This month we're continuing our look at some web sites that will aid the potential
writer/artist with information they may need, without having to go through their back-issues.
Most of the sites we're going to talk about this month deal of the chronology of the
Marvel and DC universes. We start with . This site has a very detailed history of
the Marvel Universe from the Big Bang to the 1980's. It is broken down by years, or eras, with
a synopsis of the key events that played out in that time period. It is a nicely put-together
site, but as it only goes up to the 80's, needless to say there's still more to come.
is
similar to the site above in that it breaks down the DC history by years. However, instead of
a short synopsis, it just gives you a few basic bulleted items (i.e. 1938 Crimson Avenger appears).
It's still a very detailed account of the DC universe and should prove very useful for those
wishing to keep their continuity straight.
is dedicated to 8 Marvel
titles: Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, New Mutants, Silver Surfer,
Thor and, of course, the X-Men. I don't know who this "Jay" person is, but he has done a
fantastic job with this site! While he doesn't have every issue of each title listed here
(for instance the X-Men stops at issue #230), what he does have is accompanied by a picture of
the cover for that issue, along with the credits, publishing date and a short synopsis of what
happens inside. You couldn't ask for more.
and
are both sites that list
every appearance of every major character in their respected universes. Neither of these sites
have much "dressing" to them, but if you need to know every issue starring Baron Bedlam or Jack
Flag, you'll find it there.
That's it for this month, but before I go I'd like to give a quick shout-out to CT's own
Joe Singleton for the great logo he created for this column. And if you aren't already, make
sure you check out his Artistic License column. Also a big thanks
to those that have sent in e-mails, it let's me know I'm not just taking up space here.
