Often times while talking with collectors with
some history sourcing books for this niche of
the hobby the metaphor of the big game hunt is
brought up. Also, the idea of super rare books
sometimes being referred to as “white buffalos”
enters the lingo. Why would such an uncommon
beast come to mind? Personally I like to think
it’s because of foreign hunters imaginative use of
metaphor, ha! But maybe it’s because sourcing
foreigns is so similar to a big game hunt in that
without the right amount of patience and skill the
“white buffalo” will elude you. Much like Moby
Dick’s Ahab that foreign prey is guaranteed to drive
you to insanity! Always remember information is
the foreign hunters best weapon. Foreign database/auction/forum sites will lead to better weapons and hunting grounds.
As recently as a few years ago the research re-
Guiaebal.com -The place with the most
comprehensive collection of EBAL’s
on the web! http://guiaebal.com/
Grand Comics Database -Quite possibly the largest comic database in the
world! They have both American and
foreign books here, amazingly huge
amount of foreign material.
http://www.comics.org/
Collezionismo Fumetti -The be all end all
of Italian databases.
http://www.collezionismofumetti.com/
comicsheritage.ca/guide - The online
equivalent to the master guide for
French heritage comics.
http://www.comicsheritage.ca/guide.htm
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bauldelcomic.com - Need to research
Mexican editions cross-refrenced with
thier American counterpart? This site
is it!
http://www.bauldelcomic.com/
quired just to prove a book existed was extremely
daunting. Similar to how the Rosetta stone opened
up a new world for ancient language translation,
until a database or forum could be found an entire
country or regions foreign comic output remained
unknown and locked away. Over time, through
the sharing of information amongst the hardcore
foreign hunters, we have compiled a list of foreign
databases and forums that makes finding that info
much easier. Some of the best of these sites you
will find below for your research.
FCC is also actively working on our own major
database, thanks to the efforts of our DB/forum
coordinator Liam Sturgess, but until then it’s probably best to move this list of sites into your browsers bookmarks. Remember friends, information is
powerful, use it combined with these sites to help
you source foreign books.
by Define999
Ausreprints.com -The largest known
database for Australian foreign books.
Always growing and constantly being
added to!
http://www.ausreprints.com/content/
Comicsvf.com - A French database for
all things French.
http://www.comicsvf.com/
Guiadosquadrinhos.com - A great Brazilian and Portuguese database that
will have all the newer stuff that isn’t
EBAL.
http://www.guiadosquadrinhos.com/
marvelcomics-online.de - A great site to
find info on Ger