An OWL ontology and RDF metadata vocabulary for describing comic books and comic book collections.
Comic Book Ontology
The level of description associated with a term.
level
A recommended encoding standard or guidelines.
standard
The preferred namespace prefix to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an XML document.
The preferred namespace URI to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an XML document.
The status of a vocabulary term, expressed as a short symbolic string; known values include 'unstable','testing', 'stable' and 'archaic'.
Links a comic to an adaptation.
adaptation
Links a work to the comic work it is an adaptation of.
adaptation of
Describes the appearance of a comic universe element within a comic work.
appearance
Associates an artist with a comic work.
artist
Links a comic page to its original artwork.
artwork
Links orginal comic artwork to a page.
artwork of
Describes the artwork type of one or more pages of comic art.
artwork type
Describes a physical attribute of a comic item.
attribute
Having this property implies that the comic is bagged.
Describes the bag in which a comic is contained.
bagged
Links a panel to a comics sequence.
balloon
Describes the binding of a comic issue.
binding
Having this property implies that the comic is boarded.
Describes the backing board of a comic.
boarded
Associates a box with a comic book collection.
box
Describes a cameo appearance by a comic character in a comic work.
cameo
Links a caption to a comics sequence.
caption
Describes the appearance of a comic character in a comic work.
character
Links a comic work to another work that reprints it as part of a comprehensive collection of reprinted material.
collected in
Links a collector to a collection.
collection
Links a comic issue to another work that reprints it as part of a comprehensive collection of reprinted material.
Associates a colorist with a comic work.
colorist
Associates a comic with an era of comic book history.
comic age
unstable
Describes the physical condition of a comic item.
condition
Describes the contents of a box of comics.
contains
Associates a contributor with a comic work.
contributor
Links a comic issue to a specific copy.
copy
Links a specific copy to a comic issue.
copy of
Describes the physical state of a copy of a comic issue.
copy state
Links a comic series to its country of origin.
country
Describes the cover art of a comic issue.
cover art
Associates an artist with cover artwork for a comic.
cover artist
Associates a creator with a comic work.
creator
Links a comic series to a distributor.
distributed by
Describes the edition of a comic issue.
edition
Associates an editor with a comic work.
editor
Having this property implies that the comic is encapsulated.
Describes the case in which a comic is encapsulated.
encased
Describes a comic universe event depicted in a comic work.
event
Describes the format of a comic work.
format
Describes the genre of a comic work.
genre
Describes the grade assigned to a comic item by a guarantor.
grade
Links a graded copy of a comic issue to a guarantor.
guaranteed by
Links a gutter to a comics sequence.
gutter
Associates a comic publisher with an imprint.
imprint
Associates an imprint with a comic publisher.
imprint of
Links a comic item to a box.
in box
Associates an inker with a comic work.
inker
Links a volume of comics to an issue.
issue
Links a comic issue to a volume.
issue of
Links a comic book collection to an item.
item
Links an item to a comic book collection.
item of
Decribes the language of a comic series.
language
Associates a letterer with a comic work.
letterer
Describes the material of which a physical item is composed.
material
Describes the appearance of a comic object in a comic work.
object
Links an item or collection to the agent that owns it.
owner
Links an agent to an owned item or collection.
owner of
Links a page to a comics sequence.
page
Describes the type of one or more comic pages.
page type
panel
Describes the paper stock of a comic issue.
paper
Associates a penciller with a comic work.
penciller
Associates a plotter with a comic work.
plotter
Links a comic issue to a preview or sample of that work.
preview
The publication frequency of a comic.
publication frequency
Links a publisher to a comic publication.
publisher
Describes a distinctive quality of an object.
quality
The rating of a comics publication.
rating
Links a comic to a related object.
Links a comic issue to a work that reprints it.
reprinted in
Links a comic to the original work it reprints.
reprints
Describes the role of a contributor in the creation of a comic work.
role
Links a sequence to a comic.
sequence
Links a comic to a series.
series
Links a series to a comic work.
series of
Describes the physical state of a comic item.
state
Links a story to a comic.
story
Links a comic story to a story arc.
Connects an individual story to the story arc it is a part of.
has story
The subject of a comic story.
subject
Describes the appearance of a team of comic characters in a comic work.
team
Links a comic issue to a translation.
translation
Links a comic issue to the issue it is a translation of.
translation of
Links a thing to a comic universe.
universe
Links a comic universe to the universe from which it originates.
universe of
Links a comic issue to a variant.
variant
Links a comic issue to the issue it is a variant of.
variant of
Links a series to a comic volume.
volume
Links a volume to a comic series.
volume of
Associates a writer with a comic work.
writer
Used to associate a contributor with any creative work.
An alternative title for any comic work.
alternative title
Comics Code Authority (CCA) approved.
The certification number assigned to a graded copy of a comic by a guarantor.
certification number
The copyright date of a comic issue.
copyright date
The cover date of a comic issue.
cover date
The cover price of a comic issue.
coverPrice
A Diamond Comic Distributors code.
Diamond code
The distributor code associated with a comics publication.
The date a comic ended publication.
end year
Describes the feature or primary focus of a comic work.
feature
The name of a comic imprint.
imprint name
The publication frequency of a comic as printed in the indicia of an issue.
indicia frequency
The publisher name as printed in the indicia of a comic issue.
indicia publisher
The ISBN of a comic publication.
The total number of issues in a volume of comics.
issue count
The number of a comic issue.
issueNumber
An unique identifier assigned to a comic item.
item number
A note.
The date of availability of a comic issue.
on-sale date
The number of pages in a comic issue.
page count
The number of a page in a comics document.
page number
A general price.
price
The numerical print run of a comic issue.
printing
The date a comic issue was published.
publication date
The name of a comic publisher.
publisher name
The purchase price of a comic item.
purchase price
The sale price of a comic item.
sale price
The title of a comic series.
series title
The year a comic series began publication.
The date a comic began publication.
start year
The title of a comic story.
story title
The synopsis of a comic story.
synopsis
Describes the tracking or numbering between comic series.
tracking
The UPC of a comic publication.
UPC
The estimated value of a comic item.
value
Any variance to the regular manifestation of a comic issue.
variance
The unique identifier of a comic volume.
volumeNumber
Used to indicate an alternative title for a resource.
An alternative title.
Used to provide a description for any resource.
A description.
Any unique identifier of a comic resource.
An identifier.
A title.
Used to describe the name of an agent.
A name.
The SKU of a comics product.
SKU
Used to indicate web content related to a resource.
A URL.
A person, organization, or intelligence in a comic universe.
Original comic artwork.
Artwork
A word balloon in a comics sequence containing dialogue, thought, or sound.
Balloon
A binding method or material used to bind the pages of a comic.
Binding
A box that contains comic books.
Box
A building in a comic universe.
Building
A caption containing narration in a comics sequence.
Caption
A comic character.
Character
A collection of comic books and related resources.
Collection
A comic book collector.
Collector
A creative work of sequential art: the juxtaposition of text, images, and other pictorial elements to communicate information.
Comic
A period of comic book history.
Comic Age
A comic universe.
Comic Universe
A physical condition describing an object.
Condition
An object containing comic books.
Container
An agent contributing to the creation of a comic work.
Contributor
A copy of a comic issue.
Copy
A comic character's costume.
Costume
An agent primarily responsible for the creation of a comic work.
Creator
An agent responsible for the distribution of a comic publication.
A document composed of the pages in a comics publication.
Document
An edition of a comic issue.
Edition
An event in a comic universe.
Event
A format in which a comic is embodied.
Format
A frequency with which a comic is published.
Frequency
A comics genre.
Genre
A grade assigned to a comic item that represents a summary of its condition.
Grade
An organization that guarantees the stated condition of a comic book.
Guarantor
The space between panels in a comics sequence.
Gutter
An imprint or tradename of a comic publisher.
Imprint
An issue of a comic publication.
Issue
A physical or digital item.
A physical or digital library containing a collection of comic resources.
A location in a comic universe.
Location
A material or medium of which an object is composed.
A physical or digital museum exhibiting a collection of comic resources.
Museum
An object in a comic universe.
Object
A page in a comics sequence.
Page
A type of page appearing in a comic document.
Page Type
A visual frame containing part of a comics sequence.
Panel
A paper stock on which a comic is printed.
Paper
An exceptional original owner collection of high quality, vintage comic books often containing copies that are considered exemplars of key issues.
Pedigree
An physical attribute or property of an item.
Attribute
A planetary body in a comic universe.
Planet
A plastic of which a supply item is composed.
Plastic
A comics publication.
Publication
An agent responsible for the publication of a comic.
Publisher
A distinctive quality belonging to an object.
A creative role in the production of a comic work.
Role
A sequence of juxtaposed panels, text, and other pictorial elements.
Sequence
A comic publication containing one or more volumes and issues.
Series
A physical state describing an object.
State
A comics story.
Story
A group of comic characters.
A thing in a comic universe.
A single issue or group of issues published in a comic series.
Volume
An organization.
A person.
Thing
An agent.