- Tintin@
Learn about Tintin, the fictional Belgian reporter and traveler created by Herg? and first appeared in Belgian newspaper's French children's supplement. Sites offer main character profiles, language used, annotated corpus, stage plays, film adaptations, fan pages, museum archives, and the adventures of the eponymous hero offset by slapstick humor, satire, and cultural commentary.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Titles/Tintin
- Religion of Comic Book Characters
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Details the assumed religious affiliations of a number of comic book characters.
www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html
- Hellboy@
Find sites about Hellboy, the fictional Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola. Sites include character overview, wallpaper, interviews, books, paperbacks, roleplaying game, and downloads of the comic book about the world's greatest paranormal investigator.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Dark_Horse/Hellboy
- Tarzan (11)
Learn about Tarzan, the world-famous fictional character first created in a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Sites offer character overview, comic strip, books, movies, musical adaptation, articles, and yearly series of comics woven around one of the best known literary characters in the world.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Tarzan
- Lone Ranger, The (11)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Lone_Ranger__The
- Zorro (10)
Learn about Zorro, the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, a fictional nobleman and master swordsman who defends common people from tyrannical governors. Sites offer character profile, timeline, fan sites, graphics, and reviews of the classic comic and its adaptation into animation series, movies, TV series, and musicals.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Zorro
- Shadow, The@
Learn about The Shadow, the fictional crime fighter and pulp hero created by Walter B.Gibson. Sites feature character profile, magazine and comic adaptations, radio episodes, story listings, and articles about the crime solver of the 1930s and 1940s.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Titles/Shadow__The
- Savage Dragon, The@
Find sites on Savage Dragon, the comic book hero. Sites include news, fan pages, author info, forum, and online store on the character created by Erik Larsen for Image comics.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Image/Savage_Dragon__The
- Groo the Wanderer@
Read about Groo the Wanderer, the fictional character and comic book series created by Sergio Aragones. Sites offer history, background information, character delineation, wallpaper, images, reviews, chat, and details of the wanderings of the popular barbarian who inadvertently causes destruction despite his good intentions.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Dark_Horse/Groo_the_Wanderer
- Fritz the Cat (2)
Find sites for Fritz the Cat, the underground comix icon created by Robert Crumb, featuring picture galleries, comics and stories, and information about the film adaptation of the popular character.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Fritz_the_Cat
- Tick, The@
Find sites for The Tick, the fictional blue-skinned muscular man who fights crime in a place simply called The City. Sites include the comic series, character details, downloads, photo gallery, video clips, reviews, and online resources about the absurdist spoof of superheroes created by Ben Edlund.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Superheroes/Tick__The
- Marvelman (2)
Read about Marvelman, the fictional British superhero of the '50s and '60s through sites featuring background information, history, character details, and pictures of one of the greatest British characters created by Don Glut, Roy Thomas, and John Buscema.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Marvelman
- Rocketeer, The@
Read about The Rocketeer, the superhero stunt pilot who flies a mysterious jet pack. Sites offer character profile, images, and reviews about the writer-illustrator, Dave Stevens, who created the fictional character as a homage to the pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Titles/Rocketeer__The
- Doc Savage@
Discover Doc Savage, the archetypal pulp fiction hero created by Lester Dent, during the 1930s and 1940s. Sites offer Doc Savage books, comics, magazines, illustrations, profile, excerpts, fan pages, and analyses of the adventures of the hero also known as the Man of Bronze.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Titles/Doc_Savage
- Spawn@
Learn about Spawn, the most recognizable character in the Image Comics created by Todd McFarlane. Sites offer character profile, details of each issue, toys, timeline, pictures, and movies based on the comic book hero from Hell.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Image/Spawn
- Project Rooftop
Where cartoonists and illustrators bring their costume design skills to task in tribute to the superheroes and villains we've grown up with. Project Rooftop is intended to promote excellence in costume design as well as foster continued interest for these amazing characters.
www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop
- Spirit, The (5)
Find sites about The Spirit, the fictional American masked crime-fighter created by Will Eisner as a Sunday-newspaper comic book insert. Sites offer background information, characters, history, images, and latest reviews of the comic book series about the adventures of the masked vigilante.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Characters/Spirit__The
- Darna@
Learn about Darna, the Filipino superheroine created by Mars Ravelo and Nestor Redondo. Sites include background information, history, photo gallery, collectibles, movie list, and fan pages for the fictional character who has become a cultural icon in Philippines.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Entertainment/Comics_and_Animation
- Witchblade@
Find sites about Witchblade, the fictional supernatural weapon wielded by the homicide detective Sara Pezzini. Sites offer background information, character bios, images, downloads, as well as anime series and TV series based on the creation of March Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Image/Witchblade
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents@
Find sites on the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, the team of comic book superheroes published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. Sites include history, character profiles, news, and forum on the team which is an acronym for The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Titles/T_H_U_N_D_E_R__Agents
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