Lee's (Useless) Super-Hero Generator -
Good for a couple of laughs. If not find your Wu Name here -
http://www.recordstore.com/cgi-bin/wuname/wuname.pl or your OZ Prison Bitch Name
here -
http://members.iglou.com/lyons/bitchGen.html
WizardWorld.com - OK
site for news but more of a commercial site for buying and selling. On the
down side do you really want to see how much your Atari Force has declined in
value? Monthly and Weekly contest with great prizes. Find everything in
sports cards, gaming, comics, toys, statues, and collectible card games. It
has a message board for all types but topics are mainstream
intensive.
Comic Book Resources - Daily
updates and GREAT regulars like You'll all be sorry by Gail, a too true humerous
take on the comics industry. Beau Yarbrough, Rob Worley, Steve Grant, Larry
Young and Augie De Blieck contribute regular columns. There is a message
board that offers a variety in topics. The interviews are always current and
of the latest stories. This is the true news feed to be in the know. There is
a vast amount of information to browse.
COMICON.com NEWSARAMA - Recently
moved from Fandom.com/comics. Basically a message board but regulars like
Peter David are posting their hot comic opinions. There are areas to repond
to news stories or current topics but watch what you say and keep it in
the GUTTERS. Yes there is a (almost)free-for-all) area for posting. Mature
audiences ONLY! News is updated periodically throughout the day so keep
checking it.
Comics 2 Film - This is
the main site but Rob Worley post on Comic Book Resourses. This site has daily
news and archived news, rumors and manips on any comic that was suggested to
go to the screen. Manips are all fan made. Rob also publishes a weekly e-mail
that keeps you informed with updates. Spend some time and see if Mort the
Dead Teenage was optioned for film.
Comics Continuum - Updated
daily with news of everything in the comics field. CC is always current on film
and TV projects sometimes getting exclusive interviews with writers like
David Goyer or Paul Dini to see what projects they are working
on.
COMIXMATRIX.COM - Got Comic
Art? Register here and post your work. They also offer online comics and Flash
work if it is already web ready! A message board is there for arts
sake.
comiXtreme - Industry
news almost daily, message boards not exclusive to comics and columns o'
plenty. Reviews of current books and an e-mail newsletter to sign up for.
They also take polls on news and fun stuff.
digitalwebbing.com - The
BEST sites for looking for talent. If your interested in working in the comic
book industry post work here. This is one of the few sites that even addresses
letterers. They have a variety of news but it is usually later and posted
periodically through out the week. Great wallpaper, lots o' links and daily
columns Monday thru Friday.
ORDERINGCOMICS - Not sure
what to order from Previews? Check out Warren Ellis's Ordering Comics. Warren
picks some of the over looked books that might get passed over. Check this
out and make sure Awesome gets your order. If after that your not sure
about the suggestions, post a query on Warren's Forum on Delphi.
http://www.delphi.com/ellis/start. Delphi
host forums for other creators like Brett Booth, Brain Wood, Ed
Brubaker. None of these get the traffic that Warren's does. Many other
creators browse the WEF, too.
PopImage - Occasional new
updates, online comics, interviews, and reviews. One of the best sections is the
Profile Section. It has extensive articles on specific creators with reviews
of their work. This section hasn't been updated in awhile but still offers a
lot for the creators that have been done.
Sequential Tart - A
webzine about the comics industry, published by an eclectic band of women. It is
dedicated to providing exclusive interviews, in-depth articles and the news,
while working toward raisingthe awareness of women's influence in the comic
industry and other realms. ST has some great articles. They cover all aspects
of the comic medium that deals with women and has archived interviews for the
last few years. Books, Comics, DVD, Events, Graphic Novels, Movies,
Music Television are reviewed and also has a nice message board. ST also host
3 online comics.
The Comic Reader - Updated
a few times a week with news. Has online comics, previews, reviews and Scott
McCloud's "I Can't Stop Thinking"
X-Fan - Relocated
from Fandom.com with any and all news that is X-MEN. From print to film, you can
keep abreast of the latest news on everything X-Men. The site includes polls,
reviews, previews, downloads, bios, message boards, and
multimedia. Updated daily even though not all the updates are "eye catching".
Great site for the true X-Fan.
The Comics Journal - The
Comics Journal is a magazine that covers the comics medium from an arts-first
perspective. They are owned and operated by Fantagraphics Books, a leading
publisher of alternative comic books , collections and new work from
underground comix pioneers and classic comic strip reprint volumes. OK
site with a lot of online features that you won't see in the magazine. If you
aren't familiar with TCJ and are into non-mainstream comic material then
check this out. You won't see an overview of the history of
Spider-Man's costume. It also has a message board for the more mature reader.
Not a lot of online names here and again more independant talk than
mainstream. News is limited here but archives some old issues material like
columns, interviews, and reviews.