Comics, Graphic Novels & Anime

Akemi's Anime World
This "for-fun anime review site" has been online since 1999. In-depth reviews are its main feature, and it's family-friendly. It contains a wealth of information and fun features - history, background, reviews with notes on age & other suitability (wonderful for parents), "Top Ten lists", and "If you liked ... then view" feature, and "how to draw" anime, and create a fansite!

Anime Web Turnpike
Lotsa links to Anime sites.

Animation World Network
Everything you want to know about anime and animation.

Artbomb.net
Their mission is to promote diverse and sophisticated graphic novels. If you have never bought a graphic novel before, browse this site. They have classified the books by genre to make it easier for you to find something that appeals to your tastes.

Comic Book Resources
The largest collection of comic book links on the Web. Also offers feature articles, interviews, previews, reviews and more!

Comic Books for Young Adults
Useful resource for especially for librarians planning to develop comic book collections to serve teens at public libraries.

The Comics Get Serious: Graphic Novel Reviews
Arranged by title and subject, each review includes genres, audience, and lengthy synopses and evaluations.

The Comics Journal
Online version of the monthly print journal, a respected arts magazine that examines comics from a fine arts perspective. The site mainly provides the table of contents to the print magazine, but also includes some full-text feature stories, interviews and reviews.

comics2film
Everything you want to know about comics made into or being made into films.

Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
No topic is taboo at this site, which displays political editorial cartoons. Browse the topics for cartoons on school, television, Napster, and more. Includes a section for Canada's Best Cartoons.

DC Comics
Batman, Superman, graphic novels Ð you get the picture.

Friends of LuLu
Promotes comics that appeal to young women and their involvement in the comic-book industry. Check out their list of women comic creators and their recommended reading list, which highlights everything from standard favourites like Archie and Wonder Woman to cutting-edge, graphic novels.

Glossary of Anime & Manga Terms
Part of the The Black Moon: Art, Anime and Japanese Culture website, this page "presents this glossary of anime and manga terms as a short, concise, beginner's guide. Written with the uninitiated in mind, this guide presents definitions for words and concepts frequently encountered in Japanese animation and print publications".

Graphic Novel Resources on the Web
Brodart Company has pulled together a page of valuable weblinks on Graphic Novels.

Graphic Novel Review
Offers insightful and in depth graphic novel reviews.

GraphicNovels.com The graphic novel world, you don't need to buy anything to search or browse this extensive catalogue. Most novels are reviewed or described, and the site includes a list of "essential books" and "award winners" as well as an updated list of new releases.

Guardians of the North
A site devoted to the history of Canadian comic book heroes provided by Library and Archives Canada.

iComics: The Online Guide to Comic Art and Storytelling
Interviews and news from the comics world, plus reviews of comics and a mailing list.

The Lair: A Website Reviewing Graphic Novels
Excellent site for locating reviews of Young Adult and adult material. There is also a useful section for librarians and teachers.

Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists
An online encyclopaedia of graphic artists and their work. Look up your favourites and you'll be treated to a sample of their work and a short blurb on their career.

The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
This is an excellent, well-written and well-organized site geared towards librarians, teachers, and professionals (or parents) who want help with evaluating and purchasing Anime and Manga, or want history and background information. There are wonderful links to clubs, conventions, books & periodicals, lists of recommended titles and much much more useful and fun information!

Marvel Universe
Home Page of Marvel Comics with up-to-date information on new comics and other cool comics information.

No Flying, No Tights
A website reviewing graphic novels for teens, maintained by Robin Brenner. A really fun site!

NYPL Comic Book Research Guide
This New York Public Library web page is a great resource for graphic novel enthusiasts and comic book scholars alike.

Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
Created by Steve Raiteri, this site provides an annotated list of titles in the Greene County Public Library, Ohio.

School Library Journal's Graphic Novels Roundup
School Library Journal's latest information on Graphic Novels with reviews and articles on this hot topic.

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