Reserving Comics
To reserve a comic for indexing, you tell our reservation guru, Matthias Hofmann (hofmannm@gofree.indigo.ie), that you want to index Lameman issue #'s 1-10. He will tell you whether or not they've already been done or if someone else already has them reserved. It's simple enough, and to make it even simpler, here's all the information you'll want to give to Matthias.

• First, look at the book and identify the publisher. Did DC Comics put this book out, or was it Marvel Comics? Maybe it was Image, or an independent. Matthias needs that information, as reservations are sorted first by the publisher. Imprints are listed under the main publisher (i.e. DC for Vertigo, Helix, Paradox, et al; Marvel for Epic, et al).
• Second, look in the indicia of the book to find the exact title. Sometimes it will surprise you. For instance, DC put out a mini called The Secret Society of Superheroes, only the real title had "JLA:" before it. We index books by the title in the indicia, so use that title in your reservation.
• Third, if you know the year the series started, include that. Why? Well, there are at least five books with the title "Aquaman", to name an example. Without the year, it can be hard to tell which series of a title you are reserving.
• Fourth, include the specific issue numbers that you want to index (don't just send "All"; it's too vague). If you only have issues 10-34, then make sure Matthias knows that those are the issues you intend to do. If it's a current ongoing book, write "ongoing" in the reservation.
• Last, make sure you include your name. Matthias is sharp, but he's not a mind-reader. Also, please put "reservations" somewhere in the e-mail subject, so he doesn't accidentally skip you over when updating the list.

I usually format my reservations the same way they show up in the reservations listings:

Cartoon Books
	Castle Waiting Vol 2; 2000; ongoing

Dark Horse
	Xena; 1999; 1-14

DC Comics
	Batman: Gotham Adventures; 1998; ongoing
	JLA: Black Baptism; 2001; 1-4

If you have additional issues related to a book, like Annuals, Secret Files, or Specials, reserve them separately as different series. That is also how they need to be indexed.

If the books you want to index are already taken, Matthias will let you know. You can also check that out for yourself, before trying to reserve your books, by looking at the Reservation List on the GCD web site. If the list on the web site is more than a couple of months old, you can e-mail Matthias for a current copy.