Links
Comic Strips
Individual Artists and Writers
- Kyle Baker – The cartoonist behind such books as King David, I Die at Midnight, The Cowboy Wally Show, The Bakers, Truth, and Nat Turner.
- Brian Michael Bendis – The genius behind Ultimate Spiderman, Sam and Twitch, Alias, and many other amazing titles.
- Jeffrey Brown – Writer and artist for such graphic novels as Clumsy, Unlikely, AEIOU, and some other books that aren’t about girls.
- Roman Dirge – Creator of twisted fairy tales, and a cute little dead girl named Lenore.
- Faryl Dalrymple – The artist and writer for Pop Gun War.
- Will Eisner – The inventor of the graphic novel, creator of the Spirit, and godfather of non superhero comics as we know them today.
- Neil Gaiman – Home of the award winning writer behind several novels including American Gods, and a number of incredible comics such as Sandman.
- Paul Hornschemeier – The writer and artist for such depressing graphic novels as Mother Come Home and Return of the Elephant.
- Jason – The Norwegian writer and artist who created such great works as Tell Me Something, You Can’t Get There From Here, and Why Are You Doing This?
- Sam Keith – Creator of the Maxx, Zero Girl, and many more.
- James Kochalka – The inventor of the journal comic, as well as the writer and artist for many titles, including Fantastic Butterflies, Kissers, the Cute Manifesto, Conversations, and Peanut Butter and Jeremy.
- Davd Mack – The creator for the Kabuki series and painter for the Alias covers.
- Jim Mahfood – Writer and artist for Grrl Scouts, Stupid Comics, 40 Oz, and many others.
- Scott McCloud – The visionary comic book writer and artist best known for Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics.
- Dave McKean – The amazing artist who produced the covers for the Sandman series and has written and illustrated comics such as Cages and Pictures That Tick.
- Mike Mignola – The one and only creator of Hellboy.
- Frank Miller – The amazing writer and artist of Sin City, 300, and Dark Night Returns.
- Scott Morse – Writer and artist for such great books as Soulwind, The Barefoot Serpent, Southpaw, Spaghetti Western, Visitations, Volcanic Revolver, and many more.
- Christine Norrie – Writer and artist for the graphic novel Cheat and artist for Hopeless Savages.
- Bryan Lee O’Malley – The creator of such titles as Lost at Sea and Scott Pilgrim.
- Paul Pope – Creators of comics like The One Trick Rip Off, 100%, Heavy Liquid, and THB.
- Alex Ross – The talented artist behind Kingdom Come, Earth X, and many comic covers.
- Jeff Smith – Creator of Bone, one of the greatest all ages comics of all time.
- Ben Templesmith – Artist for 30 Days of Night.
- Doug TenNapel – Writer and artist for Creature Tech, Earthboy Jacobus, and Tommysaurus Rex.
- Andi Watson – Artist and writer for great books like Breakfast After Noon, Dumped, Little Star, Love Fights, and Slow News Day.
- Ashley Wood – Artist for Popbot, Lore, and many art books.
Web Comics
Publishing Companies
- Alternative Comics – Publishers of many titles by Graham Annable, Sam Henderson, James Kochalka, and many more.
- Fantagraphics Books – Publishers of The Complete Peanuts and books by Jason, Chris Ware, Ivan Brunetti.
- Oni Press – Home of Hopeless Savages, Scott Pilgrim, Dumped, and many more non super hero comics.
- Top Shelf Productions – Publishers of Owly, Blankets, and many titles by James Kochalka and Jeffrey Brown.
Resources
- Artbomb.Net – A graphic novel explosion. Tons of reviews of graphic novels, plus it’s the home of Superidol by Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran, Sunblock by Andi Watson, and several more.
- Artchive.com – Information and images from the most influential artists of virtually every movement of the past.
- CSNsider – Comic shop news.
- Free Comic Book Day – Need we say more….?
- OnlineComics.net – A directory of online comics