Last weekend, CBLDF was thrilled to be in New York City, hanging out with awesome comic book creators, retailers, publishers, and especially readers at the MoCCA Fest. Some of the top names in comics stopped by to support free speech and…
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Wear Your Support for CBLDF with T-Shirts, Enamel Pins, & More!
You can support CBLDF and get yourself an exclusive t-shirt, enamel pin, or signed print by donating today! Show your support for free speech with one of our comfy t-shirts featuring the designs of Simon Hanselmann, Brian Wood, Tony Shasteen, and more;…
Banned Books Week 2018 Declares “Banning Books Silences Stories”
Banned Books Week just announced their theme for this year’s highly anticipated week of censorship awareness. The annual tradition is held is in September and features everything from library displays to special…
Censorship By the Numbers: Beyond Books
This week American Library Association‘s Office for Intellectual…
ALA’s Banned Book Video | A Call To Activism
American Library Association released a video detailing their annual top ten list of most frequently challenged books. The video starts off with instances of censorship like an illustration of “To Kill a Mockingbird” scrawled on a chalkboard, paired with the…
Drama Named Among Top 10 Most Banned Books of 2017
For the third time, Raina Telgemeier’s YA classic Drama has been named to the American Library Association’s Most Banned Books list. This week, ALA released their top ten list of most frequently challenged books in 2017. Once again, the…
CBLDF Hosts Mike Mignola, Roz Chast, Max de Radiguès Signings at MoCCA!
MoCCA Arts Festival is Manhattan’s largest indie comics, cartoon, and animation festival in the heart of midtown. Each year over 7,000 people attend to see what the best and brightest of established creators and newcomers are working…
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Rebellion Becomes CBLDF’s Newest Corporate Member
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to welcome Rebellion, one of Europe’s leading independent publishing and game developers, as the organization’s newest corporate member! Rebellion publishes the iconic 2000 AD family of comics and…
CBLDF Unveils Exclusive Shirt at C2E2 for Donors!
It’s that time of year again! CBLDF is going to be at C2E2 and we are bringing another limited edition CBLDF shirt just for Chicago! Whether you scored one or missed out on last year’s shirt, you already know these…
X-Men GNs Signed by Chris Claremont, Ed Piskor, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is excited to offer our donors some fantastic X-Men graphic novels signed by their creators, including a slew of classic X-Men graphic novels personalized by legendary author Chris Claremont; the brand-new X-Men: Grand Design Treasury Edition, signed by Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor; All-New X-Men Volume One HC, signed by Stuart…
Speak Out at MARCH: The Power of Student Voices on April 11!
On April 11, CBLDF welcomes educators, students, and activists to MARCH: The Power of Student Voices, a panel discussion at the Society of Illustrators in Manhattan! Please join us for this…
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Nominated for 2018 Hugo Award
The 2018 Hugo Award Nominations are out, and critical darling My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the only stand-alone graphic novel in the running for Best Graphic Story. Comic Riffs writer, Michael Cavna, thinks this nomination signals that “Emil Ferris’s year of…
Website Protesting Book Ban Taken Down by Court Order
Spain’s recent campaign against freedom of speech continues, as they shut down a website protesting the first book banned by the government in over thirty years. The Madrid Booksellers Guild set up the site so…
First Amendment Vulnerable After Court Dismisses Video Game Lawsuit
In a case involving the right of publicity, New York’s highest court dismissed Lindsey Lohan’s and Karen Gravano’s lawsuit appeals against Grand Theft Auto V game makers Take Two Interactive. CBLDF filed an amicus brief with other organizations last year…
Obscene Artist, Mike Diana, Documentary Premieres in NYC
Saturday, March 31 is the world premiere of Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana, a documentary about the first artist in the United States to be convicted of obscenity. Diana…