Lambiek.net is a good resource for discovering if an artist is considered a comics or comic book artist. Lambiek’s Comiclopedia is an illustrated compendium of comic artists from around the world. You can search for your favorite artists, books, strips or comic characters.

Anime News Network  focuses on Anime and Manga. The encyclopedia is good for finding out how many volumes are in a particualr series,  a plot summary and other production information.