The Comic Book Club of Ithaca
PO Box 701
Ithaca, NY 14851
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Club members, past and present
Joe Edkin Once a mere fan, now writing professionally. His Web site includes
essays on writing for comic books.
Dani Rotach, Club member.
Conventions
Mid-Ohio-Con is in November in Ohio. Club member Roger Stern is a perennial guest.
Fan sites
Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics column includes cover shots and descriptions of some of the most peculiar comics ever published.
The Grand Comics Database is an attempt to index every comic book ever published.
The Legion of Super-Heroes This is the home page for the Legion of Super-Heroes, the stars of DC Comics' 30th Century Universe. From here, you can access all sorts of information about one of the most popular groups in comics history.
Tony's Online Tips Tony Isabella, comic book writer, novelist, and Comics Buyers Guide columnist, also runs a daily column.
Exploring the Golden Age Alvin Schwartz, Golden Age comics writer and former Ithacon guest, writes a weekly column that covers a wide variety of topics, from anecdotes of the Golden Age to the future of comics to the nature of reality.
The Periodic Table of Comic Books is an index into the use of the chemical elements in comic book stories.
Organizations
USS Accord is Ithaca's Star Trek fan club, Meetings are held the second Saturday of the month at 4:30 pm at the Cayuga Heights Fire Station.
Friends of Lulu! is a national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry.
Comicon.com describes itself as "The World's Biggest Comic Book Convention, featuring the world's greatest sequential art storytellers." It contains news, message boards, and "booths" for many publishers and creators.
The National Cartoonists Society official Web site.
News & Reviews
Comic Book Resources has news and columns of interest to comic book fans.
Fandom.com offers a variety of fan content.
Comic Book Conventions.com offers information about and links to conventions.
Characters
The Comics Archives is a great resource on the Justice Society of America and a good starting point for research on the Golden Age DC characters in general.
Flash: Those Who Ride The Lightning is the place to go if you want to know about the speedsters!
Attack of the Second Stringers features pictures and bios of the lesser-known heroes of Marvel Comics. "Complete" (meaning no further updates) as of May 24, 1998, but still has a lot of information not readily available elsewhere.
Elfquest.com includes information about the Elfquest characters and the comics, the creators, and writing, plus offers merchandise for sale and has links to fan pages.
Creators
Stan Lynde's Old Montana showcases the material currently available from the creator of Rick O'Shay.
megatonman.com - Home of Megaton Man! - is also the home page for MM's creator Don Simpson.
Scott McCloud created Zot! and wrote Understanding Comics.
The New York Times Education Life supplement for January 9, 2000 featured a column by long-time Marvel artist Herb Trimpe.
Last updated October 26, 2010