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Greenest Night: A Celebration Of Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern, In Hollywood, For The CBLDF

You may not have noticed but Geoff Johns is coming off Green Lantern. And a week from Friday the CBLDF will be hosting a night’ at the Avalon Bardot Theater in Hollywood with Geoff Johns, a Q&A, a presentation with …

The CBLDF Auction Kicks Off At ComicsPRO Tonight

Tonight, the CBLDF are holding an auction of comic book artwork at the ComicsPRO event, including the Francesco Francavilla piece above. Bill Schanes who is stepping down from his VP position at Diamond Comic Distributors has also donated considerable works …

Neil Gaiman Talks About The Gaiman Foundation

Earlier today I ran a piece based on a CBLDF press release about the Gaimain Foundation donating $60,000. Bleeding Cool commenters asked how this tied in with Gaiman’s previous charitable body, Marvels & Miracles which was funded by Gaiman’s work …

Gaiman Grant For $60,000 To The CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has that announced that Neil Gaiman‘s Gaiman Foundation, has donated $60,000 to the advocate charity, after he stepped down from the board after ten years. A press release reports Gaiman as saying “I’ve supported …

Remember, New Walking Dead Governor Story In Tomorrow’s CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012

It couldn’t have been better timed. In this week’s Walking Dead TV show, we saw the inner sanctum of The Governor and a certain item of decor that spoke to the heart of the character. In this week’s CBLDF Liberty …

Tales From Out Of School At The CBLDF Panel

Tash Moore reports from the CBLDF panel at NYCC; During his meeting with the U. S. House Sub committee that led to the creation of the Comics Code, EC Publisher William Gaines was taking weight medication that is now commonly …

Could These Be Early Designs For Jupiter’s Children?

Last year, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund make a series of signature postcards available, from Frank Quitely, featuring designs of new characters. They still are available. But the designs have caused some to ponder as to whether or not …

Neil Gaiman Poem On Threadless T-Shirts – And You Can Draw The First Chapter

A poem from 2006 by Neil Gaiman,will appear on a series of Threadless T-shirts, four in total, coming out in July, to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Ben Templesmith, Brandon Graham and John Cassaday willdraw the final three… …

Canadian Custom Charges Against Manga Owner Dismissed After Two Years

  The case against one US citizen Ryan Matheson by the Canadian courts, for manga comics deemed to be illegally pornographic held on his computer as he crossed the border, has been dismissed, with all criminal charges withdrawn. Both the …

The CBLDF Gets The Rights To The Comics Code Seal. Heads Explode.

This, Alanis Morrissette, is irony. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who fight against censorship of comic books, have been given the intellectual property rights to the Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval. Used by the Comic Magazine Association of …

Get Out Of Bleeding Cool With The CBLDF

There are a number of people who have tried to get out of appearing in Bleeding Cool before now. Some have sent lawyers, some have sent bribes, some have sent death threats. But here’s a much more pleasant way of …

Buy Dan DiDio For A Thousand Dollars

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is appealing to raise $100,000 by the end of October, to pay for “urgent legal and education work.” This includes the first payments to the case of Brandon X, an American arrested in Canada …

Our Love Is Real Uses Speculation For Good

Our Love Is Real has been the speculation book of 2011, with copies of the first print topping $100 on eBay. Which makes it a perfect choice for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund to use it to raise money …

JH Williams Strip From CBLDF Liberty Annual And A Chat With Charles Brownstein

Here’s the Bleeding Cool segment of the CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 spread. Expect to see more on other websites… but this bit is Bleeding Cool’s! Get with the clicky. The new Liberty Annual ships in October,with new stories by J. …

San Diego Debut: The CBLDF T-Shirts And Auction

Above is an Uncle Sam T-shirt by John Cassaday. Below is a Grendel T-shirt by Matt Wagner. Both are exclusive to San Diego Comic Con and both raise money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Available at Booth #1920. …

US Supreme Court Rules Violent Video Game Law Unconstitutional In Brown v. EMA Decision [UPDATE]

The US Supreme Court has just affirmed that video games are a creative medium deserving of first ammendment protection in the Brown v. EMA (formerly Schwarzenegger v. EMA) case.  The case has been widely watched by other entertainment industries, including …