User:Jhenderson777/Marvel Database
Type of site | Fan site / Wiki |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wikia, Inc. |
| Created by | Jamie Hari |
| URL | Marvel Database |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
Marvel Database is a online encyclopedia from the website Wikia for information on Marvel Comics' fictional universe that was created by Jamie Hari and which is written in a in-universe perspective.
History
[edit]The website was conceived by Jamie Hari in 2005.[1][2][3] Jamie got his inspiration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.[1] Due to out of date concerns with the handbook he then used Wikipedia as a guide after discovering it.[1] He then explained "it was just a matter of putting two and two together."[1] The superhero Rogue was reported to be the first character article according to Bloomberg Businessweek.[2] Since 2007, Hari explained that they have had about around 2,500 pages in its site which he explained is more than the Marvel.com's Wiki site.[1][4] Also in 2007 the database was reported to be among the fastest-growing Wikia sites to where the site had about 7,000 hits a day.[1] As of October 2014, the English version of the Wiki contains over 132,000 articles.[5]
DC Database
[edit]DC Database is the name of another website created by Jamie Hari based on DC Comic's fictional universe As of October 2014, it contains over 85,000 articles.[2][3][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Mudhar, Ragu (May 4, 2007). "Database serves Marvel maniacs". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c Leonard, David (January 10, 2013). "Comic-Book Fan Site Wikia Turns Geeks' Free Labor Into Profit". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Barnes, Brooks (July 13, 2012). "At Comic-Con, A Cousin of Wikipedia Tries to Expand Its Reach". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Drumming, Neil (June 2, 2014). "Battle of the Wikis: One comic fan's Marvel Database takes on the massive Marvel Universe". Salon.com. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Marvel Comics database statistics". Wikia. Marvel Comics database. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "DC Database statistics". Wikia. DC Database. Retrieved 2014-10-31.