Just over a week before Zunar’s trial on nine counts of sedition is slated to begin, a Malaysian court yesterday allowed the Ministry of Home Affairs to move forward with a separate effort to ban two of his cartoon books…
LAST DAY: Support CBLDF with Humble Kids Comics Bundle!
Children’s Book Week may have ended, but you still have time to get amazing digital kids comics from Humble Bundle! You need to act now, though, because the Humble Kids Comics Bundle ends TODAY at 11:00 a.m. PDT! The Humble…
Michigan Town Moves “Orgy” Sculpture
After receiving numerous complaints about a city-approved unity sculpture, local officials in the small town of Adrian Michigan have decided to move the piece to a less visible park in an attempt to curb controversy. The sculpture in question is…
SPRING INTO ACTION To Support CBLDF’s Comics History Work!
This week, SPRING INTO ACTION by becoming a member of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Donors joining this week will receive special thank you premiums that support CBLDF’s historical research and presentations, including a Skype visit with Fred Van Lente!…
Turkish State Broadcaster Allegedly Retaliated Against Children’s Cartoon
A Turkish newspaper columnist wrote last week that the state-run television broadcaster cancelled the popular children’s cartoon Pepee in 2013 because the main character proclaimed to his young audience that “theft, slander and lying are bad.” Some within then-Prime Minister…
“Don’t Shoot” Painting Incites Controversy from Police Advocacy Groups in Madison, WI
The Madison, Wisconsin, Public Library faced backlash recently from police advocacy groups for their display of a controversial painting depicting the image of three riot police pointing their guns at a small, toy-gun wielding African-American child. The piece, entitled “Don’t…