Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

First Amendment Fan Boys

by Betsy Gomez • March 1, 2011

Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly checked in with CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein about the Fund’s new digs and plans for 2011. Brownstein expects a busy year:

“Stuff keeps coming in, comics are being challenged in libraries, librarians and patrons are being harassed by law enforcement and the issue is growing and very often its about comics,” Brownstein continued. “Librarians are getting threatening calls at home. As long as comics are cool, they will be challenged.”

Check out the Publisher’s Weekly article here.

Fundraising, Homepage, News Blog

Cryptozoic Entertainment Partners With CBLDF For Liberty Trading Cards!

by cbldf • February 28, 2011

Cryptozoic Entertainment™ and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund™ have joined forces to protect creativity by collaborating on a new trading card set. The Liberty Trading Cards set tells the story of the fight to defend the First Amendment and includes chase cards from the greatest creators in comics and entertainment. The set will be released in July 2011, with proceeds from the sales benefiting the Fund.

Fundraising, Homepage, News Blog

First Look at Liberty Sketch Cards

by cbldf • February 28, 2011

Thanks to the talent of Portland, Oregon’s comics community, the CBLDF is proud to kickstart the Liberty Trading Cards with this first look at cards created during a jam session held last week! Click the full story to see the full sneak preview!

Premiums, Uncategorized

$50 Supporter Membership

by cbldf • February 16, 2011

Joining the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund comes with a number of incentives, across all donation tiers, each with its own premiums and benefits. Of course, the number one benefit of membership is peace of mind. You’ll know that there’s someone at the other end of the phone when a retailer gets busted or an artist is brought up on charges. Become a member of the CBLDF and help preserve comics as a vital medium for the next century.

The $50 “Supporter” level receives the following:

* The exclusive CBLDF Membership card. This sturdy, plastic card fits easily in a wallet and provides special access to CBLDF events across the country. The 2011 card will feature DC Comics’ GREEN LANTERN, with art by superstar IVAN REIS.
* A CBLDF bumper sticker.
* A button set featuring our logo, and a new version of the “I READ BANNED COMICS” button

Join Now!

Premiums

The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, Signed!

by cbldf • February 16, 2011

Signed by CBLDF Founder, cartoonist, and comics publishing legend Denis Kitchen, the handsome book serves as not a tribute to a great underground artist, but a biographical trip through some of the most important moments in comics. Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman, this full-color hardcover is a must-read for fans of great cartooning. Available now!

Premiums

Action Philosophers The More Than Complete Edition Signed by Fred Van Lente and Brian Dunlavey

by cbldf • February 16, 2011

Signed by CBLDF Supporters Fred van Lente & Brian Dunlavey! All nine issues of the award-winning, best-selling comic book series have been collected into a single volume and arranged in historical order, making this a comprehensive cartoon history of ideas from pre-Socratics to Jacques Derrida, including four all-new stories not available anywhere else. A 320 page comic book history of Philosophy! This signed edition benefits the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Available Now!