An OWL ontology and RDF metadata vocabulary for describing comic books and comic book collections.
Comic Book Ontology
2023-03-15
cbo
http://comicmeta.org/cbo/
0.16.0
The level of description associated with a term.
level
A recommended encoding standard or guidelines.
standard
dcterms:created
dcterms:issued
dcterms:modified
vann:preferredNamespacePrefix
The preferred namespace prefix to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an XML document.
vann:preferredNamespaceUri
The preferred namespace URI to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an XML document.
rdfs:label
vs:term_status
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
unstable
Links a work to the comic work it is an adaptation of.
adaptation of
unstable
Describes the appearance of a comic universe element within a comic work.
appearance
unstable
Associates an artist with a comic work.
artist
unstable
Links a comic page to its original artwork.
artwork
unstable
Links orginal comic artwork to a page.
artwork of
unstable
Describes the artwork type of one or more pages of comic art.
artwork type
unstable
Describes a physical attribute of a comic item.
attribute
unstable
Having this property implies that the comic is bagged.
Describes the bag in which a comic is contained.
bagged
unstable
Links a panel to a comics sequence.
balloon
unstable
Describes the binding of a comic issue.
binding
unstable
Having this property implies that the comic is boarded.
Describes the backing board of a comic.
boarded
unstable
Associates a box with a comic book collection.
box
unstable
Describes a cameo appearance by a comic character in a comic work.
cameo
unstable
Links a caption to a comics sequence.
caption
unstable
Describes the appearance of a comic character in a comic work.
character
unstable
Links a comic work to another work that reprints it as part of a comprehensive collection of reprinted material.
collected in
unstable
Links a collector to a collection.
collection
unstable
Links a comic issue to another work that reprints it as part of a comprehensive collection of reprinted material.
collects
unstable
Associates a colorist with a comic work.
colorist
unstable
Associates a comic with an era of comic book history.
comic age
unstable
Describes the physical condition of a comic item.
condition
unstable
Describes the contents of a box of comics.
contains
unstable
Associates a contributor with a comic work.
contributor
unstable
Links a comic issue to a specific copy.
copy
unstable
Links a specific copy to a comic issue.
copy of
unstable
Describes the physical state of a copy of a comic issue.
copy state
unstable
Links a comic series to its country of origin.
country
unstable
Describes the cover art of a comic issue.
cover art
unstable
Associates an artist with cover artwork for a comic.
cover artist
unstable
Associates a creator with a comic work.
creator
unstable
Links a comic series to a distributor.
distributed by
unstable
Describes the edition of a comic issue.
edition
unstable
Associates an editor with a comic work.
editor
unstable
Having this property implies that the comic is encapsulated.
Describes the case in which a comic is encapsulated.
encased
unstable
Describes a comic universe event depicted in a comic work.
event
unstable
Describes the format of a comic work.
format
unstable
Describes the genre of a comic work.
genre
unstable
Describes the grade assigned to a comic item by a guarantor.
grade
unstable
Links a graded copy of a comic issue to a guarantor.
guaranteed by
unstable
Links a gutter to a comics sequence.
gutter
unstable
Associates a comic publisher with an imprint.
imprint
unstable
Associates an imprint with a comic publisher.
imprint of
unstable
Links a comic item to a box.
in box
unstable
Associates an inker with a comic work.
inker
unstable
Links a volume of comics to an issue.
issue
unstable
Links a comic issue to a volume.
issue of
unstable
Links a comic book collection to an item.
item
unstable
Links an item to a comic book collection.
item of
unstable
Decribes the language of a comic series.
language
unstable
Associates a letterer with a comic work.
letterer
unstable
Describes the material of which a physical item is composed.
material
unstable
Describes the appearance of a comic object in a comic work.
object
unstable
Links an item or collection to the agent that owns it.
owner
unstable
Links an agent to an owned item or collection.
owner of
unstable
Links a page to a comics sequence.
page
unstable
Describes the type of one or more comic pages.
page type
unstable
Links a panel to a comics sequence.
panel
unstable
Describes the paper stock of a comic issue.
paper
unstable
Associates a penciller with a comic work.
penciller
unstable
Associates a plotter with a comic work.
plotter
unstable
Links a comic issue to a preview or sample of that work.
preview
unstable
The publication frequency of a comic.
publication frequency
unstable
Links a publisher to a comic publication.
publisher
unstable
Describes a distinctive quality of an object.
quality
unstable
The rating of a comics publication.
rating
unstable
Links a comic to a related object.
related
unstable
Links a comic issue to a work that reprints it.
reprinted in
unstable
Links a comic to the original work it reprints.
reprints
unstable
Describes the role of a contributor in the creation of a comic work.
role
unstable
Links a sequence to a comic.
sequence
unstable
Links a comic to a series.
series
unstable
Links a series to a comic work.
series of
unstable
Describes the physical state of a comic item.
state
unstable
Links a story to a comic.
story
unstable
Links a comic story to a story arc.
story arc
unstable
Connects an individual story to the story arc it is a part of.
has story
unstable
The subject of a comic story.
subject
unstable
Describes the appearance of a team of comic characters in a comic work.
team
unstable
Links a comic issue to a translation.
translation
unstable
Links a comic issue to the issue it is a translation of.
translation of
unstable
Links a thing to a comic universe.
universe
unstable
Links a comic universe to the universe from which it originates.
universe of
unstable
Links a comic issue to a variant.
variant
unstable
Links a comic issue to the issue it is a variant of.
variant of
unstable
Links a series to a comic volume.
volume
unstable
Links a volume to a comic series.
volume of
unstable
Associates a writer with a comic work.
writer
unstable
Used to associate a contributor with any creative work.
An alternative title for any comic work.
alternative title
unstable
Comics Code Authority (CCA) approved.
CCA
unstable
The certification number assigned to a graded copy of a comic by a guarantor.
certification number
unstable
The copyright date of a comic issue.
copyright date
unstable
The cover date of a comic issue.
cover date
testing
The cover price of a comic issue.
coverPrice
unstable
A Diamond Comic Distributors code.
Diamond code
unstable
The distributor code associated with a comics publication.
distributor code
unstable
The date a comic ended publication.
end year
unstable
Describes the feature or primary focus of a comic work.
feature
unstable
The name of a comic imprint.
imprint name
unstable
The publication frequency of a comic as printed in the indicia of an issue.
indicia frequency
unstable
The publisher name as printed in the indicia of a comic issue.
indicia publisher
unstable
The ISBN of a comic publication.
ISBN
unstable
The total number of issues in a volume of comics.
issue count
The number of a comic issue.
issueNumber
testing
An unique identifier assigned to a comic item.
item number
unstable
A note.
note
unstable
The date of availability of a comic issue.
on-sale date
testing
The number of pages in a comic issue.
page count
unstable
The number of a page in a comics document.
page number
A general price.
price
unstable
The numerical print run of a comic issue.
printing
unstable
The date a comic issue was published.
publication date
testing
The name of a comic publisher.
publisher name
testing
The purchase price of a comic item.
purchase price
unstable
The sale price of a comic item.
sale price
unstable
The title of a comic series.
series title
testing
The year a comic series began publication.
series year
unstable
The date a comic began publication.
start year
unstable
The title of a comic story.
story title
unstable
The synopsis of a comic story.
synopsis
unstable
Describes the tracking or numbering between comic series.
tracking
unstable
The UPC of a comic publication.
UPC
unstable
The estimated value of a comic item.
value
unstable
Any variance to the regular manifestation of a comic issue.
variance
unstable
The unique identifier of a comic volume.
volumeNumber
testing
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.
Agent
unstable
Original comic artwork.
Artwork
unstable
A word balloon in a comics sequence containing dialogue, thought, or sound.
Balloon
http://dcl.slis.indiana.edu/cbml/schema/cbml.html#TEI.balloon
unstable
A binding method or material used to bind the pages of a comic.
Binding
unstable
A box that contains comic books.
Box
unstable
A building in a comic universe.
Building
unstable
A caption containing narration in a comics sequence.
Caption
http://dcl.slis.indiana.edu/cbml/schema/cbml.html#TEI.caption
unstable
A comic character.
Character
unstable
A collection of comic books and related resources.
Collection
unstable
A comic book collector.
Collector
unstable
A creative work of sequential art: the juxtaposition of text, images, and other pictorial elements to communicate information.
Comic
testing
A period of comic book history.
Comic Age
unstable
A comic universe.
Comic Universe
unstable
A physical condition describing an object.
Condition
unstable
An object containing comic books.
Container
unstable
An agent contributing to the creation of a comic work.
Contributor
unstable
A copy of a comic issue.
Copy
unstable
A comic character's costume.
Costume
unstable
An agent primarily responsible for the creation of a comic work.
Creator
unstable
An agent responsible for the distribution of a comic publication.
Distributor
unstable
A document composed of the pages in a comics publication.
Document
true
deprecated
An edition of a comic issue.
Edition
unstable
An event in a comic universe.
Event
unstable
A format in which a comic is embodied.
Format
unstable
A frequency with which a comic is published.
Frequency
unstable
A comics genre.
Genre
unstable
A grade assigned to a comic item that represents a summary of its condition.
Grade
unstable
An organization that guarantees the stated condition of a comic book.
Guarantor
unstable
The space between panels in a comics sequence.
Gutter
unstable
An imprint or tradename of a comic publisher.
Imprint
unstable
An issue of a comic publication.
Issue
unstable
A physical or digital item.
Item
unstable
A physical or digital library containing a collection of comic resources.
Library
unstable
A location in a comic universe.
Location
unstable
A material or medium of which an object is composed.
Material
unstable
A physical or digital museum exhibiting a collection of comic resources.
Museum
unstable
An object in a comic universe.
Object
unstable
A page in a comics sequence.
Page
unstable
A type of page appearing in a comic document.
Page Type
unstable
A visual frame containing part of a comics sequence.
Panel
http://dcl.slis.indiana.edu/cbml/schema/cbml.html#TEI.panel
unstable
A paper stock on which a comic is printed.
Paper
unstable
An exceptional original owner collection of high quality, vintage comic books often containing copies that are considered exemplars of key issues.
Pedigree
unstable
An physical attribute or property of an item.
Attribute
unstable
A planetary body in a comic universe.
Planet
unstable
A plastic of which a supply item is composed.
Plastic
unstable
A comics publication.
Publication
unstable
An agent responsible for the publication of a comic.
Publisher
unstable
A distinctive quality belonging to an object.
Quality
unstable
A creative role in the production of a comic work.
Role
unstable
A sequence of juxtaposed panels, text, and other pictorial elements.
Sequence
unstable
A comic publication containing one or more volumes and issues.
Series
unstable
A physical state describing an object.
State
unstable
A comics story.
Story
unstable
A group of comic characters.
Team
unstable
A thing in a comic universe.
Thing
unstable
A vehicle in a comic universe.
Vehicle
unstable
A single issue or group of issues published in a comic series.
Volume
unstable
dctype:Collection
dctype:PhysicalObject
schema:CreativeWork
schema:IndividualProduct
schema:Intangible
schema:Organization
An organization.
schema:Periodical
schema:Person
A person.
schema:Product
schema:PublicationIssue
schema:PublicationVolume
Thing
foaf:Agent
An agent.
Sean Petiya