VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: RELATED READING
Want to know more about the questions and possibilities raised by Michio Kaku's series Visions of the Future? Here are just some of the websites and books which cover the fascinating ground covered by the series. Please note that the following list is by no means exhaustive.
Note: This list has been left here for reference. Some links may no longer work.
Websites for the 'Official' comics featured in the Comics Britannia series
2000AD
The official homepage for 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, with news stories, downloads and a comics forum
DC COMICS
Superman, Batman and more
DC Comics - Graphic Novels
Publisher of Watchmen and V for Vendetta
Egmont
Egmont owns the copyright to several later titles that IPC published originally, and prints Tintin in the UK
DC Thomson - The Beano
Official site for the perennial favourite
DC Thomson - Dandy Xtreme
The new face of The Dandy
Marvel Comics
From Spider-Man and the X-Men to the Iron Man and the Fantastic Four
Spider-Man official website
Background on Marvel's flagship creation
Titan Magazines
Current comics, classic reprints and graphic novels
Top Shelf
Publishers of graphic novels such as Alan Moore's The Lost Girls
Viz
Information about the adult comic, definitely not for kids
Comic Creator sites/Fan tribute sites
2000AD - the Class of '79
Includes original artwork and interviews
2000AD Review fansite
Fansite with a weekly breakdown of Britain's bestselling comic, featuring Judge Dredd. Reviews, news and features
Action fansite
Information about the 1970s cult comic for boys
Battle fansite
The comic that paved the way for titles such as Action and 2000AD
Battle fansite
In-depth fansite on the late 1970s and early 1980's classic British War comic
Battle - Johnny Red
Fansite dedicated to the Johnny Red strip that appeared in Battle Picture Weekly
The Beano fansite
An introduction to the world of Billy Whizz, Minnie the Minx and Dennis the Menace
Bryan Talbot
Official site of the British comic and graphic novel artist and author who gave us The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
Bullet Proof Comics
News on up-and-coming British talent
Buster comic fansite
Tribute site to the long-running comic
Cam Kennedy fan site
Biography and commercial gallery showcasing the original comic book art of illustrator and artist
Charley's War fansite
Website for the comic story written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun
Comix Minx
Articles about girls' comic Jinty
Crikey!
The Great British Comics Magazine
Crisis comic website
A site in progress about the 2000AD spin-off
Dan Dare and Eagle fansite
Includes art galleries, cast and artist profiles and an original story
Dan Dare Net fansite
History of Dan Dare, plus interactive games and puzzles
Dan Dare Info
American tribute site looking at the Fleetway artists who created strips such as Dan Dare, The Steel Claw, Phantom Force Five and Battler Britton
David Lloyd
The official website of the V for Vendetta co-creator
Dave McKean
Artwork of the artist responsible for Hellblazer covers for DC Comics Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman and more
Don Lawrence tribute site
Biography about the comic-book artist who brought the Trigan empire and Captain Marvel to life
Dudley Watkins - The Broons and Oor Wullie
View strips from the comics great
Dudley Watkins tribute site
Dedicated to the artist responsible for Oor Wullie and The Broons
Frank Hampson site
Frank Hampson is known best for creating Dan Dare. This website looks at his other creations
The Grand Comic-Book Database
Ongoing project to catalogue all comics and their creators
Grant Morrison
Information about the writer of Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Invisibles, New X-Men and more
J Edward Oliver
Tribute site to the artist responsible for many strips, including the famous Cliff Hanger in Buster and the Champ
Leah Moore and John Reppion
Biographies for the writers whose work includes the comic Albion and Wild Girl
Leo Baxendale
Information about the artist and author of The Bash Street Kids, Minnie the Minx and more
Lew Stringer site
Information about the man who worked on strips for Marvel UK, Viz, Beano Summer Special and Buster
Little Oak
View covers of old annuals or scan in your own to add to the collection
Look and learn comic site
Enjoy the work of some of the greatest artists in the field of classic children's illustration
Look-in comic tribute site
An archive of the strips that appeared in Look-in's pages
Misty comic fansite
Information about the girls' horror comic
Neil Gaiman
Information about the writer of the monthly cult DC Comics horror-weird series, Sandman
Oink! comic tribute site
A look at the comic that was conceived in part as a sort of children's Viz.
Paul Gravett
The Comics Britannia consultant on comics and graphic novels
PJG Comics
Information about comics artists
Roy of the Rovers
A nostalgic look at the comic, plus Roy of the Rovers links
Scarce Comics
A history of the Beano and the Dandy
Simon Fraser
About the artist best known for his work on Nikolai Dante
Simon Furman website
Biography about the comic writer and editor
Spaceship Away
Follow the new adventures of Dan Dare, using many of the original Eagle artists
Spitfire Comics
Related links about the Fleetway and Egmont years of comics
Starhawk Crunch
Tribute site showing strips from comics including Crunch
Starlord comic fansite
A brief history of Starlord
Steve Ditko
Information on the Spiderman co-creator
Tank Girl
News and a gallery of movie images
Tough of the Track
Tribute site to the character Alf Tupper
Trigan.com
Tribute site to Trigan Empire