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December 01, 2009 -- Job Opportunities at CBLDF The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is currently seeking individuals to fill its Operations Manager and Development Manager positions. Full job descriptions follow below. Interested applicants should send in a completed employment application , resume, and cover letter to the attention of Executive Director Charles Brownstein at director (at) cbldf (dot) org. September 22, 2009 -- Liberty Comics #2 Previews! This October, Image Comics publishes the second volume of the blockbuster CBLDF benefit anthology Liberty Comics! Liberty Comics #2 (AUG090303), a 48-page full color comic book for $4.99, will be in stores October, 14 2009, but you can preview it today! Read on! August 28, 2009 -- Liberty Comics #2 Arrives in October! CBLDF Defenders of Liberty Neil Gaiman & Jim Lee lead off an all-star ensemble of industry greats in an all-new second volume of Liberty Comics! All proceeds from Liberty Comics will benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. To check out the John Romita, Jr. cover and the full creative team, Click here! August 10, 2009 -- Conversational Comics Concludes on August 15 Conversational Comics, the three-panel speaker series sponsored by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, concludes at host venue Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Saturday, August 15 at 2:00 pm. Austin English (Windy Corner, Christina and Charles), Lisa Hanawalt (Stay Away From Other People, I Want You) and Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly Button, Bodyworld) will talk with comics critic Bill Kartalopoulos (Parsons, Print Magazine) about the relationship between image-making and drawing for comics. How do pictures work differently in comics than they do on gallery walls? Listen to the audio of the previous installment of Conversational Comics, Telling Stories: Fiction in Comics, featuring Jessica Abel, Jason Little and Matthew Thurber: Download the mp3 (52.7Mb) August 10, 2009 -- Job Opportunities at CBLDF The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is currently seeking individuals to fill its Deputy Director and Fundraising Manager positions. Full job descriptions follow here . July 20, 2009 -- CBLDF's Comic-Con Auction Preview! The CBLDF pulls out all the stops for this year's main event live auction! Featuring original art from Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Pope, Mike Mignola, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lee, Ben Templesmith, Jeff Smith, Jaime Hernandez & many more, the Fund's Comic-Con auction gathers a plethora of outstanding comic art & collectibles under one roof to benefit the CBLDF's First Amendment legal work. The auction happens on Saturday night, July 25 at 7:15 in Room 2 of the San Diego Convention Center. Read on for the full list, selected preview images, and bidding instructions. NEW -- UPDATED with 1/1 44" x 44" Dave McKean print; Michael Allred limited edition print set, high grade CGC Signature Comics & more! July 17, 2009 -- CBLDF Heats Up Your Comic-Con Nights! Support Free Speech At Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Events! The CBLDF is your one-stop source for the best nightlife at Comic-Con! Whether your tastes run towards cocktails under the stars, hard edged punk cabaret, or multimedia DJs & hip-hop icons, the CBLDF has you covered with a full array of outstanding benefit events. Things kick off on Thursday with the Comic-Con Welcome Party at the Westgate Hotel. Amanda Palmer rachets up the energy with a benefit concert on Friday. And on Saturday night, Murs, Eclectic Method, Paul Pope and a host of music and live art masters blow it all out at POPCULTOUR, hosted by Josh Blaylock, Murs, & JahFurry. Read on for the full details of CBLDF's Comic-Con nightlife! July 16, 2009 -- CBLDF Master Sessions at Comic-Con! This year at Comic-Con, take a glimpse inside the creative process of comics' most talented artists at the CBLDF Master Sessions. Created in collaboration with Comic-Con International, CBLDF Master Sessions is a series of art demonstration events showing the creative process live on the big screen in a large classroom style room at the Con. Participants in this year's Master Session series include: Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, Jeff Smith, Jim Lee, Jill Thompson, Charles Vess, Terry Moore, Camilla D'Errico, and David Mack. All art created during the CBLDF Master Sessions will be auctioned off to benefit the Fund at our Saturday night auction! July 09, 2009 -- CONVERSATIONAL COMICS CONTINUES AT UNION POOL Conversational Comics, the three-panel speaker series sponsored by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, continues at host venue Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Saturday, July 11 at 2:00 pm. Jessica Abel (Artbabe, La Perdida), Jason Little (Shutterbug Follies) and Matthew Thurber (1-800-Mice, Kramers Ergot) will talk with comics critic Bill Kartalopoulos (Parsons, Print Magazine) about the nature of narrative and fiction in comics. We'll consider forms of storytelling that comics can adapt, and others that comics can generate. Then stick around to get a book signed, hit the taco truck, and sip a summer drink with our featured cartoonists. All events take place at 2:00 pm in the back room at Union Pool. Union Pool is located at 484 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211, one block from the Lorimer-Metropolitan G and L stop. Suggested donation for each event is $5. All proceeds go to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Listen the audio of the previous installment of Conversational Comics: Download the mp3 (52.7Mb) July 08, 2009 -- CBLDF Offers Strangers in Paradise Omnibus Lettered Edition Abstract Studio & Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Team Up to Support CBLDF! Abstract Studio and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab have teamed up to create a strictly limited, lettered edition of the Strangers in Paradise Omnibus, a set that promises to be the rarest of all SiP collectibles, all to benefit the CBLDF! This item is available now , concurrent with an eBay auction to own letter A of Z with one of a kind Black Phoenix collectibles! Limited to 26 copies, the SiP Omnibus Lettered Edition includes: One set of the strictly limited three-volume hardcover SiP Omnibus edition, an original drawing by Terry Moore, and a bottle of "Parker Lily," a fragrance based on Terry Moore's beloved epic created by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and strictly limited to 26 bottles. All sets can be available for pick up at Comic-Con in San Diego, or will be mailed in the first week of August. Choose the option you prefer when you add this item to your cart. If that weren't enough, right now the Fund is offering the rarest SiP item of all on eBay -- Letter A of this limited edition set, plus a bottle each of the two prototypes of Parker Lily! These prototype fragrances are the same ones sent to Terry Moore for approval and are a one of a kind offering! Bidding on this CBLDF exclusive is now open. June 17, 2009 -- CBLDF Launches "Conversational Comics," a Summer Speaker Series at Union Pool, Brooklyn! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund proudly presents Conversational Comics: a new summer speaker series taking place on three separate Saturday afternoons at Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. June 16, 2009 -- TFAW.com and The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Launch New Fundraising Promotion for SDCC 2009 Things From Another World (TFAW.com) and The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) are inviting comic industry professionals to take part in an exciting new fundraising promotion, which will culminate at the CBLDF's auction at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 (July 23rd-26th). This event is open to individual creators and companies in the comic, toy, and comic collectibles industry and has already been generously endorsed by flagship sponsors Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Top Shelf Productions, Periscope Studio, and Top Cow Productions. Additionally we are thrilled to launch this event with the art of esteemed and award-winning artists David Hahn, Steve Lieber, Mike Mignola, and Eric Powell already committed to the auction. June 16, 2009 -- CBLDF & The Beat Host Rock-n-Roll Karaoke On Saturday, June 6th, comic book lovers and supporters of free speech gathered together for a very special night of Live Rock and Roll Karaoke to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Co-Sponsored by Publisher's Weekly's The Beat, there was an incredible meeting of creators, fans, and bloggers. Attendees including Bob Schreck, Shannon Stewart, Douglas Wolk, Jimmy Aquino, Nikki Cook, Tucker Stone, Dean Haspiel, Dan Goldman, and many more gathered at M1-5, a bar in lower Manhattan, to celebrate the First Amendment, MoCCA, and rocking out. May 21, 2009 -- CBLDF Disappointed By Guilty Plea in Handley Manga Case According to a press release issued by the Department of Justice, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has learned that Christopher Handley, the Iowa manga collector, has pleaded guilty "to possessing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children and mailing obscene material." CBLDF had served as a special consultant to Mr. Handley's defense. The government's press release states, "Handley faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and a three-year term of supervised release." Additionally, he forfeits all property seized in his prosecution. Full Story April 10, 2009 -- CBLDF Membership is Kick-Ass in 2009! When you sign up for membership in the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, you're standing shoulder to shoulder with comics lovers who want to defeat censorship, so there's no better mascot for the Fund in 2009 than Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass! The CBLDF is proud to unveil its 2009 CBLDF Member Card featuring Kick-Ass. Become a member of the Fund, and we'll send you this gorgeous new member card, so you can show everyone that you're part of the good fight! Sign up here ! April 10, 2009 -- Retailers - Join The Fund In This Month's Previews! Diamond Comics, proud corporate member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is hosting their second annual retailer membership drive in this month's Diamond Previews! It's never been easier to sign up for retailer membership in the CBLDF, simply use your Diamond Order Form and check off the level at which you'd like to join. Click here for full details! March 21, 2009 -- CBLDF Announces New Board of Directors At this morning's ComicsPRO Annual Meeting, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced changes to its Board of Directors. After five years of service as President and seven years on the Board, Chris Staros has stepped down from the organization to devote more time to the growth of Top Shelf Productions. Staros is replaced as President by Chris Powell, General Manager of Lone Star Comics, and President Pro-Tem of ComicsPRO. Powell is the first retailer to hold the Presidency of the organization in its 22 year history. Taking over Staros' seat on the Board of Directors is maverick creator and industry maven Larry Marder. February 03, 2009 -- CBLDF Live Art Jam & Studio At WonderCon! See Jim Lee, Dave Johnson, Jill Thompson, Wendy Pini & Matt Wagner share a stage to create original art live on Saturday of WonderCon. And stop by the CBLDF booth to witness creators sketching for the cause throughout the weekend. Read on for full details! February 03, 2009 -- CBLDF's Drink & Draw Welcome Party at WonderCon! Ring in WonderCon this Friday at the world famous 111 Minna Art Gallery with the CBLDF's Second Annual Drink & Draw Welcome Party! Witness live art, mingle with your favorite pros and raise a toast to Free Speech! The party is this Friday, February 27, 7:00 PM to 10 PM at 111 Minna Street Gallery. $5 suggested donation for CBLDF members; $10 suggested donation for non-members. The party is sponsored by Image Comics and Last Gasp of San Francisco . Read More February 03, 2009 -- Celebrate Will Eisner Week! The first week of March will mark the inaugural Will Eisner Week , a celebration of Will Eisner's legacy in graphic novel literacy and free expression. A collaborative project of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, and a variety of comics institutions, Will Eisner Week is chaired by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design's Assistant Professor Barbara Schulz. Will Eisner Week will be celebrated this year from March 1 to March 7, commemorating the 92nd anniversary of Eisner's birth. Read More January 20, 2009 -- Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Launches Miller v. California - A Benefit Fragrance for CBLDF Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, a California based manufacturer of specialty fragrances, has announced the release of 413 U.S. 15/Miller Vs. California, a limited edition perfume to benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Based on the landmark 1974 court ruling, Miller v. California is a playful scent designed to evoke both prurient and cultured senses. The perfume oil contains aromas of leather, cognac, fig, ripe berry, and cream, and is stuffed into a plain brown paper bag. 413 U.S. 15/Miller Vs. California, will be available until March 13 and can be ordered from http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/limited.html December 29, 2008 -- A Special Message From Brad Meltzer Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The Book of Lies and Identity Crisis speaks out in support of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Read on! November 24, 2008 -- CBLDF Lauches Improved Donations Website! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced today the launch of its brand new state-of-the-art donations & premiums website . The site includes One-Page Checkout, Wish Lists, Automatically Renewing Memberships, Recurring Donations and Live Shipping Rates In-Cart! Check out our new and improved offerings! October 09, 2008 -- CBLDF To Serve As Special Consultant In PROTECT Act Manga Case The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has signed on as a special consultant to the defense of Chistopher Handley, an Iowa collector who faces up to 20 years in prison for possession of manga. The Fund adds its First Amendment expertise to the case, managed by United Defense Group's Eric Chase, and will also be providing monetary support towards obtaining expert witnesses. September 29, 2008 -- Jeff Smith's ComicsPRO Auction Raises $4650 for Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff of Concord, CA will host Jeff Smith, creator of the best-selling BONE and RASL series, in his only North American book store appearance of 2008 & 2009 on Saturday December 6. The exclusive appearance was bid on as part of a fundraising auction available only to members of ComicsPRO, the trade association for comic book specialty retailers. The winning bid amount of $4650.00 will be donated in its entirety to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. September 17, 2008 -- CBLDF Names New Deputy Director, Fundraising Manager The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Scigliano as the organization's new Deputy Director, and Jill Friedman as Fundraising Manager. Under long-time Executive Director Charles Brownstein, Scigliano and Friedman will advance the organization's mission, fundraising, and membership programs. September 17, 2008 -- Cory Doctorow Meets DJ Spooky: A CBLDF Benefit Mashup! On Thursday, August 21st, the CBLDF welcomed Cory Doctorow , and Paul Miller, a.k.a. D.J. Spooky That Subliminal Kid in their first ever joint appearance. Held at the Helen Mills Theatre in New York City, the event raised over $2,000 for the CBLDF's legal work. August 27, 2008 -- Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples is Available Now! Neil Gaiman and Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs' Snow Glass Apples is now available for your support of the CBLDF! Less than 100 copies of the 1,000 copy run of this book and fragrance set are left, so get yours on the CBLDF webstore before they're gone! Order Now! July 18, 2008 -- CBLDF At Comic-Con! Comic-Con is here! CBLDF is celebrating the con with two exclusive new Neil Gaiman premiums, a live art jam with Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Joseph Michael Linsner, and Terry Moore, and some mind-boggling one-of-a-kind items donated to benefit the cause! Read on to discover what the Fund

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