Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Fight Censorship, Not Holiday Crowds – Support the CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving!

by cbldf • November 26, 2011

Forget fighting the mall crowds this weekend – get the best holiday gifts for the fans on your list from the CBLDF during our The Spirit of Giving holiday gift drive! Order today and get some of the best gift graphic novels personalized by their creators to the fan in your life! Icons including Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Frank Miller, Dan Clowes, Robert Kirkman, Dave Gibbons, Chester Brown, Garth Ennis, and many more are supporting the CBLDF and personalizing gifts for you! See the full list after the jump!

Make a difference this holiday – get the best gifts & support free speech by contributing to the CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving!

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Happy Thanksgiving From CBLDF

by cbldf • November 24, 2011

The CBLDF wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of money, time, energy, and talent from a wide range of people who care about comics, and we’re thankful to all of you. CBLDF’s Executive Director Charles Brownstein wrote this personal message of thanks for all of your support. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Last Day to Bid in MTV GEEK Original Art Auction!

by Betsy Gomez • November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving is nigh, as is the end of the MTV Geek Original Art Auction! With pieces by Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time), Brad Neely (China, IL), Richard Starkings (Elephantmen), Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse), Steve Ellis (High Moon), and more, you can’t afford this chance to own artwork by some of the best established and up-and-coming artists in comics! All proceeds benefit CBLDF’s important First Amendment work. View the artwork and place your bids here!

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Image Comics Expo Celebrates Creator-Owned Comics While Supporting CBLDF

by Betsy Gomez • November 22, 2011

Next February, you’ll have a chance to mingle with the partners and creators of Image Comics and lend your support to CBLDF at the same time! In celebration of 20 years of Image Comics, Image Expo will take place February 24-26, 2012. In addition to an all-star line up of guests — Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, Rob Liefeld, and Whilce Portacio to name a few — Image Expo will feature a number special events to benefit CBLDF, including a mammoth benefit auction!

Keep reading for more details in the official press release.

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The Spirit of Giving – Get The Best Holiday Gifts When You Support CBLDF!

by cbldf • November 20, 2011

Celebrate The Spirit of Giving this holiday season by getting once-in-a-lifetime presents for the fans in your life in support of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! When you do, The Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation will make a contribution to the CBLDF for every donation and membership placed during this campaign!

CBLDF is offering the best presents in comics, including graphic novels personalized to the fan in your life by icons including Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Frank Miller, Dan Clowes, Robert Kirkman, Dave Gibbons, and many more. Plus you’ll get an exclusive Will Eisner gift card that tells them your gift helped do good for comics!

When you support the CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving drive between now and December 16, the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation will make a contribution of $1 for every donation and gift order placed on the CBLDF’s website. In addition, they will contribute $5 for each new, renewing or gift membership made from now until December 31!

Be a hero this holiday by giving the most unique gifts that make a real difference when you support the CBLDF with the Spirit of Giving!

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The Good Fighters: Gib Bickel

by Betsy Gomez • November 18, 2011

Gib Bickel represents a special class of CBLDF volunteer: the volunteer that takes the initiative to represent the Fund at one of the many conventions that CBLDF staffers cannot attend. Bickel and volunteers Patrick Watson and Brett Montgomery recently ran a table at Mid-Ohio Comic Con to raise money for CBLDF and boost awareness of CBLDF’s important First Amendment work.

As one of the founders of Laughing Ogre Comics in Columbus, Ohio, Bickel’s enthusiasm for comic books is boundless. He carries this enthusiasm into the community, lending support to Sequential SmArt, a conference that will bring together comics creators, academic scholars, and educators who use comic books in their classrooms. This espousal of comics is also reflected in Bickel’s support of CBLDF, which he has always made a priority, as you will see in this edition of The Good Fighters. Keep reading…