rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks FAQ

Where Can I Find It?

Part 1 of 4: Internet Newsgroup Resources

-= WHERE CAN I FIND IT? =-
   a FAQ for rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks
   Part 1:  Internet Newsgroup Resources

   Version 2003.02, last updated July 2002
   URL: http://www.enteract.com/~katew/faqs/where1.htm

Subject: Table of Contents

Part 1: Internet Newsgroup Resources

Part 2: X-Men Character and Team Resources (New, Uncanny, and X-Treme X-Men)

Part 3: X-Men-Related Character and Team Resources (Other titles/characters)

Part 4: X-Men-Related News, Movies/TV, Fan-Fiction, Pictures/Sounds, Chat, and Games

Subject: Introduction

There are a lot of resources out there for the average X-fan. You are interested in them. You ask people where they are. You can not find them. The purpose of the Where Can I Find It? FAQ is to show you where.

So, start looking!

If you find any errors or dead/moved links, please report them IMMEDIATELY to racmx@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Subject: Important rec.arts.comics.* Resources

rec.arts.comics.info and the rec.arts.comics.* FAQs (8/00)
URL: http://www.enteract.com/~katew/faqs/
URL: news:rec.arts.comics.info

*The* newsgroup for information, updates, and announcements for the rec.arts.comics.* hierarchy of newsgroups. Read it first. The rac.* FAQs have a bunch of interesting and important information for any comics fan. Checking them out is never a bad idea.

The rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks FAQs (8/00)
URL: http://www.enteract.com/~katew/faqs/racmxFAQ

The racmx FAQ answers *many* of the frequently-asked questions about the X-Men issues, characters, and artistic/creative teams, while the "Read Before Posting" FAQ was made with the newer reader and poster in mind and the "Where Can I Find It?" FAQ is a list of newsgroups, webpages, mailing lists, and other resources for fans.

Chronology.Net and X-Fan (3/02)
URL: http://www.chronology.net/
URL: http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/

Darren Duncan has created a massive information site in Chronology.Net. It's a listing of the numbers and titles of almost every X-related title published. The X-Fan section hosts summaries of many core and non-core X-Men titles and spinoffs. Very useful!

The X-Axis (8/00)
URL: http://www.esoterica.demon.co.uk/

Paul O'Brien keeps this review and index site in top shape. He's got reviews of the past year and a half of X-Men related titles, as well as detailed indexes of Uncanny beginning with UXM #281.

The X-Page and The Mutant Page (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/
URL: http://www.santarosa.edu/~sthoemke/x/x.html/

Everything listed above and below is linked through one of these pages. They have *tons* of information.

The New Comics Release List (8/00)
URL: http://www.comiclist.com/

This list, posted each week to rec.arts.comics.info, tells you which books should ship this week. You can also read the lists on the NCRL website, or have Charles S. LePage add you to his email lists. A must-have resource for fans.

Annotated Index of X-Men Guest Appearances (8/00)
URL: http://www.enteract.com/~aardy/comics/xindex.html

Aardy R. DeVarque has not only found all of the X-Men cameos and guest appearances; he's set them down in a detailed format. Know before you buy the book whether it's a full appearance or a single cameo!

The Marvel Chronology Project (8/00)
URL: http://www.chronologyproject.com/

A listing of just about every issue that just about *every* Marvel character has appeared in. Amazing.

X-Men Reprint Guide (8/00)
URL: http://www.rahul.net/arromdee/x.reprints

Ken Arromdee keeps the all-time grandfather of reprint lists.

Unofficial Database of Marvel Comics Creators (12/00)
URL: http://members.tripod.de/maelmill/
URL: http://www.geocities.com/paulo_costa_2000/

A listing of the comics that a particular creator has done. Very helpful if you're trying to track down Warren Ellis' Wolverine arc, for example. Kept by Markus Muller and Paulo Costa.

The Summers Family Tree (8/00)
URL: http://www.corecomm.net/~mindset/tree.txt

Just a single page, but necessary to understand how Scott Summers is the center of the Marvel Universe. Just go look at it.

Techno-Organic FAQ (12/00)
URL: http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~lapierrs/creative/comics/t-o.faq.html

Enables you to tell Warlock from Douglock from Cable from the Phalanx and the like.

The X-Men Characters List (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/texts/XCharacters.txt

An listing of characters of importance since UXM #1. Contains very terse information on each character, and has "last appeared" notes for the more important ones. Not updated since X-Men #34, but helpful.

The X-Men Creators List (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/texts/XCreators.txt

This list tries to stay current with the writer, penciller, and editor of every X-title. Last updated 1997, but helpful.

X-Men History (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/texts/XHistory.txt

A short condensation of the major events of X-Men and related titles.

X-Men Relationships List (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/texts/XRelationships.txt

Did you ever wonder who had a crush on who, or which mutants were involved in a love triangle? Created by Dwayne MacKinnon.

Complete Marvel Mutant List (8/00)
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2864/Mutants.html

Jorge DeLaCruz has created a list of all the mutants in the Marvel universe, including non-X-related characters.

The Plot Danglers FAQ (12/00)
URL: http://hem.passagen.se/orange/dangler/

The list of all the storylines, supporting characters, and mysteries that have been introduced but never quite explained.

The Pissed-Off X-Fan FAQ (8/00)
URL: http://www.x-page.net/texts/PissedOffXfanFAQ.txt

When you just can't take it any more, take solace that Jen Vodvarka cracked before you did, and left this stunning monument to her last moments of sanity as a record of an X-Fan who just... couldn't... take... NO MORE! Not exactly the most useful FAQ in the world, but none matches its unique flavor.

Yahoo (8/00)
URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Comics_and_Animation/Comic_Books/

Start out in Comic Books if you really have time to browse; otherwise just skip right to the Marvel section and down to X-Men.

Google (4/01)
URL: http://groups.google.com/

The Google Usenet Archive can sort recent newsgroup articles in a variety of ways, saving you the hassle of getting organized.

Subject: Other Comics-Related Newsgroups

If the newsgroup has an FAQ, find it and read it before posting. Please note that within the rec.arts.comics.* hierarchy, a post is usually on-topic only in *one* group, so post only to the most specific group for your needs!

rec.arts.comics.* groups:

rec.arts.comics.creative               (news:rec.arts.comics.creative)
Shared-universe fan-fiction (moderated)

rec.arts.comics.dc.lsh                 (news:rec.arts.comics.dc.lsh)
DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes

rec.arts.comics.dc.universe            (news:rec.arts.comics.dc.universe)
DC Comics' shared universe and characters (NOT Vertigo, LSH, WS, etc)

rec.arts.comics.dc.vertigo             (news:rec.arts.comics.dc.vertigo)
DC Comics' Vertigo imprint

rec.arts.comics.elfquest               (news:rec.arts.comics.elfquest)
Elfquest comics and characters

rec.arts.comics.info                   (news:rec.arts.comics.info)
FAQs, announcements, resources (moderated)

rec.arts.comics.marketplace            (news:rec.arts.comics.marketplace)
Buy/Sell/Trade/Auction comics and related materials (here ONLY, please!)

rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe        (news:rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe)
Marvel Comics' shared universe and characters (NOT X-Men, etc.)

rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks          (news:rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks)
Marvel Comics' X-Men and related mutant titles

rec.arts.comics.misc                   (news:rec.arts.comics.misc)
The industry, fandom, creators, books with no specific rac.* group

rec.arts.comics.reviews                (news:rec.arts.comics.reviews)
Reviews of comics and comics-related materials (moderated)

rec.arts.comics.strips                 (news:rec.arts.comics.strips)
Comic strips, political cartoons

Other rec.* groups:

rec.arts.animation                     (news:rec.arts.animation)
rec.arts.anime.marketplace             (news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace)
rec.arts.anime.misc                    (news:rec.arts.anime.misc)
rec.arts.manga                         (news:rec.arts.manga)
rec.arts.sf.superman                   (news:rec.arts.sf.superman)
rec.collecting.cards.non-sports        (news:rec.collecting.cards.non-sports)
rec.games.frp.super-heroes             (news:rec.games.frp.super-heroes)
rec.games.trading-cards.misc           (news:rec.games.trading-cards.misc)
rec.toys.action-figures.discuss        (news:rec.toys.action-figures.discuss)
rec.toys.action-figures.marketplace    (news:rec.toys.action-figures.marketplace)

alt.* / other groups:

alt.animation.batman                   (news:alt.animation.batman)
alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons         (news:alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons) 
alt.binaries.pictures.comics           (news:alt.binaries.pictures.comics)
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.reposts   (news:alt.binaries.pictures.comics.reposts)
alt.binaries.pictures.comic-strips     (news:alt.binaries.pictures.comic-strips)
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons (news:alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons)
alt.binaries.pictures.misc             (news:alt.binaries.pictures.misc) 
alt.binaries.superman                  (news:alt.binaries.superman) 
alt.books.cait-r-kiernan               (news:alt.books.cait-r-kiernan)
alt.comics.2000ad                      (news:alt.comics.2000ad)
alt.comics.alan-moore                  (news:alt.comics.alan-moore)
alt.comics.alternative                 (news:alt.comics.alternative)
alt.comics.archie                      (news:alt.comics.archie)
alt.comics.asterix                     (news:alt.comics.asterix)
alt.comics.batman                      (news:alt.comics.batman)
alt.comics.buffalo-roam                (news:alt.comics.buffalo-roam)
alt.comics.classic                     (news:alt.comics.classic)
alt.comics.dilbert                     (news:alt.comics.dilbert)
alt.comics.fandom                      (news:alt.comics.fandom)
alt.comics.fan-fiction                 (news:alt.comics.fan-fiction)
alt.comics.green-lantern               (news:alt.comics.green-lantern)
alt.comics.gunnm                       (news:alt.comics.gunnm)
alt.comics.image                       (news:alt.comics.image)
alt.comics.jack-chick                  (news:alt.comics.jack-chick)
alt.comics.jack-kirby                  (news:alt.comics.jack-kirby)
alt.comics.lnh                         (news:alt.comics.lnh)
alt.comics.mwagner                     (news:alt.comics.mwagner)
alt.comics.peanuts                     (news:alt.comics.peanuts)
alt.comics.pokey                       (news:alt.comics.pokey)
alt.comics.ralf-konig                  (news:alt.comics.ralf-konig)
alt.comics.sip                         (news:alt.comics.sip)
alt.comics.sluggy-freelance            (news:alt.comics.sluggy-freelance)
alt.comics.spacemoose                  (news:alt.comics.spacemoose)
alt.comics.spawn                       (news:alt.comics.spawn)
alt.comics.spider-man                  (news:alt.comics.spiderman)
alt.comics.spiderman                   (news:alt.comics.spiderman)
alt.comics.strips.footrot-flats        (news:alt.comics.strips.footrot-flats)
alt.comics.superman                    (news:alt.comics.superman)
alt.comics.super-villains              (news:alt.comics.super-villains)
alt.comics.the-phantom                 (news:alt.comics.the-phantom)
alt.comics.user-friendly               (news:alt.comics.user-friendly)
alt.fan.albedo                         (news:alt.fan.albedo)
alt.fan.bugtown                        (news:alt.fan.bugtown)
alt.fan.furry                          (news:alt.fan.furry)
alt.fan.kurt-busiek                    (news:alt.fan.kurt-busiek)
alt.fan.mark-waid                      (news:alt.fan.mark-waid)
alt.fan.neil-gaiman                    (news:alt.fan.neil-gaiman)
alt.fan.peter-david                    (news:alt.fan.peter-david)
alt.fan.tank-girl                      (news:alt.fan.tank-girl)
alt.fan.webcomics                      (news:alt.fan.webcomics)
alt.fandom.cons                        (news:alt.fandom.cons)
alt.fandom.dragoncon                   (news:alt.fandom.dragoncon)
alt.manga                              (news:alt.manga)
alt.sex.fetish.x-men                   (news:alt.sex.fetish.x-men)
alt.tv.superman-adventures             (news:alt.tv.superman-adventures)
free.comics                            (news:free.comics)

Foreign-language / regional newsgroups:

alt.ita.anime.manga                    (news:alt.ita.anime.manga) (Italian)
alt.italian.anime-manga                (news:alt.italian.anime-manga) (Italian)
be.arts.comics                         (news:be.arts.comics) (Belgian)
chile.rec.comics                       (news:chile.rec.comics) (Chilean)
de.alt.comics                          (news:de.alt.comics) (German)
de.alt.binaries.pictures.comic         (news:de.alt.binaries.pictures.comic) (German)
de.alt.binaries.pictures.comix         (news:de.alt.binaries.pictures.comix) (German)
dk.kultur.tegneserier                  (news:dk.kultur.tegneserier) (Danish)
es.binarios.manga                      (news:es.binarios.manga) (Spanish)
es.rec.comics                          (news:es.rec.comics) (Spanish)
es.rec.manga                           (news:es.rec.manga) (Spanish)
fj.fleamarket.books.comics             (news:fj.fleamarket.books.comics) (Japanese)
fj.rec.comics                          (news:fj.rec.comics) (Japanese)
fr.rec.arts.bd                         (news:fr.rec.arts.bd) (French)
free.it.fumetti.manga                  (news:free.it.fumetti.manga) (Italian)
free.uk.collectibles.comics            (news:free.uk.collectibles.comics) (British)
free.uk.comics                         (news:free.uk.comics) (British)
hk.rec.comics                          (news:hk.rec.comics) (Hong Kong)
it.arti.fumetti                        (news:it.arti.fumetti) (Italian)
it.arti.fumetti.manga                  (news:it.arti.fumetti.manga) (Italian)
japan.comics.dilbert                   (news:japan.comics.dilbert) (Japanese)
japan.manga                            (news:japan.manga) (Japanese)
maus.kultur.literatur.comics           (news:maus.kultur.literatur.comics) (German)
maus.rec.comics                        (news:maus.rec.comics) (German)
no.alt.tegneserier                     (news:no.alt.tegneserier) (Norse)
sfnet.harrastus.kulttuuri.sarjakuvat   (news:sfnet.harrastus.kulttuuri.sarjakuvat) (Swedish)
tw.bbs.rec.comic                       (news:tw.bbs.rec.comic) (Taiwan)
tw.bbs.rec.superman                    (news:tw.bbs.rec.superman) (Taiwan)

Continued in Part 2.

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