Lion Forge Comics has joined the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund as a corporate member, the company announced.  The company’s statement tied the membership to Lion Forge’s description of itself as a company that "…strives to publish titles that reflect the diversity of our world in the characters, the creators, and the Lion Forge team, creating content that is just as original;" and to its mission, "With new and different perspectives, we challenge the present and ignite a global conversation through art and storytelling."

Lion Forge president Geoff Gerber explained the connection.  "The First Amendment is the only protection for under-represented voices who offer stories or opinions that might conflict with the status quo," he said.  "As a former lawyer who has defended creators, publishers, distributors, and purveyors of challenged content, I know personally that the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s efforts to protect First Amendment rights of everyone in the industry, from creators to librarians and publishers to retailers, is vital to the strength of the medium."

Lion Forge joins CBLDF's other corporate members: Abrams, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios, comiXology, Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, DCBS, Diamond Comic Distributors, Fakku!, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Lion Forge, Oni Press, Neverwear, Penguin Random House, Rebellion (the most recent addition, see "CBLDF Welcomes Rebellion"), ReedPOP, Scholastic, SPX, TFAW.com, Valiant, VIZ Media, and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation.