Chair, Denis Kitchen was a guest on S.W. Conser’s Words and Pictures radio show on KBOO FM dedicated to the visual arts. During their hour chat, Kitchen waxed eloquently…
A Marvel in Her Own Right, G. Willow Wilson – She Changed Comics
G. Willow Wilson Since her 2007 graphic novel Cairo, G. Willow Wilson has sought to represent the Islam that she knows, which is very different from the version presented in much of American culture. With the critical and popular success of Ms….
JUST ANNOUNCED! Humble Hot Date Bundle Benefits CBLDF & NCAC!
Celebrate free speech with a slew of visual novels in the latest Humble’s latest Hot Date Bundle! Get titles like Just Desserts, Highway Blossoms, and more, for a fraction of the price –…
Comics Censorship Crises Past, Present, and Future – an Inside Look at CBLDF
Last week Adam Adler from Escapist Magazine sat down with Comic book Legal Defense Fund’s Executive Director Charles Brownstein to talk about censorship in comics, both the history and the current crises. Escapist is a journalistic take…
New Jersey Considers Motion to Chuck Huckleberry Finn
Lawmakers have proposed a resolution in New Jersey politely asking schools to ban Huckleberry Finn from their curriculum due to the excess of racist language…
The Magicians Demonstrates Library Shelving is a Crucial Form of Speech
“That’s why these books are so important; they’re such a gift. They can allow you to see other points of view.” – Penny 23, The Magicians on SyFy Last month, a long-fought victory in a Kansas…
Educational GNs Signed by Scott McCloud, Dave Gibbons, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is featuring a host of educational graphic novels and resources for our donors! We’ve got some great donation premiums, including signed books about the art of comics: Understanding Comics, signed by Scott McCloud and How Comics Work, signed by Dave Gibbons! We’ve also…
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She Changed Comics: Marjane Satrapi
In the early 2000s, Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis set a new standard for graphic memoirs. Taking an inside look at the brutality and absurdity that overtook her native Iran in the early 1980s, Satrapi’s book met with resounding success amount casual…