Template:Infobox graphic novel/sandbox

Infobox graphic novel/sandbox
Infobox graphic novel/sandbox
Date	1986–1987
Publisher	DC Comics
Creative team
Writer	Alan Moore
Artist	Dave Gibbons
Colorist	John Higgins
Editors	Len Wein; Barbara Kesel;
Original publication
Published in	Watchmen
Issues	12
Date of publication	September 1986 – October 1987

*{{{title}}}*
(*{{{foreigntitle}}}*)
{{{title}}} ; ({{{foreigntitle}}})
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|{{{imagesize}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Date	{{{date}}}
No. of issues	{{{issues}}}
Main characters	{{{main_char_team}}}
Series	{{{series}}}
Page count	{{{pages}}} pages
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
Creative team
Writers	{{{writers}}} or {{{writer}}}
Artists	{{{artists}}} or {{{artist}}}
Pencillers	{{{pencillers}}} or {{{penciller}}}
Inkers	{{{inkers}}} or {{{inker}}}
Letterers	{{{letterers}}} or {{{letterer}}}
Colourists	{{{colourists}}} / {{{colorists}}} / {{{colourist}}} / {{{colorist}}}
Creators	{{{creators}}} or {{{creator}}}
Editors	{{{editors}}} or {{{editor}}}
Original publication
Published in	{{{origpublication}}}
Issues	{{{origissues}}}
Date of publication	{{{origdate}}} or {{{origdates}}}
Language	{{{origlanguage}}}
ISBN	[[Special:BookSources/%3Cbr%2F%3E%7B%7B%7Borigisbn%7D%7D%7D \|; {{{origisbn}}}]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character ({{{origedinfo}}}); [[Special:BookSources/%3Cbr%2F%3E%7B%7B%7Borigisbn2%7D%7D%7D \|; {{{origisbn2}}}]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character ({{{origedinfo2}}}); ...... Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character (......); [[Special:BookSources/%3Cbr%2F%3E%7B%7B%7Borigisbn9%7D%7D%7D \|; {{{origisbn9}}}]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character ({{{origedinfo9}}})
Translation
Publisher	{{{transpublisher}}}
Date	{{{transdate}}}
ISBN	[[Special:BookSources/%3Cbr%2F%3E%7B%7B%7Btransisbn%7D%7D%7D \|; {{{transisbn}}}]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Translator	{{{translator}}}
Chronology
Preceded by	{{{previous}}} ({{{previous-date}}})
Followed by	{{{next}}} ({{{next-date}}})

This is the template sandbox page for Template:Infobox graphic novel (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]

This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either , the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.

This template uses Lua:

This template is for graphic novels, manga volumes, European-style comic strip/book albums, or any other single published comic works.

Usage

{{Infobox graphic novel <!--See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics]]-->
| title      = 
| foreigntitle = 
| image      =   <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" (or "Image:") prefix -->
| imagesize  =   <!-- default 250 (pixels) -->
| alt        = 
| caption    = 
| publisher  = 
| date       = 
| issues     = 
| series     = 
| main_char_team = 
| creators   =   <!--or: | creator = -->
| writers    =   <!--or: | writer = -->
| artists    =   <!--or: | artist = -->
| pencillers =   <!--or: | penciller = -->
| inkers     =   <!--or: | inker = -->
| colourists =   <!--or: | colorists = ...or: | colourist = ...or: | colorist = -->
| letterers  =   <!--or: | letterer = -->
| editors    =   <!--or: | editor = -->
| single_creator =
| origpublication = 
| origissues = 
| origdate   =   <!--or: | origdates = -->
| origlanguage = 
| origisbn   = 
| origedinfo = 
| origisbn2  = 
| origedinfo2 = 
| origisbn3  = 
| origedinfo3 = 
<!--......-->
| origisbn9  = 
| origedinfo9 = 
| transpublisher = 
| transdate  = 
| transisbn  = 
| pages      = 
| translator = 
| previous   = 
| previous-date = 
| next       = 
| next-date  = 
}}

Example

{{Infobox graphic novel
|image           = Watchmen, issue 1.jpg
|caption         = Cover of ''Watchmen'' #1 (September 1986)<br />Art by [[Dave Gibbons]]
|publisher       = [[DC Comics]]
|genre           = [[superhero fiction|Superhero]]
|date            = 1986–1987
|origpublication = Watchmen
|origissues      = 12
|origdate        = September 1986 – October 1987
|writer          = [[Alan Moore]]
|artist          = [[Dave Gibbons]]
|inkers          = 
|colorist        = [[John Higgins (comics)|John Higgins]]
|editors         = {{plainlist|
*[[Len Wein]]
*[[Barbara Kesel]]}}
}}

Parameters

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.

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

alt: Alternative text for the image (WP:ALT).

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

date: The publication date of the graphic novel. 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 or first edition ISBN of the album in the original language.

origisbn2-9: up to eight more ISBN numbers for different editions

origedinfo: Extra information to identify the edition. For example, (HC) for a hardcover edition, or (2nd, SC) for a softcover, 2nd edition. Can be any string, but best to keep it short. Only works if there is a supplied ISBN number.

origedinfo2-9: Extra publication information for the other volumes that have unique ISBN numbers.

writer(s): The book's writer(s).

artist(s): The book's artist(s).

penciller(s): The book's penciller(s).

colorist(s): 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.

single_creator: Set to Y to suppress separate "Creative team" section

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(s): 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

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox graphic novel/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

v t e Comics-related infobox templates
In-universe infoboxes	{{Infobox comic}} {{Infobox comics character}} {{Infobox comics element}} {{Infobox comics organization}} {{Infobox comics species}} {{Infobox comics story arc}}
Publication infoboxes	{{Infobox animanga}} {{Infobox Asian comic series}} {{Infobox comic book title}} {{Infobox comics creator}} {{Infobox comics creator biblio}} {{Infobox comics in other media}}} {{Infobox comics meta series}} {{Infobox comics nationality}} {{Infobox comics set index}} {{Infobox comic strip}} {{Infobox graphic novel}} {{Infobox manhua}} {{Infobox manhwa}} {{Infobox original English manga}} {{Infobox Star Wars comics}}
Composite infoboxes	{{Infobox comics set and title}} {{Infobox comics species and title}} {{Infobox comics team and title}}