This is neat. If you want an open-source and free alternative to Akzidenz Grotesk, you can click here to download HK Grotesk.
Open-source alternative to Akzidenz Grotesk
The Inkwell Font Family from Hoefler & Co.
This is a very pretty typeface. It looks incredibly versatile with a ton of different styles. And it's so non-threatening that Fast Co. called it a Comic Sans for the 21st Century.
What a terrible way to sell fonts
Oh God, why is this website like this?
Source: http://mediumextrabold.com/
A little history on the Futura font
The history of comic book fonts and typefaces
This was a really fantastic video from Vox about the easily identifiable comic book font and its many variations. I didn't know this until watching the video, but apparently there's a fairly active and large community of comic book font creators making fonts for modern screens that don't necessarily have to commit to the old standards of pen on paper.
One of those companies is Comicraft which sells a number of great comic book fonts over at Comic Book Fonts. I want them all.