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Pricing guides, places to read comic strips and graphic novels online, and reference materials.

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Batman: Dark Knight :: http://www.darkknight.ca/

This site treats solely the monthly Dark Knight and related comics, not the animated series or the movies. It contains background on the comic and characters, story lines, and links to other Batman sites.

Beyond the Funnies: The History of Comics in English Canada and Quebec :: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/comics/index-e.html

This site is full of information about the long and storied history of Canadian comics. Includes great info about everything from the Golden Age of Canadian comics to censorship in the 1940s-1960s and the current state of Canuck funnies. Links to an onsite collection of Canadian superhero history.

The Calvin and Hobbes Jumpstation :: http://www.theheartofgold.org/jumpstation/

In addition to linking you to over 100 sites about Calvin and Hobbes this site has plenty of original resources to offer, including: a collection of odd facts about Calvin and Hobbes, and the names of the characters in other countries.

Comic Art Collection Home Page :: http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/

Home to one of the largest academic comic art collections in the country, with over 200,000 items. Includes links to other comics libraries.

A Comic Book Periodic Table :: http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/

What do you get when you combine chemistry with comic books? Well, maybe you'll get thrown out of class. But on this site, you'll just have fun. "Click on an element [in the periodic table] to see a list of comic book pages involving that element. Click on a thumbnail on the list to see a full comic book page."

Comics and Games :: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/comics/

Online access to a number of popular comic strips. Access current day and a 2-week archive.

Comics.com :: http://www.unitedmedia.com/index.html

From Snoopy to Dilbert, this website has all the Sunday funnies.

Comics.com :: http://www.comics.com/

A directory of Comics. Hosts over 80 daily comics, and offers more than 30 Editorial cartoons. Useers can search and view comics posted over the last 30 days.

ComicsPriceGuide.com :: http://www.comicspriceguide.com/

An online price guide for comics books, searchable by publisher or by title/keyword. Each entry includes a chart showing the comic's value at different grades. Registered users can keep track of their collection and buy & sell comics online.

Dark Horse Comics :: http://www.darkhorse.com/

Enter a specific zone to learn what’s going on with your favorite series. Read interview transcripts with writers and artists, press releases, and summaries of issues. There is also news on upcoming contests and conventions as well as information about the company.

Dilbert :: http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/

It's not surprising that a site devoted to Dilbert would be well done and contain a lot of fun stuff and useful information -- Dilbert readers would be up in arms if the site revealed any technological cluelessness! And, in fact, there's all kinds of things here, from character descriptions to a two-week cartoon archive to the instructions on joining Dogbert's New Ruling Class.

Dr. Fun :: http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/drfun.html

This is the archive for one of the oldest Web comics, which has been running since 1993.

Gone and Forgotten :: http://ape-law.com/GAF/

Humorous and informative articles about old, obscure, and generally misconceived comic book plots, super heroes, and super villains.

The Grand Comic Book Database :: http://www.comics.org/

Cooperative database project that aims to collect information & catalog every comic book ever published, with currently over 60,000 comics cataloged. Access via basic and advanced search options.

Heart of the Dreaming :: http://www.av.qnet.com/~raven/

This site is based on Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels. The site provides a tour of the realm of Morpheus, and has lovely images.

Komikwerks :: http://www.komikwerks.com/

Read comics in many styles and formats, as well as columns and reviews on all kinds of sequential art.

MakeBeliefsComix.com :: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Create your own comic strips online! Print them out or email them to friends.

The Media History Project :: http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/

Promoting "the study of media history from petroglyphs to pixils," find an excellent timeline of media history covering art, music, television, the internet, and video games from pre-history to today, along with an article archive on media resources.

The Official Peanuts Site :: http://www.snoopy.com/

See what Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and friends are up to today. You can also look at recent strips or character profiles, send a free e-postcard, or learn more about Charles Schulz, the comic's creator.

This Modern World :: http://www.thismodernworld.com/

The official site of Tom Tomorrow's frequently scathing cartoon about current events. Contains a cartoon archive as well as information about the comic.