Quarter Bin LINKS!

This page remains in a permanent state of need for revision. I apologize for any expired links, but the Internet remains a volatile place. While I don't spend much time looking for links, if I find a page interesting I try to add it to this list.

General Comics Links

The Comics Archive!
Some interesting material on DC Golden Age comics. Also links to the Comics Archive II, which deals with Silver Age material. OK 20 March 1998.

Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Virtual Museum & Encyclopedia©tm.
Features the "Comic art and Graffix Gallery" and the "Virtual Museum and Encyclopedia." OK 19 March 1998.

ComicCon.com | The World's Biggest Comic Book Convention^TM. A high-bandwidth site that organizes its content like a virtual convention hall, making some navigation more self-explanatory. Comiccon.com has sections with news, art, and exhibits. OK Feb 2000.

Jonah Weiland's Comic Book Resources Page.
Contains topic/title specific message boards, news, and other informative resources. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Derek Santos' The Comics Page.
Provides a look at various periods of comics (by era), message boards, web site spotlights on comics sites, and featured classic covers of the month. Ok 6 March 1999.

Johanna Draper Carlson's Comics Worth Reading.
This site reviews stuff that appeals to the editor, rather than high-market-share pieces that might sell well but not offer much meat to the reader. OK Feb 2000.

Genesis Comics Swipe of the Week Archive.
Decide by ballot whether an artist swiped his pages or not! Serve as judge and jury to comic artists who ...ummm... receive outside inspiration from other artists' work. This site takes particular aim at Rob Liefeld, but a number of his contemporaries get targeted. The page doesn't deal with a lot of Kirby swipes, probably because no one could possibly catalog all the swipes. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Grand Comic Database.
A searchable index of comics information sortable by title, publisher, or talent, providing invaluable data to the amateur comics journalist. The GCD enjoys information about some 57,000 specific comics as of 21 January 2000. OK Jan 2000.

Midtown's Comic Book Message Boards
Great boards with lots of traffic. Moderated message boards. OK 6 Jan 2000.

Company/Mythos Specific Comics Sites

The Women of Marvel Comics.
This site profiles the preeminent female characters of Marvel Comics and editorializes on a point or two about bones they have to pick. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Specific Comics Characters or Titles

The AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! page.
The site to read about anything relating to Marvel's Avengers franchise (excepting, perhaps, Heroes Reborn) contains articles, cover galleries, a few interviews, occasional exclusive pre-release cover art, and links to fan fiction/art. OK 5 Dec 1999.

An All-Star Squadron link.
Mainly contains a cover art gallery. OK 5 Dec 1999.

The Marvel Family Web
A site that attempts to preserve the history of the original Captain Marvel. Also includes a precious gallery of Captain Marvel wannabes. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Mario Bayona's The Spanish Superman Home Page.
"Superman. Su historia. Sus creadores ... y m�s." Contains bibliographies, histories, and some art in a comprehensive overview of Superman's publishing history. Also features information about the editions of Superman books printed in Spain. Mostly in Spanish, some pages also have English-language mirrors. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Unofficial Green Arrow Compendium.
This site details the character Green Arrow from his inception in 1941 to his (supposed) demise in the 1990s. Has also expanded to include a subpage about the character Arrowette, as well as links to the author's pages for the writer Chuck Dixon, the artist Scott McCullar, and Springfield College. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Mitchel's Wonder Man: Cooler Than Superman Page.
This page focuses on the history of Wonder Man from his creation in the 1960s through his heyday in the Avengers books of the 1970s, with some later material, including information on toys and cartoons. OK Feb 2000.

Juzda's Yet Another Comics Page
Text page dealing with thematic and conceptual side of comics. Some themes herein intersect with those posited by Your Humble Editor. OK Feb 2000.

Pages by Comics Creators

Neal Adams' Continuity Comics page.
A page dealing with the current projects by Neal Adams' studio, including his (recent?) jump into animation. The man's still got it, no matter what anyone says. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Rich Buckler's Visage Studios.
Rich Buckler's Visage studios promotional page, seems to contain very little and possibly dates from 1996. Does link to a bibliography of Buckler's work, but displays very few examples. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Gene Colan's Virtual Studio.
Become one of Gene's own students in his correspondence art course! or just email him to tell him he's the man. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Chuck Dixon's Dixonverse.
This site has a Chuck Dixon bibliography, a message board, and some columns by the frequent author of Batman-themed books. OK Feb 2000.

Tomlyle.com.
Tom Lyle's official web page. Contains art and message boards, as well as an email link to the man. He wants to hear from you. OK 21 March 1999.

Exclamations! The Universe of Elliot S! Maggin.
A page by the author of the novelization of Kingdom Come, Last Son of Krypton, and years of DC Comics stories back when they gave a damn. Includes professional and personal information about Maggin. OK 5 Dec 1999.

SPAWN: World Wide Web Headquarters.
Todd McFarlane's site dealing with Spawn comics, McFarlane Toys, and McFarlane-related news. Mainly deals with McFarlane's highly successful merchandising rather than his professional history. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Don Simpson's Fiascoverse.
Home of the Megaton Man on-line weekly serial and other stuff from the fevered brow of Don Simpson. Also features the weekly reprint of the original Megaton Man series. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Barry Windsor-Smith Official Page.
Still in construction in some departments, but it's still Barry (Windsor-)Smith. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Jim Starlin's page.
Stylish design makes this page somewhat graphics-intensive, though clever use for hypergraphics for navigation allows users to browse visually and intuitively. Contains a Starlin bibliography, information about his recent works, and some graphics samples. OK 30 Nov 1999.

The Dave Stevens Home Page.
This page serves the creator of The Rocketeer, legendary comics cheesecake artist of the eighties Dave Stevens. Contains galleries and information resources.OK Feb 2000.

Pages about Artists/Writers/Creators

A Jim Steranko page.
Inherited from the original web author, this site contains interviews, histories, and two or three scanned stories from Jim Steranko's classic run on Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. stories. OK 5 Dec 1999.

The Forge: Steel's Creative Teams, Past and Present.
Deals with the cancelled Steel book. Currently this page contains information a couple of years old, dealing with the talent behind the cancelled book. OK 5 Dec 1999.

STEVE DITKO'S WORLD!
An overview of Steve Ditko's comics career. Not updated very often, but probably covers the essentials anyway. OK 5 Dec 1999.

John Byrne Fan Site.
A newsletter-like site dealing in John Byrne history and news. Very professional-looking and in-depth, including bibliography, gallery, interviews, and message board. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Comics Companies Sites

Archie Comics - The Official Archie Comics Web Site.
This site deals with Archie Comics. Contains some trivia and content geared at "all-ages" readers. OK Feb 2000.

Awesome Comics official site.
Awesome might get back its old domain at Awesomecomics.com, but until then you can find its official web site here. Awesome publishes Supreme, Fighting American, and other properties held by Rob Liefeld. OK Jan 2000.

CrossGen Comics official site.
Graphics-intensive site with some active content with a visual navigation interface (rather than text-based). Some content remains under construction as of the last visit. Takes a long time to load and may take some figuring on how to navigate. OK Feb 2000.

DC Comics Online official site.
Links to current release information and DC message boards. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Image Comics official site.
The master page links to associated studios still connected to the Image imprint. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Marvel Comics official site.
Gimmick-intensive site with active content. Slow to load as a result, and not for someone with a low-tech browser. Features some online comics and information about curent and upcoming releases. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Commercial Sites That Relate to Comics

AnotherUniverse.com.
Order comics merchandise, books, games, and toys online. Also includes news, features, and interviews. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Superhero Cartoons

The Rocket Robin Hood Page page.
This page details an obscure but classic and strange science fiction cartoon featuring the outlaws of Sherwood Asteroid. OK 5 Dec 1999.

Superheroes in Games

GURPS Supers Meets the Golden Age of Comics!
Contains a series of writeups for a number of superheroes from the 1940s, including some fairly obscure figures. OK 20 March 1998.

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