Originally posted by The Beat My last post concerning the Facebook demographics of those who “like” comic terms caused a bit of a stir. The comments section was filled with lots of back and worth, and lots of misunderstanding what the point of it all was. But, in those comments, one bit inspired me to … Continue reading Demo-Graphics: Perespolis, Fun Home and Blankets Popular With Women
Market Research Says 46.67% of Comic Fans are Female
Originally posted by The Beat While we don’t have any market research, the eyes don’t lie. If you go to conventions and comic book stores, more and more female readers are emerging. They are starved for content and looking for content they can relate to. - Axel Alonso, Marvel’s editor-in-chief While making the rounds promoting … Continue reading Market Research Says 46.67% of Comic Fans are Female
Demographics: Wonder Woman Around the World
Originally posted by The Beat With the announcement of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman by Warner Bros., I wondered just how popular is Wonder Woman around the world and more interestingly, in each country. With there being over 200 countries in the world, I narrowed the focus a bit. I picked countries in various parts … Continue reading Demographics: Wonder Woman Around the World
Demographics: Comics Readers Almost 45% Women Now and How Publishers Stack Up
Originally posted by The Beat At the beginning of each month I take a survey of all of the self-identifying comic fans on Facebook, looking at the changes from month to month. Two months (and some change) ago Facebook updated the interface I achieve this by, giving me more options in how to choose and, … Continue reading Demographics: Comics Readers Almost 45% Women Now and How Publishers Stack Up
Facebook Demographics: Different Publishers, Different Fans
Originally posted by The Beat For all of these posts I’ve tried to instill the idea that there isn’t a simple comic fan. While it might mostly be men, comic fandom is a diverse crowd whose specific interests varies by gender, race, age and more. No two character fandoms are the same. No two publisher … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: Different Publishers, Different Fans
Facebook Demographics: Female Characters Beget Female Fans
Originally posted by The Beat Much has been made over this past week over Marvel‘s announcement about a new Ms. Marvel. The usual nutwings took to the internet to condemn Marvel’s plan to diversify its line of characters and present varied and new comics that might lead to new readers, or possibly more diversified readership. … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: Female Characters Beget Female Fans
Facebook Demographics: The Walking Dead, Not All Media Are Created Equal
Originally posted by The Beat The Walking Dead is a cultural phenomenon. The property regularly breaks records, whether it’s television ratings, print runs and sell-outs in comics, or winning accolades and awards when it comes to video games. There have been very few series that tap into the cultural zeitgeist and become regular water cooler … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: The Walking Dead, Not All Media Are Created Equal
Facebook Demographics: Even More Data Now Available Means More Info On Who Reads Comics
Originally posted by The Beat Just as you get things rolling, Facebook goes and updates how I get all of the data when it comes to looking at demographics. It’s not a big secret that I manipulate Facebook’s advertising platform to return the data that you’ve seen in all of these demographic studies. Recently Facebook … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: Even More Data Now Available Means More Info On Who Reads Comics
Facebook Demographics: What do digital comic readers look like?
Originally posted at The Beat During New York Comic Con, comiXology released an infographic with some of the funnier details from their recent user survey. While the exact numbers and results weren’t released, some nuggets slipped out about who exactly their digital comic customer is. A new customer is emerging: She’s 17-26 years old, college-educated, lives … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: What do digital comic readers look like?
Graphic Policy: Facebook Fandom Spotlight: The Comic Company Employees!
Originally post by The Beat It’s Monday, which means it’s a new edition of Facebook Fandom Spotlight, where I break down the demographics of a particular group of fans. For this week I attempt to figure out who exactly is creating and delivering us out comic books. That’s right, I attempt to break down those … Continue reading Graphic Policy: Facebook Fandom Spotlight: The Comic Company Employees!
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