Talk:List of Marvel Comics publications

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Contents 1 Varius Annuals or yearbooks should be listed here as well. 2 We have to write down some explicit rules for the contents of this article/list. 3 Imprint Info 4 Article length

[edit] Varius Annuals or yearbooks should be listed here as well.

Such as Darkhawk (3 Annuals)

[edit] We have to write down some explicit rules for the contents of this article/list.

[I am a newbie here.] It seems this article needs that the editors agree on some explicit rules about what should appear in this article and under what form. Right now, what I find most unclear is the rule for when an entry in the list (i.e., a specific Marvel Comics magazine) should link to some other article and to what article.

You have entries like Balder the Brave (a 4 issues series) pointing to a non-existent page, or entries like Avengers: Celestial Quest pointing to the general Avengers (Comics) entry. On the other hand, Avengers Forever points to an article describing the miniseries.

I don't think it is a good idea to expect a Wikipedia article about every Marvel magazine or miniseries. But they should definitely all appear in the List of Marvel Comics publications.

I think we need guidelines saying that, e.g., Balder the Brave (the miniseries) will not be an article, that the entry in the List will not point to anything, even when there will be an article about Balder the Brave (the character). And you do the same for Celestial Quest.

Comments?

PhS

[edit] Imprint Info

What do people think of including the imprint each title was published by? It's certainly useful information. If so, then in what format:

The Star Brand #1-19 (imprint: New Universe) The Star Brand [New Universe] #1-19

etc. Also, I'm assuming we'd explicitly state the imprint only when it's not printed under the main Marvel imprint, but I'm open. -Bindingtheory 00:00, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article length

I think the following changes should be done to shorten the article's length:

• removing those publications which are not part of the Marvel Universe to their own page
• limiting mention of multiple series starring the same character (such as the various Venom mini-series) to one entry
• eliminating individual entries for series set in Marvel's sub-universes (New Universe, Ultraverse, Ultimate Marvel) and replace them with links to their own universes' articles Wilfredo Martinez 14:42, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, perhaps a List of Marvel Comics publications, List of Marvel Comics publications (New Universe), List of Marvel Comics publications (Ultimate), etc. I think the multiple series thing needs to stay, somewhere, though maybe not here.

I disagree 100%. The article is not called List of comics taking place in the Marvel Universe. It is called Marvel Comics publications with the key word being publications. ALL books published by Marvel should be listed. That being said, multiple series about one character should still be listed. If an article, such as Venom, wants to list all of the series together, there's nothing wrong with that in addition. The fact that all publications should be listed, applies to the sub-universes too. JohnBWatt 18:14, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, it makes more sense that way, but the problem here is that the article is too long, and getting longer. For practical reasons, it is easier to just break it into component parts (which also makes it easier for people looking for information on particular Marvel sub-universes and the like.) Wilfredo Martinez 14:11, 15 May 2006 (UTC)