Media Release -- This weekend, the CBLDF will be exhibiting at Image Expo, a celebration of creator owned comics honoring the 20th Anniversary of Image Comics in downtown Oakland, California. I'll be there representing the organization at booth 75 all weekend, and giving a presentation about the history of comics censorship on Sunday. Betsy Gomez is joining me there – she does all the hard work of editing this website, and is looking for new writers to help us make it even better, so writers, please take notice! We'll have special giveaways for our members, a party on Friday night that's also free to members, and lots of great incentives to thank you for supporting the Fund's important work. Please come out and say hi, we love to meet our members!

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Media Release -- Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic creators in need, is attending ImageExpo, the premier comic con experience of Northern California in 2012. The three-day event takes place at the Oakland Convention Center, February 24th-26th, located at 550 10th street in Oakland, Calif.

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Media Release -- Experience Creativity with comics' greatest creators at the Image Expo Welcome Party sponsored by Image Comics and iFanboy to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! The party is free for CBLDF members and kicks off at 8 PM on February 24, 2012 at The Uptown in Oakland, California. This party jump starts a weekend of celebrating independent comics and free speech at the Image Expo, taking place at the Oakland Convention Center. Proceeds from the Image Expo Welcome Party will benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who will have a gift bag for members and donors!

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Media Release -- In celebrating 20 years of independent comic book publishing, Todd McFarlane joins fellow Image founders and partners at the Image Expo in Oakland, CA February 24-26… And he's bringing his toy and publishing companies with him!

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Media Release -- Image Expo is excited to announce the addition of Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon on AMC's record-breaking television series The Walking Dead, to the comic convention's The Walking Dead -- LIVE panel. The panel takes place during Image Expo on Saturday, February 25 at 4 p.m. in the Oakland Convention Center in Oakland, California. Reedus will join The Walking Dead creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman and Reedus' Walking Dead castmate Steven Yeun (Glenn) in conversation with Chris Hardwick.

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Media Release -- Attendees of Image Expo, taking place February 24, 25, and 26 in Oakland, California will get something else in addition to excellent programming, array of exhibiting publishers and artists, and face time with their favorite collectors -- the chance to get six comics with convention-exclusive covers.

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Media Release -- The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Image Comics are proud to announce that a CBLDF Exclusive variant cover of Glory #23 by Joe Keatinge & Ross Campbell will be made available free to card carrying CBLDF members as a Member Appreciation incentive at Image Expo, coming up on February 24 – 26!

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Media Release -- Opening with a keynote address from Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson on Friday night that will include some exclusive announcements, the programming at the upcoming Image Expo on February 24-26 in Oakland, California features some of comics' most creative personalities discussing the industry's hottest topics, as well as talking about their own work.

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