Are Marvel comics or DC comics more popular?

A new fan poll reveals the world’s most popular superhero universe is Marvel, but DC has earned high marks for their characters and world as well. Marvel has been vastly more successful and more popular as a whole than DC for 50 years.

What percentage of the US population reads comics?

Frequency of reading comics in the U.S. 2018 The data shows that just two percent of U.S. respondents said that they read comics every day, and 59 percent said that they had never read a comic book.

Are comic books still popular in 2020?

According to Publisher’s Weekly, sales of comic books and graphic novels topped $1.28 billion in 2020, an all-time high. It’s no fluke. With a few exceptions — sales fell a little in 2017, for example — comic book sales have been rising consistently for decades.

Are there more DC or Marvel fans?

A new fan poll reveals the world’s most popular superhero universe is Marvel, but DC has earned high marks for their characters and world as well. Marvel has been vastly more successful and more popular as a whole than DC for a long time.

What percentage of Marvel fans are male?

Marvel fans are slightly more likely to be male (53 percent) than female (47 percent). The demographic is also overwhelmingly white, while 18 percent of fans are Hispanic and 15 percent are Black.

Do Millennials read comics?

So that means about 2 percent of adult Millennials are regular comic book readers. (If you just browse through your roomie’s stash sporadically without actually buying comics, you don’t count.)

Are comics declining?

ICv2 and Comichron have released their joint statement analyzing 2020 comics sales for the year past, and although it may seem shocking, 2020 was the biggest year ever for comics and graphic novels. Graphic novel sales were up 9.1\%, while periodical sales declined 19.7\%.

How often do Americans read comic books?

The data shows that 75 percent of U.S. respondents aged 55 or above said that they had never read a comic book, compared to 48 percent of those aged 18 to 34 years who said the same. Similarly, six percent of 18-34 year olds said that they read comics once a month, compared to just one percent of respondents aged 55 or older.

Does DC do market research on comics?

Other than DC’s attempt at market research conducted with Nielsen, the market research done to figure out the readership and fandom of comic books pales in comparison of, well, pretty much all other forms of entertainment.

What percentage of comic book fans are female?

Market Research Says 46.67\% of Comic Fans are Female. 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.

Are more and more female comics readers emerging?

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. While making the rounds promoting Marvel’s new series Ms. Marvel, the above quote was made in discussing the female comic readership.