The {{cite comic}} template generates a citation for a comic book, web comic, or comic strip in a consistent and legible manner.[1] As with other citation templates, this template can be used either in a footnote (between <ref>...</ref> tags) or in a section that lists sources.[2]
This section covers the most commonly used parameters. You can copy an example below and then add in extra parameters from the full list. Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Spacing and ordering of the parameters within the template is irrelevant and does not affect the final, rendered text. Piped wikilinks are acceptable. Only one of |title= or |strip= can be used, and will affect how the template renders; see below for examples.
This template allows for the full citation of comics. When given only the required information, it will not look much different from the typical {{cite xxx}} templates:
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{{ cite comic | title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]] | date=July 1991 | publisher=[[Cartoon Books]] }}Comics have more complex authorship than most written works. This template allows credits to be assigned based on role. These roles are typically listed in the indicia inside the front cover. See below for examples:
For example, the first issue of Bone:
{{ cite comic | cartoonist=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]] | story=The Map | title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]] | volume=1 | issue=1 | date=July 1991 | publisher=[[Cartoon Books]] | location=[[Columbus, OH]] }}For example, citing the second panel of the third page of The Fantastic Four issue 1:
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] | penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] | inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] | colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] | letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] | editor=Lee, Stan | story=The Fantastic Four! | title=[[The Fantastic Four]] | volume=1 | issue=1 | date=November 1961 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | location=[[New York, NY]] | page=3 | panel=2 }}For example, the first chapter of Zenith:
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Grant Morrison|Morrison, Grant]] | artist=[[Steve Yeowell|Yeowell, Steve]] | story=Zenith - Prologue: Ground Zero | title=[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]] | volume=1 | issue=535 | date=August 15, 1987 | publisher=[[Fleetway Publications]] | location=[[London]], England |pages=1–5 }}For example, The Death of Gwen Stacy from The Amazing Spider-Man:
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]] | penciller=[[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]] | inker=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita Sr., John]] | story=The Death of Gwen Stacy | title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] | volume=1 | issue=121–122 | date=June–July 1973 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | location=[[New York, NY]] }}In some instances, where storylines span separate titles it is usually better to cite the collection if one exists, for example "The Death of Superman":
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Roger Stern|Stern, Roger]] | cowriters=[[Jerry Ordway]], [[Louise Simonson]] ''et al'' | penciller=[[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, John]] | copencillers=[[Tom Grummett]], [[Jackson Guice]] ''et al'' | inker=[[Rick Burchett|Burchett, Rick]] | coinkers=[[Brett Breeding]], [[Dennis Janke]] ''et al'' | title=[[The Death of Superman]] | date=January 1993 | publisher=[[DC Comics]] | location=[[New York, NY]] | id={{ISBN|1563890976}} }}For example, to cite one of Mark Gruenwald's Mark's Remarks columns:
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Mark Gruenwald|Gruenwald, Mark]] | story=Mark's Remarks [column] | title=[[West Coast Avengers]] | issue=32 | date=May 1988 | page=24 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | location=[[New York, NY]] }}For example, the trade paperback collection of Watchmen:
{{ cite comic | writer=[[Alan Moore|Moore, Alan]] | artist=[[Dave Gibbons|Gibbons, Dave]] | title=[[Watchmen]] | date=1987 | publisher=[[DC Comics]] | location=[[New York, NY]] | id={{ISBN|0930289234}} }}{{cite comic | cartoonist=[[Milton Caniff|Caniff, Milton]] | strip=[[Steve Canyon]] | paper=Journal Herald | location=Dayton, OH | date=July 15, 1967 | supplement=Color Comics Supplement | syndicate=Newspaper Syndicate | page=1 }}Nested parameters rely on their parent parameters:
Last, First. Example, [[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]].Last, First. Example, [[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]].First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Roy Thomas]], not [[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]]. If more than three writers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the writer tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase et al, as follows: [[Roy Thomas]], [[Grant Morrison]] ''et al''.Last, First. Example, [[John Byrne|Byrne, John]].First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Frank Miller]], not [[Frank Miller|Miller, Frank]]. If more than three artists in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the artist tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase et al, as follows: [[Frank Miller]], [[Sergio Aragonés]] ''et al''.Last, First. (This field is ignored if the |artist= field is used.) Example, [[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]].First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[John Byrne]], not [[John Byrne|Byrne, John]]. If more than three pencillers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the penciller tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase et al, as follows: [[John Byrne]], [[Walt Simonson]] ''et al''.Last, First. (This field is ignored if the |artist= field is used.) Example, [[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Joe Sinnott]], not [[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]. If more than three inkers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the inker tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase et al, as follows: [[Joe Sinnot]], [[Terry Austin]] ''et al''.Last, First. Example, [[Tatjana Wood|Wood, Tatjana]]. If the colorist is a company enter their name, using piped form as required. Example, [[Olyoptics]]Last, First. Example, [[John Constanza|Constanza, John]]. If the letterer is a company enter their name, using piped form as required. Example, [[Comicraft]]Last, First. Example, [[Julius Schwartz|Schwartz, Julius]].Last, First. Optionally add roles within parentheses. Example, Gaudiano, Stefano (translator)|story=Fall of the Mutants. Pipe only if we have an article, and do not pipe if the url field is used. Displays in quotation marks.| title=[[The Fantastic Four]].|title= parameter. Either 'strip' or 'title' must be filled out but not both; this will affect how other parameters are displayed. The paper and supplement parameters are only used if this parameter is set. Example: |strip=Peanuts. This is a required parameter for comic strips.|paper=The Times. (Only used if the strip parameter is set.) In the case of a webcomic the website where the strip was published, also giving the url, for example [http://www.keenspot.com/ Keenspot]. Alias: newspaper|publisher=.) Use name of company at time of publication. This is a required parameter for comic strips.|language=ja) or a valid IETF language tag. English (en) is not rendered. Refer to the List of ISO 639-2 codes.January 1, 2006 (US), 1 January 2006 (non-US). Full date of publication, found in the indicia. Also known as the "cover date". This is a required parameter.|syndicate= for syndicated comic strips.)|location=London, England|url-status=live) the archived link is displayed first, with the original link at the end.|url-status= parameter should only be included if an |archive-url= is set (dead links without an archive URL can be marked with {{dead link}}). If |url-status= is omitted, or is specified with a null value, the default value is |url-status=dead. When the URL is still live, but pre-emptively archived, then set |url-status=live; this changes the display order, with the title retaining the original link and the archive linked at the end.PDF.|page=45, |page=45–751, |pages=45{{ndash}}751, |at=p. 45, |at=front cover, |page=[4–8]|page= or |pages=, but not both. When both are used, the template will only display the |page= value. A page range will use the "pp." prefix and convert hypens to en dashes. To preserve a hyphen in a page range, use the {{hyphen}} template.|page= or |pages=. Use only one of |page=, |pages=, or |at=. Examples: page (p.) or pages (pp.); section (sec.), column (col.), paragraph (para.); front cover, indicia, dust jacket; fold-out.|ref=ID generates an anchor with the given ID; such a linkable reference can be made the target of wikilinks to full references, especially useful in short citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing.{{ISBN|0123456789}} (don't link it – the MediaWiki software will do that for you) or {{ISSN|0123-4567}}.|ref= parameter using the {{sfnref}} or {{harvid}} template. See Help:Shortened footnotes for more information.{{Cite comic}} will generate a preview warning if it used without a title, without a date, or with unknown parameters.
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