Censorship And Resistance

09/14/2025 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Brookside C

Free expression is under attack in the US in an unprecedented way. Warren Bernard will moderate a discussion with some of the most significant figures related to censorship in comics history, as they discuss how they have found ways to resist it. Panelists include Gary Hallgren (Air Pirates Funnies), Denis Kitchen (Kitchen Sink, CBLDF), John Kelly (Dummy), Ann Telnaes (Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist), and Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer).

Panelists: Ann Telnaes, Denis Kitchen, Gary Hallgren, Maia Kobabe, John Kelly, Warren Bernard

Special Guests: Ann Telnaes