Neil Gaiman, Jock, Dave McKean, Francisco Francavilla, Becky Cloonan, Matt Wagner, Jill Thompson, Steve Niles, and Jeff Lemire are just a few of the writers and artists that contributed to TOME Volume 1: Vampirism! The first in a series of annual…
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New Zealand Library Refuses to Carry Lost Girls
When New Zealand cartoonist Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville, Batgirl) requested that his local Auckland library purchase a copy of Alan Moore’s Lost Girls, the library denied his request with the argument that the book potentially violated New Zealand law. Horrocks received…
Obscenity Case Files: Smith v. California
It was established in Roth v. United States that the freedom of speech would not extend to materials that were considered obscene. But what happens to a book store that unknowingly carries books that contain obscene material? Is a book…
Indianapolis Library Refuses to Censor Erotic Novel
An Indiana library is facing some heat after a 9-year-old obtained an erotic novel using the self-check out system. After the child left the library with a copy of the erotic novel Night Games by Crystal Jordan, the child’s grandmother,…
Today on eBay: The Flash by Freddie E. Williams II
We only have one item to showcase today for our ongoing series of eBay auctions, but it’s a doozy: a gorgeous original, black and white portrait of THE FLASH, signed by Freddie E. Williams II! Currently the artist of The Movement,…
Supreme Court Justices Played Video Games During Brown v. EMA
At 53, Elena Kagan is the youngest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Kagan recently spoke in Providence, Rhode Island, and Michelle R. Smith with Talking Points Memo wrote about Kagan’s comments on how the Court uses technology. Kagan admitted…