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THE CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY LI'L LIBRARY
A Ongoing Library of Downloadable Mini-Comics About Cartooning by The International Cartoonist Conspiracy. Any cartoonist can contribute a volume. Contact us for more information.

Li'l Library Volume One: How to Make Mini-Comics

ARTICLES

The Agenda of The International Cartoonist Conspiracy

The Comic Blitz Tournament by Andrey Feldshteyn

The Comic Jam Users Guide by The Marmælade Montreal Monthly Comic Jam
The Comics Code
Seduction of the Innocent by Dr. Fredric Wertham
All About 24 Hour Comics
The Comic Creator's Bill of Rights
How to Make a Mini-Comic
I Can't Stop Thinking! by Scott McCloud
How to Apply for a Xeric Grant
RE: A Guide to Reproduction: A Primer on Xeorgraphy, Silkscreening and Offset Printing
Printing Comics
Overview of Copyright and Fair Use
Cheap Screen Printing Tutorial
Seven Steps to Getting Published
10 Ways to Promote Yourself
Lambiek Comiclopedia
The Don Martin Dictionary

SOME CARTOONING ORGANIZATIONS MULTIMEDIA TOOLS TO DOWNLOAD

Nine Panel Shuffle

RECOMMENDED READING FOR CARTOONISTS

Please consider supporting your local comic shop if purchasing any of these books.

On Comic Theory:

  • Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
  • Making Comics by Scott McCloud
  • Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud
  • Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
  • Graphic Storytelling by Will Eisner

On Drawing Technique:

  • The Art of Comic Book Inking by Gary Martin and Steve Rude
  • Comic Book Perspective by David Chelsea
  • How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way By Stan Lee and John Buscema
  • The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
  • Dynamic Anatomy (and other drawing books) by Burne Hogarth
On Publishing:
Some Good Starting Places for Learning About Comic History:
  • The Smithsonian Collection of Comic Book Comics edited by Bill Blackbeard
  • The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics edited by by Bill Blackbeard and Martin Williams
  • The Comic Strip Century edited by Bill Blackbeard and Dale Crain
  • From Aargh! to Zap!: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics by Harvey Kurtzman
  • Comics: Between the Panels by Steve Duin and Mike Richardson
  • Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels By Roger Sabin
  • The History of Underground Comics by Mark James Estren
  • The Great Women Cartoonists by Trina Robbins
Some Fine Periodicals on Comics and Cartooning:
  • The Comics Journal
  • Hogan's Alley
  • Comic Art
  • Comic Book Artist
  • The Comics Buyer's Guide
  • Sketch
  • Draw
 



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