Friday, August 01, 2008

Support the Art We Love, Buy CBLDF Liberty Comics


As Americans, one of the greatest freedoms we have is the freedom to write, draw, or read anything we want. Unfortunately, this is also one of the freedoms people are always trying to take away from us. There are way too many people out there who want to cover your eyes and ears "for your own good." Personally, I believe I am capable of making my own decisions about what is good or bad for me, and I think you are capable too. Freedom of speech and expression is an incredibly valuable gift we often seem to take for granted. If you don't like censorship, if you don't want people telling you what you can read, then you love liberty, and Liberty Comics should be on your reading list.

The CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) Presents: Liberty Comics-Big First Amendment Issue is an awesome opportunity for you to support a great cause while enjoying yourself at the same time! The CBLDF provides money for the legal defense of comic book retailers and creators who fall afoul of the dark forces of censorship. People in the comic book business make great targets for attack by these dark forces, because they don't have the bankroll to mount huge legal battles, and they often have to accept defeat, even when they are in the right. Bullies do love to pick on those who can't defend themselves, you know. Thanks to the CBLDF, there is someone to step in and protect those who can't protect themselves. By the simple act of buying and reading a brilliant comic, you can be part of the team that helps save the day!

So what is actually in this book? An amazing cavalcade of top-notch creators making great comics, is all! To start things off, there are two great covers, a nifty Hell...I mean, HECKboy, cover by Mike Mignola or a sexy Danger Girl cover by J. Scott Campbell. Inside the book, there is a hilariously wrong tale of fund-raising gone wild featuring The Boys, by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. There is also a fun, educational, series of Tales of Comic Book Censorship by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones. Not sold yet? How about contributions from Darwyn Cooke, Mark Millar, J. Bone, Ed Brubaker, and Richard Starkings? If that doesn't convince you, how about a gorgeous two-page spread featuring the first new Monkeyman and O'Brien work in years by the amazing Arthur Adams? If none of that stuff interests you, you must not like comics. (And I know that's not true!) Great stories and beautiful art packs these pages!

Liberty Comics gives you the chance to support an excellent, important cause, while treating yourself to a blast of tip-top comics! I think that's the kind of charitable giving we can all get behind. So do the right thing. Try out Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week, support the CBLDF, and bask in your freedom to do so! I mean, you DO love liberty don't you? You don't want "the man" to come and take away your favorite comics, do you? I think we all know the answers, so buy this book!

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