Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
@cbldf.bsky.social
Protecting the legal rights of the comics community and free expression through the comic arts. https://cbldf.org
Retailer arrested in North Carolina for distribution of comics at local trunk or treat. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/n...
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Retailer arrested in North Carolina for distribution of comics at local trunk or treat. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/n...
This reflects an ongoing attempt to revise the Miller test - multiple salvos in recent years, and even more intense now. In fact, it was a focal point in our CBLDF panels this year as well as my recent interview with the School Library Journal! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Moment...
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This reflects an ongoing attempt to revise the Miller test - multiple salvos in recent years, and even more intense now. In fact, it was a focal point in our CBLDF panels this year as well as my recent interview with the School Library Journal! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Moment...
It's also the main case to which I'm referring in this new article from @slj.com, though there are others equally concerning. www.slj.com/story/Moment...
October 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's also the main case to which I'm referring in this new article from @slj.com, though there are others equally concerning. www.slj.com/story/Moment...
Could libraries lose First Amendment protection? That's the issue in the Little v. Llano County case now under consideration for Supreme Court review.
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Could libraries lose First Amendment protection? That's the issue in the Little v. Llano County case now under consideration for Supreme Court review.
The CBLDF's Jeff Trexler discusses the latest threats to free speech through comics with Calvin Reid for the @publisherswkly.bsky.social More to Come podcast
@newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
@newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The CBLDF's Jeff Trexler discusses the latest threats to free speech through comics with Calvin Reid for the @publisherswkly.bsky.social More to Come podcast
@newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
@newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
Victory in Texas, as judge rules in our favor to stop enforcement of HB900, the mandatory government ratings law that seeks to impose a new Comics Code for graphic novels and other books distributed to schools. cbldf.org/2025/10/rate...
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Victory in Texas, as judge rules in our favor to stop enforcement of HB900, the mandatory government ratings law that seeks to impose a new Comics Code for graphic novels and other books distributed to schools. cbldf.org/2025/10/rate...
Pop-up signing with Amy Chu tonight from 6 PM at the CBLDF booth in Artist Alley at New York Comic-Con!
October 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Pop-up signing with Amy Chu tonight from 6 PM at the CBLDF booth in Artist Alley at New York Comic-Con!
Tonight @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social: the CBLDF Comic Book Bans on Trial panel, covering the latest developments in the fight against comics censorship!
Time: 6:30-7:15pm, Thursday, October 9
Place: Room 1C03, Javits Center
Time: 6:30-7:15pm, Thursday, October 9
Place: Room 1C03, Javits Center
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tonight @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social: the CBLDF Comic Book Bans on Trial panel, covering the latest developments in the fight against comics censorship!
Time: 6:30-7:15pm, Thursday, October 9
Place: Room 1C03, Javits Center
Time: 6:30-7:15pm, Thursday, October 9
Place: Room 1C03, Javits Center
Check out the new podcast from the Brooklyn Public Library
w/ comics legend Art Spiegelman and the CBLDF's
Jeff Trexler on the censorship of Maus!
www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/mau...
w/ comics legend Art Spiegelman and the CBLDF's
Jeff Trexler on the censorship of Maus!
www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/mau...
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Check out the new podcast from the Brooklyn Public Library
w/ comics legend Art Spiegelman and the CBLDF's
Jeff Trexler on the censorship of Maus!
www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/mau...
w/ comics legend Art Spiegelman and the CBLDF's
Jeff Trexler on the censorship of Maus!
www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/mau...
Yeah no: Alberta gov't claims to allay school book ban concerns by revising order to clarify that won't apply to a "written passage", just a "visual depiction" – in other words, only graphic novels and manga are targeted.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
September 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yeah no: Alberta gov't claims to allay school book ban concerns by revising order to clarify that won't apply to a "written passage", just a "visual depiction" – in other words, only graphic novels and manga are targeted.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Going to San Diego Comic-Con? We look forward to seeing you at our annual CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party on Thursday, July 24, from 8-midnight! Here are the links for more info and to RSVP in advance!
www.eventbrite.com/e/cbldf-sdcc...
cbldf.org/2025/07/cbld...
www.eventbrite.com/e/cbldf-sdcc...
cbldf.org/2025/07/cbld...
July 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Going to San Diego Comic-Con? We look forward to seeing you at our annual CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party on Thursday, July 24, from 8-midnight! Here are the links for more info and to RSVP in advance!
www.eventbrite.com/e/cbldf-sdcc...
cbldf.org/2025/07/cbld...
www.eventbrite.com/e/cbldf-sdcc...
cbldf.org/2025/07/cbld...
Artist alley, professional networking, cosplay contests, applying for a visa and arriving at the border - the big post on specific strategic considerations for traveling to U.S. comic-cons is now up on CBLDF.org! cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
June 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Artist alley, professional networking, cosplay contests, applying for a visa and arriving at the border - the big post on specific strategic considerations for traveling to U.S. comic-cons is now up on CBLDF.org! cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
Does visa law have a free speech exemption for creative work while at a comic-con on a business/tourist visa or ESTA? What about reporting on conventions or graphic novels with political content? Check out the new post on the CBLDF website for an overview! cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
June 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Does visa law have a free speech exemption for creative work while at a comic-con on a business/tourist visa or ESTA? What about reporting on conventions or graphic novels with political content? Check out the new post on the CBLDF website for an overview! cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
Yesterday at a presentation to NY librarians re what's next for book challenges, we noted trend of criminalizing/removing GNs on the basis of a single image. Case in point: "It's literally one panel of the graphic novel, but we felt it was in violation of the law in Missouri."
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yesterday at a presentation to NY librarians re what's next for book challenges, we noted trend of criminalizing/removing GNs on the basis of a single image. Case in point: "It's literally one panel of the graphic novel, but we felt it was in violation of the law in Missouri."
Visa ABCs: The visas and comic-cons series continues on the CBLDF website. In addition to visa types - B, I, O, etc. - this post examines how the current level of heightened enforcement reflects a longstanding tension w/in U.S. immigration law. cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Visa ABCs: The visas and comic-cons series continues on the CBLDF website. In addition to visa types - B, I, O, etc. - this post examines how the current level of heightened enforcement reflects a longstanding tension w/in U.S. immigration law. cbldf.org/2025/06/visa...
Here's the link to the first post in the visas and comic-cons series: cbldf.org/2025/06/this...
June 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here's the link to the first post in the visas and comic-cons series: cbldf.org/2025/06/this...
This week on the CBLDF website: visas and comic-cons. Is it safe for creators and fans from other countries to travel to the U.S.? How do visa restrictions affect what you can say, create, and sell? This series will answer these questions and more!
June 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This week on the CBLDF website: visas and comic-cons. Is it safe for creators and fans from other countries to travel to the U.S.? How do visa restrictions affect what you can say, create, and sell? This series will answer these questions and more!
Mixed results yesterday in the Texas legislature - SB13 passed and now goes to the governor for signing, but HB3225, designed to discourage librarians from acquiring or shelving the graphic novels condemned by the bill's advocates, did not advance in the Senate.
May 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Mixed results yesterday in the Texas legislature - SB13 passed and now goes to the governor for signing, but HB3225, designed to discourage librarians from acquiring or shelving the graphic novels condemned by the bill's advocates, did not advance in the Senate.
The censorship of comics is on display at the Freedom Forum, where we're meeting today to discuss recent developments with other free expression groups!
May 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The censorship of comics is on display at the Freedom Forum, where we're meeting today to discuss recent developments with other free expression groups!
Oh, Canada: Alberta government targets graphic novels for alleged "extremely graphic" content: Gender Queer, Fun Home, Blankets, Flamer. Next step: establishing uniform province standard for books in school libraries.
May 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Oh, Canada: Alberta government targets graphic novels for alleged "extremely graphic" content: Gender Queer, Fun Home, Blankets, Flamer. Next step: establishing uniform province standard for books in school libraries.
R.I.P. to legendary comics creator and former CBLDF board member Peter David, who understood. www.peterdavid.net/2014/08/22/t...
May 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
R.I.P. to legendary comics creator and former CBLDF board member Peter David, who understood. www.peterdavid.net/2014/08/22/t...
... but expressly disregards it. SB20 is essentially the statute struck down in Free Speech Coalition redux.
May 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
... but expressly disregards it. SB20 is essentially the statute struck down in Free Speech Coalition redux.
In the immortal words of the Second Doctor back in the 1960s when he thought he'd defeated the Daleks forever, "This is the end, the final end."
May 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In the immortal words of the Second Doctor back in the 1960s when he thought he'd defeated the Daleks forever, "This is the end, the final end."
UPDATE: HB1375, the Texas bill that, if enacted, will authorize filing lawsuits against comic shops for selling graphic novels that anyone finds objectionable, made the House calendar at the last minute.
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
UPDATE: HB1375, the Texas bill that, if enacted, will authorize filing lawsuits against comic shops for selling graphic novels that anyone finds objectionable, made the House calendar at the last minute.