I'm organizing my comic collection with Inducks. But it's not very comfortable and I can't organize non Disney comic books. I have searched the web for a comic database software, but didn't found something good. Most software products don't support Disney comics very well and it often seems to be difficult to organize US and European in one database.
How do you manage your comic collection?
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Charlie Brown
Comic database software
Message 1 -
2008-10-19 at 15:58:11
Robb_K
Comic database software
Message 2 -
2008-10-19 at 17:49:40
Quote from user: Charlie BrownI'm organizing my comic collection with Inducks. But it's not very comfortable and I can't organize non Disney comic books. I have searched the web for a comic database software, but didn't found something good. Most software products don't support Disney comics very well and it often seems to be difficult to organize US and European in one database.
How do you manage your comic collection?
I keep my thin (traditional comic book format) lying flat in vegetable crate type boxes. The annuals, thick books, and hardbound book series all standing up on bookshelves. I know where everything is. I don't have any of my collection listed in a computer programme or files. Older and more valuable comic books are kept inside plastic bags.
How do you manage your comic collection?
I keep my thin (traditional comic book format) lying flat in vegetable crate type boxes. The annuals, thick books, and hardbound book series all standing up on bookshelves. I know where everything is. I don't have any of my collection listed in a computer programme or files. Older and more valuable comic books are kept inside plastic bags.
Olivier
Comic database software
Message 3 -
2008-10-19 at 18:40:32
Quote from user: Charlie BrownI have searched the web for a comic database software, but didn't found something good. Most software products don't support Disney comics very well and it often seems to be difficult to organize US and European in one database.
How do you manage your comic collection?
Ha! A big problem, especially if you have specific needs.
I would like to have something like INDUCKS that would enable me to list everything in detail, so that I can find adaptations of Lovecraft or Irving written by X and/or drawn by Y-- and then, do the same with movies and books, and eventually let met search for everything I have on this or that, within specific dates, ...
Like you, I have not found anything that seemed suitable-- or it might have been, but it was much too expensive; expensive blind buys are out of the question, and a trial period might not be enough for me to really fully test the software, since I would have to enter a lot things in the database first for the test to be meaningful.
In the end, I studied database-making on my own (with some hints, advice and explanations by François): database architecture and mechanics, php, ...
I have prepared the detailed schematics for a database of all and any texts that I have or find (illustrated or not, in a book or on computer, ...).
Unfortunately, I had to stop after starting to turn this into an actual database, because it takes a lot of time and some questions remained. I sorely regret not have finished this, and would like to resume it, but I have more urgent projects to do first.
How do you manage your comic collection?
Ha! A big problem, especially if you have specific needs.
I would like to have something like INDUCKS that would enable me to list everything in detail, so that I can find adaptations of Lovecraft or Irving written by X and/or drawn by Y-- and then, do the same with movies and books, and eventually let met search for everything I have on this or that, within specific dates, ...
Like you, I have not found anything that seemed suitable-- or it might have been, but it was much too expensive; expensive blind buys are out of the question, and a trial period might not be enough for me to really fully test the software, since I would have to enter a lot things in the database first for the test to be meaningful.
In the end, I studied database-making on my own (with some hints, advice and explanations by François): database architecture and mechanics, php, ...
I have prepared the detailed schematics for a database of all and any texts that I have or find (illustrated or not, in a book or on computer, ...).
Unfortunately, I had to stop after starting to turn this into an actual database, because it takes a lot of time and some questions remained. I sorely regret not have finished this, and would like to resume it, but I have more urgent projects to do first.
Charlie Brown
Comic database software
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2008-10-20 at 07:43:39
I like the search possibilities of a database. It's great to find a specific story within seconds. If I search it by hand in the comic books, it could take hours ;)
I also though about making my own database. I have a few experiences with php and mysql from work. But before I start a project like that, I want to look for an out-of-the-box solution.
Quote from user: Olivier..but it was much too expensive..
I can underline that! The few professional database companies take really much money for their software. And in the end the software doesn't fulfill my needs.
So we're back to making our own database?
I also though about making my own database. I have a few experiences with php and mysql from work. But before I start a project like that, I want to look for an out-of-the-box solution.
Quote from user: Olivier..but it was much too expensive..
I can underline that! The few professional database companies take really much money for their software. And in the end the software doesn't fulfill my needs.
So we're back to making our own database?
Richard1234
Comic database software
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2008-10-20 at 08:47:30
I like that you want to make some comics for kids with comic characters and I appreciate your work
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Charlie Brown
Comic database software
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2008-10-20 at 09:02:04
Quote from user: richard1234I like that you want to make some comics for kids with comic characters and I appreciate your work
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Timoro
Comic database software
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2008-10-20 at 10:08:16
Comic database software could be nice thing to have (and I know there are some). But OK, even if I had one, it would take hours and hours, days, months, perhaps even years to catalog and index all my comics. Only way to do it is typing data in by hand through keyboard, right? I have thousands of comics. Impossible task, almost.
I guess you already know these:
http://home.att.net/~rarecomics/software.htm
http://www.collectorz.com/comic/
Timo
I guess you already know these:
http://home.att.net/~rarecomics/software.htm
http://www.collectorz.com/comic/
Timo
Charlie Brown
Comic database software
Message 8 -
2008-10-20 at 11:35:00
Thank you, Timo.
I looked at both. The 2nd one looks pretty good, but it doesn't seem to support Disney, especially international Disney comics very well.
You're right. The time will be the main problem. I have (only) 300-350 comic books. That will already be a lot of weekends work. But fall and winter weekends can be long ;)
I looked at both. The 2nd one looks pretty good, but it doesn't seem to support Disney, especially international Disney comics very well.
You're right. The time will be the main problem. I have (only) 300-350 comic books. That will already be a lot of weekends work. But fall and winter weekends can be long ;)
Olivier
Comic database software
Message 9 -
2008-10-20 at 12:52:53
I will take a loko at those links, Timo, thanks!
I have already spent a lot of time cataloguing all (save my months-old latest batches) of my non-Disney comic books (a few hundreds; I would have to check) in Word (including double entries in different Word files: Poe and Horror, for instance)-- writer, penciller, inker, cover, ad, essay, text story, editorial, ...
I could thus drag and drop or copy and paste from one window into another.
I remember I could also use a text file formatted a certain way to export data into the database; reformatting in Word could be done using macros.
Ultimately, creating the database & managing pages myself would be the surest way for me to have what I really need-- for instance, I would like to be able to index the scans on my computer or the images saved on it or found on the internet, which means adding an "address" field.
I have already spent a lot of time cataloguing all (save my months-old latest batches) of my non-Disney comic books (a few hundreds; I would have to check) in Word (including double entries in different Word files: Poe and Horror, for instance)-- writer, penciller, inker, cover, ad, essay, text story, editorial, ...
I could thus drag and drop or copy and paste from one window into another.
I remember I could also use a text file formatted a certain way to export data into the database; reformatting in Word could be done using macros.
Ultimately, creating the database & managing pages myself would be the surest way for me to have what I really need-- for instance, I would like to be able to index the scans on my computer or the images saved on it or found on the internet, which means adding an "address" field.
WB
Comic database software
Message 10 -
2008-10-21 at 20:25:44
Boxes (File Cabinet for the stuff in storage I couldn't bring with me)
Boxes in my apartment go like this:
Comics and Stories -> Donald Duck -> DD Adventures -> Donald & Mickey -> Mickey Mouse -> MM Adventures -> Goofy & Misc books -> US Adventures > Uncle Scrooge -> Sonic the Hedgehog
I usually splt my books between companies Disney to Archie Sonic to DC usually with anything superhero being dead last. But that's just me.
Boxes in my apartment go like this:
Comics and Stories -> Donald Duck -> DD Adventures -> Donald & Mickey -> Mickey Mouse -> MM Adventures -> Goofy & Misc books -> US Adventures > Uncle Scrooge -> Sonic the Hedgehog
I usually splt my books between companies Disney to Archie Sonic to DC usually with anything superhero being dead last. But that's just me.
Asger And
Comic database software
Message 11 -
2008-10-25 at 21:23:57
Many years ago I gave up cataloguing my collection, so I just use any indexes on the web; Inducks for Disney, of course. 30 years ago I made my own indexes on paper (handwritten actually, well once I tried to make an index-program in BASIC on a VIC 20 with tape-station, but I never made it work), and I recently happened to be able to complete the 50es section of a danish DC-index, that a fan had started ( www.humlefryd.dk ).
Shelves in my 'library' (I've got about 100 m of them) are filled like this: Disney, other funny animal, funny newsstrips, suspense newsstrips, French/Belgian, Classics Illustrated, Tarzan, western, underground, independent, Danish DC, US DC, Danish Marvel, US Marvel, Danish independent & fanzines, albums, pocketbooks.
I make my own open top cardboard-boxes, so there's rather easy access when I'm seeking
Shelves in my 'library' (I've got about 100 m of them) are filled like this: Disney, other funny animal, funny newsstrips, suspense newsstrips, French/Belgian, Classics Illustrated, Tarzan, western, underground, independent, Danish DC, US DC, Danish Marvel, US Marvel, Danish independent & fanzines, albums, pocketbooks.
I make my own open top cardboard-boxes, so there's rather easy access when I'm seeking
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