Women in Comics Statistics, DC and Marvel: Spring 2018 in Review

My latest “Gendercrunching” article covering April through June of this year went up over at Bleeding Cool more than two weeks ago, but I have been super busy and remiss in posting it here. Until now! This is that post! And there were some interesting numbers over the course of the spring. DC’s overall percentage

Women in Comics Statistics, DC and Marvel, Winter 2018 in Review

My quarterly “Gendercrunching” column went up at Bleeding Cool this week, and the New Year has brought some notable changes to both major superhero publishers. Female creator representation appears to be on the rise at DC, while it’s dropping precipitously at Marvel. All together, DC Comics’ average percentage of female creators came in at 17.1%

Women in Comics Statistics: DC and Marvel, Autumn 2017 in Review

My quarterly “Gendercrunching” column went up last week at Bleeding Cool, and it was an interesting fall for DC and Marvel. There were gains at both publishers over the course of October, November, and December, though Marvel showed much higher growth. All together, DC Comics’ average percentage of female creators came in at 15.6% for

Women in Comics Statistics: DC and Marvel, Summer 2017 in Review

My regular “Gendercrunching” column at Bleeding Cool has shifted to a new quarterly format, and the first installment is up now! It takes a closer look at female representation at DC and Marvel over the summer months, covering July, August, and September to see what the trends are heading into the fall. All together, DC

Women in Comics Statistics, DC and Marvel: June 2017 in Review

My latest “Gendercrunching” column went up at Bleeding Cool last week, and June 2017 was yet another underwhelming month for female creator representation at the Big Two. DC’s overall percentage of female creators ticked up slightly to 15.3%, while Marvel fell down a tad to 15.7%. As much as both publishers remain several points above

Women in Comics Statistics, DC and Marvel: May 2017 in Review

My latest “Gendercrunching” column went up last week over at Bleeding Cool, and it featured the usual DC and Marvel fun plus visits to Dynamite, Boom, Titan, and Valiant. The Big Two continued to struggle with female creator representation, and posted their lowest combined overall percentage of female creators over the past year in May.

Women in Comics Statistics: DC and Marvel, April 2017 In Review

My latest “Gendercrunching” column went up a little while back at Bleeding Cool, and it really wasn’t the best month for female representation across the board. DC’s overall percentage of female creators fell for the sixth straight month to land at 14.3%, their lowest total over the past year by a sizeable margin. Marvel ticked