Resources: Comic shops, webcomics, and useful links

Gambler

Resources Thread, v3.1 (last updated 03.07.2008)

Webcomic links:

http://www.20000-leagues.com/
http://www.americanelf.com/
http://www.angryflower.com/
http://www.ashfieldonline.com/
http://www.asofterworld.com/
http://www.avalonhigh.com
http://zudacomics.com/node/110 (Battlefield Babysitter)
http://zudacomics.com/bayou
http://www.beaverandsteve.com/
http://www.bobbins.org/
http://www.catandgirl.com/
http://www.chrisjudge.com/comics.html
http://www.choppingblock.org/
http://www.clamnuts.com/
http://www.clanofthecats.com/
http://www.coolcatstudio.com
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/
http://www.explosm.net/comics/ (Cyanide & Happiness)
http://www.decorumcomics.com/
http://www.demian5.com/
http://www.thedevilspanties.com/
http://www.dieselsweeties.com/
http://www.dilbert.com/
http://www.dominic-deegan.com/
http://www.donanddoll.com/
http://www.dorktower.com/
http://www.dragon-tails.com/
http://www.drasticcomics.com/
http://www.dresdencodak.com/
http://www.drmcninja.com/index.html
http://www.exploitationnow.com
http://extralife.planets.gamespy.com/ (Extra Life)
http://www.flemcomics.com
http://www.freakangels.com/
http://www.fugtheworld.blogspot.com/ (Fugger)
http://www.fyshbowlcomics.com
http://www.goats.com/
http://www.blastwavecomic.com/ (Gone With The Blastwave)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/hagar.asp (Hagar The Horrible)
http://h4xx0r3d.comicgenesis.com/
http://zudacomics.com/node/109 (High Moon)
http://www.hotendotey.com/
http://www.iamarocketbuilder.com/
http://www.inktank.com/
http://www.irishcomicchallenge.com/
http://irishcomics.blogspot.com/
http://suckit.seelenadel.net/ (The Jackass And The Jew)
http://michel-lacombe.dyndns.org/JMPIS/ (Jesus Monkey Pants In Space)
http://www.johnandjohn.nl/
http://komix.comicgenesis.com/ (Khaos Komix)
http://www.leasticoulddo.com/
http://www.lethargiclad.com/
http://www.thelifeeffect.net/
http://www.lilformers.com/
http://www.little-gamers.com/
http://www.machall.com/
http://www.megatokyo.com/
http://www.midnightmacabre.com/
http://www.mindpuss.com/
http://www.mrdundalk.com/
http://www.neilswaab.com/comics/index.html (Mr Wiggles)
http://nobodyscores.loosenutstudio.com/ (Nobody Scores!)
http://www.peanuts.com/
http://www.penny-arcade.com/
http://pbfcomics.com/
http://www.nickbertozzi.com/comics/persimmon/ (Persimmon Cup)
http://www.plif.com/
http://www.polymer-city.com/
http://www.pvponline.com/
http://www.questionablecontent.net/
http://www.raymondo.chickennation.com/ (Raymondo Person)
http://www.reallifecomics.com/
http://sanchocomic.blogspot.com/
http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/index.html
http://www.smbc-comics.com/ (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)
http://www.scarygoround.com/
http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi-17/mi-17.html
http://sexylosers.com/
http://www.sinfest.net/
http://www.sluggy.com/
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/raina/smilecomics/series.php
http://www.somethingpositive.net/
http://www.room931.com/Spelling.html
http://www.stuffsucks.com/index2.php
http://www.stupidrobot.net/
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/johngreen/teenboat/series.php?view=archive&chapter=20402 (Teen Boat)
http://www.jsayers.com/thingpart/thingpart.html (ThingPart)
http://www.threepanelsoul.com/
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/
http://www.transmission-x.com/
http://transplantcomics.com/
http://www.ucomics.com/ (Universal Press Syndicate, home to The Boondocks, Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield and more)
http://www.untitledcomedy.com/
http://www.userfriendly.org
http://www.vgcats.com/
http://www.thewarinheavencomic.com/
http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/
http://www.xkcd.com/
http://www.zapinspace.com/
http://www.bielewicz.com/zbeschekandseamus/ (Zbeschek & Seamus)


Irish comic shops

Dublin

Click here for map

Sub City (blue on map)
Address : 2, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 (opposite Central Hotel)
Phone : 016 771902

Forbidden Planet (red on map)
Address : 5/6, Crampton Quay (between O'Connell Bridge and the Ha'penny bridge on the South side of the river)
Phone : 016 710688
Email : fpdublin at eircom.net

Story (purple on map)
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2

Blackrock Market Comics
Unit 55 - opposite the Spice Bazaar.
Blackrock Market
Main Street, Blackrock
Open Thursday to Sunday and Bankholidays - 11.30am till 5.30pm.
Email: superheroshop@hotmail.com

Cork

Other Realms
Address : Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork City
Phone : 021 4222224
Fax : 021 4279508

Vibes & Scribes
Address : 3, Bridge Street, Cork City
Phone : 021 4505370

Galway

Sub City
Address : Corbett Court, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Galway
Phone : 091 565994

Kerry

The Maze Comic Store
Listowel,
Co. Kerry.
068 23778
http://www.themazecomicstore.com

Limerick

The Gathering
Gerald Griffith St,
00353 61 315133

Waterford

Click here for map

Comix Stop - If you're coming into waterford over the bridge [ie from dublin/limerick road], turn left and just go straight and its on the right hand side.

Other useful links

Resource & news sites:

http://www.comicbookdb.com/
http://www.comicbookresources.com/
http://www.comicspace.com
http://www.coverbrowser.com/
http://www.diamondcomics.com/ distribute most comics
http://www.diamondcomics.com/shipping.asp has the shipping lists - more accurate than the comic publishers lists.
http://www.epicheroes.com/
http://www.jinxworld.com/
http://www.mangatoanime.com/ - Cloud's Manga to Anime site
http://www.mutanthigh.com/index2.html
http://www.newsarama.com/
http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/
http://www.slovobooks.com/irishsfnews/index.php (Irish Sci-Fi News)
http://www.spiderfan.org/
http://www.swapey.com/Comics - online comics museum, open to all
http://www.uncannyxmen.net/
http://www.warrenellis.com
http://www.wizardworld.com/

Publisher sites:

http://www.2000adonline.com/
http://www.avatarpress.com
http://www.comxcomics.com
http://www.dccomics.com/
http://www.dhorse.com/ (Dark Horse Comics Portal)
http://www.devilsdue.net/
http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/
http://www.dreamwaveprod.com
http://www.fantagraphics.com/
http://www.marvel.com/

Discussion fora:

http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/
http://www.freakangels.com/whitechapel/
http://forums.millarworld.tv/
http://community.livejournal.com/irishcomics
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/

Online shops:

http://www.milehighcomics.com/ (General comics)
http://www.stuartngbooks.com/ (artist sketch books)

Draco

http://www.comicbookresources.com/ - news site
http://www.diamondcomics.com/ - they distribute most comics
http://www.diamondcomics.com/shipping.asp has the shipping lists - more acurrate than the comic publishers lists.

You missed a few comics mentioned in the online comics thread btw...bobbins.org for a start.

Gambler

Thanks, think I got them all now, will go through it again later

D-Generate

www.comxcomics.com - Very New British comics publisher. "Puncture" looks an alright comic.

Panda

Also definatly look at,

WWW.DREAMWAVEPROD.COM

If only for the Transformers lithographs.
Theyre mental.

Cloud

And of course if you're more manga oriented, visit Cloud's M2A site at:

http://www.mangatoanime.com/

Puck

No 2000AD!? For shame!
http://www.2000adonline.com/

lordsippa

I can't think of the URL offhand, but Warren Ellis has a fantastic site if i remember correctly...

Look it up on CBR. also... webmail - www.cbrmail.com
please only use it if you are a big comic fan cause otherwise it'll get crap and go bust. Just like www.comicwriter.com did.

simu

www.flemcomics.com

This is hilarious, especially the "Jay" storyline but avoid if you get offended easily:)

Draco

Originally posted by lordsippa
I can't think of the URL offhand, but Warren Ellis has a fantastic site if i remember correctly...

www.warrenellis.com

Cable

IM not worthy.... im so happy... ive been trying to find a site for dork tower for god knows how long and i'v finally found it all thanks to you.... if you could see my face now... i have a smile fit only for a comic

Panda

unfortunatly wizardworld.com is dead,

i posted this online comic in humour a while back,

john and john

its damn good btw

][cEMAN**

Mile High Comics is an excellent place to order in though it's from america. Even if you just want to get a price, and/or see what's on offer and what the issues look like. If you select something from the list it gives you a jpg image of what it looks like - that's sweet

UnrealQueen

http://www.ucomics.com

This site has kool comics like Garfield and Calvin & Hobbes.

TheSonOfBattles

Some comic sites i've always found useful:

Spiderfan
Uncanny X-Men
Mutatis Mutandis

And also, some good online comics:

Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Least I Could Do Check out the forums if only for the Daily Hottie/Beef.
Spelling the Vacuum The art is fairly bad, especially at the start, but its still hilarious.

And for those who aren't easily offended:

Mr. Wiggles

Warning: The Mr. Wiggles comic will REALLY offend some people so, don't click on it unless your able to laugh at things like rape, murder and various other smut when dealth with in a humourus manner. I'm serious. Don't blame if you don't like it, I warned you. :ninja:

Also, the first 2 ain't great, they get better after that though, as the first few are only setting the scene etc. So if you DO click the link, read roughly 10 or 15 before you give up on it. Enjoy

Sarky

www.lethargiclad.com

Odd, funny, and, er, odd. By Greg Hyland (works with/ is a friend of John "Dork Tower" Kovalic)

Slutmonkey57b

Mac Hall Love the McGillicuddy strips.

GoneShootin

http://sexylosers.com/
http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/%7Eextralife/
http://www.vgcats.com/
http://www.choppingblock.org/

MrNuked

www.clamnuts.com

Very dark very funny comic by a man from Tallaght. There are plenty of online comics there, although only a few pages actually loaded for me.
A warning about the links: They are to free porn sites so don't open them in public expecting to find comic-related sites!

superconor

http://www.whiteninjacomics.com

Very Strange, Very Funny.

Panda

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/hagar.asp

Chinafoot

www.drasticcomics.com/

Slutmonkey57b

www.scarygoround.com - early ones are the best.

Nevyn

http://www.clanofthecats.com

J Hendrick

www.millarworld.net
www.jinxworld.com
www.silverbulletcomics.com

lucius fox

www.newsarama.com

Fysh

A few more publisher sites:

Devil's Due
Alias Enterprises
Drawn & Quarterly
Fantagraphics

Fysh

Having spent over an hour trying to find and collate the information about the various stores I'm aware of, I give you the following list. Note that large bookstore chains like Waterstones and Eason's now have small graphic novel/comic sections so they may be worth checking out. I've not listed them because : a) they're very easy to find, and b) their selection has been, in my experience, too small and inconsistent to be worth relying on.


Dublin

Sub City
Address : 2, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 (opposite Central Hotel)
Phone : 016 771902

Forbidden Planet
Address : 5/6, Crampton Quay (between O'Connell Bridge and the Ha'penny bridge on the South side of the river)
Phone : 016 710688
Email : fpdublin at eircom.net

3rd Place
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 016 336964

Crow Corner Comics
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 01-6336964
Email : info at irishcomicshop dot com


Cork

Other Realms
Address : Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork City
Phone : 021 4222224
Fax : 021 4279508

Vibes & Scribes
Address : 3, Bridge Street, Cork City
Phone : 021 4505370


Galway

Sub City
Address : Corbett Court, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Galway
Phone : 091 565994


(Another note : I am fully aware that this is an incomplete list. There's a bookshop in Galway whose details I can't find that sells comics, as well as a comic shop in Dublin. If anyone has info on these, or even additional details like websites or email addresses for stores already listed, please reply and add them)

][cEMAN**

Thanks for that Fysh

Drastic

http://fysh.keenspace.com

can't belive the man himself hasn't posted this yet

J Hendrick

Fysh wrote:

Dublin

3rd Place
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 016 336965

Crow Corner Comics
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 01-6336965
Email : the3rdplace at o2 dot ie

[/i]

Just want to clarify this. I own the 3rd place and these details are wrong.

Here are the correct details.

The 3rd Place,
Unit 3 Sprangers Yard,
Crow St,
Dublin 2.

Phone # 01-6336964.

E-Mail: info@irishcomicshop.com

Website: www.irishcomicshop.com

Also, you have my old e-mail address and one of the shop's internet lines as a contact for Crow Corner. I would appreciate it if you removed it.

Cheers John.

joe6pax

[Edit]What did my mother say? If you don't have anything nice to say? :rolleyes: Seriously though, If you have a serious point to make feel free to post it but mindless abuse isn't on.. Sorry..

-Gambler[/edit]

KamikazeBananze

First post. Might as well make it this one.

VG Cats-very very funny most of the time, slightly disturbing other times. If you're easily offended, many of these aren't going to be funny for you.

rcaz

ctrl+alt+del One of my favourite webcomics.

h4xx0r3d My very own webcomic It's not up to much yet (4 comics and an extremely boring site), but I'm working on it!

pauloc

Web Site launch on the 29th of July, in the mean time if you would like a copy of our catalogue e-mail your address to sales@themazecomicstore.com

pauloc

Fysh wrote:

Having spent over an hour trying to find and collate the information about the various stores I'm aware of, I give you the following list. Note that large bookstore chains like Waterstones and Eason's now have small graphic novel/comic sections so they may be worth checking out. I've not listed them because : a) they're very easy to find, and b) their selection has been, in my experience, too small and inconsistent to be worth relying on.


Dublin

Sub City
Address : 2, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 (opposite Central Hotel)
Phone : 016 771902

Forbidden Planet
Address : 5/6, Crampton Quay (between O'Connell Bridge and the Ha'penny bridge on the South side of the river)
Phone : 016 710688
Email : fpdublin at eircom.net

3rd Place
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 016 336964

Crow Corner Comics
Address : Crow Street, Dublin 2
Phone : 01-6336964
Email : info at irishcomicshop dot com


Cork

Other Realms
Address : Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork City
Phone : 021 4222224
Fax : 021 4279508

Vibes & Scribes
Address : 3, Bridge Street, Cork City
Phone : 021 4505370


Galway

Sub City
Address : Corbett Court, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Galway
Phone : 091 565994


(Another note : I am fully aware that this is an incomplete list. There's a bookshop in Galway whose details I can't find that sells comics, as well as a comic shop in Dublin. If anyone has info on these, or even additional details like websites or email addresses for stores already listed, please reply and add them)

The Maze Comic Store
Listowel,
Co. Kerry.
068 23778
http://www.themazecomicstore.com

Timans

i may have missed it but i dont think anyone posted

www.peanuts.com

i amk shocked/appaled..

peanuts is genius!

iguana

Limerick

The Gathering
Gerald Griffith St,
00353 61 315133

Draco

www.asofterworld.com

Can be wonderfully bizarre.

Zoton

http://www.getyourcomics.com/

Found this site recently but haven't used them yet so can't report whether they're good or bad. Prices seem pretty decent, and delivery is free in Ireland.

nekothekitty

Does anyone have any links for art resources and tutorials? How to draw hands, how to colour stuff on the PC, stuff like that.

Fysh

Not sure how many people will be interested in this, but I've set up a LiveJournal community for Irish Comics in conjunction with Pádraig Ó Méalóid of Irish Sci-Fi News.

Not too sure what we'll be doing with it just yet, but keep an eye on it if you're an LJ user. There's a comprehensive list of Irish webcomics in the profile page.

(Since I'm posting, I might as well add that the Irish Comic Challenge now has a proper URL of www.irishcomicchallenge.com)

TheBatman

Found a free online database thingy which I found to be useful.

www.comicbookdb.com

Covers, Descriptions, Reviews. Not to mention the fact that if you register, they allow you to catalogue/view your own collection with them. Which then allows you to view you cover gallery an access reports on the data you entered. Its all free at the moment and the site just passed its first birthday (Which is irrelevant but whatever). Worth a look if you like that type of thing... Which I obviously am given that you'd think I owned the site. But I dont. Just have alot of free time in work.:)

qwertplaywert

desprictions are very short...but still good for a complete dataase project

Fysh

This may be of interest for artists and also for people looking for artists:

Irish Comic Artists blog.

Declan Shalvey and Will Sliney both throw their work up there, and it's impressive to behold...

Fysh

Dresden Codak

From what I've read so far, one of the best (if not the best) webcomics I've ever seen. Fantastic writing and artwork, and both are hugely diverse.

Jack B. Badd

Fysh wrote:

Dresden Codak

From what I've read so far, one of the best (if not the best) webcomics I've ever seen. Fantastic writing and artwork, and both are hugely diverse.

Oooooooohhhh...physics-y!

BopNiblets

I can't believe I didn't see this linked...

Dr. McNinja!

More cool ones:
-Gone With The Blastwave, funny post-apocalyptic war soldiers.
-Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, single panel hilarity.
-Beaver & Steve, odd adventures of a Beaver and a Dinosaur Lizard thing.
-Toothpaste For Dinner, simple but funny.
-Perry Bible Fellowship, hilarious comic, often genius.
-Cyanide & Happiness, crude and disturbing, but funny.
-Thingpart, some very funny strips too.
-XKCD, nerdy and geeky but damn good.
-Raymondo Person, crazy.

ztoical

BopNiblets wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see this linked...

Dr. McNinja!

eh? What are you taking about? I've pimped my boy Chris in several different posts on this board.....most recently in the web cartoonist choice thread.

BopNiblets

I'm talking about not seeing it linked in this stickied thread!
Can't read every post on boards.

Check this out, one of the panels I coloured.

imachinecomics

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