For a time in the 1980s and ‘90s, South Korean manwha enjoyed the same success as their Japanese manga neighbors. Sadly, though, while manga continued to grow and make inroads internationally, print manwha were decimated at home amidst a panic…
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Hot New Premiums in the CBLDF Reward Zone!
It’s been a few weeks since we have spotlighted some of the premium items in our online donation center, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy finding new thank you gifts for people who donate. We have more premiums…
CBLDF Hosts 3rd Annual ComicsPRO Live Auction This Friday!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is excited to once again participate in the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. This meeting is one of the most important weekends of the year for the comics industry, playing host…
South Carolina Legislator Tries to Punish College for Fun Home Selection
Last summer, a conservative group in South Carolina got the vapors when Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was chosen as an optional summer reading book at the College of Charleston. The Palmetto Family Council proclaimed Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir “shocking” and…
Turning Struggling Students into Superheroes: Comic Books as Teaching Tools
With publications like Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read! and CBLDF Presents: Manga and our ongoing “Using Graphic Novels in Education” column, the Fund advocates for the use of comics to…
Adult Swim’s 1-Hour Expansion Sparks Wrath of Watchdog Group
Alarmist watchdog group the Parents Television Council has turned its focus toward Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim after an announcement that as of March 31, the programming block would begin an hour earlier. The PTC is a “non-partisan education organization advocating…