Comic Book Awards Almanac - http://users.rcn.com/aardy/comics/awards/index.html The nominees and winners of various awards, including Wizard Fan, Will Eisner, and Jack Kirby Awards.
The Comic Book Writer's Guide to Info on the Internet - http://members.aol.com/jayjay5000/WritersGuide.index.html 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.
the Wally Wood letters - http://www.tvparty.com/comics/wood.html Correspondence between John Hitchcock and the great comic book artist Wally Wood in the last years of his life. 18 letters, annotated by Hitchcock.
The Comics Archives - http://my.execpc.com/~icicle/main.html Several check lists and reference files on golden and silver age comics published by Marvel and DC.
Grand Comic Book Database - http://www.comics.org/ Indexing every comic book ever made from all over the world. Online searchable database and email chat.
Index of syndicated comic strips, 1924-95 - http://www.comicsaccess.com 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.
Comic Colors - http://www.comiccolors.com 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.
The Ultimate Disney Books Network - http://www.pizarro.net/didier/ 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.
Autobiography, Masculinity and Comic Books - http://ntpaul.sprog.auc.dk/paul/research/past-autobiog.htm A study of auto/biographical comics focuses on different issues surrounding masculinity.
Comics Research Libraries - http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/otherlib.htm The libraries in this list all have some special collecting interest in the area of comics or cartoons.
Michigan State University Comic Art Collection - http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/ A comprehensive index of published comic books, newspaper strips, and scholarly works related to cartooning and comics.
Jai2 - http://www.jai2.com/ The official website for Manga historian and scholar Frederick L. Schodt, with the latest news on all of his projects, and interviews with creators.
Australian DC Comics Reprint Gallery - http://www.ausreprints.com Documents Australian DC Comic reprints from the 1940s to 1980s by Colour Comics, Planet Comics, Murray Comics, Federal Comics and Australian Edition DC.
Fredric Wertham: Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate - http://art-bin.com/art/awertham.html 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.
The Big Comic Book DataBase - http://www.comics-db.com/ Searchable database of comic book check lists, creator information and comic book publishers.
ComicBase Style Guide - http://www.human-computing.com/Writers/ComicBase_Style_Guide.html Style guide for the Online Comic Base, but also interesting for anybody writing about comics
Comic Book America Syllabus - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~djkay/syllabus.html A theoretical internet course focusing on comic book superheroes in America; includes "required reading and assignments".
COMIXSCHL-LIST Home Page - http://www.english.ufl.edu/comics/scholars/ The comics scholars' discussion list, serves as an academic forum for those involved in research, criticism and teaching related to comics art.
Camelot In Four Colors - http://www.camelot4colors.com A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips
BGSU Popular Culture Library - http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/pcl.html 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.
Comics Librarianship Resource Page - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7875/comics.html Web resources that can help academic librarians develop a research comic book collection.
The Timely Comics Web Page - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/Timely1.htm 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.
R.C. Harvey - http://www.rcharvey.com/ 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.
Comics 1 - Fine Arts 0 : The Site - http://www.zarcrom.com/users/comics/ 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
Sequart.com - The Continuity Pages - http://www.sequart.com/indexCONTINUITY.htm A hyperlinked study of comic book titles, families of characters, and creators. Includes many graphics and easy-to-follow links between pages and subjects.
Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists - http://lambiek.net/artists/ Illustrated encyclopedia of over 9,000 international comic artists with biographies and artwork examples.
BZZURKK! - The Thesaurus of Champions - http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/300/ktaylor/kaboom/bzzurkk.htm Thesaurus of comic book onomatopaea. Starting from the sound, this site lists the different words used to express it. By Kevin Taylor.
Ka-boom! - A Dictionary of Comicbook Words on Historical Principles - http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/300/ktaylor/kaboom/Kaboomhome.htm An alphabetical list of all the words that are typical for comic books (onomatopaea, e.a.), with variants and locations. Compiled by Kevin Taylor.
More than 100 comics-related words in 8 languages - http://student.kuleuven.be/~m8107966/terminology.html This page, maintained by Pascal Lefevre, lists terms commonly used when discussing comics in English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
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