ComicTropes YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Analysis of comics, both good and bad. Primarily I look at the recurring elements that creators or characters use. It's all just an excuse to drill down on various techniques and comic book history.
| Subscribers | 273K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 50M |
| Videos | 672 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 55K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-03-03 |
Niches: Sports Stories.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why did Iron Man have a NOSE? #marvel #ironman #fail #ironmanarmor #mcu #comics | 88× | 1.2M | 2024-04-26 |
| How The Walking Dead Comic NAILED Its Ending | 7.8× | 372K | 2024-12-29 |
| Stan Lee's Worst Ideas | 7.7× | 366K | 2024-06-16 |
| WHY Do Superheroes Wear Capes (And When Did They Stop)? | 6× | 292K | 2024-04-04 |
| Artists React to The Marvel Method | 5.6× | 265K | 2024-09-22 |
| Controversial Comics - Changed, Recalled, Destroyed! | 5.4× | 255K | 2025-04-06 |
| Jack Kirby: Erased & Disrespected | 5× | 231K | 2026-01-17 |
| Frank Frazetta: How One Illustration Changed the Course of His Career | 4.7× | 222K | 2025-01-13 |
| The Hyper Detailed Comics Art of Geof Darrow | 3.5× | 162K | 2023-09-23 |
| Wallace Wood: The Best Comics Artist Ever? | 3.4× | 164K | 2024-04-19 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Mahnke: The Art of Beautifully Grotesque Comics | 1.5× | 69K | 2026-10-26 |
| Junji Ito: The Techniques Used to Scare Us | 0.5× | 29K | 2026-10-17 |
| Honestly... What Were People Expecting from Milo Manara? | 2.4× | 114K | 2026-10-11 |
| INSANE Stories About Bootleg Comic Book Toys | 1.4× | 62K | 2026-10-04 |
| The CRAZY Rules of the Legion of Super-Heroes | 2.7× | 129K | 2026-09-27 |
| The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of Valiant Comics | 3.3× | 156K | 2026-09-19 |
| The Creators of Akira & Twin Peaks ALMOST Teamed Up: Domu | 1.1× | 50K | 2026-09-13 |
| The WEIRD Christian Archie Comics | 2.8× | 135K | 2026-09-06 |
| The Story Behind The Crow's Soundtrack | 1.3× | 64K | 2026-08-30 |
| Reference is NOT Stealing: How Araki Ethically References in JoJo | 2.2× | 105K | 2026-08-24 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 11 of the last 89 uploads use it, with a median of 2.1× the channel's usual views. Example: "WHY Do Superheroes Wear Capes (And When Did They Stop)?".
Content map
What the last 89 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 6 | 21K | 1.3× |
| Under 20 minutes | 23 | 49K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 56 | 67K | 1.4× |
| Over 60 minutes | 4 | 20K | 0.7× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 2.1× the channel's usual views across 11 uploads, against 1.3× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- 20 to 60 minutes did best here, at 1.4× against 0.7× for over 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 3.6 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does ComicTropes have?
ComicTropes has about 273K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does ComicTropes upload?
About 3.6 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from ComicTropes?
"Why did Iron Man have a NOSE? #marvel #ironman #fail #ironmanarmor #mcu #comics" reached 88× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the ComicTropes audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open ComicTropes on YouTube.