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Resources for finding comics to appeal to a wide audience of readers.
Updated on Jul 24, 09
Created on May 13, 09
Category: Cultures & Community
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Debbie Ginsberg's List: The Unbearable Sameness of Comics (using graphic literature to teach law school/legal research)
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Demographics
Compare who reads comics with who goes to law school
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May 13, 09
This list is probably a few years old, but the demographics of a newer list would not be much different.
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May 13, 09
Claims that 90% of comic readers are male, but I'm not sure where that statistic comes from.
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Comic Book Organizations
These can be great resources for new titles and legal issues
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May 13, 09
Working to get more women and kids involved with comics. Check out their recommended reading list.
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Publishers beyond Marvel, DC, and Image
The "small press" publishers are great resources for exploring diverse characters, themes, and genres.
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Jun 05, 09
Find dozens of small press and independent publishers here. The convention is in September, but the website has links to all kinds of resources.
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Jun 05, 09
Publisher of Love and Rockets and Castle Waiting, among many other titles.
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Guides & Blogs
These resources can be great starting points for finding diverse and interesting comics.
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May 13, 09
"ComicsResearch.org primarily covers book-length works about comic books and comic strips, from "fannish" histories to academic monographs, providing detailed information and guidance on further research." Features hundreds of comic-related resources on a variety of topics. And there's a blog!
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May 13, 09
"This is an international bibliography of comic books, comic strips, animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related topics." Hasn't been updated in a while, but still has a lot of great material.
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Articles
Articles on diversity, the law and comics, and visual perception and comics.
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Jun 08, 09
Wolff and Byrd are attorneys who defend supernatural clients. This article discusses some of the legal issues addressed in the comic.
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May 13, 09
A brief history
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May 13, 09
A recent list from the age of "Obama as Superhero".
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