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jeffery · 09-05-2018, 02:53 PM

comics books are strange things. there are so many hands involved in creating one that it seems strange to attribute just one person as the author.

the original creator ( who may by now be long dead or no longer involved )
the writer
the penciler
the inker
the colorist
the editor
even the letterer
etc...

But when it comes to out metadata and most software, there's only one spot for the author.
Who would you list as the author for a comic that is on, let's say, issue number 852, or some other crazy high number, where the comic has a life of it's own?

I'm leaning towards the Original Creator (perhaps that shouldn't be in caps?) for simplicity's sake.

09-05-2018, 02:53 PM	#1
jeffery Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 565332 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo aura hd	Who do you credit in regards to comic books? comics books are strange things. there are so many hands involved in creating one that it seems strange to attribute just one person as the author. the original creator ( who may by now be long dead or no longer involved ) the writer the penciler the inker the colorist the editor even the letterer etc... But when it comes to out metadata and most software, there's only one spot for the author. Who would you list as the author for a comic that is on, let's say, issue number 852, or some other crazy high number, where the comic has a life of it's own? I'm leaning towards the Original Creator (perhaps that shouldn't be in caps?) for simplicity's sake.