Comics

Resources in this category:

About.com: Comic Books
http://comicbooks.about.com/

An Internet guide for comic books, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include creating comics, dealers/retailers, online comics, manga (Japanese comics), preservation, pricing/grading, women in comics, and more.

The Anime Café - A Parent's Guide to Anime
http://www.abcb.com/parents/

"A resource for parents to aid them in finding anime that is suitable for children." Contains reviews, title lists, an encyclopedia and more.

Anime Expo
http://www.anime-expo.org/

Provides information about the Anime Expo, including registration information, updated news regarding the expo and various other related tidbits one might want to find.

Anime Web Turnpike
http://www.anipike.com/

Offers forums for those interested in the various manga media to communicate, a gallery of manga-related images, as well as a magazine that contains reviews of recently released games, movies, books, etc.

Cartoon Network | Toonami
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/toonami/index.html

Information regarding Toonami, Cartoon Network's block of action animated cartoons, including program listings and games.

Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Virtual Musuem & Encyclopedia
http://www.comic-art.com/

"The definitive encyclopedic reference to the comic world, from it's beginings in sequential cave painting to today's dynamic media culture." This source contains histories, biographies of artists, writers, creators, publishers and others involved in the field, as well as news on what's happening in comics today, and articles on collecting comics and comic art.

Comic Art Collection
http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/aboutcom.htm

Index of Michigan State University's comic art collection, estimated at 200,000 items.

The Comic Book Controversy
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/comic/contro...

A brief introduction to the controverseries surrounding comic books, including links to associated resources, run by the New York Public Library.

Comic Book Resources
http://www.comicbookresources.com/

Preview up and coming comic books, read reviews on current titles, find a comic store near you or join a community and discuss the world of comic books.

Comic Books for Young Adults: A Guide for Librarians
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/

Resources for librarians have have and/or wish to add omic books and graphic novels to their collections.

Comic Timeline
http://www.cbldf.org/timeline/

A timeline of the history of comics, including dates for the original comic strips by Benjamin Franklin as well as dates for censorship issues related to comics.

COMICON.com
http://www.comicon.com/

An online comic book convention that never closes, with news, online exclusive comic strips, and virtual 'booths' for over 150 creators and publishers.

Comics Information
http://people.csail.mit.edu/wald/comics.html

This site has annotations for the comic books series: Sandman, The Books of Magic, Watchmen, V for Vendetta.

Comics Newsarama
http://www.newsarama.com/

News, reviews, and commentary from the world of comic books, plus discussion forums and Web links. "Comics Newsarama features up-to-the-minute news coverage, newsbreaking interviews, analysis and features, comic books reviews plus guest columns by some of the industry's biggest names. "

The Comics Page
http://www.comics-page.com/

All kinds of useful information for comic book aficionados can be found on the Comics Page including a price index, events and updates on your favorite stories.

Comics Recommended for Libraries
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/comics.html#Re...

Guide for librarians when choosing to add comics to their collection, including links to other sources as well as reviews.

Comics.Com
http://www.comics.com/

'Nearly 100' newspaper comic strips, complete with 30-day archives, from United Feature Syndicate. Featuring comics from Peanuts to Dilbert to Liberty Meadows to Doonesbury. Also contains editorial cartoons.

ComicsPriceGuide.com
http://www.comicspriceguide.com/

An online price guide for comics books, searchable by publisher or by title/keyword. Each entry includes a chart showing the comic's value at different grades. Registered users can keep track of their collection and buy & sell comics online.

Don Markstein's Toonopedia
http://www.toonopedia.com/

The world's first hypertext encyclopedia dedicated to the United States toon scene, with articles about individual characters, cartoon series, and the companies that produce cartoons. Includes both animated and still toons (comic books, newspaper strips, and magazine cartoons.).

Early Comic Strips, 1898-1916
http://library.duke.edu/exhibits/earlycomicstrips

Made available by Duke University, this online exhibit of early "funnies" includes "comic strips that figured in the bitter rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst for supremacy in the New York newspaper market of the early 20th century." The comic strips in the exhibit were reproduced from bound volumes of newspapers in Duke's American Newspaper Repository. Most cartoons are copied from The World and The Chicago Tribune.

East Coast Black Age of Comics Con
http://ecbacc.com/wordpress/

This site celebrates "Cartoonists of Color" through an annual convention hosting professional cartoonist workshops, lectures, marketplace with rare comic books and a kid's activity corner.

Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html

Links to timelines, chronologies, and histories of fictional worlds. Lightly annotated, divided up by medium (television, movies, books, comics). Among the topics covered are Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and James Bond.

Ex: The Online World of Anime & Manga
http://www.ex.org/

Online magazine that contains columns, reviews of anime, manga, books and games and a shopping guide.

FANDOM - Superman Homepage
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php

"Everything you ever wanted to know about the Man of Steel. This site contains information on Superman comics, movies, television shows, animation, radio, music, action figures, trading cards and much more! "

Gone and Forgotten
http://ape-law.com/GAF/

Humorous and informative articles about old, obscure, and generally misconceived comic book plots, super heroes, and super villains.

The Grand Comic Book Database
http://www.comics.org/

Cooperative database project that aims to collect information & catalog every comic book ever published, with currently over 60,000 comics cataloged. Access via basic and advanced search options.

Jess Nevins' Comic Book Annotations
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/annos.html

Includes annotations for the comic book series Kingdom Come, The Kingdom, The Nail, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Top Ten. Other features include: "A Guide to Marvel's Golden Age Heroes", "The Golden Age Heroes Directory", "The Robert Wicks Unofficial Chronology of the Marvel Universe" & "The Unofficial Wolverine Chronology".

Komikwerks
http://www.komikwerks.com/

Read comics in many styles and formats, as well as columns and reviews on all kinds of sequential art.

The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
http://www.koyagi.com/Libguide.html

A tool for librarians who might want to add manga or anime materials to their collection, including an explanation of the two media and offering examples of them as well.

Librarians in Comic Books
http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/combks/combks.htm

Features lists of comic books which feature or mention librarians and/or libraries. Did you know that Batgirl was a librarian?

Librarians in Comic Strips
http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm

This bibliography of librarians as comic strip characters covers a range of images of the profession.

Manga FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/manga/

FAQ for the rec.arts.manga Usenet newsgroup, dealing with the world of Japanese comic books.

Marvel Chronology Project
http://www.chronologyproject.com/

"An effort to catalog every actual appearance by every character in the Marvel Universe, and place them in their proper chronological order." Covers comics published from the 1960s to the (almost) present (except for 1993-mid 1994). Browse alphabetically by character name.

The Master List of Comic Book Stores and Trading Card Stores
http://www.the-master-list.com/

"An indexed list of comic book and trading card stores in the United States and Canada." Search for a store, or browse by state/province.

The Media History Project
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/

Promoting "the study of media history from petroglyphs to pixils," find an excellent timeline of media history covering art, music, television, the internet, and video games from pre-history to today, along with an article archive on media resources.

Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art
http://www.moccany.org/

Dedicated to "the collection, preservation, study, education, and display of comic and cartoon art."

New Comic Book Releases List
http://www.comiclist.com/

"What will you find at this site? You'll find out which comics came out this week, which ones came out last week, which ones might come out next week, which ones were late, which ones were cancelled, who publishes them, who creates them, where you can buy them, news about comic books... and that's JUST the beginning..."

The Periodic Table of Comic Books
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/

"Two members of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky, Jim Holler and Jack Selegue, have set forth to make known any and all references to the elements that can be found in comic books. Simply click on the desired element in the periodic chart and be whisked to another page to view scans of the actual comic book pages containing the reference." With each element they explain the history, its physical properties, and key data. This is an interesting resource to introduce chemistry for someone who loves comic books.

The Teacher's Companion to the Anime Companion
http://www.koyagi.com/teachers.html

A useful guide for teachers who might be considering using manga, anime, or related materials in their classroom as learning material.

TOKYOPOP
http://www.tokyopop.com/

Run by TOKYOPOP, a company dedicated to manga entertainment. Contains reviews, articles, news, and various other information relating to the many manga media.

Wizard World
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/

WizardWorld.com is the online source for price guides and keeping track of what you collect. We provide individuals, collectors and dealers a single community in which to enjoy and share their passion for collecting... [with a] focus on comic books, action figures, Magic:The Gathering, Pokémon and collectible card games.