Sonny Liew, the triple Eisner Award-winning creator of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, is wrapping up a banner year with yet another honor back home in Singapore. Along with nine other impressive residents of…
Support CBLDF in 2017! GNs Signed by Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, Brian K. Vaughan & Many More!
There are only a few days left to make a tax-deductible donation to CBLDF in 2017, and we’ve got some great premiums to reward your year-end donations! Become a CBLDF member today to grab exclusive…
CBLDF Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!
Courtesy of CBLDF contributor and comics censorship historian Joe Sergi, we’re delighted to offer this special treat for the holidays: “A Comics Carol,” a minicomic in which Messr. Fredric Wertham…
2017: Free Speech Offenders and Defenders!
The National Coalition Against Censorship, CBLDF’s frequent partner in the fight for free expression, has named their free speech offenders and defenders for 2017. Let’s take a look at some of the free speech heroes and villains that CBLDF helped…
Turkish Courts Order 12 Anti-Erdoğan Cartoons Removed from Twitter
In two separate rulings this week, lawyers for Turkish president Recep Tayyip have obtained court orders demanding that Twitter remove a total of 12 cartoons mocking him. Twitter has not yet taken action on the…
Give The Gift of Free Speech! Support CBLDF Today!
The year is almost over, but CBLDF still needs your support! Help us continue our important work in 2018 by becoming a member, donating through the Rewards Zone,…
CBLDF Joins Call to Restore BUCK to Classrooms in Maryland
CBLDF has joined the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Kids’ Right to Read Project in calling for the restoration of BUCK: A Memoir by M.K. Asante to Baltimore County School District classrooms. CBLDF is a sponsor of KRRP. …
Eaten Fish Receives Refuge in Europe
The Iranian refugee cartoonist known as Eaten Fish, who has spent an excruciating four years suffering from mental health issues in Australia’s offshore immigration detention facility on Manus Island, has finally been granted…
Egypt’s Garage Dedicated to Creative Freedom in Comics
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: the international hot spot for vibrant, surreal indie comics, for the past several years at least, is the Middle East and North Africa. Much of the innovation comes…
Valiant’s QUANTUM AND WOODY Reprinted: CBLDF to Auction the Rarest Second Printing of All Time!
CBLDF is auctioning the rarest second printing of all time in support of the First Amendment courtesy of Valiant Entertainment! Valiant is proud to announce that QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of…
Signed Books from CBLDF – Order by TODAY for Christmas Delivery!
Be a holiday superhero! CBLDF has an amazing array of graphic novels for all ages and interests, signed by the creators to help us fight for the right to read! ACT NOW — orders for Christmas delivery via expedited shipping are due TODAY!…
Indian Political Cartoonist Faces New Charges
Five years ago, Aseem Trivedi dodged a bullet when sedition charges against the Indian political cartoonist were dropped. But that bullet has come back around: new charges have been brought against the outspoken artist. In 2012, Trivedi was arrested for…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 25: R SIKORYAK
Signed Books from CBLDF – Order by Friday for Standard Shipping!
Be a holiday superhero! CBLDF has an amazing array of graphic novels for all ages and interests, signed by the creators to help us fight for the right to read! But act fast — orders for regular shipping are due Friday, December…
The Burial and Resurrection of LGBTQIA Comics
The history of LGBTQIA comics is in the spotlight this week at The Paris Review, where an excerpt from Hillary Chute’s new book Why…