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Comixographies - A series of complete biographies of comics artists and writers, collected by Glenn Carnagey of Wraithspace.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Grrls in the Comics - Several articles and a picture gallery on the presence of women and girls in American comics.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection - Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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).
 
Super Hero Encyclopedia: A who's who of comic book characters - Information on comic characters including biographies, histories, and images.
 
The Comic Book Writer's Guide to Info on the Internet - A writer's reference page - links to sites covering weaponry, science, and law for the comic book writer's research needs, with additional information on the craft of comic book writing.
 
The Comic Characters Data Base - Organized information on comic characters including biographies, technical data and a picture.
 
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.
 
The Timely Comics Web Page - Information on Marvel predecessor, Timely Comics. By Jess Nevins.
 
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.
 
 

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