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'''Infobox comics creator''' may be used to summarise information about a person who is a comics creator.

==Usage==
The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. Only the ''name'' and ''birth_date'' parameters are required. For an example, see [[Jerry Siegel]].

{{Parameter names example | name | name_nonEN | nonUS=ja | image <!-- | image_size --> | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | nationality | nationality2 | area | alias | notable works | collaborators | awards | partner | spouse | children | relatives | signature | signature_alt | module | website }}
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{{Infobox comics creator
| name = 
| name_nonEN = 
| nonUS = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| nationality2 = 
| area = 
| alias = 
| notable works = 
| collaborators = 
| awards = 
| partner =
| spouse = 
| children = 
| relatives = 
| signature = 
| signature_alt = 
| module = 
| website = 
| bodyclass = 
}}
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{{clear}}

{{Parameter names example | bodyclass = hlist | manga artist = y | cartoonist = y | writer = y | penciller = y | artist = y | inker = y | editor = y | publisher = y | letterer = y | colorist = y }}
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{{Infobox comics creator
| bodyclass = hlist
| manga artist = y
| cartoonist = y
| writer = y
| penciller = y
| artist = y
| inker = y
| editor = y
| publisher = y
| letterer = y
| colorist = y
}}
</pre>
{{clear}}

{{Parameter names example | manga artist = y | cartoonist = y | writer = y | penciller = y | artist = y | inker = y | editor = y | publisher = y | letterer = y | colorist = y }}
<pre style="overflow: auto; white-space: pre;">
{{Infobox comics creator
| manga artist = y
| cartoonist = y
| writer = y
| penciller = y
| artist = y
| inker = y
| editor = y
| publisher = y
| letterer = y
| colorist = y
}}
</pre>
{{clear}}

{{Parameter names example | cartoonist = y | writer = y | penciller = y | artist = y | inker = y | editor = y | publisher = y | letterer = y | colorist = y }}
<pre style="overflow: auto; white-space: pre;">
{{Infobox comics creator
| cartoonist = y
| writer = y
| penciller = y
| artist = y
| inker = y
| editor = y
| publisher = y
| letterer = y
| colorist = y
}}
</pre>
{{clear}}

===Parameter notes===
* '''name''' This is the "common name" the comics creator is associated with. Usually this is also the article's title. This field is required to either be completed or deleted. Deleting the field with default to the article title.
* {{anchor|name_nonEN}} '''name_nonEN''' for names of the comics creator in their own language, if different. If you specify this then you must also specify an [[ISO 639-1]] language code in {{para|[[#nonUS|nonUS]]}}.
*::''Example:'' nonUS= ja
* Placing images in the infobox uses two fields:
** '''image''' which is just the filname of the image. The template will add the markup to show the image.
*::''Example:'' image= example.jpg
** '''image_size'''<!-- or: imagesize --> which is the ''width'' the image will display at. The template expects just a number without the ''px''.
* '''alt''' needs to be updated with the [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|alternative text for the image]]. This is ''not'' the same as the caption. It should be kept short, but needs to be descriptive of the image.
* '''caption''' will appear below the image. Keep it short, but indicate the original source published source of the image and the artist(s).
* '''birth_name''' is the comics creators full birth name.
* '''birth_date''' is the comics creator’s date of birth. If living, use {{tl|birth date and age}}, {{tl|birth-date and age}}, {{tl|birth year and age}}, or {{tl|birth based on age as of date}}. If deceased, use {{tl|birth date}} or {{tl|birth-date}}.
* '''birth_place''' is the comics creator’s place of birth.
* '''death_date''' is the comics creator’s date of death (in form already given). If birth date or year is known, use {{tl|death date and age}}, {{tl|death-date and age}}, or {{tl|death year and age}}. Otherwise, use {{tl|death date}} or {{tl|death-date}}.
* '''death_place''' is the comics creator’s place of death.
* {{anchor|nationality}}'''nationality''' is the comics creator's nationality.
* '''area'''<!--or: areas--> is the main fields in which the comics creator works (i.e. writer, pencils, inks, colorist, letter, etc.). This field can either be entered directly or entered using the following logical fields:
** '''manga artist'''<!-- or: mangaka --> – A creator of [[manga]]. If used as the primary or only area, then '''write''', '''pencil''', '''ink''', and '''art''' should not be used.
** '''cartoonist'''<!-- or: strip --> – [[cartoonist]]
** '''writer'''<!-- or: write --> – writer
** '''penciller'''<!-- or: penciler, pencil --> – [[penciller]]
** '''artist'''<!-- or: art --> – artist. If used as the primary or only area, then '''pencil''', '''ink''', and '''color''' should not be used.
** '''inker'''<!-- or: ink --> – [[inker]]
** '''editor'''<!-- or: edit --> – editor
** '''publisher'''<!-- or: publish, publishing --> – publisher
** '''letterer'''<!-- or: letter, lettering --> – [[letterer]]
** '''colorist'''<!-- or: colourist, color, colour, coloring, colouring --> – [[colorist]]
* '''alias''' lists other names the comics creator has worked under.
* '''notable works''' lists the comics creator’s notable creations and/or works.
* '''collaborators''' lists other comics creators that the person has had notable collaborative runs with. Single issue or works collaborations should be avoided.
* '''awards''' lists any awards the comics creator has won.
* '''partner''' lists the comics creator's partner(s) when the "spouse" parameter below does not or cannot be applied. '''''Note''':'' Keep [[WP:BLPNAME]] in mind with this field. The partner should be mentioned within the article ''and'' integral to the reader's understanding of the subject.
* '''spouse''' lists the comics creator's spouse(s). '''''Note''':'' Keep [[WP:BLPNAME]] in mind with this field. The spouse should be mentioned within the article ''and'' integral to the reader's understanding of the subject.
* '''children'''
* '''relatives''' lists the comics creator's other relatives. '''''Note''':'' Keep [[WP:BLPNAME]] in mind with this field. The other relatives should be mentioned within the article ''and'' integral to the reader's understanding of the subject.
* '''signature''' if available, a scanned image of an artist's signature. As with the main image, only the filename needs to be entered here. The template will automatically limit the image size to 128px.
** '''signature_alt''' needs to be updated with the To keep in line with [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|alternative text for the image]]. This is ''not'' the same as the caption. It should be kept short, but needs to be descriptive of the image.
* '''module''' for an embedded template
* '''website''' for the comics creator's official web site. Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}. Do not include the www. part unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
* '''bodyclass''' will add a class or classes to the bodyclass.  If the [[WP:HLIST|hlist]] parameter is passed, lists can be given as parameters to fields, which will be made into lists that are accessible to those with screen readers
* {{anchor|nonUS}} '''nonUS''' is an [[ISO 639-1]] language code or one of "japanese", "hebrew", "korean", "chinese", "serbian", or "greek", for identifying comics creators that either do not work in, or work primarily outside, the US comics market. It is required if you are using {{para|[[#name_nonEN|name_nonEN]]}} because it determines the language code parameter passed to the {{tl|lang}} template which wraps the name; if it is not specified you will get a visible error and the article will be added to [[:Category:Lang and lang-xx template errors]]. It also changes the spelling of the term "colorist" (American spelling) to "colourist" (British spelling).

== Tracking categories ==
* {{clc|Redundant infobox title param}} – "name" parameter same as article name
* {{clc|Comics infobox without image}}
* {{clc|Comics infobox with unneeded imagesize}} – "imagesize" or "image_size" parameter set to value 230 or greater
* {{clc|Comics infobox image less alt text}}
* {{clc|Comics infobox image less caption}}
* {{clc|Comics infobox missing language parameter}} – non-English name with empty {{para|nonUS}} parameter
* {{clc|Misplaced comics infoboxes}}
* {{clc|Comics creator pop}}
* {{clc|Comics creator BLP pop}}
* {{clc|Track variant DoB}} – tracks use of "birth_date" parameter
* {{clc|Track variant DoD}} – tracks use of "death_date" parameter
* {{clc|Comics nation sweep}} – added by [[Template:Comics infobox sec/creator nat]]

== Supporting templates ==
* [[Template:Comics infobox sec]]
* [[Template:Comics infobox sec/creator nat]]

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox comics creator biblio}}

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