Research and Academia Resources Comics

Sites providing resources towards researching the comic book medium, and examples of how that reseach is put to academic use.

• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• The Big Comic Book DataBase - Searchable database of comic book check lists, creator information and comic book publishers.
  
• Comic Book Awards Almanac - The nominees and winners of various awards, including Wizard Fan, Will Eisner, and Jack Kirby Awards.
  
• 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
  
• 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.
  
• Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection - Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers.
  
• 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.
  
• Camelot In Four Colors - A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Myths, Misinterpretations, and Misconceptions: Censorship in Comics - Debates the arguments of Fredric Wertham - the psychiatrist, who believed comic books prompted delinquency in juveniles.
  
• Comics Research Libraries - The libraries in this list all have some special collecting interest in the area of comics or cartoons.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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 19t
  
• Michigan State University Comic Art Collection - A comprehensive index of published comic books, newspaper strips, and scholarly works related to cartooning and comics.
  
• The Comics Archives - Several check lists and reference files on golden and silver age comics published by Marvel and DC.
  
• Autobiography, Masculinity and Comic Books - A study of auto/biographical comics focuses on different issues surrounding masculinity.
  
• 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.
  
• Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists - Illustrated encyclopedia of over 9,000 international comic artists with biographies and artwork examples.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Comics Librarianship Resource Page - Web resources that can help academic librarians develop a research comic book collection.
  
• Grand Comic Book Database - Indexing every comic book ever made from all over the world. Online searchable database and email chat.
  
• 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.
  
  

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