Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/templates

{{Superherobox <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| image = [[Image:WM2006 0060.jpg| 250px]]
| caption = The Invisible Woman.<br/>Art by [[Steve McNiven]]
| character_name = Invisible Woman
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #1 (November 1961)
| creators = [[Stan Lee]] (writer)<br/>[[Jack Kirby]] (artist)
| alter ego = Susan Storm Richards
| species = <!-- optional -->
| homeworld = <!-- optional -->
| Base of operations = <!-- optional -->
| alliances = [[Fantastic Four]]<br/>[[Avengers (comics)| Avengers]]
| aliases = Malice, Invisible Girl
| supports= <!--optional-->
| powers = [[Invisibility]],<br />[[Force field (science fiction)| force-field]] generation.
}}

{{Superherobox <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| image = 
| caption = 
| character_name = 
| publisher = 
| debut = 
| creators = 
| alter_ego = *
| full_name =
| species = <!-- optional -->
| homeworld = <!-- optional -->
| alliances = <!-- optional -->
| aliases = <!-- optional: actual identities the character uses, not nicknames -->
| supports=<!--optional-->
| powers = 
}}

*- Previously titled "real_name"

• Parameter notes:
  • Do not delete a parameter - leave the field blank if there is nothing to enter.
  • For multiple powers or creators, separate each with <br />. For example: creators=Stan Lee<br />Jack Kirby
  • The image should be at most 250px wide and must not be thumbnailed. For example: [[Image:abc.jpg|250px]]
    • If you find the image to be too tall, reduce the size below 250px.
  • The caption will appear below the image. Keep it short, but indicate the comic book and issue # if it is from a comic book, in the form Wolverine #17 (typed as ''Wolverine'' #17))
  • For the debut field, provide the first appearance of the character. Example: Incredible Hulk #181.
  • Affiliations include any current or previous team affiliations. Please stick to notable affiliations.
  • Alter ego and Full name are mutually exclusive; the former is for articles where the character has a superhero name, the latter is for characters that go by a shortened version of their given name or a nickname.
  • Aliases include any significant alternate names. It should not include nicknames, epithets, or short-lived names.
  • Powers include significant current and previous powers, and other notable abilities. This should be a short list, without description. Keep longer prose for the article text.

[edit] Superteam infobox

[edit] STB example

{{Superteambox| <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
image=[[Image:YJ40.jpg|250px]]
|caption=Young Justice<br />Todd Nauck, artist
|team_name=Young Justice
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut=''Young Justice: The Secret'', #1 (June 1998)
|creators=[[Todd DeZago]] (writer)<br/>[[Todd Nauck]] (artist)
|base=Justice League Cave; Catskill Mountain Hotel
|members=[[Tim Drake|Robin]] <br/>[[Kon-El|Superboy (Kon-El)]] <br/>[[Bart Allen|Impulse]]
<br/>[[Red Tornado]]<br/> [[Wonder Girl#Cassandra Sandsmark|Wonder Girl II]]<br/>
[[Secret (comics)|Secret]] <br/>[[Arrowette]] <br/>[[Empress (comics)|Empress]]<br/>
[[Lobo (comics)#Li'l Lobo|L'il Lobo/Slo-bo]]<br/>[[Snapper Carr]] <br/>[[The Ray]]
|memberlist= [[List of X-Men teams]]
|}}

[edit] STB instructions

The superteambox should use {{Superteambox}} as shown below. Copy and paste the following text at the beginning of the team's article:

{{Superteambox| <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
image=
|caption=
|team_name=
|publisher=
|debut=
|creators=
|base=
|members=
|memberlist=
|}}

• Parameter notes:
  • Do not delete a parameter - leave the field blank if there is nothing to enter.
  • Where a field has multiple items, separate each with <br />. For example: creators=Stan Lee<br />Jack Kirby
  • The image should be at most 250px wide and must not be thumbnailed. For example: [[Image:abc.jpg|250px]]
    • If you find the image to be too tall, reduce the size below 250px.
  • The caption will appear below the image. Keep it short, but indicate the comic book and issue # if it is from a comic book, in the form Wolverine #17 (typed as ''Wolverine'' #17))
  • For the debut field, provide the first appearance of the team AS a team (with the team named on either the cover or within the comic). Example: Brave and The Bold #28, Avengers v1 #1.
  • The creators field should list the creators of the team, not the individual members.
  • Base of Operations should list a team's most significant bases, including the current one (where applicable). Limit this to three at most, however.
  • Members should list the past and present membership of the team. Again, separate with <br />, not commas. For teams that have included many different members, it may sometimes be appropriate to leave this blank and use Memberlist instead.
  • Memberlist should link to any article lists the members for this team. This should normally only be used for large teams, as a replacement for Members

[edit] Comics Book Title infobox

[edit] CBT example

{{Supercbbox|  <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> 
  title = Supreme Power / Squadron Supreme (vol.2)
| comic_color = background:#ff8080
| image = [[Image:SQDSUP001 burst new.JPG|250px]]
| caption = Squadron Supreme (vol.2) #1<br>Art by Gary Frank.<BR>Seen above are Foreground: Hyperion<br>
Left side, left to right: Nuke, Blur, Tom Thumb, Power Princess and Shape<br>
Right side, left to right: Emil Burbank, Doctor Spectrum, Inertia, Arcanna and Amphibian<br>
Background: Nighthawk
| schedule = Monthly
| format = Ongoing
| publisher ='''''Squadron Supreme''''': [[Marvel Knights]] <BR> '''''Supreme Power''''': [[MAX (comics)|MAX imprint]]
| date ='''''Supreme Power''''': Aug 2003 - Aug 2005<BR>'''''Squadron Supreme''''': Mar 2006 - Present
| issues ='''''Supreme Power''''': Eighteen <BR> '''''Squadron Supreme''''': Ongoing
| main_char_team = [[Squadron Supreme]]
| past_current_color=background:#5be85b
| writers = [[J. Michael Straczynski]]
| artists = 
| pencillers = [[Gary Frank]]
| inkers = 
| colorists = 
| creative_team_month = 
| creative_team_year = 
| creators = [[Roy Thomas]]
}}

[edit] CBT Instructions

The Comicsbooktitlebox should use {{Supercbbox}} as shown below. Copy and paste the following text at the beginning of the Comic book article:

{{Supercbbox|  <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> 
  title = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| schedule = 
| format = 
| publisher = 
| date = 
| issues = 
| main_char_team = 
| writers = 
| artists = 
| pencillers = 
| inkers = 
| colorists = 
| creative_team_month = 
| creative_team_year = 
| creators = 
}}

• Parameter notes:
  • Do not delete a parameter - leave the field blank if there is nothing to enter.
  • title Title of Series on Comic cover.
  • Image should just include the filename
  • The caption will appear below the image.
  • schedule Publication frequency as monthly, bimonthly,... Leave empty for graphic novels, one-shots,...
  • format Book was/is a maxiseries, ongoing, miniseries, one-shot, graphic novel,...
  • publisher Comic book publisher.
  • date Month/Year of first issue &ndash; Month/Year of last issue
  • issues number of issues. If series is still in progress, leave out or add [[as of CURRENTYEAR]]
  • main_char_team for main character(s), team(s) should list a reasonable number of significant members limit to maybe five.
  • writers, pencillers, inkers, colorists for the individual creators. If pencciller and inker is the same person, use artists instead. If a series has changing creative teams, use the current creators and add creative_team_year and possibly also creative_team_month giving the current date.
  • creators of the series.

[edit] Graphic novel infobox

Instructions pending

[edit] References Info

• • DC Comics:
    • DC Universe Guide
    • GLCorps.Org's Book of Oa
  • Marvel Comics:
    • Marvel Guide
    • Cerebro Files (UXN) (X-Men)
    • Cerebra's Files (X-Men)
  • Various:
    • International Catalogue of Superheroes

[edit] Spoiler Warnings

Main article: Wikipedia:Spoiler warning

A spoiler is a piece of information about a narrative work (for instance, comic books) that may reduce your enjoyment of it by revealing plot events or twists. Articles should strive first to inform, spoilers or not; however, editors must use spoiler warnings when applicable as a simple courtesy.

Some guidelines:

• Do not put spoilers in section headers.
• Do not put spoilers in edit summaries.
• Do not link from another article to a section inside the spoiler area.

[edit] Spoiler templates

A standard way to warn readers of spoilers is to insert {{spoiler}} before the revealing text. This expands to:

If you wish to specify the topic of the spoiler, you may use {{spoiler-about}} before the revealing text. {{spoiler-about|(Spoiler Topic)}} expands to:

[Replace (Spoiler Topic) with the appropriate phrase.]

If an article contains spoilers regarding a subject not covered by previous templates, you may use {{spoiler-blank}} before the revealing text. {{spoiler-blank|(subject)}} expands to:

[Replace (Spoiler Topic) with the appropriate phrase.]

When adding preview information (interviews, solicitation material) for a yet-to-be-published comic, you may precede it with {{Spoiler-solicitation}}. This expands to:

[edit] Spoiler end template

If only part of the article contains spoilers, and you wish to indicate where these end (so that a reader can skip the spoilers and read the parts below), you can insert {{endspoiler}}. This expands to:

[edit] Article maintenance

[edit] Articles detailing with current or future (announced) comics

• Type {{future comic}} to produce:

This article or section contains information about a scheduled or expected comic book release, or a series already in progress. It is likely to contain tentative information and the content may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.

[edit] Issue citation request template

The {{issue}} template functions as an in-line request for the specific citation of a comic book or magazine issue.

It looks like ^{[issue # needed]}.

[edit] WP:COMICS article stubs, general and specific

• Type {{comics-stub}} to produce:

This comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it

This will also cause the page to appear on Category:Comics stubs.

• Type {{Comics-char-stub}} to produce:

This article about a comics character is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{comic-strip-stub}} to produce:

This comic strip-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{Comics-creator-stub}} to produce:

This profile of a comics creator, writer, or artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• • Type {{US-comics-creator-stub}} to produce:

This profile of a U.S. comics creator, writer, or artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{DC-Comics-stub}} to produce:

This DC Comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{Disney-comics-stub}} to produce:

This Disney comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub}} to produce:

This Franco-Belgian comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{Image-Comics-stub}} to produce:

This Image Comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{Marvel-Comics-stub}} to produce:

This Marvel Comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{Transformers-stub}} to produce:

This Transformers cartoon, comics, toy or movie-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• Type {{UK-comics-stub}} to produce:

This UK comics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Comics by expanding it.

• Type {{webcomic-stub}} to produce:

This webcomics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Additional resources for this may be found at Wikipedia's WikiProject on Webcomics.

[edit] WP:COMICS notice for talk pages

• Type {{comicsproj}} to produce:

	This article is in the scope of WikiProject Comics, a collaborative effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to comics on Wikipedia. Get involved! Edit the article attached to this page or discuss it at the project talk page. Help with current tasks, or visit the notice board.
???	This article has no rating on the quality scale. Please rate the article and provide comments here.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the Project's importance scale.

This template should be added only to the talk pages of relevant articles.

[edit] Comic book image tags

• Most comic book cover images should be tagged with {{comiccover}} to produce:

This image is of the cover of a single issue of a comic book, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic book or the artist(s) which produced the comic book cover in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of covers of individual issues of comic books help

• to illustrate:
  • the issue of the comic book in question;
  • the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
  • the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
• where no free alternative exists or can be created,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

• A single-panel comic book image should be tagged with {{comicpanel}} to produce:

This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of an individual comic book

• to illustrate:
  • the scene or storyline depicted, or
  • the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
• where no free alternative exists or can be created,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

• Multiple panels from a comic book should be tagged with {{comicscene}} to produce:

This image is a sequence of panels from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of a sequence of panels from a comic strip or an interior page of an individual comic book

• to illustrate:
  • the scene depicted, or
  • an important aspect of the copyrighted character(s) or group(s), which is depicted on the excerpted scene in question,
• where no free alternative exists or can be created,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

• Promotional or preview art and covers should be tagged with {{promocomic}} to produce:

This is a copyrighted digital image of the cover art for a comic book that has been released by a company or organization to promote this issue of the comic depicted in the media, via advertising material, solicitation information, press releases or as part of a press kit.

The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide source information as evidence of ownership.

It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of promotional material

• to illustrate the work, product or intellectual property in question;
• in the absence of free images that could serve such a purpose;

Other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Copyrights for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

[edit] WP:COMICS Userboxes

Place {{User WPComics}} on your user page to produce:

This user is a member of the Comics WikiProject.

And to keep track of the current Collaboration of the month, place {{User ComicsCollab}} on your user page to produce:

Marvel Comics is the current Comics Collaboration of the Month.