The graphic medium known as comics is the art of illustration and text together to make a point or tell a story. Appropriate for this area of the directory are comic strips, panels, and graphic novels, publishers, resources, and convention information.
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Bizarro.com is the official web site for the single panel cartoon written and drawn by cartoonist Dan Piraro. Web site features a daily comic, and searchable archive of past strips.
http://www.bizarro.com/
Blunt Pencil features comic illustration, caricature, cartoons, storyboard, industrial illustration, web animation, 3D sculpture, greeting cards.
http://www.bluntpencil.com/
A blog dedicated to commenting on the British small press comics community. The website also has an extensive review section covering comics such as A Man of Certain Talents and the Art of Cake Diving. There is also information on comic conventions around the UK.
http://www.bugpowder.com/
The Caricature Zone is an online gallery of celebrities; complete with games, a postcard service, as well as links and a tutorial for drawing caricatures online.
http://www.magixl.com/
CartoonSoup is a mix of original comic strip, cartoons, ecards, puzzles, stories, .gif and .swf animations. Web site features a greeting card interface.
http://www.cartoonsoup.com/
Classic American Comic Strips Archive
The Classic American Comic Strips Archive features a fully searchable archive of classic American strips, such as Thimble Theatre, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Out Out Way, and Terry and the Pirates.
http://gographics.com/funnies/amstpidx.htm
The Comic Art and Graffix Gallery is a great website to learn more about the history of comic art. You can also purchase vintage comic art and find out how to build a great collection here. The website also has pulp art and classic movie posters for sale as well.
http://www.comic-art.com
The Comic Art Fans is a website where you can buy comic art and interact with other comic fans. You can also find out about great comic related comic items on eBay. The Market Data section of the website is a great tool for helping you to understand the current prices for comics.
http://www.comicartfans.com
Comic Book Pros is an art website where you can buy original comic style art. You can look for art by character (e.g. Batman and Superman) or by artist (e.g. Alex Ross or Lucio Parrillo). The website's art works range in cost from $1000 to $25,000 for some of the larger works.
http://www.comicbookpros.com
Comic Book Resources is a comic news website where you can find out about the latest stories and comics. The website also has comic book reviews to help you find good comics. There is also blog commentary on famous comic books like Spider-Man and the Uncanny X-Men.
http://www.comicbookresources.com
Yahoo comics news. Regular updates of dozens of the best comics.
http://news.yahoo.com/comics
The Comics Journal is a leading source of high quality commentary and analysis on comics. You can find interviews with comic artists here and stay up to date on the latest comic trends. The website also explains how to submit articles on comic subjects as well.
http://www.tcj.com
This website collects together some of the world's best scholarship on comics. Edited by Gene Kannenberg Jr, PhD, this website provides bibliographies and other resources to aid the study of comics. You can also find a guide to collecting comics and advice if you want to make a comic of your own.
http://www.comicsresearch.org/
Cataloging all the main timeline marvel comics reading order from Fantastic Four #1, made to be a true reading order. No more chronological jumping around or story line confusion. Still a work in progress, but a helpful guide.
http://cmro.travis-starnes.com
The website is dedicated to crime themed comic books published in the 1940s and the 1950s. You can read a history that explains how this art form developed in that era. The site also has a gallery section that shows you some of the cover's of this era's crime books.
http://www.crimeboss.com/
goComics: Editorials is a portal for current and archived works of several dozen syndicated newspaper editorial cartoonists; with a fully searchable database by name and date.
http://www.gocomics.com/editorials/
The Harvey Awards is one of the world's best known comic book award organizations. You can read about the history of the awards here and find out about past winners as well. There is also a biography of Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993), a legendary comic artist.
http://www.harveyawards.org
International Catalogue of Superheroes
An International Catalogue of Superheroes is a great resource for those who enjoy this genre of comics. One of the website's particular strengths is the breadth of its coverage - in addition to American heroes, you can also find out about heroes in Japan, France and other places. The website also has reviews of superhero stories.
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk
Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning
This comic website, created by Joe Kubert, covers most aspects of comic and cartoon art. Kubert has also created correspondence courses focused on comic book art which makes it easier to learn about this art form. You can also obtain art supplies here, such as drawing pencils.
http://www.kubertsworld.com
Features comic news, reviews, previews and exclusive interviews.
http://www.mania.com/science-fiction-comics-graphic-novels_category_12.html
Provides a free editable Marvel Comics encyclopedia with articles on Spider Man, Iron Man, X-Men and the Hulk. Includes a community index, character biographies, gallery, and monthly comics.
http://marvel.wikia.com/
Web site features the work of Scott Clissold, a UK caricature artist and illustrator; specialising in caricature and cartoon art for newspapers and magazines.
http://www.scottclissold.com/
Dedicated to the sophisticated study of comic books, comics, graphic novels, manga, and BD. Features books, news, reviews, columns, and more.
http://www.sequart.com/
English version of Japan's most popular manga magazine. Each issue includes over 300 pages of manga, plus artist interviews, card games, video games, toys and anime information. Site includes an online manga and cool downloads.
http://www.shonenjump.com
Tribune Cartoons features, comics, cartoons and animations about news and politics from Tribune magazine; showcasing the works of Hack, Alex Hughes, Martin Rowson and John Jensen.
http://www.tribunecartoons.blogspot.com/
A community of comics enthusiasts that features works of different comics creators and a place where you can purchase one of their works. The website also allows comics fans to talk to their favorite comics creator and to other fans as well.
http://www.comicscommunity.com
