Studying Comics: Online Resources
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general reference: encyclopias, databases, etc.
- Grand Comics Book Database
- a comic-book database which can be searched and sorted, for fans, hobbyists and collectors.
- Toonopedia
- a dependable hypertext encyclopedia of 'toons
- Lambiek Cyclopedia
- an illustrated compendium of over 8,000 comic artists
- Read Yourself Raw
- profiles and reviews from the world of graphic narrative
- Wikipedia
- maintains many valuable and frequently updated pages about comics, including metapages on manga and fumetti and continuity pages on superheroes
- International Catalog of Superheroes
- a database of information about superhero characters from around the world
- Japanese Comics Database
- a detailed and frequently updated database/search engine
- Andy's Early Comic Archive
- A History of Picture Stories : Over 350 scrolldown pages of comics, or comics-related illustration.
- From Hogan's Alley to Coconino County
- a useful overview of the history of the early comic strip from American Quarterly, by David Westbrook
- Early Comic Strips, 1898-1916
- Dule University LIbraries online exhibit
- History of Comic Art in America
- userful overview from commercial site.
- History of Manga
- short history of manga from animeinfo.org
- Comics Research Bibliography
- an international bibliography of comic books, comic strips, animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related topics
- Comix-Scholars List
- an academic forum for those involved in research, criticism and teaching related to comics art
- ComicsResearch
- covers book-length works about comics, providing detailed information and guidance on further research.
- ImageText
- a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media
- Image [&] Narrative
- a peer-reviewed e-journal on visual narratology in the broadest sense of the term.
Cartoon Research Library (Ohio State University)
Bowling Green Popular Culture Library
Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
Simon Fraser University Editorial Cartoons Collection
Cartoon Art Museum (San Francisco)
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (New York)
National Cartoon Museum (New York, reopening, 2007)
Library of Congress Comic Book Collection (Washington DC)
- The Comics Journal
- published by Fantagraphics, the most comprehensive source for news, reviews and history on comics from an "arts-first perspective"
- Comic Book Resources
- industry news, columns and reviews, updated daily
- Comic Art Magazine
- a unique and high-class periodical devoted to comic arts, now being published by Buenaventura Press as an annual
- EGON
- news, links, updated -- pretty much evrything you need to know, updated religiously
- International Journal of Comic Art
- scholarly journal devoted to comic arts, broadly defined
- Bags and Boards
- Variety's coverage of the comics industry, with reviews by Tom McLean
- GutterGeek
- discontinuous review of graphic narrative (Columbus, OH)
- Graphic Novel Review
- review of book-length comics aimed at the casual reader
- Sequart
- for the sophisticated study of comic books and graphic novels
- Manga Life
- manga news and reviews, from Silver Bullet Comic Books
- Artbomb
- early site dedicated to promoting " diverse and sophisticated graphic novels"; ceased updating in 2004.
- Festival of Cartoon Arts
- Ohio State's triennial conference, bringing together creators and publishers to talk about the art and its history
- Comic Con
- the largest comics con, held every year in San Dieno
- Comic Arts Conference
- bringing together comics scholars, practitioners, critics, and historians, hosted at the San Diego Comic Con
- International Comic Arts Festival
- conference considering history, aesthetics, cultural significance or critical reception of comic art (Library of Congress)
- Mid-Ohio-Con
- annual con held in Columbus
- National Association of Comics Educators
- a resource for individuals and institutions interested in teaching visual storytelling
- Comics Studies at UCF
- sample syllabi from courses at University of Florida