comicbooks-api

Unoffical Comic books api

The following api returns comic book information from various publishers including marvel, dc, archie and many more publications.

Example

Implementing the library for API calls

Example 1

const comicsApi = require('comicbooks-api');

app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
    const comics = await comicsApi.getLatestComics(1) 
    res.json(comics)
})

The above function takes one argument:

1. Page Number

Example 2

const comicsApi = require('comicbooks-api');

app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
    const comics = await comicsApi.getComicsThroughSearch('batman', 1) 
    res.json(comics)
})

The above function takes two arguments:

1. Search Query
2. Page Number

The function returns an array of objects containing comic book information

example object:

  {
    title: "Batman – Beyond the White Knight #6 (2022)",
    coverPage: "https://i0.wp.com/getcomics.info/share/uploads/2022/10/Batman-Beyond-the-White-Knight-6-2022.jpg?fit=400%2C615&ssl=1",
    description: "After years of rivalry, it’s the showdown you’ve been waiting for…Jason Todd versus Dick Grayson! Who’s the best Robin? Find out this issue! Plus, with the help of an unexpected new ally, Bruce Wayne aims to take Derek Powers down for good. But will the malevolent millionaire’s newfound powers prove to be too much for the former Batman?",
    information: {
      "ImageFormat": "JPG",
      "Size": "64 MB",
      "Year": "2022",
    }
    downloadLinks: {
      DOWNLOADNOW: "link here",
      MEDIAFIRE: "link here",
      READONLINE: "link here",
      UFILE: "link here",
      ZIPPYSHARE: "link here",
    }
  }

List of Publishers and their respective functions

• Marvel Comics
  getMarvelComics( pageNumber )

• DC Comics
  getDCComics( pageNumber )

• DC Vertigo
  getDCComicsVertigo( pageNumber )

• DC Wildstorm
  getDCComicsWildstorm( pageNumber )

• Europe Comics
  getEuropeComics( pageNumber )

• Image Comics
  getImageComics( pageNumber )

• 2000AD
  ad2000comics( pageNumber )

• After Shock
  getAftershockComics( pageNumber )

• Antartic Press
  getAntarticPressComics( pageNumber )

• Archie
  getArchieComics( pageNumber )

• Avatar Press
  getAvatarPressComics( pageNumber )

• Aspen
  getAspenComics( pageNumber )

• Black Mask
  getBlackMaskComics( pageNumber )

• Boom Studios
  getBoomStudiosComics( pageNumber )

• Dark Horse
  getDarkHorseComic( pageNumber )

• Dynamite
  getDynamiteComics( pageNumber )

• IDW
  getIDWComics( pageNumber )

• Lion Forge
  getLionForgeComics( pageNumber )

• Oni Press
  getOniPressComics( pageNumber )

• Valiant
  getValiantComics( pageNumber )

• ZeneScope
  getZenescopeComics( pageNumber )

Other Functions

• Get recently published comics from all publishers
  getLatestComics( pageNumber )

• Search comics through search query
  getComicsThroughSearch( searchQuery , pageNumber )

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