Maryland prisons are infringing on inmates right to read under the guise of reducing drug smuggling. In a statewide policy, Maryland prisoners may no…
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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Wins Reuben Award for Best GN!
CBLDF is thrilled to congratulate supporter Emil Ferris on another well-deserved award for her groundbreaking graphic novel, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters! Last week Ferris was awarded the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award for ‘Best Graphic Novel’, in addition to her 2017 Ignatz…
Fun Home Under Fire in New Jersey
Fun Home is under attack again, this time in a New Jersey High School. Steve DiSturco and Mark Bisci, two parents of students at Watchung Hills Regional High School, want the award-winning graphic novel removed…
Raising Free Range Readers
Author and educator Melissa Scholes Young wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post explaining why she doesn’t censor the books her children read. While this position likely splits mosts parents down the middle between those…
Batman GNs Signed by Frank Miller, Tim Sale, Jim Lee, & Many More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding our donors with some classic Batman graphic novels, including Batman: The Dark Knight Saga HC and Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Strikes Again HC, signed by the legendary Frank Miller; Tales of the Batman by Sale HC and Batman: The Long Halloween Absolute HC, signed by…
Rage Comics, China’s Latest Censorship Target
Rage comics in China are now under fire, with one of the countries most popular sites, Baozou, being targeted for a post from 2014. The post in question was a video of someone wearing…
Publix Censors “Cum” on Cake
A South Carolina mom just wanted a nice cake to commemorate her son graduating Summa Cum* Laude, a Latin phrase…
Remembering Rory Root
Ten years gone, and not only do I still miss Rory Root, but I often reflect that comics has never recovered from his loss. Rory was a true nexus, encouraging creators, retailers, publishers, and educators not only to…
Queer Comics Struggles, History, and Emergence: an Interview with Justin Hall
Justin Hall, who brought together the elegant and poignant queer comics anthology, No Straight Lines has been working on a new documentary by the same name with Peabody Award-winning director, Vivian Kleinman. The documentary is set…
The Comics Code, Race, and the Debut of the Black Panther
by Brian M. Puaca The recent success of the Black Panther movie has prompted many viewers to delve into the history of the character and explore his origins in the…
Joan E. Bertin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Longtime free speech advocate and previous Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, Joan E. Bertin, is going to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Hugh M. Hefner Foundation for her exemplary history of protecting the…
Get Ready for Deadpool 2 With GNs Signed by Joe Kelly, Gerry Duggan, & Many More!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with a massive selection of signed Deadpool, Cable, and X-Force graphic novels, including Deadpool Classic Collections and Spider-Man/Deadpool HC, signed by Joe Kelly; Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan Complete Collections and Despicable Deadpool Volumes One and Two, signed by Gerry Duggan; Deadpool vs….
Zunar’s Travel Ban Lifted by New Malaysian Government
After nearly two years of being unable to leave Malaysia, political cartoonist Zunar has finally had his travel ban lifted — and all it took was electing a new government….
Florida Group Upset Over Absence of Creationism in Science Textbook
In an unbelievably predictable turn of events, Keith Flaugh with the Florida Citizens’ Alliance is causing problems for Collier County School Board by claiming approved science textbooks don’t meet the criteria HB 989,…
Calvin Reid Joins Freedom to Read Foundation
Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) announced the results of the 2018 election for the Board of Trustees. Among the new trustees is Calvin Reid, a crucial advocate in developing comics in the…