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All These Things And More: Celebrating Denis Kitchen!
All These Things And More: Celebrating Denis Kitchen!
All These Things And More: Celebrating Denis Kitchen!
Artist, author, historian, agent, activist, businessman: Denis Kitchen, born August 27, 1946, has worn all these hats (and a number of others) over the course of his storied career. He's worked with many of comics' finest artists, brought lost classics back into the public eye, written definitive texts on some of the medium's most important creators, and laid the groundwork for countless alternative publishers. On top of all that, he's the founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, an organization that works to ensure full First Amendment protection for comic creators, retailers, and readers.
Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
What a week! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sit back and read some comics. The weekend is finally here, and the world can relax and rest once more — but the comics industry has been busy too, you know, and the last seven days have seen a flurry of comics-based news and announcements fly past at high speed. ComicsAlliance has got your back, though: when it comes to comics, we never slow down, so here’s a look back and just what’s been going on. New comics, new stories, new podcasts, new art being made — it’s all part of the ComicsAlliance Weekender!
Weekender: Brandon Graham, EgyCon, 'Stand Still Stay Silent'.
Weekender: Brandon Graham, EgyCon, 'Stand Still Stay Silent'.
Weekender: Brandon Graham, EgyCon, 'Stand Still Stay Silent'.
What a week! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sit back and read some comics. The weekend is finally here, and the world can relax and rest once more — but the comics industry has been busy too, you know, and the last seven days have seen a flurry of comics-based news and announcements fly past at high speed. ComicsAlliance has got your back, though: when it comes to comics, we never slow down, and so here’s a look back and just what’s been going on. New comics, new stories, new podcasts, new art being made — it’s all part of the ComicsAlliance Weekender!
C.B.L.D.F. Handbook Exposes Banned Comics, Busts Some Myths
C.B.L.D.F. Handbook Exposes Banned Comics, Busts Some Myths
C.B.L.D.F. Handbook Exposes Banned Comics, Busts Some Myths
Graphic novels and comics are the focus of this year's Banned Books Week, which starts up September 21, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is getting a head start on the festivities with its new handbook for the occasion, which features a cover by Bone writer/artist Jeff Smith. The CBLDF's Banned Books Week Handbook not only offers up a list of a few comics that have been banned in US schools and libraries -- including Bone, Fun Home, Watchmen, Sandman, Blankets, and Persepolis -- and the reasons why, but also debunks some of myths surrounding banned books.
CBLDF Releases Short Documentary About American Charged With Posessing ‘Obscene’ Manga Images [Video]
CBLDF Releases Short Documentary About American Charged With Posessing ‘Obscene’ Manga Images [Video]
CBLDF Releases Short Documentary About American Charged With Posessing ‘Obscene’ Manga Images [Video]
In 2010, Canadian customs officers discovered manga images on vacationing U.S. citizen Ryan Matheson's laptop and found them offensive enough to throw him in jail. Matheson contended those images were mainstream drawings from art books, but he was accused of possessing child pornography and spent days in jail before making bail...
The Gaiman Foundation Donates $60,000 to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Gaiman Foundation Donates $60,000 to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Gaiman Foundation Donates $60,000 to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The non-profit organization dedicated to promoting free speech and protecting the comic book industry from censorship, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced this week a donation of $60,000 from the Gaiman Foundation. Founded in 2012 by author Neil Gaiman, known for his hugely acclaimed and best-selling work on Vertigo's The Sandman, the Gaiman Foundation's gift will go towards the CBDLF's va
CBLDF ‘Liberty Annual’ To Include New ‘The Walking Dead’ Story And More
CBLDF ‘Liberty Annual’ To Include New ‘The Walking Dead’ Story And More
CBLDF ‘Liberty Annual’ To Include New ‘The Walking Dead’ Story And More
As if new material from the likes of Kieron Gillen, Chris Roberson, Mike Allred and Ben Templesmith isn't enough to make you want to pick up this year's CBLDF Liberty Annual, there's something else that might tempt you towards the fundraising special issue: An all-new The Walking Dead story by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard...
The CBLDF Acquires Defunct Comics Code Authority Seal
The CBLDF Acquires Defunct Comics Code Authority Seal
The CBLDF Acquires Defunct Comics Code Authority Seal
Nary a tear was shed when the Comics Code Authority sputtered out earlier this year following its thorough abandonment by the publishing industry. Depending on your leanings, the CCA was either a necessary evil that "saved" comics from people freaked out over horror content in the '50s or a manifestation of creative repression that quashed progress in the medium for more than 60 years (o

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