Resources
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Online tutorials
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History of Comics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics
Learning Resources
visualartsbookstore.com
about.com
artbabe.com
Web comics and community
friends-lulu.org
drunkduck.com
comicbookconventions.com
buzzcomix.net
comixpedia.org
Schools
MoCCAny.org/
CartoonStudies.org
TeachingComics.org
Monserrat College of Art ( montserrat.edu)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD.edu)
Memphis College of Art (MCA.edu)
Rhode Island School of Design (risd.edu)
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD.edu)
The Center for Cartoon Studies ( cartoonstudies.org)
School of Visual Arts ( schoolofvisualarts.edu)
The Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art (MoCCAny.org)
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Books
Your local library may have many of these books, so if you're on a budget, check it out. Many libraries actually have collections of comics too! The library also is a great place to find books on the history of art.
Trina Robbins: "From Girls to Grrlz : A History of Women's Comics from Teens to Zines", "A Century of Women Cartoonists" (Kitchen Sink 1992)
Lilli Robinson: "Wonder Women; Feminisms and Superheroes"
Will Eisner: "Comics and Sequential Art" (Poorhouse Press 1985), ""Graphic Storytelling" (Poorhouse Press 1995)
Scott McCloud: "Understanding Comics-- the Invisible Art" (HarperCollins 1994), "Reinventing Comics" (HarperCollins 2000)
Mike Benton: "The Comic Book in America" (Taylor Publishing 1989)
Eddie Campbell: "Alec: how to be an artist" (Eddie Campbell Comics 2001)
David CollierL "The Aesthetics of Comics"
Les Daniels: "Comix, A History of Comic Books in America" (Bonanza Books 1971)
Mark Estren: "A History of Underground Comics" (Straight Arrow Press 1987)
Ron Goulart: "Over 50 Years of American Comic Books" (Publications International 1991", "The Funnies: 100 Years of American Comic Strips"
R. C. Harvey: "The Art of the Comic Book: an Aesthetic History" (University of Mississippi 1995), "The Art of the Funnies: an Aesthetic History:" (University of Mississippi 1994)
Maurice Horn ed: "The World Encyclopedia of Comics" (Avon 1977)
Gerard Jones & Will Jacobs: "The Comic Book Heroes" (Prima 1996)
David Kunzle: "A History of the Comic Strip" (University of California 1973 and 1989)
Harvey Kurtzman: "From Aargh to Zap!" (Prentice Hall 1991)
Rick Marschall: "America's Great Comic Strip Artists" (Cross River Press 1989)
Roger Sabin: "Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: a History of Comic Art" (Phaidon 1996)