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GENERAL NEWS REVIEWS BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARTISTS AND WRITERS PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTORS AWARDS

GENERAL   NEWS, REVIEWS, COLUMNS, AND MORE
 * [|Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCa)]
 * [|ComicsResearch.org] - Comics Scholarship Annotated Bibliographies
 * [|Superdickery.com]
 * [|Grand Comics Database] - index of every published comic book
 * [|Ain't It Cool News] 
 * [|Comic Book Resources] 
 * [|The Comics Reporter] 
 * [|Diamond Distributors] 
 * [|Digital Webbing] 
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Graphic Novel Reporter] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Wizard Universe]

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> REVIEWS <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * [|ArtBomb] - "ARTBOMB is about broadening the appeal of diverse comic books and graphic novels. We hope to demonstrate that comics can offer an entertainment value that many people currently enjoy in film or television or prose. This a storytelling medium that has a lot of dynamic voices with mainstream and adult appeal. It's our mission to help promote their works to new audiences. ARTBOMB was the brainchild of acclaimed writer, Warren Ellis, and Internet producer, Peter Siegel."<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Comics Get Serious] - Comics Get Serious contains a bounty of reviews arranged by subject/genre by librarian Aviva Rothschild. Though not currently being updated, this website is still a treasure-trove! <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Comics Worth Reading] - Started in 1999, this website features an extensive collection of reviews by Johanna Draper Carlson, who has a Master of Arts degree in Popular Culture and over fifteen years of reviewing experience for multiple outlets. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Diamond Comics Reviews] - This fantastic website is organized by age level AND written by Kat Kan, a librarian and reviewer of graphic novels for multiple publications. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|No Flying, No Tights] - This amazing, all-ages review site breaks itself into three different sections: (1) the original, [|No Flying No Tights]for teens, (2) [|Sidekicks], for kids up to age 12, and (3) [|The Lair], for older teens and adults. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Slush Factory] - As per its website, "The Slush Factory is an online magazine devoted exclusively to all things Pop Culture. This includes comic books (our mainstay), music, videogames, and Hollywood (including both screen and DVD reviews)."

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BIBLIOGRAPHIES
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Graphic Novels for Public Libraries] - extensive list by genre with annotations by librarian, Steve Raiteri, who now writes a graphic novel column for //Library Journal//.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|ALL-TIME Graphic Novels] (from Time Magazine) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|30 Graphic Novels You Can't Live Without] (from School Library Journal) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Get Graphic's Graphic Novel List] (w/ grade level recommendations) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Columbia University's Graphic Novel Page]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Comic Book Internet Resources] (University of Buffalo) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Graphic Novels] (University of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Education)

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ARTISTS AND WRITERS
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Comic Art and Graffix Gallery's Artist Biographies]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Craig Thompson] (//Blankets//, //Good-bye, Chunky Rice//)

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Alternative Comics]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Coolbooks]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Dark Horse Comics]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|DC Comics]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Diamond Comic Distributor]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Drawn and Quarterly Publishing]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Fantagraphics Books]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Marvel Comics]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Top Shelf Productions]
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Viz Communications]

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AWARDS
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Great Graphic Novels for Teens] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Eisner Awards] - "The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the "Oscars" of the comic book industry. They are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest and oldest comics convention in the United States." <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Harvey Awards]- "The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. They are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals." <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Comic Book Awards Almanac] - A list of comic awards, both national and international, as well as comic-related awards.