Editorial cartoonist, Michael de Adder, was let go from Canada’s Brunswick News Inc. (BNI), a group which controls all the major papers in his hometown, the day after a cartoon he drew that was critical of the American President went…
Check Out These LGBTQ+ Comics for Summer
To honor Pride Month, CBLDF aims to highlight resources and comics that celebrate LGBTQ+ characters, content, and creators. Each year the American Library Association releases a list of the most challenged and banned books and comics based on reported challenges,…
Adding My Brother’s Husband to Your Library or Classroom
Gengoroh Tagame’s award-winning manga series My Brother’s Husband (Japanese: Otōto no Otto) has been hailed by critics and creators all over the world as a fascinating look at family, homophobia, cultural differences, and grief. Serialized in Japan from 2014 to 2017, the series was…
Love & Rockets GNs Hand-Signed by Los Bros Hernandez Benefit CBLDF!
CBLDF is thrilled to offer our supporters an incredible selection of graphic novels from Love & Rockets creators Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez as a reward for your donations! We’ve got some excellent collections available, including: Children of Palomar HC, Luba HC, and The Troublemakers HC, signed by Gilbert Hernandez; plus Love Bunglers HC, Is This…
CBLDF Stands Up for PRIDE in Ohio Libraries!
In response to recent attacks and efforts to suppress Pride events in Ohio libraries, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN America, National Council for Teachers of English, and ACLU of Ohio have issued a statement condemning…
Idaho School Bans The Walking Dead Comics
A junior/senior high school in Idaho has banned The Walking Dead, and removed all copies of the graphic novel series from their library, despite the convened committee’s recommendation to retain the graphic novels. This school district’s ban extends to asking students to…