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Gendercrunching November 2012 – Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image And IDW

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes; Both publishers were up slightly in November, with Marvel retaining the top spot while DC had one of their best weeks in some time. We also pop by the next three top publishers, by sales, and see …

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A Very Merry Gendercrunching – October 2012 And New 52 Vs Marvel Now Relaunches

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes for Bleeding Cool; Marvel was down from their record-setting total last month, but still put in a strong showing to top a somewhat improved DC Comics. We also take a look at the Marvel NOW! #1 issues …

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Gendercrunching June 2012 – And A Little Ethnocrunching Too

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes; Marvel was back on top in June as both companies had notable swings overall, Marvel for better and DC for worse. We also mix it up, and potentially court controversy, by looking at stats by nationality and …

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Racebending At San Diego Comic Con – “Do You Really Want To Let Everyone Know You’re Black?”

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic Con. Follow him on Follow him @LouieFalcetti Racebending.com‘s 2nd annual Comic-Con panel (Creating Spaces For Diverse Characters and Representations) was, much like the site itself, diverse, fun, informative and tinged with …

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Archie Comics Goes Gender Swapping

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

We’ve had political candidates. Gay military interracial marriages. Occupy protests. What’s next for Archie Comics to hit the headlines? Why, gender swapping of course. Courtesy of Sabrina The Teenage Witch. In August’s edition of Archie Comics, Archie becomes Archina, and …

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Gendercrunching 2011 by Tim Hanley

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley gendercrunches for Bleeding Cool. He is our sexual statistical correspondent. December was a fairly average month at DC and Marvel, though DC hit some impressive new lows and Marvel fell to single digits overall for the first time …

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Si Spurrier Makes A Stand For Panel Parity Of Gender. By Standing Down.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Today, at the London Super Comic Convention, on the How To Write A Comic Script panel, Si Spurrier gave up his seat in favour of a female panellist. He did this in support of Paul Cornell’s stance that unless there …

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Gendercrunching – November 2011 by Tim Hanley

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes for Bleeding Cool. November was a solid month for both publishers, and Marvel had the higher percentage of female creators for only the second time all year after a very close loss in October. Marvel’s definitely stepped …

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Gendercrunching: DC And Marvel September 2011 – And Marvel 1996-2011

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes for Bleeding Cool. September was a surprising month in several ways, with the DCnU books making a disappointing splash, ladywise, while an ignored Marvel quietly had its best month of the year. My apologies for the delay …

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Gendercrunching DC Comics 1996-2011 by Tim Hanley

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes for Bleeding Cool; It was a ridiculously busy but not particularly great month for either publisher, with their massive stacks of books not resulting in many female creators at all. DC slid down, while Marvel rose only …

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Gendercrunching – DC & Marvel, April 2011 by Tim Hanley

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rich Johnston

After leading Marvel for three months, DC Comics took a tumble and the Big Two ended up tied for April. Marvel saw a modest bump, which is lovely, but both publishers are in the single digits for the first time …

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Gendercrunching DC And Marvel – March 2011

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Tim Hanley writes for Bleeding Cool; When the overall percentage of female creators at Marvel and DC hovers around ten percent, it feels very odd to say positive things about the numbers put up by the Big Two. Nonetheless, March …

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