A little more than a month after Keiji Nakazawa’s manga classic Barefoot Gen was restored to school libraries in the Japanese city of Matsue, an English-language translator of the series has been abruptly disinvited from speaking at a junior high…
Understanding Your Rights FAQ – What Do Obscenity & Related Laws Mean?
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund frequently receives questions from our community about one’s rights relating to comics, so we have created this column – “Understanding Your Rights” as a series of FAQs to help clearly explain these concepts. Today’s column…
Obscenity Case Files: Jenkins v. Georgia
In 1972, a movie theater manager in Albany, Georgia, was convicted under a Georgia statute for the crime of distributing obscene material for showing the film Carnal Knowledge. The conviction took place during an odd limbo period between the decisions…
Tenlegs and Midtown Comics Sponsor NYCC Charity Event Benefiting CBLDF
NYC-based online artist community Tenlegs, found at Tenlegs.com, announced that it will co-sponsor the SonicBoomBox New York Comic Con After Party in conjunction with Midtown Comics and other sponsors. Held on Friday, October 11, 2013 at The Hudson Bond, the…
NYCC, The Panels: Secret Origins of Comics Censorship! Raising a Reader!
New York Comic-Con starts this Thursday, and CBLDF will be along for the ride, first with our NYCC Welcome Party, and then with our panels — CBLDF will reveal the secret origins of comics censorship and how you can use…
Dynamite Entertainment & The Beat’s NYCC Welcome Party & CBLDF Member Drive
Dynamite Entertainment & The Beat kick NYCC off with a big bang on Thursday, October 10! Come join comics’ greatest creators and Be Counted as a member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund at the Smithfield in the heart…