In celebration of Black History Month, 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…
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New Florida Bill Demands Alternatives to “Controversial” Science
A new bill filed with the Florida State Legislature would allow schools to develop their own standards for education, presuming they are equal to or more rigorous than the state’s standards. Also within the…
New Spawn Humble Bundle from Image Comics Benefits CBLDF!
Humble Comics Bundle: Spawn by Image Since the ’90s, few characters have held the public’s imagination the way that Spawn has. Consistently a best-seller, Spawn inspired an Emmy Award-winning animated show long before the days where comics ruled…
Graphic Novels Top ALA’s 2019 Youth Media Awards
The American Library Association announced its 2019 Youth Media Award winners during their annual midwinter conference, and graphic novels were among both the victors and finalists for some of these prestigious awards. Here’s a…
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Named Humble Bundle Featured Charity for February!
February 4, 2019 – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has been named as the Featured Charity for February at…
Manga Pulled From Staten Island School Library
The mother of a student at Markham Intermediate School, who wishes not to be named, had Yusei Matsui’s best-selling manga Assassination Classroom pulled from the library shelves after her daughter borrowed…
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Classic Superhero GNs Signed by Geoff Johns, Tim Sale, Frank Miller, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBDLF supporters have the chance to grab some incredible superhero graphic novels signed by renowned comics creators to benefit our important work! Donate today to grab your own copy of these classic GNs, including: Absolute Flashpoint HC, Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Vol…
Fun Home Removed Without Review in NJ High School Library
Information is coming to light that the award-winning graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel, has been removed from a high school library in New Jersey without following the appropriate procedures for challenging instructional materials….
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Humble Manga Bundle: Fantasy by Kodansha to Benefit CBLDF!
Humble Manga Bundle: Fantasy by Kodansha Kodansha Comics has joined with Humble Bundle to bring readers a huge cache of legendary fantasy manga that benefits Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Over 90 digital volumes of amazing fantasy…
VA Rejects Bill Protecting Students’ First Amendment Rights
The Virginia legislature rejected HB 2382, a bill protecting the First Amendment rights of student journalists, on Monday after the House Education Subcommittee produced a tie vote. The bill was written to return K…
Changes to Freedom of Information Act Would Inhibit Access
American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Blog has sounded the alarm that the Freedom of Information Act is under attack. At the end of December in 2018, the Interior Department proposed changes to the policy…
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Upset Parent Proposes Legislation to Combat Books They Don’t Like
A lawmaker in Maine is using her position of power to attack students’ intellectual freedom and restrict the books available to her son and his peers in public schools in the state. Amy Arata,…
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Get Psychedelic with Don’t Have Feelings, Don’t Make a Scene Signed & Sketched by Skinner to Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF supporters have the chance to grab a copy of Don’t Have Feelings, Don’t Make a Scene: The Art of Skinner, signed and sketched by Skinner! Skinner’s body and breadth of work is extraordinary, including …
LAST WEEK to Get Dynamite Comics Largest Humble Bundle and Support CBLDF!
LAST WEEK to Get Fan Favorites & Newest Hits There’s only one week left to celebrate Dynamite’s 15th anniversary with the most epic Humble Bundle they’ve ever offered! Pay what you want for…
Transgender Children’s Books Under Attack in Wichita
Kansas has decided to attack Alex Gino’s George again along with other LGBTQIA children’s books. This time the challenge has come from Marci Laffen who questions the age-appropriate nature of books like George, I am Jazz,…