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* Reasons: Not comics or cartoons; not sequential comic art (instead prose text with illustrations) | * Reasons: Not comics or cartoons; not sequential comic art (instead prose text with illustrations) | ||
* More information on this item: [http://www.biglittlebooks.com/listing.html Big Little Book index] | * More information on this item: [http://www.biglittlebooks.com/listing.html Big Little Book index] | ||
* Note: Some contain full sequential comic art and ''do'' qualify | |||
====Coloring Books==== | ====Coloring Books==== | ||
* Reasons: Most are not sequential comic art (instead a panel with a caption underneath) | * Reasons: Most are not sequential comic art (instead a panel with a caption underneath) | ||
* Note: Some ''do'' qualify if they are sequential, especially if they contain word balloons | * Note: Some ''do'' qualify if they are sequential, especially if they contain word balloons | ||
====Comic-Related Posters or Postcards==== | ====Comic-Related Posters or Postcards==== | ||
* Reasons: Not sequential comic art (instead a single image), even if it reprints a cover; Not comics or cartoons. | * Reasons: Not sequential comic art (instead a single image), even if it reprints a cover; Not comics or cartoons. | ||
====Web Comics==== | ====Web Comics==== | ||
* Reasons: Not in any sort of physical book | * Reasons: Not in any sort of physical book | ||
* More information | * More information: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcomic Wikipedia article] | ||
* Note: | * Note: book collections of web comics ''do'' qualify. | ||
===Specific Titles=== | ===Specific Titles=== | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 12 August 2011
Publications that Don't Qualify for Inclusion in the GCD
The GCD has defined what comics publications qualify for inclusion: a comics publication is "A publication whose content is at least 50% comics or cartoons, not counting advertisements and the covers, or which is an issue of a run of a periodical whose surrounding issues mostly meet this criteria." There is not a formal definition of "comics or cartoons" at this writing, but the consensus generally is sequential comic art (where the pictures are essential to the story).
Frequently, we get questions about why certain types of publications or even specific publications are not included.
Below is a list of some of those publications that keep coming up, and the reasoning why they do not qualify for inclusion.
Categories of Publications
Big Little Books
- Reasons: Not comics or cartoons; not sequential comic art (instead prose text with illustrations)
- More information on this item: Big Little Book index
- Note: Some contain full sequential comic art and do qualify
Coloring Books
- Reasons: Most are not sequential comic art (instead a panel with a caption underneath)
- Note: Some do qualify if they are sequential, especially if they contain word balloons
Comic-Related Posters or Postcards
- Reasons: Not sequential comic art (instead a single image), even if it reprints a cover; Not comics or cartoons.
Web Comics
- Reasons: Not in any sort of physical book
- More information: Wikipedia article
- Note: book collections of web comics do qualify.
Specific Titles
Batman and Me (by Bob Kane)
- Reasons: Not comics (although it does contain some comic reprints, most of the book is biographic text with illustrations)
- More information on this item: Batman and Me
Diamond Previews
- Reasons: Not comics or cartoons; not sequential comic art (instead a catalog)
- More information on this item: Diamond Previews
Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #2-4
- Reasons: Not published, though covers produced
- More information on this item: Wikipedia article on Motion Picture Funnies Weekly and Motion Picture Funnies Weekly Covers 2-4
Superman Scrap Book
- Reasons: Not sequential comic art (contains blank pages to be used as a scrapbook)
- More information on this item: Superman Scrap Book
Treasure Box of Famous Comics
- Reasons: Box set of 5 books separately listed on the GCD. The box itself is not listed.
- More information on this item: [Heritage Auction Galleries auction: http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=816&Lot_No=4176] and Treasure Box of Famous Comics box