CBLDF has some great DC Comics books back in stock this week! We’re rewarding your donations with signed graphic novels, including Batman Noir: Long Halloween signed by Tim Sale, Harley Quinn: Hot in the City signed by Jimmy Palmiotti, Wonder Woman:…
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Teaching and Library Resources for Comics by Women
There’s still about a week left in Women’s History Month, but librarians and educators can use our resources all year round! Below, you’ll find 19 comics by women for which we’ve made CBLDF Discussion Guides, Using Graphic Novels in Education…
Judge Hears Arguments Over Removal of Student Painting from Capitol
A federal judge heard arguments this week in a lawsuit over the removal of a painting by a St. Louis teen from the hallway of an office building in the U.S. Capitol complex. The…
Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Funding to Local Libraries and Museums
Media coverage of cuts in the proposed federal budget unveiled by President Trump last week has focused on several well-known and important programs: the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,…
Out-of-Print CBLDF Shirts and More Available on Threadless!
If you missed out on one of our old t-shirt designs or you are looking for merchandise featuring CBLDF artwork, you can…
China Imposes New Restrictions on Foreign Picture Books
The Chinese government this month abruptly placed new restrictions on the publication of children’s picture books from abroad, reportedly in order to “reduce the influence of foreign ideas and enhance ideological control.” Authorities are…
Cartoonist Vilma Vargas Responds with More Humor in Face of Opposition
Cartoonist Vilma Vargas is from a country that has been none too kind to political dissent: Ecuador. President Rafael Correa has seemingly made a sport of censorship, which frequently targets cartoonists. Vargas’s work confronts human rights violations, endorses women’s rights,…
Turkish Artist and Journalist Sentenced to Two Years for Painting
A Turkish artist and journalist has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for her painting showing the aftermath of the government’s assault on a Kurdish city last…
She Changed Comics: Lou Rogers, Advocate for Women’s Rights
When Lou Rogers first tried to break into political cartooning around 1908, “Editors said there were no women cartoonists,” a reporter and childhood friend recalled about 15 years later. “They said women couldn’t even draw jokes. They hadn’t any humor”…
Bare Shelves at Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literature
Over a year after the former director of Moscow’s Library of Ukrainian Literature was arrested and charged with “inciting ethnic hatred” through books, the city government appears to…
We’re Back From ECCC With Geof Darrow, Mike Mignola, Robert Kirkman, and More Signed Books!
We’re back from ECCC with some great new signed books, including The Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot HC and Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet HC both signed by Geof Darrow, BPRD: Plague of Frogs HC signed by Mike Mignola,…
Now Available: CBLDF Defender Vol. 2 #1, Featuring G. Willow Wilson!
CBLDF Defender is our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, and the latest issue is now available! You can find it at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology, and right here at CBLDF.org!…
Egyptian Cartoonist Featured in New Documentary
The new documentary Tickling Giants puts the spotlight on the important role of satire and humor in political dissent–in this case, Egyptian heart surgeon-turned-comedian Bassem Youssef, who…
Arkansas Bill Would Ban Howard Zinn Books from Classrooms Statewide
A state legislator in Arkansas earlier this month introduced a bill with a very specific and highly unconstitutional goal: to ban all books by or about historian Howard Zinn from…
She Changed Comics: Rose O’Neill, Champion of Suffrage
Many people may not recognize Rose O’Neill’s name until you mention her most famous creation: Kewpies. O’Neill became one of the highest paid illustrators (male or female) of the early 20th century largely because of her cherubic creations, but she didn’t sit on her laurels — she used her fame and popularity to campaign for women’s right to vote.