A controversial charcoal drawing that was covered up for more than a month is back on display in the Newark, New Jersey, public library. Kara Walker’s work “The Moral Arc of History Ideally Bends Towards Justice But Just As Soon…
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Ryan Matheson’s True Story of Defending Manga – In His Own Words
Manga is changing the world, with an expanding culture of fandom across the globe. While growing in popularity, the medium is also one of the most misunderstood, leading to criminal prosecutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and elsewhere. On…
A History of Censorship, NYCC Edition — CBLDF Defends Manga
Manga is changing the world, with an expanding culture of fandom across the globe. While growing in popularity, the medium is also one of the most misunderstood, leading to criminal prosecutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and elsewhere. On…
Nudity a Frequent Target for Book Challenges
A frequent cause for the contention when it comes to comic books and graphic novels has been the age-old, yet incorrect, idea that all comics are for children. In this light, it is not hard to discern why books featuring…
Kansas Sculpture Targeted in Grand Jury Investigation Reveals Pattern of Bullying Businesses
A sculpture depicting a partially-clothed woman snapping a picture of herself in an Overland Park, Kansas arboretum is drawing accusations from one local resident of “glorifying sexting,” and a petition against the work has now garnered enough signatures to trigger…
History of Comics Censorship, Part 5
Below is a web-friendly version of the CBLDF presentation on the history of comics censorship, which has been delivered to audiences of scholars, lawyers, advocates and readers in the United States. Please contact CBLDF about bringing this presentation to your…
People v. Kirkpatrick, Criminal Court of NY (1970)
64 Misc.2d 1055 (1970) The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Charles Kirkpatrick, Peter Martin, Peter Dargis, James Rose and Terrence McCoy, Defendants. Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County. October 28, 1970Frank…
Case Study: In The Night Kitchen
Maurice Sendak’s books have been frequently challenged in libraries, in particular his children’s book In the Night Kitchen, an award-winning book that features a young boy’s dream journey through a baker’s kitchen. The book upset many librarians and adults because…
Comics Code Revision of 1971
CODE OF THE COMICS MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. This seal of approval appears only on comics magazines which have been carefully reviewed, prior to publication, by the Comics Code Authority, and found to have met the high standards of…
The Comics Code of 1954
CODE OF THE COMICS MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. Adopted October 26, 1954 PREAMBLE The comic-book medium, having come of age on the American cultural scene, must measure up to its responsibilities. Constantly improving techniques and higher standards go hand…