LIBERTY COMICS A CBLDF BENEFIT BOOK (2009)

"DEFEND YOUR LIBERTY! Image Comics & The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund defend your freedom of speech with a brand new printing of LIBERTY COMICS! The first printing of Liberty Comics sold out in record time, raising thousands of dollars for the CBLDF! To make sure no one misses out on this incredible anthology, we're going back to press with an all new Thor cover by living legend WALTER SIMONSON! This mature readers anthology is printed in a high quality format, and crammed cover-to-cover with work by many of today's top creative talents, and features all-new stories of THE BOYS and CRIMINAL as well as all-new creations from some of your favorite artists. All proceeds benefi tthe CBLDF and their efforts to protect your creative rights!"

"story NEIL GAIMAN, GAIL SIMONE, JASON AARON, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, KATHRYN IMMONEN, BRIAN WOOD, JAMIE S. RICH, RAY FAWKES, BEN McCOOL, PAUL GRIST & CHYNNA CLUGSTON art JIM LEE, DAVE GIBBONS, PAUL POPE, MIKE ALLRED, STUART IMMONEN, BEN TEMPLESMITH, CAMERON STEWART, JÖELLE JONES, JIM RUGG, MORITAT, BRIAN WOOD, PAUL GRIST & CHYNNA CLUGSTON cover JOHN ROMITA, JR. variant cover TIM SALE (50/50 SPLIT) OCTOBER 14 48 PAGES / FC $4.99 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! Dynamite, impassioned comic book storytelling, all in service to an important cause, the incredible contributions list includes a Painkiller Jane story by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and JIM RUGG; a new Mr. Gum adventure from MIKE ALLRED and JAMIE S. RICH; The Apocalipstix by RAY FAWKES and CAMERON STEWART; a return to Channel Zero by BRIAN WOOD; a preview of Choker by BEN McCOOL and BEN TEMPLESMITH; and a special Martha Washington piece by Dave Gibbons, alongside exclusive material by PAUL POPE; GAIL SIMONE and JÖELLE JONES; KATHRYN & STUART IMMONEN; CHYNNA CLUGSTON; Paul Grist; and JASON AARON & MORITAT. Alternate covers feature a new Kick-Ass illustration by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and a special noir image from Tim Sale. All proceeds from LIBERTY COMICS will benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES"

"A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK! LIBERTY COMICS is the annual ensemble of comic book greats who have donated their time and energy to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. CBLDF is is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers. The CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance and education in furtherance of these goals. The roster for LIBERTY COMICS 2010 includes contributions such as: A new The Boys story by GARTH ENNIS & ROB STEEN, the first new Megaton Man adventure by DON SIMPSON in over a decade, an all-new Milk & Cheese story by EVAN DORKIN, a preview of The Contrarian by SCOTT MORSE, a new Conan tale by DARICK ROBERTSON, Boilerplate by ANINA BENNETT & PAUL GUINAN and 'Why We Fight!' by editor LARRY MARDER. Plus: all-new short stories by GEOFF JOHNS & SCOTT KOLINS, FRANK MILLER, GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON, PAUL POPE, JEFF SMITH, TERRY MOORE, DAVE GIBBONS, BRIAN AZZARELLO & JILL THOMPSON, ROB LIEFELD, COLLEEN DORAN and SKOTTIE YOUNG. All proceeds from LIBERTY COMICS will benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! RETAILER NOTE: This issue ships with three covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Cover retailers may order one copy of the B/W JIM LEE Variant Cover. See order form for further details. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES Story BRIAN AZZARELLO, ANINA BENNETT, EVAN DORKIN, GARTH ENNIS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, GEOFF JOHNS, ROB LIEFELD, BEN McCOOL, LARRY MARDER, FRANK MILLER, GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON, SCOTT MORSE, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, DARICK ROBERTSON, GAIL SIMONE, DON SIMPSON Art AMANDA CONNER, COLLEEN DORAN, EVAN DORKIN, DAVE GIBBONS, PAUL GUINAN, AMANDA GOULD, SCOTT KOLINS, ROB LIEFELD, LARRY MARDER, FRANK MILLER, TERRY MOORE, GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON, SCOTT MORSE, PAUL POPE, DARICK ROBERTSON, DON SIMPSON, JEFF SMITH, ROB STEEN, JILL THOMPSON, BILLY TUCCI, SKOTTIE YOUNG Cover A JIM LEE Cover B DARICK ROBERTSON Editor LARRY MARDER OCTOBER 6 48 PAGES / FC $4.99"

"COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK! Stand Up For Your Rights! Censorship is the ultimate form of bullying. Censors want to take away the power people have to think, speak, or create freely. In CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011, Legendary Editor Bob Schreck gathers an all-star line-up of comics creators to stand up to those censoring bullies with 48 powerful pages of ALL NEW story and art about standing up for your rights! All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who've been fighting censorship in comics for 25 years! This year's Liberty Annual includes incredible contributions, including all-new original stories by superstars J. Michael Straczynski, Frank Quitely, J.H. Williams III, Steve Niles, Judd Winick, Mark Waid, and Carla Speed McNeil. Plus, new tales featuring GRENDEL by Matt Wagner, COWBOY NINJA VIKING by AJ Lieberman & Riley Rossmo, and ELEPHANTMEN by Richard Starkings. Plus a massive, and first ever color story from indy comics master Craig Thompson! Even Marvel and DC have stepped up to show their support all-new pin-ups including Batman by Dustin Nguyen, X-Men by Greg Land, Green Lantern by Ivan Reis, and the Avengers by Greg Horn! All proceeds from CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 will benefit the important First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers. story Matt Wagner, J. Michael Straczynski, Kazim Ali, Dara Naraghi, J.H. Williams III, Mark Waid, Carla Speed McNeil, AJ Lieberman, Michael Bramley, Steve Niles, Brandon Montclare, Judd Winick, Richard Starkings art Matt Wagner, Kevin Sacco, Craig Thompson, Chris Mitten, J.H. Williams III, Jeff Lemire, Carla Speed McNeil, Riley Rossmo, Frank Quitely, Shane Davis, Fred Hembeck, Michael Montenat & Jack Purcell, Joëlle Jones, Greg Land, Greg Horn, Thiago Micalopulos & Rodney Ramos, Dustin Nguyen, Dave Cooper, Ivan Reis, Shaky Kane cover A John Cassaday - color by Dave Stewart "

"A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK! 'IT'S GOOD TO BE FREE!' CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL returns for, Image Publisher ERIC STEPHENSON gathers an all-star line-up of writers and artists to battle censorship with 48 ALL-NEW stories highlighting the benefits of freedom! All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who've been fighting censorship in comics for over 25 years! All proceeds from CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 will benefit the important First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers. story ANDY DIGGLE, WARREN ELLIS, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, KIERON GILLEN, BRANDON GRAHAM, JONATHAN HICKMAN, DAVID HINE, JOE KEATINGE, ROBERT KIRKMAN, JIM McCANN, TERRY MOORE, CHRIS ROBERSON, JAMES ROBINSON, JONATHAN ROSS, RICHARD STARKINGS & ERIC STEPHENSON art CHARLIE ADLARD, MIKE ALLRED, NATE BELLEGARDE, J. BONE, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, MITCH BREITWEISER, IAN CHURCHILL, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, BRANDON GRAHAM, PHIL JIMENEZ, JONATHAN HICKMAN, ROGER LANDRIDGE, JOHN PAUL LEON, JAMIE McKELVIE, TERRY MOORE & BEN TEMPLESMITH cover A TERRY DODSON "

"A COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BENEFIT BOOK! 'TALES OF BLOOD & COURAGE!' CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL returns with Dark Horse editor-in-chief SCOTT ALLIE pulling together an all-star roster of writers and artists to battle censorship with 48 PAGES OF ALL-NEW stories! TIM SEELEY brings HACK/SLASH back for what might be the most bizarre tale in the series, and legendary creator Richard Corben tells the story of an underground cartoonist bringing back his most famous (and well-endowed) hero. Everyone has a story to tell, but what happens when a story gets taken away from its creator? LIBERTY ANNUAL 2013 looks at the creative costs of censorship, either through the sort of outside interference the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has fought for 27 years, or through more private forms. The Hoax Hunters battle a cable news program for the life of sasquatch, a young punk rock journalist examines Pussy Riot, and MASKS AND MOBSTERS writer JOSH WILLIAMSON answers the question, 'What If Wertham Were Right?' All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who've been fighting censorship in comics for over 25 years!"