The Comic Book Club of Ithaca
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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.
Will Kone, Club member and Panel editor.
Dani Rotach, Club member.

Conventions

Mid-Ohio-Con is Thanksgiving weekend 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.
Writing For Comics is intended for aspiring comics writers, and attempts to give you all the information you'll need to break into the industry.
The Comic Book Writer's Guide to Information on the Internet is a collection of links and useful information.
The Periodic Table of Comic Books is an index into the use of the chemical elements in comic book stories.
Women in Refrigerators asks why it is so risky to be a female character in the comics.
Underlords is a new project by Greg B. Robinson, who is currently looking for a publisher.

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 for comic book fans
Newsarama on fandom.com offers daily news items.
Comic Book Conventions.com offers information about and links to conventions.

Characters

Zot! Online offers 12 weeks of the superhero from the universe where everything is the way it SHOULD be.
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!
The Mr. Terrific Home Page is a tribute to Terry Sloane
The FFWeb Project is a great place to start if you want to know more about the Fantastic Four.
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

Dead End Online is creator Jim Coon's site. Jim is a frequent guest at CBCI shows.
Stan Lynde's Old Montana showcases the material currently available from the creator of Rick O'Shay.
An Unlikely Prophet is Golden Age comics writer Alvin Schwartz' home page. Once you've taken the first step on the path without form, you can read Alvin's weekly column for World Famous Comics.
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 August 21, 2002

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