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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund  - http://www.cbldf.org/  Exists to fight censorship and defend the first amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States.  National Cartooning Competition  - http://www.stoplaughing.com.au/  Information on the competition for primary and secondary schools in Australia, teaching cartooning and creativity. By the Australian Black and White Artists' Club and L. J. Hooker Ltd.  Friends of Lulu  - http://www.friends-lulu.org/  National organization whose main purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry.  National Cartoonists Society  - http://www.reuben.org/  Information on recent legal issues, the Rueben award, how to become a cartoonist. Also, biographical notes on famed cartoonists.  International Museum of Cartoon Art  - http://www.cartoon.org/  Presents a gallery of artists and their work, advice for aspiring artists and a peek into the Museum store.  Iranian Cartoonists on the Web  - http://www.irancartoon.com/INDEX.htm  Biographies and sample cartoons for several Iranian cartoonists.  Organized Readers of Comics Associated  - http://www.orcafresh.net  Promotes reading of comic books. Offers free distribution of comic books to promote literacy and the business of comics.  Disabled Comic Collector's Club  - http://www.airnet.net/kenj/dclub.html  Organisation for disabled comics collectors. With comics reviews and product reviews. Membership is free.  Xeric Foundation  - http://www.artcomic.com/xeric.html  A private, nonprofit corporation established by Peter A. Laird offering financial assistance to self-published comic book creators, and qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations.  Anonima Fumetti - Italian Cartoonists Society  - http://www.fumetti.org/  Italian Cartoonists Society's and the Italian Comic Art Centre. In Italian and English.  London Cartoon Gallery  - http://www.cartoongallery.co.uk/  Devoted to contemporary British cartoons, newspaper strips, cartoonist biographies and related merchandise.  The Toonie Awards  - http://www.speakeasy.org/~cnw/toonies.html  Yearly award given out by the members of Cartoonists Northwest to the best comic creators, cartoonists, animators and gag writers of the year.  Amateur and Professional Cartooning Association  - http://PERower.tripod.com/  Trade group for professional and aspiring artists.  Australian Black and White Artists Club  - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~abwac/abwac.html  Trade organisation for cartoonists in Australia. With club member information, open discussions, legal information and competitions and awards.  Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco  - http://www.cartoonart.org  A guide to this museum, contains information on exhibits. Also has an online store.  New York City Comic Book Museum  - http://www.NYCcomicbookmuseum.org  Preserving the historical and artistic legacy of comic book culture.  CartooNet  - http://www.illustration-agency.com/  The Global Agency for Cartoonists, Illustrators and Animators. Cartoon and Comics Paradise: on-line comic shop, agency for artists, gallery, news, networking and links a plenty  Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation  - http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome.html  Contains information about the Swann Fellowship in Caricature and Cartooning as well as links to the Swann Gallery and Library of Congress exhibitions, collections, and resources.  Harvey Awards  - http://www.harveyawards.org  Honoring excellence in the Comics Industry since 1988. The only comics awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comics professionals.  The National Association of Comics Art Educators  - http://www.teachingcomics.org  An organization which supports educators and academic institutions seeking resources for teaching comics art in the classroom.  SmallPressComics.com  - http://SmallPressComics.com  Devoted to the creation, promotion, and distribution of small press comics. Features message boards, a weekly chat, and a database of small press creators.  Funtime Comics  - http://funtime.comics.org.nz  A group of artists and enthusiasts from Christchurch, New Zealand who produce a regular comic anthology and work towards the promotion and discussion of the comics medium.  The Comic Art Preservation Society (CAPS)  - http://members.aol.com/wnycaps/caps.html  Dedicated to the preservation, study, and interpretation of fine comic, cartoon, and animation art with particular attention paid to artists of Western New York. Features a gallery of comic art, news, and links.  Failure  - http://www.failurecomics.com/  A loose confederation of cartoonists who have one thing in common: an independent spirit. Contains message board and comics-related links.  Comix Decode  - http://www.artbabe.com/comixdecode/  Features interviews in which cartoonists present and discuss their work. Includes transcripts of past panels and information on upcoming events.  Phoenix APA  - http://www.phoenixapa.net/  An Amateur Press Association that promotes and discusses comic books, focusing on alternative and Vertigo comics. Members must contribute.