A list of useful resources for everything comics-related

Comics Industry and journalism

• Comicsbeat.com – comics culture news blog.

Advice for writers, artists and publishers

• Comixtribe – a great site for advice on all aspects of creating and making a living with comics.
• Comicsbeat.com‘s list of resources for aspiring and new creators.

Academic

Resources for making and printing your own comics

• COLOURlovers – a palette website which provides colour-scheme inspiration to designers and artists.
• Conceptart.org‘s great list of free art e-books.
• Blambot.com – specialist in comics lettering fonts, many of which are available for free use.

Contests, awards and employment opportunities

• Dundee Comics Prize – 2014 contest deadline is September 1st.
• SICBA awards – Scottish independent comic book alliance has an annual awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the best in Scottish Independent comics.