Grand Comics Database
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Grand Comics Database provides an open, comprehensive, and fully searchable database of all printed comics worldwide, built by volunteers, enabling users to search for creator credits, story details, publication data, and to track their personal collections.
Target Customer
{"Scholars","Historians","Researchers","Fans"}
Key Differentiator
Open, volunteer-driven database with worldwide coverage, CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing, no advertising, and a built-in collection tracking experience via my.comics.org.
Implementation Timeline
Users can register an account and begin contributing immediately; the site is described as fully searchable and usable for managing collections via my.comics.org, with ongoing updates and improvements announced.
Pain Points
- 1Fragmented data about comics across publishers and titles without a single authoritative source
- 2Difficulty locating accurate creator credits, story details, and publication data
- 3Need for a free, open platform to search, contribute, and manage personal comic collections
Key Features
- 1Fully searchable database of comics, creators, stories, and publication details
- 2Data on creator credits, story details, and publication information
- 3Ability to track and manage your comic collection via my.comics.org
- 4Volunteer-driven data contribution and editing workflow
- 5No ads, funded by donations; CC BY-SA 4.0 licensed data; site code licensed under GNU GPL
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Web designer
- 2Front-end developer
- 3Python programmer
- 4Django programmer
Client Results
- 1Extensive data volume and coverage metrics (e.g., publishers, creators, series, issues, covers, and stories) demonstrating scale of the database
- 2Immediate access to search and contribute features upon account registration
- 3Public, shareable data under an open license supports scholarly and fandom use
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open, non-profit, volunteer-driven model with worldwide scope
- 2No advertising on the site and a dependency on donations rather than ad revenue
- 3Open licensing (CC BY-SA 4.0) and code licensing (GNU GPL) for transparency and reusability
- 4Integrated personal collection tracking via my.comics.org
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
The Grand Comics Database is a nonprofit, internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. It offers a fully searchable platform with data on creator credits, story details, and publication information, plus a system to track personal comics collections via my.comics.org.
Target Market
Scholars, historians, researchers, and fans seeking authoritative, open comic data and collection management capabilities
Unique Value Proposition
An open, comprehensive, and freely accessible database of all printed comics worldwide, maintained by volunteers, licensed for reuse, with integrated collection tracking and no advertising, funded by donations.
Technical Requirements
Cloudflare protection to prevent misbehaving bots; data licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; site code licensed under GNU GPL; users can contribute data and scans via the site
Pricing Model
Free to use; funded by donations; US donors may receive tax deductibility for donations
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