The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (Booth 1920) is proud to offer a wide array of new, signed, & unique premiums from Newbery Award winning author Neil Gaiman! From exclusive items like new Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab fragrances or Neverwear prints, to signed books and even Neil's signed & retired tee shirts, the CBLDF has Neil gifts & souvenirs for every budget! Read on to check out our assortment!
Internationally Acclaimed Musician Performs to Benefit CBLDF
Amanda Palmer, the creative force behind Who Killed Amanda Palmer & The Dresden Dolls, is appearing at this year's San Diego Comic-Con to benefit the First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!
On Friday, July 24 Palmer will appear at two events to benefit the Fund. On Friday night, she headlines a benefit show at the San Diego Women's Club, appearing with Vermillion Lies. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Acclaimed graphic novelist Jill Thompson will be creating live art during the event. Vermillion Lies will also be performing. Tickets are available at: (http://casbah.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=32249&eid=38329)
On July 17, The Century Guild is hosting an exclusive reception honoring visionary creator Dave McKean, and offering you the chance to meet with the master artist in an exclusive reception benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Tickets for this special event are limited to 50 pieces and are available now for a $50 donation to the CBLDF at http://www.cbldf.com/A_Salute_to_Dave_McKEan_p/evt-mckeanevnt.htm
-July 11, 2009
June 24: NYC Member Appreciation Party - Free Open Bar
Kick off the season with your fellow CBLDF Members at the Fund's Summer Member Appreciation Party on Wednesday June 24 at the Village Pourhouse from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The party is sponsored by New York Comic Con and ClickLinksForFreeDrinks.com, bringing you a free open bar of well drinks & Bud Light from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
All attendees will also be entered into a raffle to win a pair of tickets to the Toxic Avenger Musical Show your CBLDF Member Card and get in free! $10 for non-members!
The Village Pourhouse is located at 64 3rd Ave. at 11th St. in New York City. -June 23, 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!
-September 22, 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 28, 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:
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.
-August 10, 2009
The Comic
Book Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1986 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization
dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comics
community.
For additional
information, donations, and other inquiries call 800-99-CBLDFor
e-mail the CBLDF staff.
271 Madison Avenue, Suite 1400
New York, NY 10016
212.679.7151 e-mail (info at cbldf dot
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The CBLDF
complies with all federal, state and local laws regarding discrimination and/or
harassment and any concerns should be directed to Chris
Staros, President.
