Research and Academia (Arts/Comics/Resources/Research_and_Academia)
up Research and AcademiaSites providing resources towards researching the comic book medium, and examples of how that reseach is put to academic use.EntriesGrand 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. The Big Comic Book DataBase http://www.comics-db.com/ Searchable database of comic book check lists, creator information and comic book publishers. Comic Art 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Camelot In Four Colors http://www.camelot4colors.com/ A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 SubcategoriesBibliography Neigbour categoriesCollecting Creating Everything related to creating comics can be found here. Drawing, lettering, inking, coloring, scripting, storytelling, publishing, etc... . It also contains links to sites which describe how (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks)
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