VerseDB organizes comics into three levels: Titles, Series, and Issues. Each level does something different when you collect, track, or review.
Titles#
A title is the franchise or brand name that spans every volume and reboot.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" as a title includes every volume published since 1963, across multiple series with different numbering.
The title page shows:
- Description, start and end years
- All series (volumes) published under the title
- Total issue count across every series
- Characters and creators associated with the franchise
Series#
A series is a specific run or volume with its own numbering. When a publisher relaunches with a new #1, that's a new series under the same title.
"The Amazing Spider-Man (2018)" is a distinct series that started fresh with issue #1 in 2018.
The series page shows:
- Publisher, status, medium, format, and run dates
- Complete issue list
- Writers, artists, and other creators
- Characters appearing throughout the series
- Action buttons to add the series to your pull list (following happens on the Title, not the series)
Pull lists work at the series level — adding a series notifies you about every new issue in that run.
Issues#
An issue is a single comic, physical or digital. This is the level where you track what you own and what you've read.
"The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #1" is one specific comic with its own cover, story, and release date.
The issue page shows:
- Cover image and any variants
- Release date, cover date, page count, and price
- Full credits (writer, artist, colorist, letterer, editor)
- Characters appearing in this issue
- Story arc connections
- Reviews, ratings, and market data
- Buttons to add to collection, mark as read, or add to a list
For manga, manhwa, and manhua, VerseDB uses "Volume" instead of "Issue" to match how those formats are traditionally numbered.
How They Connect#
| Level | Example | What it represents |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Batman | The overall franchise |
| Series | Batman (2016) | A specific volume or run |
| Issue | Batman (2016) #50 | A single comic book |
A title contains multiple series, and each series contains multiple issues. Some titles span dozens of series across decades.
Editions and translations#
A translated edition is its own series. The One Piece title holds 35 series, and 12 of them are manga series named One Piece.
They include Shueisha's Japanese run, the Glénat edition in French, the Carlsen edition in German and the VIZ Media edition in English. Each has its own volume list, because each publisher numbered and collected the story differently.
Volume 1 is Romance Dawn: Bōken no Yoake in the Shueisha series, Romance Dawn in the VIZ Media series and Das Abenteuer beginnt in the Carlsen series. Same story, three volume 1s, each its own row.
Every series has two language fields. Language is the one the edition is published in. Original language is the one the work was first published in.
The Carlsen series is German in language and Japanese in original language. When a series has no original language, VerseDB fills it in from the language of its source series.
A translated series can point back to its source. The source series page lists these links as Foreign Editions, and each translation shows Foreign Edition Of.
Finding an edition in another language#
New accounts see comics in English. To see an edition in another language:
- Open Settings and choose Content.
- Under Medium Preferences, tick the medium, such as Manga.
- Under Language Preferences, add the language of your edition.
The app has the same choices on its Content screen, under Mediums and Languages. Pick the series for your edition before you pick the volume.
Adding a missing edition#
Sign in and open the page of the title. Below its list of series, choose Add a missing series.
The form opens with the title and name filled in. Set the medium, the language and the original language, and add at least one publisher. To link the original, use the Foreign Edition Sources box.
A moderator reviews the submission before it goes live.
What You Can Do at Each Level#
- Title — Follow to get updates when new series launch under the franchise
- Series — Add to your pull list to track upcoming issues
- Issue — Add to your collection, mark as read, review, or add to a list