The first week of March each year is nationally known as Will Eisner Week, aimed at not only celebrating Eisner’s life and accomplishments, but also to celebrate the things that Eisner stood for – literacy, community, free expression. Individuals and…
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Investigation Concludes and With Minimal Fallout for Florida Teacher
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Florida teacher investigated by school officials for reading A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, should have gotten permission to read a non-approved book to the class, but overall…
Women in Underground Comix
Editorial Note: In the month of March, CBLDF will be running a series of articles and resources from She Changed Comics. These articles and resources are meant not just to educate, but also spark conversations, and help create teachable moments surrounding the…
It’s Not the National “Men’s” Cartoonists Society
Editorial Note: In the month of March, CBLDF will be running a series of articles and resources from She Changed Comics. These articles and resources are meant not just to educate, but also spark conversations, and help create teachable moments surrounding the…
50 Years After Tinker, Erosion is Evident
In recent months, free speech within schools has come to the forefront as districts abandoned their own policies for reviewing educational materials; efforts to ban…
Eddie Campbell Signed and Sketched Graphic Novels Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF supporters have the chance to support our First Amendment work and grab an incredible new graphic novel signed and sketched by the illustrious Eddie Campbell! We’re offering some of Campbell’s most celebrated works, including: From Hell Hardcover Edition; Alec: The Years Have…
A Legacy of Innovation and Commitment to Representation
In celebration of Black History, CBLDF is rerunning some amazing profiles created in partnership with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. To see the full list of resources, visit https://cbldf.org/profiles-in-black-cartooning/ Profiles in…
Florida Tea Party Group Demands District Ban 14 Books
It’s Your Tea Party Florida has demanded that Marion County School District remove 14 books from their middle and high school libraries the group believe are “obscene, even pornographic.” Superintendent of Schools Heidi Maier removed…
Victory! Fun Home Restored in New Jersey High Schools
Fun Home has been returned to the library shelves in North Hunterdon-Voorhees School District high schools. According to National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), the return happened as recently as February 21st. This is…
Influential Censored Comics: Saga, A Story for Every Type of Family
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples sci-fi epic adventure, Saga, quickly emerged as a genre redefining, bestselling addition to the comic book cannon. It rapidly picked up a shelf-full of awards from the Eisner’s, Harvey’s, Hugo’s,…
Activism in the Funny Pages
In celebration of Black History, CBLDF is rerunning some amazing profiles created in partnership with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. To see the full list of resources, visit https://cbldf.org/profiles-in-black-cartooning/ Profiles in…
Less than a Week Left! Support CBLDF and Add $590 to Your Comics Library
Hurry, there’s less than one week left to discover the best in comics with the Humble Comics Bundle: Start Here! featuring over 40 essential comics and manga titles, from modern classics…
Milestone: the Diverse Publishing Icon of the 90s
In celebration of Black History, this February CBLDF is rerunning some amazing profiles created in partnership with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. To see the full list of resources, visit https://cbldf.org/profiles-in-black-cartooning/ Profiles…
Neil Gaiman Signs Sandman, Graveyard Book, & More To Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is pleased to offer our donors a slew of fantastic graphic novels signed by the inimitable Neil Gaiman! Neil has been a longtime champion of CBLDF’s First Amendment work, and we are so excited to have his signed…
Barefoot Gen Holds Sacred Place in History, Both as Truth and Story
“[Barefoot] Gen burned its way into my heated brain with the intensity of a fever dream” Art Spiegelman notes in his introduction to Barefoot Gen Vol. 1. Even without the flu, Spiegelman reports experiencing during his first read-through, Keiji Nakazawa’s semi-autobiographical manga will stay with you…