Portal talk:Comics/Archive 1

Well is it just my end?
I added a featured picture (my first time editing a portal) and it looked fine in preview, but when I put it on the portal I noticed a typo and that the formatting did not look right. So after looking at the code on other Portal pictures I corrected the image, however on my end the correction is not showing up on the portal only on the featured image page...

is there something else I need to do to get the portal to update?--AjaxSerix 14:58, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Nevermind--AjaxSerix 15:02, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello from a new carthograph
I did this map of main countries mading Comics/Manga/BD fastly, and I still have to improve it if you say to me what is wrong.

So can you critic this map, mainly : Put your comments in fr:Discussion Image:Map-BD Comics Manga.png (you can write using english :). Yug
 * Subdivisions in europe.
 * Countries such as Norway, Sweden, Canada, ... : comics or BD ?
 * others informations are welcomes too.


 * It appears over-simplified and not particularly practical. Norway and Sweden have their own scenes which generally are neither "BD" nor "comics", if there should be a distinction. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 14:00, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Webcomics?
just wondering if webcomics can be put here - Jedi of redwall 01:34, 29 March 2006 (UTC)


 * How do you mean? Hiding talk 20:48, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

sorry, I just read "what is a portal" and noobish little me was kinda wrong about what exactly a wikiportal was :-p - Jedi of redwall 21:07, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

if you were wondering why the date on my first post is actually after on my second post, it's because I didn't add the four ~s until after I made the second post. also, since the question has been answered, should I delete this little section, or leave it here? - Jedi of redwall 15:11, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Featured Article spam?
Just wondering, is the text at the bottom of the Featured article headed 'Web Comcis' spam, or is it actually intentional? Madder 18:44, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It was spam, ta. it's dealt with. Hiding Talk 18:53, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Isn't it time for a new FA and project?
I'm tired of Nemo and Maus but I don't know what it should be replaced with. - Peregrinefisher 18:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Help from admin?
Good day, I wonder if an admin who's hip both to Wikipedia and comics can help. On the messageboard of Comicon.com[], in the forum marked The Gutters, there are two threads that openly and gleefully call for vandalising Wikipedia, with three articles in particular being singled out.(Look for threads 'hooray for wikipedia!' and "Rhinoracer"???) I've been fighting them all week.

Could somebody e-mail comicon.com's administrators and ask them politely to stop (unwittingly) encouraging vandalism of Wikipedia, by scolding the perpetrators or somesuch? Despite these unfortunate abuses, the site is overall well-respected in the comics community, as are its owners, Rick Veitch (official email: rarebit@sover.net) and Steve Conley (steve@steveconley.com).

I had rather an experienced Wikipedian undertake this. Thank you. Rhinoracer 13:18, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

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This guy "Rhinoracer" is himself a Wiki vandal and notorious internet prankster; you have been warned.

BTW, "I had rather an experienced Wikipedian undertake this" strikes me as a pretty awkward sentence coming from someone who claims to be a "French-American translator." Dannyhellman 19:32, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

That is a pack of lies. Danny Hellman is himself one of the vandals I've denounced, as he gloats in the above-mentioned threads. BTW, I think it's rich that one of the most notorious Internet pranksters in America (see Danny Hellman) should accuse me of pranking-- something I've never done; I have also never vandalised Wikipedia, and I challenge anyone to find any example of my vandalism. BTW, on July 31st Hellman edited the article about himself again, although he has been specifically enjoined from doing so. See here:[]

I also don't believe he observes proper Wiki etiquette. He has posted an obscene taunt on my user talk page.

As for the "awkward sentence", apparently Hellman is totally ignorant of correct English grammar. If he persists in his insults, lies and vandalism, I shall take him to task for it at the anti-vandalism page, and request he be blocked and banned. Rhinoracer 14:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Both of you need to take some deep breaths or you'll BOTH get blocked for personal attacks. --InShaneee 20:16, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

--Update: Rick Veitch has agreed to delete the thread encouraging vandalism from comicon.com

Sad trend
There is 10 deaths in the 12laest news.... I know it's a bit hard to announce when a great cartoonist is born, but this is still a bit depressing. Couldn't we go and announce some new series or something?--SidiLemine 16:14, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Calvin and Hobbes
I just wanted to drop a note here to thank you guys for featuring the article on your main page today. I've done a lot of edits on the article and it's great to see it get such recognition! Thanks! -  Mike   | Trick or Treat 21:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem, although I've actually set it up so they display pretty much randomly. I think we featured Calvin and Hobbes over a year ago too. Hiding Talk 22:32, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Hopefully Peanuts can join these as FAs soon enough. It's looking like it will be the November Collab of the month at the WikiProject. -  Mike   | Trick or Treat 22:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Anniversaries section
Would it be a good idea if I added an "anniversaries" section to the portal? You can see a similar thing on e.g. the Portal:Belgium or on Portal:Literature (section A day in literature). It would just be another box, where per day (or, if there isn't enough material, week or month), some "anniversaries" would be placed. Births and deaths of authors, first and last appearances of comics or heroes, ... It would make the portal page more interesting for regular visitors, since you would have something new every day (or week or month), while the other boxes are quite fixed (FA changes every day, but after 10 of them, you are finished). The correct day is shown automatically, so there is no other overhead involved. If there would be interest, I'ld be willing to create and populate it, but I'm not going to start that (quite a lot of work actaully) before I have had some input. 10:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Feel free, I think it is a great idea. I must get back to updating the news more regularly, to be honest.  I'll dig out my old journals and give a hand populating when you start. Hiding Talk 11:17, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Using images newer than 70 years old
See: Fair use/Amendment/Fair use images in portals --GunnarRene 22:37, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Notability guidelines for comics
Isn't it about time we had some notability guidelines for comics? It would certainly shorten many deletion debates and ensure a consistency to their outcome. Artw 20:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Reformat?
I don't know if it's just me, but I think the main portal page could do with some reformatting. What does everyone else think? *Cremepuff 222*  01:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

ComicsPortal.png: bad taste?
Ugh. The current lead pic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/ComicsPortal.png

Panel 1: a balloon: "#%&@".

Panel 2: a burst: "POW!"

Panel 1: title: "Wikipedia Portal: COMICS".

...is symbolically reminiscent of the stereotypical post-'60s newspaper comics article title "Zap! Bam!  Pow!  Comics aren't just for kids anymore". Now a vanishing breed, the article would show comics are also for adult speculators, eccentric collectors, and allude to a few superhero stories about current events.

Each panel is just ASCII characters, the sequences is all words and no pictures. Most comics definers allow for comics without words, but the genre of words without pictures, (or lettering without pictures), seems less representative.

Thoughts for replacement; maybe something historical (and public domain) like:

Panel 1: Little Nemo falling out of bed.

Panel 2: title: "Wikipedia Portal: COMICS".

Panel 3: Krazy Kat and brick

...or comics more international or even older, (e.g. Max Und Moritz, et al). McCloud-like appropriations of sequences from ancient ruins, tapestries, & temples might be going too far though. --AC (talk) 06:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I strongly agree. When I saw the "POW", I cringed. Rick Norwood (talk) 15:46, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Current writer and artist.
Do you think that under Publication Information there could be a part saying who the current writer and artist are? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kc007 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Tor
The article Tor has been rated as "Low" importance. Since Joe Kubert's comic book is generally recognized as a classic (see, for example, the recent articles in Alter Ego), I suspect that whoever did the rating is either more interested in modern comics or more interested in superhero comics. I would like to see the rating revisited by someone knowledgable about the history of comics in the 1950s. Rick Norwood (talk) 15:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * You will probably get more response if you post this at the Wikiproject comics talk page. The portal is fairly low-profile. Fram (talk) 11:45, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * See WikiProject_Comics. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 13:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

our scope
Do manhwa (Korean comics) fall under our scope? Амель (talk) 06:21, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I would think so, because there is no other sub-project that could take them (Anime and manga only covers Japanese works) WhisperToMe (talk) 00:25, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

File:Michael William Kaluta by Kyle Cassidy.jpg
I've just uploaded a rather nice pic which may fit in well here. J Milburn (talk) 12:57, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Dorothy of Oz Vol 5
I attempted to post this in the DoO discussion page, but it led me here, so...

I actually happen to have the pages of Dorothy of Oz volume 5 in a folder on my computer. No, they're not in English, but the art alone provides some important information. For instance: the giant rat creature following Tail at the end of Volume 4? A normal sized mouse, those of which Tail is clearly deathly afraid of.

I would be happy to provide a copy of the volume via any means. Just let me know if you want it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.139.145.182 (talk) 17:03, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Updates
I've updated the featured article (Krazy Kat was there since april), and the "Did you know section" (previous items where listed for over a year). Certainly the did you know should be updated more often, there are enough comics articles to get some info from. I suppose some other sections could use an update as well, but this will do for now. Feel free to revert or improve of course!

New member
Hello, I am mainly active on the French side for comics. Glad to meet fellow comics-lovers. Regards, --Bédévore [knock knock] 22:51, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * This talk page is for discussing improvements to the portal. If you want to meet the editors who like to edit comics articles, go to WikiProject Comics. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:06, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Status report from the Portals WikiProject
WikiProject Portals is back!

The project was rebooted and completely overhauled on April 17th, 2018.

Its goals are to revitalize the entire portal system, make building and maintaining portals easier, and design the portals of the future.

As of April 29th, membership is at 56 editors, and growing.

There are design initiatives for revitalizing the portals system as a whole, and for each component of portals.

Tools are provided for building and maintaining portals, including automated portals that update themselves in various ways.

And, if you are bored and would like something to occupy your mind, we have a wonderful task list.

From your friendly neighborhood Portals WikiProject. &mdash; The Transhumanist  03:36, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Great Figuers
These were some great figuers its a pity they didnt market them or at least not well. I just happened to come across them by accident. Theyer doing the same thing to thier printed comics also. They price them out of thier markets price range. Thiers a reason greed is one of the deadly sins! Plus they go to all that trouble to make a fully articulate figuer, then slap a hard platic vape on them that restricts it! They have a new editor at DC I dont think she gets it. They charge out the ying yang for everything with very thought about who thier market is." Batman Rises" made over  BILLON DOLLARS! Seriously and they cant make a comic book or toy line thats reasonable? For shame. Thier paying for it because sales for cominc( $3/$5 a pop) and $30 acton figuers. We put are foot down no more gouging us. Id send them my thoughts on the matter. BUT you have to PAY to do it! 2601:1C2:600:AF60:847:86A1:AB96:BEDE (talk) 03:21, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Angle bracket notation
At Bracket, the following statement is made:

The "citation needed" tag was opened 5$1⁄2$ years ago, so this statement is in imminent danger of being deleted. Can anyone resolve pdq? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:30, 1 September 2023 (UTC)