Independent and Alternative Comics Links

European

(non-Independent English comics can be found on the Other Links page)

  • BBC Cult Presents: 2000AD and British Comics - brief history and features
  • Enki Bilal Tribute Page - dark sociopolitical fantasies
  • Enki Bilal Page in Italian - bibliography, more art.
  • RPK's Comic Links: Enki Bilal
  • Borderline - a UK-based downloadable comics magazine, excellent quality.
  • BugPowder - resource for small press comics in the UK
  • Eddie Campbell Comics - official page on the creator and his current line of comics.
  • Eddie Campbell's "Bacchus" Home Page - brief page for essential series about Greek gods in modern day.
  • Comics UK - history of British comics still under construction.
  • Mars Imports interview with Eddie Campbell
  • Guido Crepax's Valentina - a page devoted to his erotic and neurotic heroine
  • Warren Ellis Is Going To Have Me Killed - painfully early fanzine work by the voguish writer.
  • Large Cow Comics by Hunt Emerson - one of the greatest silly/surreal cartoonists around.
  • Vittorio Giardino Page - brief bio and pics from the man's complex and realistic work. Essential.
  • Vittorio Giardino's Sam Pezzo - brief examination of early hardboiled detective.
  • Alan Moore Fan Site - Genius, Demi-God, or merely possessed by the demon Pazuzu? You decide!
  • Alan Moore: Lord of Chaos - interviews and articles
  • America's Best Comics: ABC Fan Page - English translation of what appears to be excellant German-language site.
  • Halo Jones Notes and Annotations
  • The Annotated Marvelman (Miracleman)
  • DR & Quinch Scan Page - devoted to his O.C. & Stiggs ripoff alien characters.
  • Index to a site devoted to Moore's mystical beliefs.
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - nicely illustrated site, which also tracks the various Leagues.
  • My World is Your World - site by musician David J which includes articles on his collaborations with Moore.
  • Project Zarathustra: Marvelman Archive - Warrior info, includes unreprinted "Yesterday Gambit"
  • Twilight Gallery - illustrated portfolio for unpublished DC series.
  • Alan Moore E-Mail List - erudite and entertaining discussions on Moore and his work.
  • A Mina Murray Menagerie - web board on LoEG issues.
  • Grant Morrison Home Page - Writer of Invisibles, Justice League, et al
  • Ogun Ferraille - The Hugo Pratt & Corto Maltese Tribute Site
  • RKP's Comic Links - multilingual links to Euro creators, so far Bilal and Tardi.
  • Night Music - official P. Craig Russell web site.
  • Barry Windsor-Smith: Storyteller - official site
  • Scottish Comics E-mail List
  • Starwatcher's Home Page - info about Moebius, Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier, many others.
  • SubCentral - energetic site on the UK small press comics scene.
  • Ed's Joost Swarte website - devoted to Dutch clear lign cartoonist.
  • Tabula Rasa: Australian Comics - not European but worthy nonetheless.
  • Bryan Talbot fanpage - very full and in-depth page on detailed British artist.
  • Jacques Tardi Tribute Page- brief sampler of Euro-noir cartoonist
  • RPK's Comics Links: Jacques Tardi
  • Adele Blanc-Sec: A Most Extraordinary Website - early 20th century dour and cynical French heroine.
  • Top Shelf - brief page on the history of UK comics from the 40's to the present.

    American

  • A-Girl Studio - comics and illustrations by Elizabeth Watasin.
  • The Acme Novelty Warehouse - annotated bibliography of innovative cartoonist Chris Ware.
  • Albedo/Erma Felna tribute - the only tech SF strip in comics today (ever?)
  • John A. Adams Journal of Pure Art - mind-twisting, mainly illustrations.
  • The Amazing Website of Kavalier & Clay - fan site on Pulitzer-winning novel.
  • American Flagg!: The Quarter Bin Commentary
  • America's Best Comics - nicely illustrated and annotated site.
  • Apeshot Studios - work by Scott A. Gilbert and others.
  • Artbomb.Net - very high quality web comics from professional alternative creators.
  • Astounding Space Thrills - space opera comic, page has a strip serialisation.
  • Patrick Atangan: The Distant House - web comic with fine art on mythological stories.
  • Donna Barr - contemporary creator who offers fantastic stories (Desert Peach and Stinz) in the WW2 era.
  • The Alan Brennert Bibliography
  • EdBrubaker.Com - creator's home page.
  • Buster Wilde - web comic about a gay disco werewolf with a terrific animated disco ball.
  • Cerebus.org - visually attractive site with brief info on characters, issue summaries, etc.
  • My World of Cerebus - brief page listing Cerebus trivia and giving some links.
  • Operation Crazed Ferret - some Cerebus animations and useful links
  • "A Boy & his Aardvark" - download Dave Sim's first aardvark strip, from T. Casey Brennan script.
  • The Vaughn Bode Site - 70's underground maestro, luscious women & silly humor
  • Cheech Wizard Appreciation Site - Vaughn Bode's most famous creation, the profane hat-wearing wizard.
  • Oddball Comics: Powermowerman - article on early Bode commercial strip
  • The Crumb Museum - the King of underground comics
  • Robert Crumb's characters - a look at some of his creations.
  • Mike Diana Censorship Case - How the state of Florida sentenced a man to not draw for three years.
  • Evan Dorkin's and Sarah Dyer's House of Fun - As much fun as you can have with your clothes on ...
  • WillEisner.Com - creator's home page.
  • Dance, Warren [Ellis], DANCE!
  • Eversummer Eve - entertaining manga-influenced web comic.
  • Steve Gerber's Alarming World- personal page by true comics eccentric
  • Gulacy's Universe - gallery, bibliography and more on noted cartoonist Paul Gulacy.
  • Danny Hellman - home page by much-litigated illustrator.
  • Hotel - an interactive tale by Han Hoogerbrugge
  • Johnny Public - web comic about a divided personality.
  • Lines On Paper - high quality forum for a wide selection of independent and underground cartoonists.
  • Love and Rockets - nicely written but looong page ... good intro but slow to load.
  • Love & Rockets Links - retro sci-fi imagery, teenage punk girls, and magical realism
  • Los Bros (Hernandez) - egroups discussion of Love & Rockets creators.
  • Matt Howarth's Attic - comics about science fiction, experimental music, Keif Llama, the Post Bros.
  • Those Annoying Post Brothers - attractive fan site about Howarth's dangerous brothers.
  • Jeffrey Jones, Illustrator of Fantasy & Science Fiction - homepage for elegant painter and cartoonist.
  • Jeffrey Jones - a short illustrated bio.
  • Bill Loeb's Turning Point - a look at new work of Journey creator.
  • Little White Mouse - nicely done all-ages sci-fi comic.
  • Scott McCloud's graphic-heavy page with lots of animation.
  • Scott McCloud's Zot! - life-enhancing strip with teenage protagonists
  • Zot! Online - a new adventure of the teenage hero.
  • Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics - clear guide to the aesthetics of the medium.
  • Scott McCloud: Space Angel - when the artist was a cartoon character.
  • John MacLeod Gallery - Dishman, Thoughts on Kurt Cobain, Night I Almost Met Shonen Knife, more!
  • FLASHBACKS at National Lampoon Dotcom - excerpts from older issues.
  • Mark Rickett's Nowheresville - bizarre and experimental, beatnicks & other projects .
  • Nowhere Girl - web comic about misunderstood teenage heroine. Highly recommended.
  • Trina Robbins Homepage - writer, illustrator, lecturer, historian.
  • Sexy Losers - adults-only macabre webcomic
  • Sir Real's Underground Comix Classix - underground comix cover gallery
  • The Spiegelman Shack - nice start on a bibliographic page devoted to Raw maven Art Spiegelman.
  • Tales of the Closet - Ivan Velez Jr's touching series on gay teenage lifem now online.
  • Technopeasant - disturbing, Klibanesque panel cartoons.
  • This American Life: Radio | An Illustrated Guide - how to do a radio show, drawn by cartoonist Jessica Abel.
  • Underground Comix - brief history of the genre from a Comics History page.
  • US Independents - profiles on heroes from indie comics.
  • Matt Wagner's Ancient Brain Parts - tribute page to Mage creator
  • Matt Wagner Comics - creator's home page.
  • Reed Waller's Omaha - x-rate soap opera, currently suspended (comic, not page)
  • Wally Wood - brief illustrated bio of science fiction and fantasy artist.
  • Wood-L - discussion of Wally Wood's work.
  • Jim Woodring's House of Weird Crap.
  • Berni Wrightson Official Web Site Home Page - disappointingly, not much art yet.

    Japanese

  • All-Manga Ranma 1/2 - devoted to the comic version of the switchable characters.
  • Archive of Online Manga Links
  • Nausicaa and her Mehve HQ - devoted to the comic version of the futuristic character.
  • Pulp - manga for grownups, diverse and eclectic work in a variety of styles.
  • Hayao Miyazaki Web - Japanese animator whose films include Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro
  • Shoujo Manga Home Page - page on Japanese girls' comics, typically by female creators.
  • Manga Message Board - bulletin board devoted to (translated) manga.


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    "Northwest Comix Collective" illustration by and copyright Evan Dorkin. Used without permission.
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