What she is seeing is a young marketbut only in certain sectors. The ages skewed younger than the overall customer base, with more than 60% between the ages of 21 and 35. Young women fastest growing demographic new comics survey. Looking for any comic book datasets preferably automated. September the data was checked again, and the stats have returned to where id expect. Comic books hold an undeniable significance in modern history. Every month, i release new numbers looking at data readily available to anyone through facebook. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use my. Even if such a data collection system existed, getting a majority of comic book stores to submit data to it would be a potentially difficult task.
Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. Industry insiders presented some fascinating facts about the modern comics customer at this. With san diego comiccon kicking off this week, were returning to see how things stand. Brett schenker did some fancy facebook fooling and compiled a few statistics about the people who selfidentify as comic book readers. The female thor and the female comicbook reader the atlantic. This folder contains data behind the story comic books are still made by men, for men and about men. With san diego comiccon kicking off this week, were returning to see how. The icv2 conference, titled the new comics customer, kicked off with a. In july of 2014, i looked at the facebook demographics of marvel. However, in comic book stores, that rises to 72% male, and an older. Statistic brain provides millions of students, journalists, and business owners the data they need to succeed in their daily pursuits. At san diego comiccon, diversity in content and consumers.
A man holds copies of the captain america comic book at a store in new york march 7, 2007. Orme says that survey data from comic book stores suggest that this number is growing. This statistic shows the frequency of reading comic books among adults in the united states as of november 2018, broken down by age group. Although when forbes looked at the 2014 demographics for.
We then utilize these isochrone maps to create userfriendly. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. In addition, 83% of adults simply find statistics fascinating to read. Manjunathacomics2017, title the amazing mysteries of the gutter. John jackson miller, a writer who tracks comic book sales on the comics chronicles, has another theory. Last year they did a survey of their customer demographics, and. The unstoppable rise of female comic readers books the. Statistics cartoons and comics funny pictures from. At the new york comic con insider sessions powered by icv2, kristen. Comments about diversity in superhero comics made last week by a marvel. If you are interested in starting a comic books business, its a wise move to learn from folks who are already in business. Access to this and all other statistics on 80,000 topics from. Comic vine isnt the only comic book database around.
Login to your web account and click next week from the top menu. Comics readers almost 45% women now and how publishers stack up. Western union did just that when it teamed with marvel custom solutions on a digital and print comic book starring bigname marvel characters, written and drawn by bigtime marvel talent, and. We live in 2017, customer erin lisette tells me, in a day and age where. Also, while the us demographic is currently 61% white, 18% latino, % black, 5% asian, the entire comics market is 69% white, 12% latino, 10% africanamerican and 8% asian and the comic shop.
Comic book franchise impact on the decision to see a superhero movie by age u. Discover all relevant statistics and facts on the u. The ip address from which the device accesses a clients website or. Use this free, interactive site to look up your favorite characters, artists, writers, or comic book series. Until the last few years, the comic book market, particularly the graphic novel segment, has been a market largely untapped by traditional.
Comic book reading among young people in the uk 2015, by demographic. Due to rounding, the data in the tables do not necessarily add up to 100 percent. Viewership of marvel superhero movies by age group in the. Data is a realtime snapshot data is delayed at least 15 minutes. At citydata, we gather location data for a wide variety of places. This shift is likely partly due to efforts to make comic cons. In a september breakdown, i looked at just female comic book characters. While many stores report that their childrens comics sections continue to grow, the demographic that seems to be growing the fastest is young women, aged 1733. Requires your lcs to have loaded the coming soon section of their website. The audiences for print and digital overlap some, but not a lot, he told cnbc. Terence irvins, graphic novel and comics buyer for kinokuniya books in new. Comic books are still made by men, for men and about men by walt hickey. The comic industrys struggle for gender diversity will always be a maze.
Also, while the us demographic is currently 61% white, 18% latino. So, until that happens, the best data available on. Kindle demographics as i was pulling together the final pieces for my book kindle culture, one of the last items on my list was to comb through almost 70 pages of the amazon kindle. Percentage of total comic book sales for marvel comics 39. Three aspects of significance include the history of comic books, the use of comics for social commentary, and the cultural impact comics. At san diego comiccon, diversity in content and consumers is key.
What is the demographic and psychographic of comic book. When he posted a voluntary survey to find demographic data, and the response was 95 percent male. I hope some of my data was helpful in your research. John jackson miller is an author of books and comic books, and he. Readers can skim through the pages, pick certain panes, and jump around in the story.
The real reasons for marvel comics woes the atlantic. Marvel, diversity and a changing comics readership comments about diversity in superhero comics made last week by a marvel executive unleashed an online. It also seems wildly suspect that supposedly the overwhelming majority of the fans for us comic. Surprising new data shows comic readers are leaving. Industry statistics the american booksellers association. Why 2016 is the year we need to stop pretending women aren. At the new york comic con insider sessions powered by icv2, kristen mclean of npd bookscan broke out some demographic data, based on a 72,000person book buying consumer panel, about who is. Women were also the most likely to be open to new books, and about 50% are new to comics. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of service and privacy. The american booksellers association, a national notforprofit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers. So, whiter than the rest of america, but just as black, with fewer latino customers. Is the average age of comic book readers increasing. So theres bound to be tons of closet comic book readers.
This is in the vein of the stack overflow question whats your favorite programmer cartoon. Having conducted a comprehensive analysis of dozens of subsets of data from a wide range of sources weve. Market research, as ive presented, is your potential customers. The neighborhood comic book store is a way for comics enthusiasts and aspiring artists to subsidize a gradea comics education. While this was the only hard data presented at the panel, the other panelists fleshed it out with anecdotal evidence of their own. And under age 40, females actually dominated at 51%. Im doing a research project for school and need some solid references of where to find what the demographic and psychographics are for comic book readers.
I know has a total database download option that is constantly updated, i was wondering if there was another databaseexport. What fans want at fandom conventions and comic cons. Using this data, we generate highly precise largeradius isochrone maps. At the new york comic con insider sessions powered by icv2, kristen mclean of npd bookscan broke out some demographic data, based on a 72,000person book buying consumer panel, about who is buying graphic novels, what they are buying, and where they are buying them. Why 2016 is the year we need to stop pretending women arent geeks.
The comic industrys struggle for gender diversity will. Understanding demographics allows you to better market your. Do not hotlink the cartoon without the sites permission please. Comic reading among young people by demographic uk 2015. Comic book publishers struggle to attract new generation. This statistic shows the frequency of reading comic books among adults in the united states. Comic books are still made by men, for men and about men. Instagram user share in the united states 2020, by age group. Local competitors are not going to give you the time of day, mind you. In 2015, forbes reported data showing that the new ratio was squarely even.
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