IDW Publishing has become a corporate member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the organization announced at the Diamond Retailer Summit.  IDW joins other corporate members DC Entertainment, Diamond Comic Distributors, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Legendary Comics, Random House, comiXology, iVerse, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and Threadless.

IDW CEO Ted Adams described his company’s motivation in supporting the Fund.  “The Fund’s tireless efforts to provide education and hands on support protecting the freedom to read comics is essential to the health of our industry, and we’re thrilled to take a meaningful stake in supporting their important work,” he said.