When a blogger leaked a March 14 email from the principal of Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago, Illinois, students in the district took immediate action. Within hours of discovering the email, students used social media to organize a protest…
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Censorship 2013: Is Apple the New Face of Comics Censorship?
More people read comics digitally every year, but for Apple users, freedom of choice has been limited. Publishers and creators in the digital realm have been stymied by censorship arising from Apple’s inconsistent enforcement of content policies, which resulted in…
Censorship 2013: Wertham Fabricated Evidence Against Comics
Early in 2013, a library sciences researcher at the University of Illinois proved what many of us already thought: Fredric Wertham, the child psychologist behind the anti-comics screed Seduction of the Innocent, fabricated much of his evidence against comics. The…
Last Chance To Protect The Freedom To Read Comics!
Today is the last day to contribute to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in 2013. If you’ve already contributed to CBLDF this year, we thank you – you’re making our work possible. If you haven’t yet made a contribution, we…
Censorship 2013: Missouri Man Goes to Prison for Comics
Comics are still in the cross hairs in battle against censorship. This is most evident in the case of Christjan Bee, a Missouri man who will spend three years in federal prison because of the comics he possessed. Bee was…
Last Chance to Join CBLDF in 2013 — Spread the Word!
We are coming down to the wire for 2013 CBLDF memberships, and it’s time to rally the troops, as they say. If you haven’t joined CBLDF yet, now is the time fight for the right to read! If you have…