Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jamie Smart

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. consensus is clear, but this does not preclude a merger discussion such as is happening. That does not require continuation of this AfD as there's no one arguing for deletion. Star Mississippi 14:39, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jamie Smart

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This comic artist and writer is clearly prolific and successful, but I cannot find significant and independent coverage of him. WP:BEFORE gave me two additional interviews, which I have added to the External Links section of the article. The other references are:

An interview at Creative Bloq
An article by him
A reference in an article on CBR.com - refers to him as "a cornerstone of The Dandy's current artistic line-up" but is not WP:SIGCOV
Three links to a bookseller's page

Might be possible to merge some of the content to The Dandy. Tacyarg (talk) 20:51, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Tacyarg (talk) 20:51, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep Added a few refs, will look at expanding further. Artw (talk) 04:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Has at least 2 substantial sources - ComicsAlliance and Wired. There are interviews, which don't count for notability but show that he has gotten significant attention. I added sections to make the article more navigable. Lamona (talk) 18:55, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The subject has written many traditionally and independently released comic books, for which there are ample reliable sources. I expanded the article a bit and cleaned up some things. The subject has received significant coverage. Thus, it meets WP:GNG and passes WP:BASIC. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 21:16, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Go to any book shop and the children's section will be full of his work. From a quick google search there are ample sources, this easily passes the WP:GNG. Eopsid (talk) 08:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Which sources established his notability? Many seem to mention him in passing. Perhaps some of his work is notable but is this any different than a member of a band who is notable in regards to the band but not deserving an article independent of it? A redirect to The Dandy seems appropriate until notability-establishing sources outside of interviews can be added. NiklausGerard (talk) 04:51, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see why the Dandy would be the most appropriate redirect. The article itself mentions Bear (comics) as his best known work and there are reliable sources on his more recent work like Bunny Vs Monkey too if you do a search online. Eopsid (talk) 09:43, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I named the sources above: ComicsAlliance and Wired (both in the ref list). Also, with his long list of publications, reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus (plus the two main sources and all of the interviews), he passes WP:NAUTHOR. He's definitely not "a member of the band" as he both writes and illustrates his comics. Lamona (talk) 15:17, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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