The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual
#2010
[Walking Dead 1 in 10 Variant cover]
(October 2010)
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 2010-10-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Image Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
Image
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Larry Marder (editor)
Issue Notes
All covers have same text, which includes "For Mature Readers" tag and slogan "Fighting Censorship since 1986!"
This issue is a variant of The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual (Image, 2010 series) #2010 [Martha Washington Cover]. There exist further variants:
[The Walking Dead Retailer-Incentive Cover]
The Walking Dead / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Charlie Adlard
- Inks
- Cliff Rathburn
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Richard Starkings; John Roshell of Comicraft (as J. G. Roshell of Comicraft)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits on contents page read only "Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn".
The retailer-incentive cover is rarer than the Martha Washington and Conan covers. Its color is limited to the textual elements and the CBLDF T-shirt symbol.
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[Contents]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- Richard Starkings; John Roshell of Comicraft (as J. G. Roshell of Comicraft)
Indexer Notes
The inside front cover presents the contents and credits, with art excerpted from each story.
Speak
Conan / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Darick Robertson
- Pencils
- Darick Robertson
- Inks
- Darick Robertson
- Colors
- Richard Clark
- Letters
- Comicraft
- Editing
- Philip Simon
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
- Synopsis
- Conan awakens a superstitious tribe to the truth about a demon.
Indexer Notes
Betancourt is named on contents page; story credits lettering to "Comicraft".
Copyright 2010 Conan Properties International per indicia.
Best. Defense. Ever.
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jill Thompson (concept); Brian Azzarello (concept)
- Pencils
- Jill Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Jill Thompson (signed) (painting, graytones)
- Colors
- Jill Thompson (signed) (painting, graytones)
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Comic Book Guy (unofficial)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Title from indicia. Pinup is wordless. Credits on content page read only "Jill Thompson & Brian Azzarello".
Illustration shows heavily shadowed but recognizable Comic Book Guy shining a CBLDF variation on the Bat-Signal.
Copyright 2010 Jill Thompson & Brian Azzarello per indicia.
Chain Game
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Fábio Moon; Gabriel Bá
- Pencils
- Fábio Moon; Gabriel Bá
- Inks
- Fábio Moon; Gabriel Bá
- Letters
- Fábio Moon; Gabriel Bá
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A family gets its chance to escape via spaceship.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá per indicia.
The Comic That Got the Legend Fired
The Boys / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Billy Butcher; "Wee" Hughie Campbell; Nosferina (story within story); The Blonde Blade (story within story); The Legend (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Butcher tells Wee Hughie the tale behind the comic he's uncovered.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story includes cover and panels from fictional Nosferina vs. The Blonde Blade #1 (Victory Comics) as well as glimpse of cover to Sandman parody Noncemancer (Acrophobia).
Copyright 2010 Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson per indicia.
[no title indexed]
Boilerplate / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're delighted that you're signing with Essanay Studio, Campion.
- Genre
- historical; science fiction
- Characters
- Boilerplate; Prof. Archibald Campion; Mr. Spoor
- Synopsis
- Campion relinquishes the motion-picture rights to his mechanical marvel without due diligence.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett per indicia.
Freedom's Lady
illustration / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Rob Liefeld (signed)
- Inks
- Rob Liefeld (signed)
- Colors
- Tom Mason (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Rob Liefeld per indicia.
CBLDF-U!
Milk & Cheese / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Milk and Cheese [Milk; Cheese]; Charles Brownstein
- Synopsis
- Our favorite "Dairy Products Gone Bad" meet the CBLDF's executive director at a convention and wreak their usual havoc.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Evan Dorkin per indicia.
[no title indexed]
Sin City / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Miller (signed as FM)
- Pencils
- Frank Miller (signed as FM)
- Inks
- Frank Miller (signed as FM)
- Colors
- Frank Miller (signed as FM)
- Letters
- Frank Miller (signed as FM)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We like the way Nancy's drawn just fine, pal.
- Genre
- advocacy; crime
- Characters
- Nancy Callahan; Marv
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Frank Miller per indicia.
Liberty Tree
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Illustration signed "Pope después [after] Hugo Pratt".
Copyright 2010 Paul Pope per indicia.
Pursuing Liberty
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Terry Moore (signed)
- Inks
- Terry Moore (signed)
- Letters
- Terry Moore (signed)
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Statue of Liberty
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Title from indicia.
Copyright 2010 Terry Moore per indicia.
Megaton Man and The Liberty Alliance: Columbia Rising!
Megaton Man / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Simpson (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Simpson (signed)
- Inks
- Don Simpson (signed)
- Colors
- Paul Fricke
- Letters
- Don Simpson (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]; The Liberty Alliance [Ms. Megaton; Phantom Jungle Girl; Rubber Brother; X-Ray Boy; Yarn Man; Miss Columbia (introduction; induction to group)]
- Synopsis
- Megaton Man and friends uncover the dormant personification of Columbia and welcome her into The Liberty Alliance.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits on contents page read only "Don Simpson & Paul Fricke".
This appears to be the first appearance of The Liberty Alliance under that name.
Copyright 2010 Don Simpson per indicia.
Blind Justice
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Smith (signed)
- Inks
- Jeff Smith (signed)
- Genre
- advocacy
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Title from indicia.
Copyright 2010 Jeff Smith per indicia.
[no title indexed]
Charley Loves Robots / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Roshell
- Pencils
- Gabo; Andre Szymanowicz
- Inks
- Gabo; Andre Szymanowicz
- Colors
- Gabo
- Letters
- John Roshell
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kazang!
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Charley
- Synopsis
- A mall-security robot makes Charley's life safe for consumerism.
- Reprints
-
in The CBLDF Presents: Liberty (Image, 2014 series) (2014) - in Elephantmen: Shots (Image, 2015 series) #1 (May 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Active Images per indicia.
Monsters at the Door
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Gail Simone
- Pencils
- Amanda F. Gould
- Inks
- Amanda F. Gould
- Colors
- Amanda F. Gould
- Letters
- Amanda F. Gould
- Genre
- advocacy; children
- Synopsis
- A young woman has been taught to deny expression and imagination.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Captions and dialogue are in rhyme.
Credits on contents page read only "Gail Simone & Amanda F. Gould".
Copyright 2010 Gail Simone & Amanda F. Gould per indicia.
Phaeton
Modern Myth / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Scott Morse (signed)
- Pencils
- Scott Morse (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Morse (signed)
- Colors
- Scott Morse (signed)
- Letters
- Scott Morse (signed)
- Genre
- crime; historical
- Characters
- Charlie Helios; Phaeton
- Synopsis
- Two-fisted rum-runner Charlie Helios doesn't want his son to drive.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- tragedy
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Scott Morse per indicia.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Skottie Young (signed) ([as SY])
- Pencils
- Skottie Young (signed) ([as SY])
- Inks
- Skottie Young (signed) ([as SY])
- Colors
- Skottie Young (signed) ([as SY])
- Letters
- Skottie Young (signed) ([as SY])
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My name is Baxter.
- Genre
- humor; advocacy
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
[no title indexed]
The Pro / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Pencils
- Amanda Conner (signed)
- Inks
- Amanda Conner (signed)
- Colors
- Paul Mounts (signed)
- Letters
- Amanda Conner (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Go figure!
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- The Pro
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits on contents page read only "Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner".
Freedom Is Only As Strong As Those Who Defend It.
Nevsky / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Ben McCool
- Pencils
- Billy Tucci (signed in Cyrillic)
- Inks
- Billy Tucci (signed in Cyrillic)
- Colors
- Brian Miller (signed in Cyrillic)
- Letters
- Brian Miller ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Alexander Nevsky
Indexer Notes
Credits on contents page read only "Ben McCool & Billy Tucci".
Copyright 2010 Russ Intellectual Property LLC per indicia.
X-Rayz
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Geoff Johns
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins
- Inks
- Scott Kolins
- Colors
- Scott Kolins (graytones)
- Letters
- Scott Kolins ?
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Walter Zwang
- Synopsis
- Dr. Walter Zwang hawks X-ray glasses.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits on contents page read only "Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins".
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Colleen Doran (signed)
- Pencils
- Colleen Doran (signed) (painting/multimedia)
- Inks
- Colleen Doran (signed) (painting/multimedia)
- Colors
- Colleen Doran (signed) (painting/multimedia)
- Letters
- Colleen Doran (signed)
- Genre
- military
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Colleen Doran per indicia.
The First Amendment: It's Why We Fight!
Beanworld / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- advocacy; fantasy-supernatural; satire-parody
- Characters
- Professor Garbanzo; Beanish; Mr. Spook; Mr. Teach'm; James Madison; the Statue of Liberty
- Synopsis
- The Beanworlders learn about the First Amendment and promote the CBLDF.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Copyright 2010 Larry Marder per indicia.
[Masthead]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Colors
- Richard Starkings; John Roshell of Comicraft (as J. G. Roshell of Comicraft)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings; John Roshell of Comicraft (as J. G. Roshell of Comicraft)
Indexer Notes
The inside back cover lists the officers of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and its corporate partners, a statement about the issue in hand, its indicia, and the Image Comics masthead.
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[The Walking Dead Retailer-Incentive Cover]
The Walking Dead -
1.
[Contents]
-
2.
Speak
Conan -
3.
Best. Defense. Ever.
-
4.
Chain Game
-
5.
The Comic That Got the Legend Fired
The Boys -
6.
["We're delighted that you're signing with Essanay Studio, Campion."]
Boilerplate -
7.
Freedom's Lady
-
8.
CBLDF-U!
Milk & Cheese -
9.
["We like the way Nancy's drawn just fine, pal."]
Sin City -
10.
Liberty Tree
-
11.
Pursuing Liberty
-
12.
Megaton Man and The Liberty Alliance: Columbia Rising!
Megaton Man -
13.
Blind Justice
-
14.
["Kazang!"]
Charley Loves Robots -
15.
Monsters at the Door
-
16.
Phaeton
Modern Myth -
17.
["My name is Baxter."]
-
18.
["Go figure!"]
The Pro -
19.
Freedom Is Only As Strong As Those Who Defend It.
Nevsky -
20.
X-Rayz
-
21.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
-
22.
The First Amendment: It's Why We Fight!
Beanworld -
23.
[Masthead]
-
24.
Free Speech Emergency?
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Mike Nielsen
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