I built something small to try the API out a couple months ago: http://cesnotseth.com/marvel/
Type in an event to see characters and covers from that event. Click individual characters to see covers throughout their history.
Marvel Comics API
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Re: Marvel Comics API
#62Maybe a bit off-topic, but the Grand Comics Database (http://www.comics.org) is an fan non-profit effort to index all comic books worldwide. We don't have an API, although we'd like to - it's mostly that we have no clear requirements yet, and since all data is available as a DB dump under CC-BY, there's not much push for one.
The project is now in its 20th year and this shows in that the database schema isn't as canonicalized as could be (for example, creator credits and character fields are just text fields and not DB references. Yet slowly but surely improvements are being made, faster in the last couple of years.
We could use some help if anybody is interested - our code is GPL (https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django) and since the dev team is limited and everything happens on our free time, all kinds of help are appreciated.
Further links: our wiki: http://docs.comics.org/ our tech mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech
Re: Marvel Comics API
#63I find that the ComicVine API is really good.
https://www.comicvine.com/api/
Has both Marvel and DC characters, so that's a huge plus.
Re: Marvel Comics API
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Take into consideration that most APIs don't contain primarily data and information about trademarked characters and copyrighted works. They are going to err on the side of being very cautious when opening up an API full of their popular intellectual property.
This is a very good point. The Marvel universe is a "premium" brand, in it's own way. I wouldn't be surprised if opening up this API was a non-unanimous decision with lots of internal dissent.
Looking at their docs it seems like it's just IMDB-style metadata for a single publisher.