This star means that the title or site is recommended especially for younger teens

Art Bomb
Collection of online graphic novels

Nowhere Girl
A young woman seeks release from isolation

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Art Bomb
Also listed above for online graphic novels, Artbomb is also a great place for reviews of current titles.

The Comics Get Serious
Reviews of comics and graphic novels from D. Aviva Rothschild -- great for new titles

Diamond Comics Bookshelf
Diamond Comics is one of the biggest distributors of comics and graphic novels around the country -- however, this link is here not as a "product placement," but instead to point you toward their reviews, in the librarians section, written by graphic novel guru and advocate Kat Kan. Kat Kan also writes an excellent column on graphic novels in VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), an excellent journal devoted to Young Adult librarianship and services.

Graphic Novels: An Annotated List
A short annotated list by YA librarian Dawn Imada with great age recommendations.

Graphic Novels
Another quick take from the Berkeley Public Library.

Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
Reviews of comics and graphic novels from Steve Ratieri, an Ohio Librarian and comics enthusiast. Especially informative about superhero series and titles.

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The Comics Journal's guide to the Industry Awards
A short and informative guide to the number and history of awards given in the comics industry

2002 Eisner Awards
2001 Eisner Awards
Recent lists of the highest award in the industry

The Harvey Awards
One of the oldest and most respected awards -- and it remains the only one voted by professionals in the industry

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DC Comics
The place to go for all the latest on Superman, Batman, and the entire Justice League of America. They also have some great online comics featuring your DC favorites.

Dark Horse Comics
Very dense and exciting site connecting you to the independent comics industry. Features, interviews, merchandise -- it's all here. Warning: this site is very graphic heavy and is more fun if you have Flash installed -- if not, don't worry, you're given a link to a non-Flash version.

Image Comics
Image Comics does not maintain its own main site, but this link leads to all of their linked publishers, including Top Cow and McFarlane.

Marvel Comics
The place to go for updates and news on Marvel's world, from Spiderman onward. The site includes some great interviews and a bulletin board where Marvel head honcho, Bill Jemas answers fan questions.

Oni Press
Independent publisher of Blue Monday and a variety of newer comics

Viz Media
Leading distributor of Japanese manga and anime in the U.S.

TokyoPop
Up and coming distributor of Japanese manga and anime in the U.S.

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