Research and Academia

Research and Academia

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Research and Academia Links

• Grand Comics Database Online! The online version of the Grand Comic Database. Search on title, publisher, year, find the work of a particular artist, writer, letterer, etc. or find a particular book or story.
  
  
• Camelot In Four Colors A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips, including "Prince Valiant," "Camelot 3000," and many other titles.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• The Comic Book Writer's Guide to Info on the Internet A writer's reference page - links to sites covering weaponry, science, law, etc. for the comic book writer's research needs, with additional information on the craft of comic book writing.
  
• Comic Books - A Research Guide A guide to reference material on comics-related subjects available at the New York Public Library. Very useful, even if you're not in New York.
  
• 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.
  
• Grrls in the Comics Several articles and a picture gallery on the presence of women and girls in American comics.
  
• 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 19th and 20th century American popular culture.
  
• Comic Book America Syllabus A theoretical internet course focusing on comic book superheroes in America; includes "required reading and assignments".
  
• More than 100 comics-related words in 8 languages This page, maintained by Pascal Lefevre, lists terms commonly used when discussing comics in English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
  
• Stripper's Guide Stripper's Guide to U.S. Comics Strips and Cartoon Panels is an index of (eventually) every comic strip and panel ever to appear in American newspapers. Available in paper form and as database (subscription only).
  
• Comics Librarianship Resource Page Web resources that can help academic librarians develop a research comic book collection.
  
• 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.
  
• Comics Research Libraries The libraries in this list all have some special collecting interest in the area of comics or cartoons.
  
• Myths, Misinterpretations, and Misconceptions: Censorship in Comics A site which debates the arguments of Fredric Wertham - the psychiatrist who believed comic books prompted delinquency in juveniles.
  
• Autobiography, Masculinity and Comic Books A study of auto/biographical comics focuses on different issues surrounding masculinity.
  
• Comic Book Cover Gallery HQ Comic book cover gallery of silver and golden age comics, comic book foldees, and pulp magazines from the 1920s to the 1970s.
  
• 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.
  
• Atlas Comics Homepage A site about Atlas Comics, the comic books published during the transition from Timely Comics to Marvel Comics.
  
• Jai2 The official website for Manga historian and scholar Frederick L. Schodt, with the latest news on all of his projects, interviews with creators and more.
  
• Super Hero Encyclopedia: A who's who of comic book characters Information on comic characters including biographies, histories, and images.
  
• 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.
  
• Cartoon Research Library CGA is the largest cartoon-related research facility in the United States. Their site includes information on reproduction, loan and deposit policies and links to related sites.
  
• 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.
  
• Comic Book Awards Almanac The nominees and winners of various awards, including Wizard Fan, Will Eisner, and Jack Kirby Awards.
  
• Comixographies A series of complete biographies of comics artists and writers, collected by Glenn Carnagey of Wraithspace.
  
• The Comic Characters Data Base Organized information on comic characters including biographies, technical data and a picture.
  
• Nature Medicine: Biomedical Journals as Hypertext Comic Books An interesting proposal to use easy-to-remember icons to present easily-forgotten information; this research was inspired by comic books. Graphic intense.
  
• Comics Reality A series of profound articles on the history of the comic book industry in the United States by comics veteran scholar Robert Beerbohm
  
• R.C. Harvey Homepage for R. C. Harvey, author of "The Art of the Funnies" and "The Art of the Comic Book". With info on both books and columns about comics and strips in general.
  
• Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers.
  
• The Who's Who of American Comic Books Biographical listings for over 19,000 artists, writers, editors, and personnel behind the scenes who help produce the comics. Over 550 publishing groups are included, with special listings on animation, syndication, the small press, pulps, and scores of other genre. Available for subscribers.
  
• Reading, Writing and Rendering the World in Neil Gaiman's Everitt Long's masters thesis studying the reception of the comic book medium by the academic literary commuity using several forms of critical analysis.
  
• 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 & Comics: Area Home Page Homepage for the "Comic Art and Comics" area of the Popular Culture Association, designed to offer a brief overview of the area's aims, membership, and activities.
  
• The Comics Archives Several check lists and reference files on golden and silver age comics published by Marvel and DC.
  
• 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.
  
• ComicBase Style Guide Style guide for the Online Comic Base, but also interesting for anybody writing about comics
  
• 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
  
• 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.