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When it comes to San Diego Comic-Con, every publisher approaches the show a little bit differently. Whether they house cosplay contests, interactive displays, photo ops with talent, creator signings and/or a whole lot of purchasable product, SDCC booths are an opportunity for the publishers that can attend to make a big impression on one of the most attended pop culture gatherings of the year. You

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund booth is always a necessary stop at Comic-Con. Their table is covered with great comics signed by great creators, and purchases go to a very important cause. They also always boast an impressive list of exclusives and other items, and this year is no different. If you swing by the CBLDF table, you can pick up an exclusive Adventure Time cover by regular AT contrib

For the fifth year in a row, comic shop Things From Another World is partnering with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for their annual Comic Con art auction. As in previous years, several celebrated artists are contributing illustrations to help raise money for the non-profit First Amendment defender, including Jill Thompson, Roger Langridge, Tim Seeley, Jonathan Case, Jeffrey Brown and more. In

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...

TV: Firefly sort of pops up in a new Arrow Promo for the show's January 16 episode. Movies: Jamie Foxx's Electro costume in The Amazing Spider-Man movie sequel apparently won't be green and yellow like in the classic comics. Community: The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has posted its annual report, summing up its accomplishments in 2012...

DVD: The original 1974 Wonder Woman TV pilot starring Cathy Lee Crosby and Superboy: The Complete Second Season are now on DVD. Reminder: Season 2 is when Superboy fights Dracula in space. <a data-cke-saved-href="http://kirbykrackle.ba...

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

Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson and Russ Braun's The Boys is a series that makes a point out of mining the darker underbelly of the superhero genre, in the process exposing more violent and sexual elements than many are comfortable with... including, it seems, one Middle Eastern country which has apparently banned the series after a reader tried to have copies shipped to her...

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...

Animation: Malcolm Sutherland's animated Ninja Turtles tribute brings an awesome artistic sensibility to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's beloved ninja brothers. Creators: Artist Grace Allison has officially joined Portland's Periscope Studio...