This year, free speech within schools has come to the forefront as districts abandoned their own policies for reviewing educational materials; efforts to ban books have increased; and, in one instance, a student was arrested after refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance…
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The Best of The Best Comics in 2019
In what has become a favorite annual tradition, CBLDF rounds up the top “Best of Comics and Graphic Novels” lists for the year, as a helpful reminder that there’s still good in the world – and a lot of it…
Gets Your Gifts Today! Standard Christmas Shipping Ends 12/18
Time is running out to get your favorite fans signed comics and graphic novels from Neil Gaiman, Stan Sakai, Alison Bechdel, Brian K. Vaughan, Raina Telgemeier, Roz Chast, & more this holiday season! Order by 12/18/2019 for guaranteed standard shipping to arrive in time…
Free Speech Supporters Fill The Beat’s 100 Best Comics of the Past Decade
Comics Beat put together a list of their Top 100 Comics since 2010 to demonstrate not only their staff’s favorites but also the diversity on and off the page that has made this past decade so transformative in graphic novels.…
More Than Rubies: The Merits of Teaching Preludes & Nocturnes
Last November, CBLDF marked the 30th Anniversary of Sandman Issue #1 by a look back at both the praise and censorship that the series has received. The series as a whole stands as one of the most lauded works in…
Adding Kindred: A Graphic Novel to Your Library or Classroom Collection
Octavia Butler’s shift in the last 40 years to ever expanding popularity in both academia and popular culture is due not only to her brilliant (and at times prescient) work, but also to generations of fans heralding her books to anyone…