The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to kick off their year of protecting the freedom to read comics by bringing out their best for Wizard World Portland Comic Con! Matt Wagner, the legendary creator of GRENDEL, MAGE &…
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MPAA’s Chris Dodd Recalls Persecution of Comics When Defending Movies
Twenty-three months ago, former United States Senator Chris Dodd was not what anyone, himself included, would call a movie buff. After taking a position as CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), however, Dodd has undergone something akin…
Obscenity Case Files: Lenny Bruce
In his song Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan sings: They said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rules He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools They stamped him and…
Police Investigating Whether Sandy Hook Shooter Emulated Video Game
Since Adam Lanza’s December 12 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, video games and their putative connection to violent behavior have been much discussed in the media and by government officials. Now a new profile of Lanza and…
Bob Corn-Revere Wins Key Free Speech Case
Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that found former Valdosta State University (VSU) president, Ronald M. Zaccari, personally liable for violating the rights of former VSU student, Hayden Barnes, when Zaccari expelled Barnes over…
Video Games: The Latest Scapegoat
Within hours of the Newtown shootings, video games were targeted as a cause of the violence. It wasn’t the first time video games were blamed, and we don’t expect it to be the last. Much like the arguments against comics…