Though CBLDF has Case Studies of challenges and bans of comics that go back over twenty years, when it comes to the graphic novels being challenged in quantity, it’s a far more recent affair. This year’s ALA list of most…
Speakers Announced For CBLDF’s Teaching Comic Books Conference!
Join leading teachers, librarians and authors for Teaching Comic Books, a one-day conference presented by Comic Book Legal Defense Fund on April 27! TCB:PDX explores the values, challenges, and benefits of teaching with comics with important panels including Teaching Tough Topics With Comics, Breaking Through…
Avengers: Endgame Is Here! Celebrate & Support CBLDF With These Great Signed Marvel Books!
This week CBLDF is proud to celebrate the final chapter in the Marvel Infinity Saga phase with Avengers: Endgame! We have some great donation incentives for any Avengers fan, all signed by their incredible artists & creators! Choose from a great selection of signed…
Imprisoned Journalists and Comic Strip Alum Among Pulitzer Winners
The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes winners have been announced, and among the many talented journalists, photographers, authors, and musicians, were Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo – the two Reuter’s journalists imprisoned for supposedly violating Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act while investigating…
ACLU Urges GA Sheriff to Rescind Book Ban
The ACLU is working to reverse a new policy in a Georgia prison that severely limits inmates access to books and publications, by only allowing them to choose from what is available on the book cart. They’ve written a letter to Chatham…
In Their Own Words – Banned Books Edition
Last week American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom announced their annual list detail the most frequently challenged and banned books based on those reported throughout the previous year. Here’s some of the responses from the creators whose work was…