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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
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
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
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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