Brian VanderWaal Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Is there a style guide for assigning comic Type and Variation? And a glossary of terms? Example - Should a hardcover graphic novel be listed as... 1. Type: Regular Issue and Variation: Hardcover? 2. Type: Book and Variation: Hardcover? 3. Type: Graphic Novel and Variation: Hardcover? Example - How should a 3-volume hardcover boxed set be listed? 1. Type: Collector's Set and Variation: Hardcover 2. Type: Book and Variation: Collector's Set 3. Type: Deluxe Set and Variation: Hardcover 4. Other? Is there a glossary of Type terms? For example, what's the difference between a Collector's Set and a Deluxe Set? Is it a case of how the publisher defined it? Edited October 21, 2020 by Brian VanderWaal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J. Castaneda Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 There's no style guide for this kind of stuff... These days we treat graphic novels as just regular items but if its a Hardcover we change the variation type accordingly. Box sets can be tricky. Ideally a Deluxe Set would be the first item type to go with if its a slipcase style item. CS would be used if the item collects a short run of issue numbers. If you ever have questions about what to designate things as, feel free to email us at support@comicbase.com and our editorial team can help you further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanderWaal Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks, Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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