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Research and Academia:

Australian DC Comics Reprint Gallery

Documents Australian DC Comic reprints from the 1940s to 1980s by Colour Comics, Planet Comics, Murray Comics, Federal Comics and Australian Edition DC.

http://www.ausreprints.com

Autobiography, Masculinity and Comic Books

A study of auto/biographical comics focuses on different issues surrounding masculinity.

http://ntpaul.sprog.auc.dk/paul/research/past-autobiog.htm

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

BGSU Popular Culture Library

Founded in 1969 to support innovative teaching and research in cultural studies. It is the largest and most comprehensive research facility in the United States dedicated exclusively to the acquisition and preservation of primary research materials on 19th and 20th century American popular culture.

http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/pcl.html

The Big Comic Book DataBase

Searchable database of comic book check lists, creator information and comic book publishers.

http://www.comics-db.com/

BZZURKK! - The Thesaurus of Champions

Thesaurus of comic book onomatopaea. Starting from the sound, this site lists the different words used to express it. By Kevin Taylor.

http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/300/ktaylor/kaboom/bzzurkk.htm

Camelot In Four Colors

A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips

http://www.camelot4colors.com

Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Virtual Museum & Encyclopedia

Offers a chronological and pictorial history of the medium, biographies of creators and publishers, and a gallery of comic book art.

http://www.comic-art.com/

Comic Book America Syllabus

A theoretical internet course focusing on comic book superheroes in America; includes "required reading and assignments".

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~djkay/syllabus.html

Comic Book Awards Almanac

The nominees and winners of various awards, including Wizard Fan, Will Eisner, and Jack Kirby Awards.

http://users.rcn.com/aardy/comics/awards/index.html

The Comic Book Writer's Guide to Info on the Internet

A writer's reference page, with links to sites covering weaponry, science, and law for the comic book writer's research needs, with additional information on the craft of comic book writing.

http://members.aol.com/jayjay5000/WritersGuide.index.html

Comic Colors

Originally designed for colorists, now pencillers and inkers as well can unite and share. Includes a very informative look at the visual aspects of comics.

http://www.comiccolors.com

The Comic Page - A Guide to the History of Comics

A site devoted to the history and details of the 100+ year American comic book medium.

http://www.dereksantos.com/comicpage/comicpage.html

ComicBase Style Guide

Style guide for the Online Comic Base, but also interesting for anybody writing about comics

http://www.human-computing.com/Writers/ComicBase_Style_Guide.html

Comics 1 - Fine Arts 0 : The Site

This site presents the American scientist Roger Franck Black's notebook, in which he tries to prove that fine art is derived from comics, and not vice versa. A very nice piece by Laurent Bourrouilhou

http://www.zarcrom.com/users/comics/

The Comics Archives

Several check lists and reference files on golden and silver age comics published by Marvel and DC.

http://my.execpc.com/~icicle/main.html

Comics Librarianship Resource Page

Web resources that can help academic librarians develop a research comic book collection.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7875/comics.html

Comics Research Libraries

The libraries in this list all have some special collecting interest in the area of comics or cartoons.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/otherlib.htm

COMIXSCHL-LIST Home Page

The comics scholars' discussion list, serves as an academic forum for those involved in research, criticism and teaching related to comics art.

http://www.english.ufl.edu/comics/scholars/

Fredric Wertham: Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate

A page about the famous American psychiatrist who believed comic books inspired young people to commit crime, and who later became a comic book fan himself.

http://art-bin.com/art/awertham.html

Grand Comic Book Database

Indexing every comic book ever made from all over the world. Online searchable database and email chat.

http://www.comics.org/

Index of syndicated comic strips, 1924-95

Comprehensive print-based index of all newspaper comic strips syndicated between 1924 and 1995; more than 4300 strips. Also includes list 3700 artists, and the strips they worked on.

http://www.comicsaccess.com

Jai2

The official website for Manga historian and scholar Frederick L. Schodt, with the latest news on all of his projects, and interviews with creators.

http://www.jai2.com/

Ka-boom! - A Dictionary of Comicbook Words on Historical Principles

An alphabetical list of all the words that are typical for comic books (onomatopaea, e.a.), with variants and locations. Compiled by Kevin Taylor.

http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/300/ktaylor/kaboom/Kaboomhome.htm

Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists

Illustrated encyclopedia of over 9,000 international comic artists with biographies and artwork examples.

http://lambiek.net/artists/

Michigan State University Comic Art Collection

A comprehensive index of published comic books, newspaper strips, and scholarly works related to cartooning and comics.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/

Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection

Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/index.htm

More than 100 comics-related words in 8 languages

This page, maintained by Pascal Lefevre, lists terms commonly used when discussing comics in English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

http://student.kuleuven.be/~m8107966/terminology.html

Myths, Misinterpretations, and Misconceptions: Censorship in Comics

Debates the arguments of Fredric Wertham - the psychiatrist, who believed comic books prompted delinquency in juveniles.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3177/gather/censor.html

R.C. Harvey

Homepage for R. C. Harvey, author of "The Art of the Funnies" and "The Art of the Comic Book". With information on both books and columns about comics and strips in general.

http://www.rcharvey.com/

Sequart.com - The Continuity Pages

A hyperlinked study of comic book titles, families of characters, and creators. Includes many graphics and easy-to-follow links between pages and subjects.

http://www.sequart.com/indexCONTINUITY.htm

Super Hero Encyclopedia: A who's who of comic book characters

Information on comic characters including biographies, histories, and images.

http://members.tripod.com/~rikmertens/

The Timely Comics Web Page

A history site of Timely Comics, the predecessor to Marvel Comics. Includes briefs on all the comic book characters who got their start at TC.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/Timely1.htm

The Ultimate Disney Books Network

The aim of this site is to guide users in their Disney research by providing them with the most comprehensive list of Disney books resources.

http://www.pizarro.net/didier/

the Wally Wood letters

Correspondence between John Hitchcock and the great comic book artist Wally Wood in the last years of his life. 18 letters, annotated by Hitchcock.

http://www.tvparty.com/comics/wood.html

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