https://github.com/bpepple/metron

Django website for a comic book database
https://github.com/bpepple/metron

api-rest comicbook comics database django metron

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Django website for a comic book database

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bpepple/metron
• Owner: bpepple
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2018-10-27T13:12:18.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-13T17:47:27.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T08:04:22.904Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: api-rest, comicbook, comics, database, django, metron
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://metron.cloud/
• Size: 2.96 MB
• Stars: 53
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 22
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# Metron

A commmunity created comicbook database.

## 🤔 Motivation

Currently the only comic book database the provides a REST API for users is Comic Vine. Unfortunately, since it's a corporately-owned service, the community that uses it has no control over the amount of resources provided to maintain it or ensure it's continued accessibility. So, I started Metron as an alternative to Comic Vine and as an educational exercise.

## 🔊 Community

[![Social - Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/metron-general:matrix.org?label=Metron%20General&logo=matrix&style=for-the-badge)](https://matrix.to/#/#metron-general:matrix.org)\

[![Social - Mastodon](https://img.shields.io/badge/%40Metron-teal?label=Mastodon.Social&logo=mastodon&style=for-the-badge)](https://mastodon.social/@metron)

## 🤝 Contributing

 

If you're interested in helping add comics to the database, head over to  and read the [Editing Guidelines](https://metron.cloud/pages/guidelines/editing/) before signing up for an account.



If you got knowledge of Python, Django or System Administation, I'm always looking for help with the technical side of the project, so please contact me.



If you have any questions or suggestions, please head over to the [discussion page](https://github.com/bpepple/metron/discussions).

## 👍🏻 Alternatives

The project is fairly new compared to the other databases, so it might not meet your needs. Some alternatives include:

* [Grand Comics Database (GCD)](https://www.comics.org/) - Large database, that unfortunately doesn't provide an API.

* [League of Comic Greeks](https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/) - Has an API that is only available to retailers, and they seem to have zero interest in opening access to their community.

* [Comic Vine](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/) - Publicly available API.