Meanwhile – Jason Shiga

A choose-your-own adventure style comic from one of the form’s lesser known young visionaries.

Here is a PDF of the booklet from Thursday night

The GCD is an amazing research tool, cataloging thousands of comic book issues.

BodyWorld – Dash Shaw

The discovery of a plant that grants telepathic abilities starts to break down the barriers between the self-loathing gonzo botanist Paulie Panther’s psyche and the rest of the town.

Here is a PDF of the first slide show from Thursday night

I’ve left the file size large so that you can actually read the comics in there

Here is a list of local art supply stores where you can get pretty much anything on your materials list.

Persimmon Cup – Nick Bertozzi

In this Suessical tale, Garo’s forbidden love of Persimmon causes nothing but trouble when he sneaks her a mysterious but dangerous gift.

News site Comic Book Resources began this year with a feature where they will take an in-depth look at a note-worthy comic for each of the 364 days in 2010. Definitely deserves taking a look through for good recommendations of reading material! Year of Cool Comics

Lambiek.net’s Comiclopedia is a great resource for learning more about the many international artists who have contributed to the comics medium.