This week CBLDF is offering the brand-new Batwoman TP, signed by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III; Batman: Death & the Maidens HC, signed by Greg Rucka and Klaus Janson; Tales of the Batman HC, signed by J.H. Williams III; Wonder Woman TP, signed by Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones; and many more! Keep reading or follow the…
Awards & Nominations Pile Up for Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Singapore’s government may not have appreciated Sonny Liew’s graphic history The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, but everyone else certainly does! Despite losing…
Support Charity and Sample the Industry’s Best With the Humble Comics Bundle: Eisner Nominees 2017 Showcase!
Humble Bundle and the comics industry’s finest publishers are teaming up for a new digital comics bundle, sampling the 2017 Eisner Award nominees to support charity! The Humble Comics Bundle: Eisner Nominees 2017 Showcase features over $198 of…
NOW AVAILABLE: CBLDF Defender Vol. 2 #2, Featuring Marc Andreyko & Gene Luen Yang!
Moscow Librarian Receives Four-Year Suspended Sentence for ‘Extremist’ Literature
Natalya Sharina, the former director of Moscow’s Library of Ukrainian Literature who has been under house arrest since her home and library were raided by police in October 2015, has been convicted of “inciting hatred against Russians” and given a…
The Humble Sekai Project Bundle Benefits Charity, Including CBLDF!
The Humble Sekai Project Bundle offers up to $289 worth of visual novel titles like NEKOPARA Vol. 2, Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition, and more — many fully voiced in Japanese — to…
10 Banned and Challenged Comics for Summer Reading!
Happy June! With summer unofficially underway, here are some challenged and banned comics to read at the beach or on those lazy backyard hammock days. Signed copies of several of these titles are available in our Rewards Zone, so we’ve…
Russian Prosecutors Seek Suspended Sentence for Library Director
Russian prosecutors are seeking a 5-year suspended sentence for Natalya Sharina, the former director of Moscow’s Ukrainian Literature Library who stands accused of embezzlement and “inciting racial hatred.” Russian law prohibits the “‘mass dissemination’ of materials that the government designates ‘extremist’” and the country…
Lowlights from Comics Censorship History
Since the advent of the comics format, censors around the world have found varied and often illuminating reasons to suppress certain books or content. Whether government-sponsored or industry-directed, as with the Comics Code Authority in the United States, censorship naturally…
Chechen Prosecutor Trying to Block Charlie Hebdo Cartoons
Chechnya is trying to block online access to cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The predominant religion in Chechnya is Islam, and Charlie Hebdo is a noted critic of fundamentalist belief in religion, frequently drawing criticism for…
Zunar Hopes to Outsmart Police with Next Book Launch
Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar, plagued by repeated police raids and seizures of his work, has struck upon an innovative solution to censorship: at the launch of his newest book Twit-Twit, Cin Cin this week, buyers will receive only a photocopy…
Celebrate Wonder Woman with GNs Signed by Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Cliff Chiang, & More!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some fantastic Wonder Woman titles, including Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka and Wonder Woman: The Lies, signed by Greg Rucka; Sensation Comics feat. Wonder Woman, signed by Gail Simone; Absolute Wonder Woman and Wonder…
City of Warsaw Revokes Comics Festival Grant After Nationalists Object
The city of Warsaw, Poland has withdrawn a three-year grant supporting an annual comics festival after nationalist groups complained about the content of a comic that was distributed during the…
Index on Censorship Joins Banned Books Week Coalition
As a longtime member of the Banned Books Week Coalition, CBLDF is pleased to welcome our newest partner in the annual event: the UK’s Index on Censorship! As the first international member of the coalition, Index…
Submit Your Favorite Comics for NPR’s Summer Reading List!
The book mavens at National Public Radio are compiling a summer reading list of 100 favorite comics, and they want to hear from you! Readers and listeners can submit up to five series, single issues, graphic…