Template:Infobox graphic novel

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{{{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	({{{origedinfo}}})  ({{{origedinfo2}}})  (......)  ({{{origedinfo9}}})
Translation
Publisher	{{{transpublisher}}}
Date	{{{transdate}}}
ISBN
Translator	{{{translator}}}
Chronology
Preceded by	{{{previous}}} ({{{previous-date}}})
Followed by	{{{next}}} ({{{next-date}}})

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]]-->
| italic title = <!-- (see above) -->
| 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

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

{{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

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