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December 08, 2005
I knew there was something else that I wanted to mention
Dave Carter at Yet Another Comics Blog is once again running a matching funds drive for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Membership costs $25. If you join, or even renew your membership, tell Dave. If ten people do so, he will generously match their donations with a $250 whopper of his own!
The CBLDF has a major fight on its hands, the defense of comics retailer Gordon Lee. Here is a quick summary of the case from The Comics Reporter by Tom Spurgeon:
Lee, the proprietor of Legends, in Rome, Georgia, faces multiple charges stemming from an incident whereby a minor participating in a community Halloween celebration inadvertently received as a trick or treat gift the 2004 Free Comic Book Day offering by Alternative Comics (cover pictured below). That comic book featured a selection from the historical drama "The Salon," by Nick Bertozzi. The scene in question showed the first meeting between Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Picasso is depicted in the nude on three pages in reflection of historical fact.
4 of the 7 charges were recently dismissed, but that leaves 3 to fight. So far the CBLDF has spent over $40,000 on Lee's defense. Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today!
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at December 8, 2005 06:41 PM
Comments
I met Gordon Lee at the San Diego ComicCon last July. Nice guy. Soft-spoken, wouldn't hurt a fly. All he was doing was handing out free comic books at his shop, but the prosecution would have you believe that this guy deserves to be treated as a violent child molester. It's infuriating.
Posted by: Peat at December 13, 2005 04:46 PM