Last week Adam Adler from Escapist Magazine sat down with Comic book Legal Defense Fund’s Executive Director Charles Brownstein to talk about censorship in comics, both the history and the current crises. Escapist is a journalistic take on an amalgam…
New Jersey Considers Motion to Chuck Huckleberry Finn
Lawmakers have proposed a resolution in New Jersey politely asking schools to ban Huckleberry Finn from their curriculum due to the excess of racist language in the book. The classic by Mark Twain is seen by many to be one of the…
The Magicians Demonstrates Library Shelving is a Crucial Form of Speech
“That’s why these books are so important; they’re such a gift. They can allow you to see other points of view.” – Penny 23, The Magicians on SyFy Last month, a long-fought victory in a Kansas library allowed the continued…
Educational GNs Signed by Scott McCloud, Dave Gibbons, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is featuring a host of educational graphic novels and resources for our donors! We’ve got some great donation premiums, including signed books about the art of comics: Understanding Comics, signed by Scott McCloud and How Comics Work, signed by Dave Gibbons! We’ve also…
CBLDF at C2E2! Chicago March 22 – 24
Mark your calendar for CBLDF’s Comics Code at 65! Are you ready for C2E2 in Chicago tomorrow? Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has lots of great stuff planned for the weekend, so make sure you stop by Booth #711 when…
She Changed Comics: Marjane Satrapi
In the early 2000s, Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis set a new standard for graphic memoirs. Taking an inside look at the brutality and absurdity that overtook her native Iran in the early 1980s, Satrapi’s book met with resounding success amount casual…