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See Also
• Organisations for Comics Creators (Country by Country)
• Comics
Writers • Online Comic Strips • Comics
News
• British Comics
Sites • British
Comics Characters • UK
Comic Publishers •
US Comic Publishers
• Writing Comics: the downtheubes guide
• Creating Webcomics: A Brief Guide
General Sites
• The BBC has its own comics web site (www.bbc.co.uk/cult/comics),
which in addition to interviews with comics creators, audio comics from
Big Finish and its own online strip, Work Experience by Simon Spurrier
and Steve Roberts, includes articles on British humour comics by Lew Stringer, Girls Comics by Jac Rayner and recent science fiction and boys Comics by former 2000AD editor David Bishop
• A guide to comics
Link: www.biologydaily.com/biology/Comics
Quite why this is on a biology site is anyone's
guess, but it seems quite a thorough outline to the industry and its
history.
• A History of Early Comics
Link: http://bugpowder.com/andy/
• Comic Creators' Index
Shizuka Abe's links to comic creator's official web pages.
• The Comic Foundry
Link: www.comicfoundry.com
Comic Foundry strives to be the magazine the comic world deserves.
It checks fandom at the door and instead brings a respect for the industry
and the readers. With diverse coverage that spans all genres and mediums,
we aim to bring our readers unique stories, presented in a unique way.
We have an ear to the underground and a finger on the pulse of the
mainstream, and provide opportunities for both. Comic Foundry combines
analysis with the aspiring and molds wit with wisdom. In short, it's
your comic magazine.
• Comics
Media Archives
Comics links page which includes search engine facility.
• Comic Book Resources
RECOMMENDED Database-driven general News and resource site with hundreds of links -- far better than you'll find here!
• Growler's World
Link: www.growlersworld.com
Growlersworld.com is the UK based, comic book inspired website which features superhero
comic book comment and loads more. This site features numerous links and thoughts on the state of the comics industry in the UK and beyond.
• Lambiek
Link: http://lambiek.net/
Given the US-centric
nature of many comics sites this is an invaluable
resource for anyone seeking information on European
comics creators, although US talent also features.
Lambiek
is Europe's first comics shop, and the finest of
Holland. Founded in 1968, the name is derived from
a popular Willy Vandersteen character, and now it's
probably the oldest comics shop in the world. As
publisher and editor of two comic encyclopedias and
other related books, it's widely recognized for our
expertise on all matters concerning comics and sequential
art.
• David A. Law's Creating Comics Site
An invaluable guide to comjics resources on the web for writers, artists, self-publishers and anyone interested in creating comics.
• Joe Kubert's Comic Art Courses
After several queries about postal comic art
courses for would-be UK artists, I contacted the Joe Kubert School to
find out if his world famous Correspondence Courses were avaialble to
people outside the US. Joe Kubert kindly wrote back to tell me that his
famous comic art Correspondence Courses are open not just to North Americans
but also to residents of the UK. "In fact, we have a tremendous amount of students participating in our courses from all over the world!" he says. "The
cost of an initial course [as of May 2003], complete with art supplies,
is $325.
"After the purchase of the initial course, there is a $50 reduction for
each subsequent course because subsequent courses do not include art supplies.
Thus, the first course you take is $325 and every subsequent course is $275.
There is also an additional shipping cost of $51 for us to send the course package
and to return the 5 critiqued assignments to the UK.
"The videos are also available in the PAL format (European version) for
an additional $8. Otherwise, a VHS video will be included in each course package
at no additional cost."
•
Larry Dempesey's Comic Book Inking Survey
Larry conducted interviews with many comics artists to find out about their inking techniques. All the results are posted on this site, including responses from luminaries such as neal Adams, Brian Bolland, Gary Erskine, Dave Gibbons and many, many more.
• The Art Instruction books of
Andrew Loomis
Link: www.saveloomis.org
Downlaodable versions of books by this highly-recommended artist, regarded as the premier commercial illustrator of the '40s and '50s. . He was responsible for numerous print ads, billboards, and calendars; his romantic and imaginative style inspired artists throughout America.
You can also find a downloadabe version of his works Creative Illustration here (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=13); Drawing the Head and Hands (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=14); and Successful Drawing (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=15)
• Human Photo References for 3D Artists and Game Developers
Link: www.3d.sk
Sequart
Link: www.sequart.org
Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is a
non-profit organization devoted solely to the study and promotion of
the artistic and literary medium alternately known as comics, comic strips,
comic books, graphic novels, manga, sequential art, and sequart.
XPhase
Link: www.xpase.net
This e(X)perimental (P)assive (A)ggressive (S)earch (E)ngine has a growing
list of web comics in its data banks
Buying Comics Advice
Please note: any "buying advice" posted
on this site relating to individual comicsis intended as a rough
guide only, posted in repsonse to queries from fans interested
in buying comics via ebay or elsewhere: it is not definitive
and may be outdated.
• E-Bay has several guides to buying comics online: search.reviews.ebay.com/buying-comics-online
Dedicated Comics Auction Sites
• 26 Pigs Auction Room: www.26pigs.com/auctionroom
• Comic Book Postal Auctions: www.compalcomics.com
Auctions of British and US comics, artwork, and comic
book ephemera. This site includes Market
Reports with information on recent sales
• Vault Auctions: www.vaultauctions.com
London-based comics auction site selling both US
and UK comics
• Please do not ask me for info on grading comics, I am not a vaulation expert.
Buying Art
• DMOZ Comics Art for Sale Directory
Comic Book Lettering
• ComicBook Fonts.com
The home of Conicraft. Recommended - great for advice on lettering and their mailing list is often very funny!
See also: Like
a Chained Elephant: ComicBookFonts owner Richard Starkings answers
questions from design student David Velez about breaking into the
comics industry, the advent of Computer Lettering and more. There's
another interview with this power mad publisher (hey Richard, put
the missiles away, I'm joking!) here on the Comics
World News.
• BlamBot Comic Book Fonts
Includes some free fonts.
There's a terrific list of comic book fonts here
at: hans.presto.tripod.com/links004.html which
lists a huge range of fonts that can be used for comic book lettering
- some commercial, some free (but with restrictions on use for commercial
use) and some totally free
Galleries
• San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum
• The New York City Comics Museum
• The
Cliff Guy
For samples of a huge number of artists work,
all with the theme of something do with cliff's, check out Walt's The
Cliff Guy site. You won't regret it.
Printers
• Printers UK Directory
If you're thinking of publishing
a fanzine, here's a comprehensive list of UK litho
printers who embrace the Internet and online
business. Printing firms are ranked below in order
of user popularity. In each case their service response
and quality has been anonymously checked by the site's
directory team.
More Comics Links
Links pages created by others
• ComicArtLinks.com
• Comic
Book Central
• Dragonberry Comics
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