I saw a recent poll done by the usual suspects showing that like 48% of the ticket buyers for comic cons are women and of course the article said that women have every right to nerd out without being bullied. I long ago stopped believing women were getting bullied in nerd spaces or at least the actual bullying is few and far between if that, but these polls are tiresome and they just make me wonder if the people conducting them have ever been to a convention. You still have guys at the booths buying stuff you expect guys to by. Like the small ones I work (selling comic books and vintage toys) as expected, the overwhelming majority of people who buy comic books are guys.
This is like the poll showing that women make up half of comic book fans when they asked if they were interested in comics. During the height of the MCU I saw plenty of people say they were interested in comics but never bought any because most normies like the idea of comic books, star wars, etc. but don't actually do a deeper dive.
Of course we all know the "50% of gamers are women" stat that is constantly thrown around despite the fact when you break it down it makes perfect sense because it shows what games women play versus what games men play.
If only these hobbies could've remained niche, or anyone who does adapt a book series has to face a panel of nerds. I'd love to interrogate the moronic showrunner of Wheel of Time.
It will never cease to amaze me how these companies see a hobby where men are 90% of the audience but apparently you can't make any decisions based on that data, but let one woman buy call of duty and you have to make sure the whole gaming industry caters to her. Shouldn't these massive waves of female fans be self evident? I mean the Marvels should've been just as popular as Barbie with women.... just saying.
Also, it really is a shame that LEGO didn't have the guts to stand by THEIR OWN STUDY!!!
Last convention I went to was over a year ago I think, might've been two. I only went there for because of certain group attending and rare chance to meet.
But even at that time, from cosplay alone there was a STEEP decline in comic book stuff compared to Anime, gaming related stuff or really really niche independent comics. They've killed SO much of fan interest that a lot of them moved on to Manga and the like as there was hardly anywhere to buy comics but it was packed with Manga everywhere.
There probably is a majority female reader base for comics now that the market for them has shrank down to a fraction of what it was. As for demographics in comic cons, that will get skewed since because it's an event focusing more on hobby (so people with disposable income) you'll get social media types usually cosplaying (as they can get away with sexual dress because character) swarming that event for views while you'll have a few women generally interested usually the non cosplaying types.
What I love about anime and manga is that it understands its audience and has different categories. You are right about plenty of women being into Anime/Manga. I’ve have been able to bond with my nieces over anime/manga this past year. There is an anime convention in the spring I may go to, but as for comics I like the small venues