by Elisabeth@TFAW

Matthew SouthworthPortland, Oregon artist Matthew Southworth has stepped up to support the First Amendment rights of the comics community! Southworth is participating in our Second Annual SDCC Autograph Card/CBLDF Auction event.

Southworth, best known for his work on Greg Rucka's Stumptown, from Oni Press, will contribute an original sketch to the CBLDF's annual auction at San Diego Comic-Con!

Not only will 100% of the proceeds go towards supporting free speech, but we'll be taking all of the sketches from our awesome publishers and creators and creating limited-edition autograph cards. We'll be giving these away, for free, at SDCC this July! Just stop by the TFAW booth–and the booths of our participants–to collect yours.

Want to be a part of the action? If you're a comics professional who wants to get involved, we will gladly accept new participants up through July 9–email Andrew McIntire with the subject line, "CBLDF Auction 2010? now. Or simply become a member of the CBLDF.

Who else would you like to see participating in this event? Post your comments below!


Jeff LemireAward-winning independent artist Jeff Lemire is participating in our Second Annual SDCC Autograph Card/CBLDF Auction event. He will donate an original sketch to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund auction at San Diego Comic-Con, with all of the proceeds going toward supporting the First Amendment rights of the comics community!

Lemire's Essex County series, published by Top Shelf Productions, received a Young Adult Library Services Association Alex Award in 2008. His other works include Sweet Tooth and The Nobody.

100% of the proceeds of the sale of Lemire's sketch will go to the CBLDF, and we'll also be taking all of the sketches from our awesome publishers and creators and creating limited-edition autograph cards! We'll be giving these away, for free, at Comic-Con in San Diego. To collect yours,  stop by the TFAW booth and the booths of our participants!

Want to be a part of the action? If you're a comics professional who wants to get involved, we will gladly accept new participants up through July 14–email Andrew McIntire with the subject line, "CBLDF Auction 2010? now. Or simply become a member of the CBLDF.

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Who else would you like to see participating in this event? Post your comments below!