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	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.
	Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists - http://lambiek.net/artists/ Illustrated encyclopedia of over 9,000 international comic artists with biographies and artwork examples.
	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.
	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.
	Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Virtual Museum & Encyclopedia - http://www.comic-art.com/ Offers a chronological and pictorial history of the medium, biographies of creators and publishers, and a gallery of comic book art.

	Camelot In Four Colors - http://www.camelot4colors.com/ A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips
	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.
	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.
	http://www.jai2.com/ - 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.
	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.

	Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection - http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/index.htm Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers.
	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.
	The Big Comic Book DataBase - http://www.comics-db.com/ Searchable database of comic book check lists, creator information and comic book publishers.
	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.
	The Comic Page - A Guide to the History of Comics - http://www.dereksantos.com/comicpage/comicpage.html A site devoted to the history and details of the 100+ year American comic book medium.

	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.
	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
	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.
	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.
	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.

	Myths, Misinterpretations, and Misconceptions: Censorship in Comics - http://library.thinkquest.org/3177/gather/censor.html Debates the arguments of Fredric Wertham - the psychiatrist, who believed comic books prompted delinquency in juveniles.
	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.
	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.

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