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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
Parting Shot: Support the CBLDF, Have Lunch with Neil Gaiman and Other Comics Pros
Parting Shot: Support the CBLDF, Have Lunch with Neil Gaiman and Other Comics Pros
Parting Shot: Support the CBLDF, Have Lunch with Neil Gaiman and Other Comics Pros
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit group that defends free speech rights in comics, needs to raise over $100,000 by October to contribute to the legal fees of an American facing a minimum year in prison for possessing "obscene" comics at the Canadian border, and for educational development to help prevent the challenges to comics material that librarians and retailers often
J. Michael Straczynski’s CBLDF Liberty Annual Comic: ‘Separation of Church and State’ [Exclusive]
J. Michael Straczynski’s CBLDF Liberty Annual Comic: ‘Separation of Church and State’ [Exclusive]
J. Michael Straczynski’s CBLDF Liberty Annual Comic: ‘Separation of Church and State’ [Exclusive]
The 2011 edition of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's Liberty Annual hits stores this October from Image Comics, with proceeds from the 48-page comics anthology to benefit the CBLDF, a non-profit organization that defends the First Amendment rights of comics creators...

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