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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

October 27, 2023

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is an American non-profit organization formed in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses. Charles Brownstein served as the organization's executive director from 2002[2] until his resignation in 2020.[3]

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Formation1986; 37 years ago (1986)
PurposeProtect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers
HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States
Interim Executive Director
Jeff Trexler[1]
Websitewww.cbldf.org

The CBLDF is supported by many big names of the industry; over the years, its board of directors has included Larry Marder, Ted Adams, Reginald Hudlin, Gene Luen Yang, Chris Staros, Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Paul Levitz, Milton Griepp, Steve Geppi, and many other industry figures. Fund Comics, More Fund Comics, and Even More Fund Comics are compilations of short work by famous artists sold to support the CBLDF. Additionally, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab offers a line of perfumes whose profits go directly to the CBLDF.[4] Popular artists such as comedian Bill Hader,[5] cartoonist Jeff Smith,[6] and comic book artist Frank Miller[7] have expressed support for it.

The CBLDF is a sponsor of Banned Books Week, and also works with libraries, helping to keep graphic novels on their shelves. In the past they have partnered with such organizations as the Kids Right to Read Project, the American Library Association, and the Office of Intellectual Freedom as part of this mission.

History edit

 
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein speaking at the 2012 New York Comic Con

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund began as a means to pay for the legal defense of Friendly Frank's comic shop manager Michael Correa, who was arrested in 1986 on charges of distributing obscenity.[8][9] The comic books deemed obscene were Omaha the Cat Dancer, The Bodyssey, Weirdo, and Bizarre Sex. Kitchen Sink Press released an art portfolio of pieces donated by comics artists; proceeds were donated to Correa's defense. First Amendment attorney Burton Joseph defended Friendly Frank's and ultimately had the conviction overturned.[10] Denis Kitchen officially incorporated the CBLDF in 1990 as a non-profit charitable organization with capital left over from Correa's defense fund, and Burton Joseph became their legal counsel in 1996. Since then the Fund and Burton Joseph have provided advice and legal assistance in many cases and incidents.[11] In 1991, the CBLDF was honoured with the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award.

In 2002, Charles Brownstein became the executive director of the CBLDF.[12]

The Fund publishes a quarterly newsletter called Busted!: the official newsletter of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. OCLC 41042960

On September 29, 2011, it was announced that the CBLDF acquired intellectual property rights of the Comics Code Authority seal from the now-defunct Comics Magazine Association of America; the sale coincided with Banned Books Week. The CBLDF intends to use the seal in merchandise through licensing agreements, with proceeds from the licenses benefitting the CBLDF.[13]

The CBLDF works independently and with coalitions to defend against unconstitutional legislation.[14] CBLDF works with the Media Coalition, along with: The American Booksellers for Free Expression Group at ABA, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Authors Guild, Entertainment Software Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., and Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.[15] They were active plaintiffs against internet filters in libraries[14] and more recently in 2012, a Utah bill that wanted to censor internet speech, which the CBLDF was able to help stop.[16]

Since 2008, the CBLDF has published an annual comic book, The CBLDF Liberty Annual, to which many major artists and writers, including J. Michael Straczynski, Garth Ennis, and Richard Corben, have contributed.

Controversy edit

In June 2020, CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein resigned following,[17][18] as described in The Hollywood Reporter:[12]

renewed pressure from the comic book industry surrounding a sexual assault from 2005... Brownstein assaulted comic book creator Taki Soma at Mid-Ohio Con in November, 2005, in an incident that was reported to police without leading to an arrest... Brownstein, who characterized the incident as "a stupid, drunken prank, of which I'm ashamed," remained in place with the CBLDF following what was described as an independent investigation carried out on behalf of the organization.

Polygon reported that "multiple comics creators", including Brian Michael Bendis, Al Ewing, Pia Guerra, and James Tynion IV, "announced they would no longer be working with the CBLDF — or spoke publicly about how they had already stopped working with the organization — because of Brownstein's conduct".[19]

In the following week, three members of the board also stepped down: Jeff Abraham, Katherine Keller, and Paul Levitz.[20] "All three leave days after it emerged that Brownstein had been abusive to others during his tenure in charge of the non-profit organization... with the organization taking the unprecedented move of releasing former employee Shy Allot from a non-disclosure agreement signed in 2010 so that she could come forward with her experiences".[20] CBLDF issued a statement on June 29, 2020:

We respect the decisions that Paul, Katherine and Jeff have made to leave the Board. We realize it will be a long path to earning back the trust of our members, supporters and the industry. We recognize that it's been our inability to react, or act at all, that's been the cause of pain in our community. Even last week, when we took the necessary action in accepting Charles's resignation, our communications were stilted and clumsy. To everyone who has come forward, we haven't done justice to your bravery and we are truly sorry. We vow to be better. We've begun the search for a new Executive Director. We're going to look both inside and outside the comic book industry to find the best person to run the Fund and fix what's broken. We are taking steps to expand our mission to make sure that we are best serving the industry's needs. We have a responsibility to our community, and that means listening and responding to your concerns. Most importantly, we want to keep talking. We want to keep listening. If you have a story to tell, whether it involves the CBLDF or not, we want to hear it. We've created the email feedback@cbldf.org where you can share your story or voice your concerns. We don't expect our words to earn us anything. We hope our actions will.[21]

In July 2020, The Daily Beast reported that "under Brownstein's tenure, the CBLDF drew criticism for defending Milo Yiannopoulos, while not intervening to defend 11 creators who were slapped with a defamation suit after accusing small-press comics creator Cody Pickrodt of rape and sexual harassment."[17]

Programs edit

The CBLDF creates toolkits that are available for librarians and others to use on the website.[14] They also give lectures and presentations "at comic book and anime conventions, library and book trade conferences, universities, and symposiums in the United States and around the world."[14]

Notable cases edit

  • 1986: Michael Correa, store manager at Friendly Frank's, a comic store in Lansing, Illinois, was charged with possession and sale of obscene material, after over 100 comic books were seized, including copies of Omaha the Cat Dancer. He was convicted, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. Funds donated to the appeal exceeded costs, and the remainder went towards founding the CBLDF.[22]
  • 1991: Comic artist Paul Mavrides protested against a resolution by the State of California to levy a sales tax on comic strips and comic books. He challenged the law in court, with assistance from the CBLDF, arguing that the comic strip is a communications medium that should be classed with books, magazines, and newspapers (which are not subject to sales taxes due to First Amendment provisions).[23] In 1997, a ruling in Mavrides' favor was handed down by the California State Board of Equalization.
  • 1994: Florida-based underground comic book artist Mike Diana was convicted in March for obscenity stemming from his self-published Boiled Angel. He was sentenced to three years probation, 1248 hours of community service, a $3000 fine, was banned from having contact with minors, and was forced to undergo a journalistic ethics course and a psychiatric evaluation at his own expense. After relocating to New York City to serve out his sentence, he performs his community service hours—working for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.[24]
  • 2000: Comic book artist Kieron Dwyer was sued by Starbucks Coffee for parodying their famous mermaid logo within his comic book Lowest Common Denominator. Although the judge ruled that Starbucks could not sue a parody and the case settled out of court, Dwyer was forced to comply with the ruling that he could no longer use his logo for its confusing similarity to that of Starbucks.[25]
  • 2002: The Castillo v. Texas case centered around Jesus Castillo, an employee of a comic book store in Dallas, Texas, who was charged with two counts of "display of obscenity", and convicted for one, after selling adult comics to an adult undercover police officer.
  • 2005: Rome, Georgia comics retailer Gordon Lee was charged with distributing obscene material to a minor, after a child obtained an anthology comic containing brief nudity in an excerpt of The Salon on Halloween. A mistrial was called in 2007, and the case was finally dismissed in April 2008.[26][27]
  • 2008: United States v. Handley; A 38-year-old Iowa comic collector named Christopher Handley was prosecuted under obscenity charges. The defense was led by Eric Chase, who was assisted by the CBLDF as a consultant.[28][29]
  • 2010: R v Matheson; 27-year-old Ryan Matheson was flying from the United States to Canada when customs officials searched his personal belongings and found manga on his computer, which the officer considered to be child pornography. Brandon had been falsely charged with the possession and importation of "child pornography" by the Canadian government. The CBLDF assisted by raising funds for the case. The Crown eventually withdrew all criminal charges.[30]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ McMillan, Graeme. "Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Names Interim Director," 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine The Hollywood Reporter (AUGUST 13, 2020).
  2. ^ "Staff" 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (June 22, 2020). "Charles Brownstein officially out at the CBLDF". ComicsBeat.com. from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. ^ . Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22.
  5. ^ "Bill Hader for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". YouTube. April 19, 2008. from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Jeff Smith for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". YouTube. April 22, 2008. from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Frank Miller for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". YouTube. April 22, 2008. from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Comic Shop Busted," The Comics Journal #114 (Feb. 1987), pp. 13-15.
  9. ^ Thompson, Maggie. "April 21, 1954: Mr. Gaines Goes to Washington," "The 1900s: 10 biggest events from 100 years in comics," October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine CBGXtra.com (Dec. 12, 2005).
  10. ^ "Friendly Frank's Wins on Appeal," The Comics Journal #133 (Dec. 1989), pp. 13-15.
  11. ^ "R.I.P. Burton Joseph, First Amendment Attorney" 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine ICv2 (4 April 2010), accessed 4 April 2010
  12. ^ a b McMillan, Graeme (June 22, 2020). "Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Resigns, Following Pressure From Comic Creators". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  13. ^ "CBLDF Receives Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". Cbldf.org. from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. ^ a b c d "About - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". Cbldf.org. from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  15. ^ "ABOUT - mediacoalition". Mediacoalition.org. from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Free Speech Advocates Score Victory in Utah - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". Cbldf.org. from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  17. ^ a b Elbein, Asher (2020-07-12). "Inside the Comic Book Industry's Sexual Misconduct Crisis—and the Ugly, Exploitative History That Got It Here". The Daily Beast. from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  18. ^ Jackson, Matthew (2020-06-24). "Major comics creators pledge to do better amid new allegations of sexual misconduct". SYFY WIRE. from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  19. ^ Hall, Charlie; Polo, Susana (2020-06-25). "The game and comics industries are grappling with widespread allegations of harassment and abuse". Polygon. from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  20. ^ a b McMillan, Graeme (June 29, 2020). "3 Directors Exit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Amid Industry Pressure". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  21. ^ CBLDF (June 29, 2020). "Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Board Update – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". CBLDF. from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  22. ^ Morrisard, James A. (March 4, 1998). "Comics Relief - CBLDF Comes to Legal Aid of Comic-Book Artists, Publishers, and Sellers" 2005-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Baltimore City Paper.
  23. ^ "Mavrides Case Could Make or Break California Comics Publishing". Subgenius.com. from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 2000-11-21. Retrieved 2005-09-08.
  25. ^ . Archived from the original on 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  26. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
  27. ^ George Gene Gustines (May 6, 2007). "When Picasso Went Down To Georgia". The New York Times. from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  28. ^ CBLDF To Serve As Special Consultant In PROTECT Act Manga Case 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine October 9, 2008
  29. ^ Iowa Collector Charged for Allegedly Obscene Manga 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine October 10, 2008
  30. ^ "CBLDF Case Files – R. v. Matheson - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund". Cbldf.org. from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

References edit

  • . Accessed January 19, 2006
  • First Amendment Center at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2004-12-21). Accessed January 19, 2006

External links edit

 
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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund CBLDF is an American non profit organization formed in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators publishers and retailers covering legal expenses Charles Brownstein served as the organization s executive director from 2002 2 until his resignation in 2020 3 Comic Book Legal Defense FundFormation1986 37 years ago 1986 PurposeProtect the First Amendment rights of comics creators publishers and retailersHeadquartersNew York NY United StatesInterim Executive DirectorJeff Trexler 1 Websitewww cbldf orgThe CBLDF is supported by many big names of the industry over the years its board of directors has included Larry Marder Ted Adams Reginald Hudlin Gene Luen Yang Chris Staros Peter David Neil Gaiman Paul Levitz Milton Griepp Steve Geppi and many other industry figures Fund Comics More Fund Comics and Even More Fund Comics are compilations of short work by famous artists sold to support the CBLDF Additionally Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab offers a line of perfumes whose profits go directly to the CBLDF 4 Popular artists such as comedian Bill Hader 5 cartoonist Jeff Smith 6 and comic book artist Frank Miller 7 have expressed support for it The CBLDF is a sponsor of Banned Books Week and also works with libraries helping to keep graphic novels on their shelves In the past they have partnered with such organizations as the Kids Right to Read Project the American Library Association and the Office of Intellectual Freedom as part of this mission Contents 1 History 2 Controversy 3 Programs 4 Notable cases 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein speaking at the 2012 New York Comic ConThe Comic Book Legal Defense Fund began as a means to pay for the legal defense of Friendly Frank s comic shop manager Michael Correa who was arrested in 1986 on charges of distributing obscenity 8 9 The comic books deemed obscene were Omaha the Cat Dancer The Bodyssey Weirdo and Bizarre Sex Kitchen Sink Press released an art portfolio of pieces donated by comics artists proceeds were donated to Correa s defense First Amendment attorney Burton Joseph defended Friendly Frank s and ultimately had the conviction overturned 10 Denis Kitchen officially incorporated the CBLDF in 1990 as a non profit charitable organization with capital left over from Correa s defense fund and Burton Joseph became their legal counsel in 1996 Since then the Fund and Burton Joseph have provided advice and legal assistance in many cases and incidents 11 In 1991 the CBLDF was honoured with the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award In 2002 Charles Brownstein became the executive director of the CBLDF 12 The Fund publishes a quarterly newsletter called Busted the official newsletter of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund OCLC 41042960On September 29 2011 it was announced that the CBLDF acquired intellectual property rights of the Comics Code Authority seal from the now defunct Comics Magazine Association of America the sale coincided with Banned Books Week The CBLDF intends to use the seal in merchandise through licensing agreements with proceeds from the licenses benefitting the CBLDF 13 The CBLDF works independently and with coalitions to defend against unconstitutional legislation 14 CBLDF works with the Media Coalition along with The American Booksellers for Free Expression Group at ABA Association of American Publishers Inc Authors Guild Entertainment Software Association Freedom to Read Foundation Motion Picture Association of America Inc and Recording Industry Association of America Inc 15 They were active plaintiffs against internet filters in libraries 14 and more recently in 2012 a Utah bill that wanted to censor internet speech which the CBLDF was able to help stop 16 Since 2008 the CBLDF has published an annual comic book The CBLDF Liberty Annual to which many major artists and writers including J Michael Straczynski Garth Ennis and Richard Corben have contributed Controversy editIn June 2020 CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein resigned following 17 18 as described in The Hollywood Reporter 12 renewed pressure from the comic book industry surrounding a sexual assault from 2005 Brownstein assaulted comic book creator Taki Soma at Mid Ohio Con in November 2005 in an incident that was reported to police without leading to an arrest Brownstein who characterized the incident as a stupid drunken prank of which I m ashamed remained in place with the CBLDF following what was described as an independent investigation carried out on behalf of the organization Polygon reported that multiple comics creators including Brian Michael Bendis Al Ewing Pia Guerra and James Tynion IV announced they would no longer be working with the CBLDF or spoke publicly about how they had already stopped working with the organization because of Brownstein s conduct 19 In the following week three members of the board also stepped down Jeff Abraham Katherine Keller and Paul Levitz 20 All three leave days after it emerged that Brownstein had been abusive to others during his tenure in charge of the non profit organization with the organization taking the unprecedented move of releasing former employee Shy Allot from a non disclosure agreement signed in 2010 so that she could come forward with her experiences 20 CBLDF issued a statement on June 29 2020 We respect the decisions that Paul Katherine and Jeff have made to leave the Board We realize it will be a long path to earning back the trust of our members supporters and the industry We recognize that it s been our inability to react or act at all that s been the cause of pain in our community Even last week when we took the necessary action in accepting Charles s resignation our communications were stilted and clumsy To everyone who has come forward we haven t done justice to your bravery and we are truly sorry We vow to be better We ve begun the search for a new Executive Director We re going to look both inside and outside the comic book industry to find the best person to run the Fund and fix what s broken We are taking steps to expand our mission to make sure that we are best serving the industry s needs We have a responsibility to our community and that means listening and responding to your concerns Most importantly we want to keep talking We want to keep listening If you have a story to tell whether it involves the CBLDF or not we want to hear it We ve created the email feedback cbldf org where you can share your story or voice your concerns We don t expect our words to earn us anything We hope our actions will 21 In July 2020 The Daily Beast reported that under Brownstein s tenure the CBLDF drew criticism for defending Milo Yiannopoulos while not intervening to defend 11 creators who were slapped with a defamation suit after accusing small press comics creator Cody Pickrodt of rape and sexual harassment 17 Programs editThe CBLDF creates toolkits that are available for librarians and others to use on the website 14 They also give lectures and presentations at comic book and anime conventions library and book trade conferences universities and symposiums in the United States and around the world 14 Notable cases edit1986 Michael Correa store manager at Friendly Frank s a comic store in Lansing Illinois was charged with possession and sale of obscene material after over 100 comic books were seized including copies of Omaha the Cat Dancer He was convicted but the conviction was overturned on appeal Funds donated to the appeal exceeded costs and the remainder went towards founding the CBLDF 22 1991 Comic artist Paul Mavrides protested against a resolution by the State of California to levy a sales tax on comic strips and comic books He challenged the law in court with assistance from the CBLDF arguing that the comic strip is a communications medium that should be classed with books magazines and newspapers which are not subject to sales taxes due to First Amendment provisions 23 In 1997 a ruling in Mavrides favor was handed down by the California State Board of Equalization 1994 Florida based underground comic book artist Mike Diana was convicted in March for obscenity stemming from his self published Boiled Angel He was sentenced to three years probation 1248 hours of community service a 3000 fine was banned from having contact with minors and was forced to undergo a journalistic ethics course and a psychiatric evaluation at his own expense After relocating to New York City to serve out his sentence he performs his community service hours working for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 24 2000 Comic book artist Kieron Dwyer was sued by Starbucks Coffee for parodying their famous mermaid logo within his comic book Lowest Common Denominator Although the judge ruled that Starbucks could not sue a parody and the case settled out of court Dwyer was forced to comply with the ruling that he could no longer use his logo for its confusing similarity to that of Starbucks 25 2002 The Castillo v Texas case centered around Jesus Castillo an employee of a comic book store in Dallas Texas who was charged with two counts of display of obscenity and convicted for one after selling adult comics to an adult undercover police officer 2005 Rome Georgia comics retailer Gordon Lee was charged with distributing obscene material to a minor after a child obtained an anthology comic containing brief nudity in an excerpt of The Salon on Halloween A mistrial was called in 2007 and the case was finally dismissed in April 2008 26 27 2008 United States v Handley A 38 year old Iowa comic collector named Christopher Handley was prosecuted under obscenity charges The defense was led by Eric Chase who was assisted by the CBLDF as a consultant 28 29 2010 R v Matheson 27 year old Ryan Matheson was flying from the United States to Canada when customs officials searched his personal belongings and found manga on his computer which the officer considered to be child pornography Brandon had been falsely charged with the possession and importation of child pornography by the Canadian government The CBLDF assisted by raising funds for the case The Crown eventually withdrew all criminal charges 30 See also editComic Legends Legal Defense FundNotes edit McMillan Graeme Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Names Interim Director Archived 2020 09 22 at the Wayback Machine The Hollywood Reporter AUGUST 13 2020 Staff Archived 2012 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Retrieved October 29 2012 Grunenwald Joe June 22 2020 Charles Brownstein officially out at the CBLDF ComicsBeat com Archived from the original on June 25 2020 Retrieved June 26 2020 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Smell the Neil Gaiman Collection Comic Book Legal Defense Fund February 1 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 06 22 Bill Hader for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund YouTube April 19 2008 Archived from the original on April 8 2016 Retrieved November 27 2016 Jeff Smith for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund YouTube April 22 2008 Archived from the original on April 17 2016 Retrieved November 27 2016 Frank Miller for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund YouTube April 22 2008 Archived from the original on April 27 2022 Retrieved November 27 2016 Comic Shop Busted The Comics Journal 114 Feb 1987 pp 13 15 Thompson Maggie April 21 1954 Mr Gaines Goes to Washington The 1900s 10 biggest events from 100 years in comics Archived October 26 2007 at the Wayback Machine CBGXtra com Dec 12 2005 Friendly Frank s Wins on Appeal The Comics Journal 133 Dec 1989 pp 13 15 R I P Burton Joseph First Amendment Attorney Archived 2012 10 02 at the Wayback Machine ICv2 4 April 2010 accessed 4 April 2010 a b McMillan Graeme June 22 2020 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Resigns Following Pressure From Comic Creators The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 2020 07 12 Retrieved 2020 07 12 CBLDF Receives Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Cbldf org Archived from the original on 15 November 2011 Retrieved 12 January 2018 a b c d About Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Cbldf org Archived from the original on 24 January 2018 Retrieved 12 January 2018 ABOUT mediacoalition Mediacoalition org Archived from the original on 24 January 2018 Retrieved 12 January 2018 Free Speech Advocates Score Victory in Utah Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Cbldf org Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 12 January 2018 a b Elbein Asher 2020 07 12 Inside the Comic Book Industry s Sexual Misconduct Crisis and the Ugly Exploitative History That Got It Here The Daily Beast Archived from the original on 2020 07 12 Retrieved 2020 07 12 Jackson Matthew 2020 06 24 Major comics creators pledge to do better amid new allegations of sexual misconduct SYFY WIRE Archived from the original on 2020 07 27 Retrieved 2020 07 12 Hall Charlie Polo Susana 2020 06 25 The game and comics industries are grappling with widespread allegations of harassment and abuse Polygon Archived from the original on 2021 05 18 Retrieved 2020 07 12 a b McMillan Graeme June 29 2020 3 Directors Exit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Amid Industry Pressure The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 2020 07 15 Retrieved 2020 07 12 CBLDF June 29 2020 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Board Update Comic Book Legal Defense Fund CBLDF Archived from the original on 2020 07 02 Retrieved 2020 07 12 Morrisard James A March 4 1998 Comics Relief CBLDF Comes to Legal Aid of Comic Book Artists Publishers and Sellers Archived 2005 12 05 at the Wayback Machine Baltimore City Paper Mavrides Case Could Make or Break California Comics Publishing Subgenius com Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2018 CBLDF Case Files Mike Diana Archived from the original on 2000 11 21 Retrieved 2005 09 08 Cartoonist Kieron Dwyer Sued By Starbucks Archived from the original on 2001 02 04 Retrieved 2016 11 30 CBLDF Press Releases Gordon Lee Motions Denied CBLDF Proceeds to Trial Archived from the original on 2007 02 04 Retrieved 2006 12 11 George Gene Gustines May 6 2007 When Picasso Went Down To Georgia The New York Times Archived from the original on April 6 2013 Retrieved March 8 2010 CBLDF To Serve As Special Consultant In PROTECT Act Manga Case Archived 2008 10 13 at the Wayback Machine October 9 2008 Iowa Collector Charged for Allegedly Obscene Manga Archived 2020 11 11 at the Wayback Machine October 10 2008 CBLDF Case Files R v Matheson Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Cbldf org Archived from the original on 2 November 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2018 References editBaltimore City Paper CBLDF Comes to Legal Aid of Comic Book Artists Publishers and Sellers Accessed January 19 2006 First Amendment Center at the Library of Congress Web Archives archived 2004 12 21 Accessed January 19 2006External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 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