Wiki143:WikiProject Comics/Templates/Infoboxes

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The WikiProject has a number of infoboxes devoted to different tasks.

For creators and companies

For comics as a medium

  • Template:Tl - This template is designed for use with articles on the comics of a particular nation or region.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed for use with articles on the particular genres used in comics.

For publications

  • Template:Tl - This template is for graphic novels, manga volumes, European-style comic books, or any other single published comic works.
  • Template:Tl- This template is intended for limited series
  • Template:Tl - This template is intended for story arcs that comprise only a portion of a title's full run or ran substantially through multiple title. For limited series use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed for articles that cover either: a comics series that spans multiple comics publications, generally limited series, such as Sin City or Locke & Key; have a character or team as a focus, such as Hellboy; a comic strip that has run as one among many in such publications. including strips which move from one publication to another, such as V for Vendetta or Rogue Trooper; or a grouping of comics publications or stories that were published with a loosely linked "theme", such as Faces of Evil or Marvel Noir. It is not intended for: comics strips which run in newspapers or non-comics magazines; story arcs, which should use Template:Tl; Manga, Asian nor Manga-style publications, which should use Template:Tl; collected editions of European strips such as Tintin which use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - Designed for use with articles on Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, Asian or Manga-style publications.
  • Template:Tl - For comics strips which run in newspapers or non-comics magazines

For characters, character types and other elements

  • Template:Tl - The main template for comics characters.
    • Template:Tl - This infobox is designed for articles detailing the use and adaptation of comics characters outside of their parent medium, such as Barbara Gordon in other media. It should not be used with articles dealing with variations of a character with in comics, for those please use Template:Tl. It should also not be used for comics "sets" or "series" that span multiple publications, for those please use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed for fictional species that appear in comics stories. This includes Earth-based species, such as Cat People (comics); extraterrestrial species, such as Kleggs; and deities, such as Olympian Gods (DC Comics).
  • Template:Tl - This infobox is designed for story elements or props. This includes things like weapons, equipments, and vehicles, things like Batmobile or Cerebro. It does not include buildings, which should use Template:Tl or individuals which should use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed to be used in articles about organizations that appear in comic books. These may be companies, military units, governments, teams, or the like.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed to be used in articles about locations that appear in comic books.
  • Template:Tl - This infobox is intended for use with "hub" or "set index" articles. These are articles that give an overview of the characters that have used a particular alias or codename, but where each of those characters have their own articles which use Template:Tl. The articles will also cover or reference a comics series named for one or more of those characters. Examples of this are Robin (comics) and Flash (comics). Articles which cover multiple characters and only some of those characters have their own articles should use Template:Tl, leaving out all information save the alter ego for the character(s) with a stand alone article. Examples of these are Doctor Fate and Atom (comics). For cases where the character set and the title have separate articles, use Template:Tl and Template:Tl respectively. Articles for character sets without a related comics series should use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - This infobox is intended for use with "hub" or "set index" articles. These are articles that give an overview of the characters that have used a particular alias or codename, but where each of those characters have their own articles which use Template:Tl. Examples of this are Ant-Man and Kid Flash. Articles which cover multiple characters and only some of those characters have their own articles should use Template:Tl, leaving out all information save the alter ego for the character(s) with a stand alone article. Examples of these are Doctor Fate and Atom (comics). If the infobox is going to be used on a hub article that covers characters and self titled comics, such as Robin (comics) or Flash (comics), should use Template:Tl.

Combination infoboxes

  • Template:Tl - This template is designed to be used in articles about fictional species that appear in comics, and more specifically in a self titled comic. Examples of this are Inhumans and New Gods. For cases where the species and the title have separate articles, use Template:Tl and Template:Tl respectively. Articles for species without a related comics series should use Template:Tl.
  • Template:Tl - This template is designed to be used in aticles about organizations that apper in comics, and more specifically in a self titled comic. These may be companies, military units, governments, teams, or the like. Examples of this are Damage Control (comics) and Secret Six (comics). For cases where the organization and the title have separate articles, use Template:Tl and Template:Tl respectively. Articles for organizations without a related comics series should use Template:Tl.