Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Graphic novel instructions

This template is intended to be used for graphic novels, manga volumes, European-style comic books, or any other single published comic works. Please see {{Supercbbox}} for the correct templates for comic book series.

For discussions on this template, its correct usage, and when seeking consensus over changes/proposed changes, please see Template talk:Graphicnovelbox or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics.

Graphic novel box instructions

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

{{Graphicnovelbox <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> | title = | foreigntitle = | image = | imagesize = <numeral only, defaults to 250> | caption = | publisher = | date = | series = | main_char_team = | origpublication = | origissues = | origdate = | origlanguage = | origisbn = | writers = | artists = | pencillers = | colorists = | transpublisher = | transdate = | transisbn = | translator = | previssue = | nextissue = }}

• Parameter notes:

|title=

Use the title used in the title of the article. The parameter englishtitle may also be used.

|foreigntitle=

Use the title of original publication, if it differs from title.

|image=

An image, preferably the most recognizable cover associated with the book. Please don't use frame or thumb.

|imagesize=

This is the number of pixels across the image will display at. The default is number 250. If updated, do not include the "px" suffix.

|caption=

A caption for the image above. Bear in mind the project's artwork credit conventions.

|publisher=

The publisher of the comic book. Not the publisher of the original serial comic, if it differs.

|date=

The publication date of the comic book. Not the publication date of the original serial comic.

|series=

The series that this book falls into. Do not use this parameter if you're using the main_char_team parameter.

|main_char_team=

The main character or characters of the comic book. Do not use this parameter if you're using the series parameter. (This parameter is included to conform with current style with American-style comics, and isn't necessary with European-style comics.)

|origpublication=

The publication the comic was originally serialized in.

|origissues=

The issue number(s) of the publication the comic was originally serialized in.

|origdate=

The publication date(s) of the publication the comic was originally serialized in.

|origlanguage=

The language the comic was originally published in.

|origisbn=

The current ISBN of the album in the original language.

|writers=

The book's writer(s).

|artists=

The book's artist(s).

|pencillers=

The book's penciller(s).

|colorists=

The book's colorist(s). If you prefer, you can spell this parameter colourists, and the UK-style spelling will show up in the infobox.

|transpublisher=

The publisher of the English-language translation, if the comic book was originally published in another language.

|transdate=

The publication date of the English-language translation, if the comic book was originally published in another language.

|transisbn=

The current ISBN of the album in English.

|translator=

The translator(s) of the English-language translation, if the comic book was originally published in another language.

|previssue=

The album that was the last to be published as an album before this one in the original language

|nextissue=

The album that was the first to be published as an album after this one in the original language