After a parent in the small English town of Harpenden complained that one of her children was able to access adult graphic novels in the local library, new borrowing restrictions for minors have been imposed across the entire Hertfordshire library…
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Trigger Warnings Proliferate on College Campuses
Back in February, a Rutgers student posted a column on The Daily Targum discussing the potentially disturbing content found among novels required in course work for the literature and humanities departments. Instead of taking the approach some middle and high…
Game Panics Through the Ages
In the 1940s and ‘50s, comic books were the scapegoat of choice for politicians, parents, and “experts” like Fredric Wertham, who sought something to blame for increasing juvenile delinquency and violence. Of course, that line of argument was cut short…
CBLDF Joins the Fans and Artists at Big Wow ComicFest This Weekend
This weekend, CBLDF heads to the Bay Area to join fans from throughout Northern California at Big Wow ComicFest! You can find us at booth #1014 with an assortment of signed graphic novels, CBLDF-exclusive variants, and more, the proceeds of…
Using Graphic Novels in Education: The Color of Earth Trilogy
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including…
MN Review Board Votes Unanimously to Keep Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You on Library Shelves
In an unqualified victory for the right to read, a book review committee in the Rosemount – Apple Valley – Eagan public school system in Minnesota has voted 10 – 0 to keep Barthe DeClements’s Sixth Grade Can Really Kill…