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-- HollyVOOD is a comic book about a different type of gangster than you're used. Check out the animated trailer for the Eastern European gangster epic about survival and pursuit of the American Dream. -- If Warner Brothers actually moves forward with filming a movie about Legos, I will be there at midnight on opening night...

Singer Amanda Palmer will not only release her corpse-themed "Who Killed Amanda Palmer?" photo book -- featuring stories by her boyfriend, Neil Gaiman -- at Comic-Con, she'll also be holding a concert in San Diego next Friday night to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and its work for first amendment rights...

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is planning a big auction at Comic-Con next month in collaboration with the comic shop Things from Another World, selling art from generous comics creators to raise funds for the first amendment rights charity...

I said before, and I will say it again: Thanks to an overzealous piece of legislation passed by Bush that treats drawings of children as though they were real people, an Iowa man now faces 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for buying sexually explicit comics...

This year's annual CBLDF holiday auction has now kicked off on eBay, and if you're looking for some holiday gift ideas for the comics fan on your list, there are some truly outstanding goodies included here. There are many rare items signed by luminaries including Jim Lee, Frank Cho, Robert Kirkman, Neil Gaman, Charles Vess, Harlan Ellison, and Laurel K...

Press Release The long running case of Georgia v. Gordon Lee just got longer. The closely watched Free Expression case, which was scheduled to go to trial yesterday, was postponed because the judge was unable to appear due to illness. The case will be rescheduled, and is likely to run on the next misdemeanor trial calendar this November ...

Press Release Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane, Countdown, Jonah Hex) and Amanda Conner (Green Arrow Black Canary Wedding Special, Power Girl), along with an impressive slate of additional writers and artists have joined the roster for the September 8-9, 2007 Baltimore Comic-Con ...

Press Release The eyes of the comics, publishing, and Free Expression communities are focused on Rome, GA as the trial of Gordon Lee begins this morning. Mr. Lee will stand trial for two misdemeanor counts of distributing harmful to minors material, and faces penalties of up to a year and prison and $1 000 in fines for each count if convicted ...

Press Release With Comic-Con mere days away, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is raising the stakes with three incredible exclusives and a slate of amazing signings! EXCLUSIVE: STARDUST VIP PACK!Be among the first to experience the film magic of Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust at Comic-Con! Th ...

Press Release This is the big one! The CBLDF holds its biggest auction of the year at Comic-Con, and this year brings some amazing one-of-a-kind items to raise money for free speech! This year's items include original art by Jim Lee, Jeff Smith, Todd McFarlane, Paul Pope, Neil Gaiman, Brian Bendis, Jim Starlin, David Lloyd, Juan Santacruz, Terry Moore, and many, many, many more ...