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The following
are resources and links that you may find useful. If there is a useful
link missing from the list below, please contact me at cro2@212.net
and I'll be happy to add it.
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Links
Comic book magazines and sites
Comic book news sites
Online comics and webcomics
Comic book conventions
Publisher Web-sites
Articles by Christopher Butcher
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Comicbook Ideas and Opinions:
PreviewsReview.com
- Christopher Butcher and James Lucas Jones tell you which comics to buy,
and how, updated weekly.
PopImage - Weekly News Magazine.
Artbomb.net - Excellent graphic
novel review site.
OrderingComics.com
- Pre-Ordering guide and comic book retail site.
Comic Book Resources
- Daily news and columns.
The Comics Journal - Web site
of the print magazine.
Comics Worth Reading
- Johanna's review site.
The Fourth Rail - Thorough
comics review site.
iComics.com - Greg McElhatton's
daily reviews.
IndyWorld - Web magazine
for indy comics.
Ninth Art - Comics opinions
and reviews.
Sequential Tart - Monthly
comics magazine, from a female perspective. Good site.
Slush Factory - Daily
comic book web magazine.
TheSmallPress.com -
Web magazine dedicated to covering small press comics material.
Wizard World- Online
version of the print magazine.
Comic
Conventions
Toronto Comic
Arts Festival - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alternative Press Expo-
Held annually in Los Angeles, CA. Dedicated to alternative and independent
comics.
Canadian
National Comic Expo- Held annually in Toronto Ontario Canada.
ComicCon International-
The Industry's premier convention, held annually in San Diego, CA.
Comics 2002- UK
Comic Festival held annually in Bristol England.
The Expo: Small Press Expo-
Great indy con held annually in Bethesda, MD.
The Great American
Comic Book Expo- Held annually in Boston, MA.
Megacon- Held annually in
Tampa, FL by Crossgen Comics.
Mid-Ohio Comic Con-
Held annually in Columbus, OH.
Motor City Comic Con-
Held twice a year in Novi, MI.
Wizard World- Held twice
a year in Pittsburgh, PA and Chicago IL.
Articles
by Christopher Butcher
Comics are Good For You
12/99 - Giving Comics as Christmas Gifts
06/99 - Star Wars: The Comic books
01/99 - Comics for Kids
05/98 - Creator Profiles: Lea Hernandez and
Mark Oakley
01/98 - The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
11/97 - How to Buy Comics as Gifts
10/97 - Introduction
How to buy Comicbooks - 411 Directory Assistance
Recommended Titles, and how to Buy them.
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Comic
Book News
All The Rage
- Comics Rumours and Journalism.
The Pulse
- Comics News.
The Comic Wire
- In depth comic book news at Comic Book Resources.
Comics Continuum
- Ugly site, but chock-full of interesting news.
Newsarama
- The premier news site in the comic book industry.
PopImage News - Daily
news at PopImage.
Slush Factory News
- Daily News.
Warren Ellis Forum
- Primarily a discussion area, actually a rich source of comic news and
information.
Online
Comics and Webcomics
Dork Tower - Geek Humour,
updated 3 times a week.
Modern Tales - Webcomic
Publishers, featuring nearly 20 different titles. Updated daily. Highly
Recommended.
NextComics - Webcomic Publishers.
Lots of new and diverse material, very high quality stuff. Highly Recommended.
Penny Arcade - Video
game humour strip.
PVP - Geek/General Interest
humour, funny stuff.
Thrilled To Be Here - Web
front end for a number of high-quality comic strips by Locke and Mal.
Highly Recommended.
Publisher
Web Sites
Viz Communications- Manga like Pulp magazine,
Ranma, Dragonball Z & more.
Top Shelf Productions- Indy
Comics by James Kolchaka, Eddie Campbell, and more.
Tokyopop- Manga like Cardcaptor Sakura,
GTO, Love Hina & more.
Slave Labor Graphics- Indy comics
like Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, Gloom Cookie, and more.
Sirius- Comics like Scary
Godmother & Empty Zone.
Raijin Comics
- Publish the weekly RAIJIN comics anthology. Yay!
Radio Comix- American Manga like
Furrlough and Mangaphile.
Oni Press- Great comics like Blue
Monday, Barry Ween, Sidekicks & more.
NBM- Diverse works including Cages,
A Jew in Communist Prague, and the Cities of the Fantastic books.
Marvel Comics- Superheroes like
Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers etc.
Lightspeed Press- Carla
Speed McNeil's Finder and more.
Image Comics- Creator-owned publishing.
Powers, Spawn, Witchblade, Leave it to Chance, G.I. Joe and more.
I Box Publishing- Home of
Mark Oakley's Thieves and Kings.
Humanoids- Translated
European works like Metal Hurlant, Metabarons, and The Incal.
Horse Press- Paul Pope's THB and
more.
Highwater Books- Unique alternative
press works like Odds Off, Double Happiness, and Last Lonely Saturday.
Fintan Studios- A great small
press studio publishing The Forgotten.
Fantagraphics- Alternative
comics like Eightball, Love & Rockets, Hate, and more.
Eddie Campbell Comics-
Featuring Bacchus, From Hell, Alec and more.
Dreamwave Productions- Transformers,
Darkminds, and Warlands.
Drawn and Quarterly- Great
cartoonists like Adrian Tomine, Seth, and Joe Matt.
Dork Storm- "Geek" oriented comics
like Dork Tower, PVP, Lethargic Lad and more.
DC Comics/Vertigo- Superheroes like
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, as well as Vertigo and Wildstorm books.
Dark Horse- Star Wars & Buffy,
manga like Lone Wolf & Cub and Astro Boy, as well as Usagi YoJimbo and
Sin City.
Cyberosia Publishing- Small press
comics and books like PopImage Volume One, Frightening Curves, Cathedral
Child, and Dead Line.
Crossgen- Fantasy and Science Ficton
comics like Ruse, Merridian, and Scion.
ComicsOne.com- Manga by Junji Ito,
Ryoichi Ikegami, Kazuo Koike and more.
Avatar Press- Comics by Warren
Ellis, Steven Grant, Garth Ennis, as well as a bunch of crap DemonTitty
books.
Archie Comics- All ages books
featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Er...
Archangel Studios- Ex-Image studio
producing The Red Star.
Antarctic Press- American
manga like Ninja Highschool, Gold Digger & more.
AIT/Planet Lar- Publishers of
Channel Zero, Come in Alone, Badlands and more.
Abstract Studios- Home
of Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise.
Absence of Ink- Alternative
comics such as The Castaways and Pop Gun War.
Abiogenesis- Publishers of the
excellent Strangehaven.
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Christopher
Butcher: Is 29 years old and lives in Toronto Canada. In addition to the manager of
world-famous comic book store The Beguiling, he is a freelance writer
and comics production artist and the co-founder of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. He can be contacted at chris at beguiling dot
com , though chances are it will get caught in the spam filter. You're better
off posting in the comments field.
Comics Blogs
I Read & Like:
Bags & Boards: Tom McLean's media-focused comics blog.
The Beat: Heidi MacDonald, dishing and digging up dirt (now at PW).
Beaucoup Kevin: Kevin talks about all of the comic books.
Big Sexy Arune: Comic journalist Arune Singh's blog.
Brill Building: Ian Brill's blog.
The Comics Reporter: Tom Spurgeon's all-in-one website featuring newsblogging, interviews, reviews, and more. A great site.
Comics Worth Reading: Johanna Draper-Carlson reviews and recaps with a unique eye for comics.
Completely Futile: Excellent commentary on manga.
The Cultural Gutter: Toronto blog about video games, comics, and all manner of low-culture.
Drawn.ca: Lots of Canadian Illustrators and artists linkblogging the best art of the internet. Neat.
Egon: Grand-daddy of art-comix coverage.
Forbidden Planet Blog: Brit Comic Retailer Forbidden Planet.
Galleycat: About publishing, including comics.
Gumpop:
Sophie Yanow runs a very cool blog about comics, that I enjoy reading.
Jog The Blog: Like the similarly singley-named Cher, Jog contributes something precious and unique to the world.
Johnny Bacardi: Comics coverage, and the promise of alcohol.
Journalista!: Dirk Deppey sacrifices martyrs his social life for comics. Bless.
Kelly Sue's Pro Blog: Kelly ends up re-writing manga I love. Also, she has a personal blog.
Kochalkaholic: Alan David Doane's living tribute to cartoonist James Kochalka.
Love Manga: Exceptionally thorough manga blog.
The Low Road: My buddies Ed and John talk about comics and stuff.
Manga Blog: Accurately named! Considered manga commentary.
MangaCast: More manga than you can shake a stick at.
Mystifying Oracle: Jeff Parker's very cool blog.
NeilAlien Has been blogging longer than I have.
Blog @ Newsarama Graeme and Kevin Melrose live here now.
Panels and Pixels: Dude, it's comics and video games all in one. I find this excellent.
Peiratikos: Rose and Steven's unique, contrary views on comics.
Polite Dissent: Unique comics criticism and examination, through the eyes of an MD.
Precocious Curmedgeon: Manga, North American Comics, and the industry. A fabulous read.
Postmodern Barney: Dorian blogs about comics, homosexuals.
Progressive Ruin: Mike Sterling's chronicle of funny superhero nonsense and working in a comic store.
Read About Comics: Greg McElhatton's new reviews website.
Riot! Blog: Blog for a new indy-friendly comic book store.
Rocketship Comics: Blog for an indy-friendly Brooklyn-based comic book store.
Royal Academy of Illustration and Design Blog: A fabulously talented studio of comics and illustration peeps.
Savage Critics: From sunny California...
Splash Panel: Comics reviews and discussion from a talented artist.
Sporadic Sequential: Huzzah! It's John Jakala blogging again!
When Will the Hurting
Stop: Tim O'Neil, man of action.
When Fangirls Attack: A big 'ole round-up of women's issues as they relate to comics.
Yet Another Comics Blog: Even with its strange preoccupation with superhero books, I still find myself enjoying this one.
Comic
Weblog Update
PubSub - The Comics List
Comics Publishers Blogs:
Drawn & Quarterly Blog: Oh, Canada! You publish great comics!
FLOG! Fantagraphics Blog: Company blog from Fantagraphics.
First Second Books: Featuring tons of editor and creator blog posts.
Oni Press Buzz: Oni Press' company blog.
Prism Comics: All things gay and comic related.
Top Shelf: Hey, Bartender! The Top Shelf company blog.
Tulip Tree Press: Hope Larson's new publishing company.
Comics Artists and Friends:
Radiomaru: Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim and etc.
HopeLarson.com: Hope Larson, creator of Salamander Dream and Gray Horses.
KeanerDotNet: Kean Soo, creator of Jellaby.
The Rey: Corey Lewis, creator of Sharknife and etc.
Gobukan: J. Bone's G-Rated Illustration Blog.
Bone's Men: J. Bone's much naughtier Illustration Blog.
Vera's Sketchblog: My friend Vera's awesome sketch blog.
Salgood Sam: Sketch blog and work diary.
Ink Skratch: Eric Kim, artist of Love as a Foreign Language.
lowbright.com: Derek Kirk Kim's site, with lots of great comics.
Bolt City: Kazu Kibuishi, creator of Copper and Amulet.
NeilComics.com:
Neil B.'s site, with lots of great comics.
Matt Forsythe, words and pictures.
Mike Weiringo's Sketch Blog: Self-explaintory.
FSC Wasteland: Singapore cartoonist FSC, artist on all kinds of things I like.
Local: Frequently-updated blog for Oni Press' LOCAL.
StreetAngelComics: Jim Rugg's web presence, dedicated to his first great comic.
Atomic Toy: The online home of Andy Helms, soon the be known for his awesome graphic novel FEARLESS GRIGGS.
Online Comics:
Young
Bottoms in Love: Great gay webcomix archive.
Achewood: My favourite webcomic.
Penny Arcade: Thrice-weekly comic strip about video game culture.
Diesel Sweeties: Pixel-based hipster soap opera, with death robots.
Dinosaur Comics! OMGWTF! In a just world, Ryan North would rule us all.
Comic Strip: Chip Zdarsky's print/online comic for the National Post.
Secret Friend Society: Online comics including Jellaby, Salamander Dream, and more!
A Softer World Comics made of photos. Also, check out OverQualified by the same author, which are humourously deranged cover letters for resumes.
House of Sugar: Rebecca Kraatz' daily online comic strip.
Makeshift Miracle Complete online graphic novel, available via Bitpass.
Moresukine Updated weekly from Tokyo, experience Japan through the wonder of comics.
Perry Bible Fellowship Very funny short comic strips, very well drawn too. Click on the man with the hat to get to the archives.
Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles Awesome/creepy weekly comic strip.
Superslackers Toronto's Steve Manale presents humourous superheroes for children of all ages. The tonic to 'Infinite Crisis'.
ButternutSquash Ramon and Rob do an autobiographical comic that people think is farace. It is not. They're just like that.
Jay's Days You will not be able to tear yourself away.
Serializer.net: Awesome online alternative pay-comics site, worth your support with money.
ModernTales.com:
The original, filled to the brim with great comics.
PVP: I generally enjoy PVP, but Scott Kurtz is a pretty horrible person.
For more, click
the Resources tab up top.
Non-Comics Blogs:
Andrew's Blog: Andrew talks about entertaining things.
Andrew's Other Blog: Andrew talks about serious things.
David&Kiko.com: My friends in Japan, with a blog.
Dahlberg Central: Gus Dahlberg and his adorable family.
Booklust: Toronto Illustrator commenting on books and illustration. Interesting stuff.
The Torontoist: The Torontoist is a Toronto-culture blog, covering some of the more interesting goings on in the city (and doing it well). Sort of like a freebie-weekly paper, but it pays less and comes out more.
Blog T.O.: Another great Toronto-centric blog.
Retired:
All Ages: Scott Robins's blog about comics for young readers.
A Bear In The City: Gay-comics linkblog, semi-retired.
GutterNinja:
Steve Pheley's awesomely-named blog, full of snark.
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