Published
comic
vr.tr.comic · thing-q1004
Let an agent handle comics by format, work, creators, publishers, age ratings and collecting, with sourced information.
Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Work Which comic.
Identity
Title and issue.
Identity
Work identity.
- Which series, volume or issue is meant? provenance
- Who created it? provenance
Format
Type.
Format
Format.
- Is it a strip, book, graphic novel, manga or webcomic? definition
- In which reading direction? definition
Reading Access.
Legal
Buying and borrowing.
Legal
Legal access.
- Where can it be read or bought legally, including libraries? provenance
- Is it available in translation? provenance
Age
Ratings.
Age
Age suitability.
- What age rating or content advisory applies? provenance
- Is it suitable for this reader? boundary
Collecting Value.
Value
Price guides.
Value
Collector value.
- What is its value in this condition, according to price guides? measurement
- Is professional grading advisable? action
Care
Preservation.
Care
Preservation.
- How should comics be stored to prevent damage? action
- Which materials are archival? provenance
Culture History.
History
Traditions.
History
History.
- How did this comics tradition develop, according to historians? provenance
- Which works were influential? provenance
Adaptations
Film and TV.
Adaptations
Adaptations.
- Has the work been adapted, and how faithful is the adaptation? provenance
- Are opinions attributed? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- web comic distribution app, comic magazine, manga anthology, Manhua magazine, Manhwa magazine, Drama comics, manga magazine, lianhuanhua, manhua, drama manga, Taiwanese comics, Taiwanese manhua series
What it is Filled
A creative work that expresses narratives or ideas through one or more images, usually combined with text in panels and speech balloons, in forms including comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, manga, manhwa, manhua and webcomics.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle comics by format, work, creators, publishers, age ratings and collecting, with sourced information.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Sequential images
- Text and image combined
- Global traditions
- Print and digital
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Copy or distribute comics in breach of copyright.
- Generate comics in a named artist's style and present them as that artist's work.
- Misattribute authorship or strip credit from artists.
- Recommend comics with adult content to children.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing adaptations, translations or derivative works.
May
- Describe comics and their creators from reliable sources, crediting writers and artists.
- Quote short panels within copyright limits.
Moral aspects Filled
- Comic artists have often been denied credit and royalties.
- Comics shape how communities are seen; stereotypes cause harm.
Who is affected
- Writers and artists
- Their audiences
- Communities depicted
Owners Filled
Steward
The rights holders for each work.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q111885808 - registry parent class
- Q1318295 - registry parent class
- Q4502142 - registry parent class
- Q7452501 - registry parent class
- Q7725634 - registry parent class
related
- illustrated work and narrative - category
- comic artist and writer - creators
- publisher - distribution
- film and animation - adaptation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.comic
- Wikidata: Q1004 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1004)
- ISBN: 13 digits books and collections
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Panels, gutters and speech balloons
- Formats such as strips, books, manga volumes
- Animated cartoons are a different medium
- Panels of drawings with speech balloons, in print or digital form.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify works, series and creators
- check age ratings and content advisories
- find legal ways to read or buy comics
- value and preserve collectible comics
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Pirated copies
- Unsuitable content for young readers
- Misattributed creators
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Copyright law
- Age rating schemes where used
Context of use required Filled
- Storytelling, entertainment, art and education.
- comic strips
- comic books
- graphic novels
- manga, manhwa and manhua
- webcomics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1004: comic - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Comics - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should comic traditions be separate entries?
- How should series and volumes be modelled?
- How should creator credits be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1004/spec.json