Get Your Comics Fix Online
The internet offers ample alternatives to the costly habit of collecting print comics
January 25, 2007
Elizabeth Oliver Utne.com
Sometimes I need a fix so bad. My dealer -- Minneapolis' Big
Brain Comics -- is still waiting on those new releases, but I'm
jonesing... bad. So with shaky hands, I flip the switch
and let the computer's blue glare flood my face. My eyes glaze over
and I fall back into my chair with a giant grin. The world of
online comics -- a sort-of dopamine substitute for the preferable
paper version -- will sate me today. And you? Is your graphic novel
habit interfering with personal relationships or work? If so, you
too may have a problem. It can help to know that you're not alone.
Here's a list of resources you can turn to for help. (And if you're
not yet a comics or graphic novel junky, well, it can't hurt to try
just one sweet taste, right?)
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COMICS RESOURCES
Comic
Art Collective: Original comic art available for purchase
Artbomb:
A great resource and introduction, offering previews of graphic
novels
The Comics
Journal: A magazine dedicated to the arts perspective on
comics
The
Comics Reporter: Comics news and culture blog.
The Webcomics Examiner: 'a forum of
reviews and critical articles evaluating webcomics as a fine
art'
OnlineComics.net: A categorized clearinghouse
of comics available online
Museum of Comic
and Cartoon Art: A SoHo-based museum with the mission to
'promote the understanding and appreciation of comic and cartoon
art.'