Comics:

"They'll rot your mind!"

"The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the horror of the home, the curse of kids and a threat to the future." John Mason Brown, Nov. 30, 1952.

Alternative Comics (Including the excellent Graham Annable

Graham Annable (wry comic art and animated films)

Artbomb (Promoting "diverse and sophisticated graphic novels")

Boondocks (Aaron McGruder's site)

Jeffrey Brown (The Holy Consumption)

Cabanon Press (Simone Lia and Tom Gauld)

Jen Camper (From Bint el Nas, "the virtual world of queer Arabia")

Robyn Chapman

Comic Art Collection, Michigan State University Libraries

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

The Comics Journal (includes selected interviews and reviews from past issues)

Howard Cruse (the creator of "Wendel" and the incomparable Stuck Rubber Baby)

"D�tourned" comics and theory of D�tournement

Drawn & Quarterly (publisher of Julie Doucet, Adrian Tomine, et al)

Eric Drooker

Dykes to Watch Out For (Alison Bechdel's "definitive website"); Alison Bechdel interview (conducted by Trina Robbins, from The Comics Journal)

Fantagraphics (alternative comics publisher; includes news, event info, retailer directory)

Leanne Franson (Liliane: Bi-Dyke)

Friends of Lulu (Promoting "female readership and participation in the comic book industry")

The "Funnies" (James Lileks on vintage comic strips)

Nicole Hollander ("Sylvia")

Hothead Paisan ("Homicidal lesbian terrorist")

The International Cartoonist Conspiracy

K Chronicles (By Keith Knight; two compilations published by Manic D Press)

Megan Kelso

Kimchi Girl (a comic strip for the lactose-intolerant)

King-Cat Comics and Stories (John Porcellino)

Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo (creators of TV cartoon Santo Bugito and mucho mas)

Peter Kuper

Kupla (The Finnish Comic Society, etc.)

Lambiek Comicopedia (" Illustrated compendium of over 7,000 international comic artists")

Last Gasp ("Mind candy for the masses")

Marlys Magazine (Lynda Barry)

Scott McCloud

Minimum Security (cartoons by Stephanie McMillan)

Mr. Block (cartoons by Ernest Riebe, c. 1912-1914) )

The Moore Collection of Underground Comix (located at Cal-Poly)

Anders Nilsen

Not My Small Diary (excellent mini-comic and site for fans of Carrie McNinch, John Porcellino, Androo Robinson, Donna Barr, Mark Campos, et al)

The Pain--When Will It End (Tim Kreider's zine of black humor cartoons)

Nina Paley ("America's best-loved unknown cartoonist"?)

Prism Comics ("Nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered... creators in the comics industry")

QueerComix on the Web (links to sites and archives)

Roadkill Bill (Ken Avidor's "Weekly comic that looks at cars, technology, ecology and philosophy from the viewpoint of a frequently squashed rodent...")

Joe Sacco

Joe Sayers

Nicole Schulman

Serializer.net (Comic strips by Graham Annable, Jeffrey Brown, Gabrielle Bell, and others)

Shigabooks (Jason Shiga and his serial strip "Fleep")

Andy Singer (anti-car cartoonist, creator of "No Exit")

Slow Wave (Jesse Reklaw's dream diary comic strip)

Tom Tomorrow ("This Modern World")

Top Shelf (now publishing World War 3 Illustrated, as well as comics by Jeffrey Brown and others)

Traced (Tracy White's "serial comic about my not so comic life")

USS Catastrophe (Comics Kevin Huizenga and others)

Sarah Varon

Wow Cool (includes Arnie Comics; issue #1 contains the Right On Kids' "step by step guide to the art of fanzine making")

Xeric Foundation (grants to creators of self-published comics)

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