Question about Batman and Robin volume

So, the next five issues of Batman and Robin are going to be called "Batman and Red Robin," "Batman and Red Hood," "Batman and Batgirl" etc. but keep the same numbering. Should new volumes be made for each of these issues, or to keep things simple stick to the standard Batman and Robin volume?

Well that's what we did with "Captain America and...":

But I think it depends on the indicia.

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It depends on the indicia.

I think they should remain in the same volume since they are only an issue each

Another option I just thought of, with the new site, I believe volumes can be given aliases as well.

Nah, that's just contradictory to every other other volume. If the indicia changes each each, so should the volume. If Overlord Pika is to be believed then we will eventually get around to sorting out the older volumes that need separating after the new site has settled.

So new volume it is, then?

As said; index by indicia. We won't know until the issues comes out

@x35: give it a rest... I've barely even been here the past week.

I personally like the idea of using the aliases now that we have them. Captain America and ... was listed and if you go to Marvel's page the list it as such and a single volume http://marvel.com/comics/series/16325/captain_america_and._2012. Also from a reading standpoint it's less confusing too.

@wmwadeii: that goes against our main rule of indicia naming though, if the indicias hadn't changed the aliases would have been awesome for it. I have a sinking suspicion that the Batman and Robin indicias won't change though as DC doesn't change them as often as Marvel.

So two pages of the same issue then? :s

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Only problem with this is story arcs and reviews.

@wmwadeii: @billy_batson: I'm waiting until I or someone I know sees the indicia to confirm which to go with.

I think what Billy was saying was to create two different pages of the same issue, one under the original volume and a second in a new volume with the indicia. I was trying to explain why this was a bad idea.

So, the indicia is listed as "Batman and Red Robin (Batman and Robin)" because things can't be simple. So, there's an issue on the regular volume's page, and there's a Batman and Red Robin volume... one of them can go I guess. If the standalone volume is axed, then the regular volume is going to need a "Batman and Red Robin/Red Hood/Batgirl/Catwoman/Nightwing" alias.

The title on the cover might change, but it's still a part of the Batman & Robin series, which would be incomplete without it.

That should really be all that matters.

@end_boss said:

well so were all those Captain America and... issues.

Anyways, here's a pic of the info

@fhiz: Not in the same way. Whereas the Cap series was usually just "Captain America," the Batman stuff has always been "Batman & Robin." I think the fact that the actual issue number is next to the title in parentheses is telling, too.

I'm gonna stick to a single volume since that is what is shows in the indicia brackets, I'll have to delete the one you added Fhiz.

@pikahyper: Yep, figured as much. I actually prefer it that way, makes things simpler. Just don't forget the aliases then!

@fhiz: took care of it

Nah, fhiz had added two issues, hence my post :p

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@billy_batson: that was another user that added the second one, Fhiz just added content to it so it looked like he had added it.

@pikahyper:

Ah, my bad.

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I think they should be on the same volume.

@tdk_1997: it was taken care of almost ten hours ago.

This is the same way Skullkickers new issues for Uncanny Skullkickers and Savage Skullkickers have the original title in brackets too. Should they now be combined under this new criteria?

@pikahyper: Okay.

@wmwadeii: nah the indicia's are not set up the same, B&R is Batman and Red Robin (Batman and Robin #19) and Skullkickers is Uncanny Skullkickers #1 (Skullkickers #19).

@pikahyper: gotcha, forgot it had the # 1. Then again the Skullkickers thing is a whole joke by Image but I get what your saying.

@wmwadeii: ya I read an article about the Skullkickers thing and they are doing it for the attention and sales, they don't seem to care one way or the other how things are getting cataloged, in a retailer sense it makes sense to keep the Skullkickers stuff together but for an informational wiki we need to be more accurate.