Support for multiple Series
Telkhine opened this issue · 5 comments
Would it be possible to support a given Title be part of multiple Series? It would be useful for crossovers.
In an example of Witchblade / The Darkness, the title would be part of both the Witchblade and The Darkness series. I understand most would simply file it under a single series called "Witchblade / The Darkness", but I think some would appreciate the option to individually catalog them.
I lack context about US comics, can you clarify a bit how this series is actually 2? The link you provide is a single series apparently.
I had a note / question about whether a book could be part of multiple series, but no one confirmed this so far.
This isn't a US comic thing as far as I'm aware, just a personal preference. The example is a crossover of Witchblade and The Darkness. It's also part of a story arc between those two universes.
Looking at that story arc I linked, there would be 4 titles with 4 unique series within that story arc if going by traditional means:
| Title | Series |
|---|---|
| Witchblade | Witchblade |
| Witchblade / The Darkness | Witchblade / The Darkness |
| The Darkness / Witchblade | The Darkness / Witchblade |
| The Darkness | The Darkness |
But if we could split the series on those crossover stories, it would only be 2 unique series:
| Title | Series 1 | Series 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Witchblade | Witchblade | |
| Witchblade / The Darkness | The Darkness | Witchblade |
| The Darkness / Witchblade | The Darkness | Witchblade |
| The Darkness | The Darkness |
ComicRack was using AlternateSeries to handle cross-overs, but that's a bit limiting in a case where a cross-over of 3 series would be published.
I think having a list of series instead would be better. Lists are ordered, so it's easy to set the main series in case there are more than one.
We also need to cater for an issue number per series.
Side note, but the story arc you mention is for me a cross-over, a story arc should be within a series, and without any indication of issue number, since the issue number within the series would be used.
Supporting multiple series and issues would also be useful in the case of omnibuses/trade paperbacks. I think you are right in that these should be handled both in terms of the book itself as a series, and the issues that make up the collection. Take for instance, The Deadpool: Adamantium Collection, https://comicvine.gamespot.com/deadpool-the-adamantium-collection/4050-99248/. As you can see, it comprises different issues of several different series. This collection isn't a single cross-over/story arc, but several that someone getting into Deadpool may enjoy.
For why this is important, say I'm reading the Cable & Deadpool (one of the series with issues in this collection) and I finish reading issue 19. I would need some way of knowing that the next several issues are in this book. If I am reading Deadpool v2 and finish issue 15, I would also need to know that the next several issues are in this book.
I have updated the data model, a Book can have 0 to N series now.