Here's where you'll find all the stats, facts and resources you need to help make the case for comics. This includes research on audiences and creators and on the social, psychological and economical impacts of comics in all forms. We are working with data specialists to better understand the research.
COMICS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ROUNDTABLE REPORT (March 2024)
Read our report on Identifying challenges and opportunities in the UK comics community.
CCIC Community Stakeholder Roundtable report.pdf
READ OUR ARTICLE FROM THE BOOKSELLER
Bookseller Article on 'The Power of Comics' by The Comics Cultural Impact Collective (CCIC). Comic by Karrie Fransman (15/9/2023).
RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF COMICS
- Do contact us to share any further research in this area - preferably with a focus on UK audiences and/or creators.
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The National Literacy Trust Research Report. Children and young people's reading engagement in 2022.
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'UK Comics Creators research report' Hannah Berry & The Audience Agency, 2020.
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Thought Bubble Festival Ltd. Fair Pay for Artists Project (2019).
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A List of 115+ UK-based annual Comic Conventions by John Freeman - downthetubes.net
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Prof Andrew Miles’ study at University of Manchester, 2023 (pending publication). Further details of this study will be made available at everydayparticipation.org
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UNESCO's Creative Cities Network summary of the impact of the Angoulême comic festival.
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'Why We Should be Taking Comics More Seriously’, Karrie Fransman TEDX talk (2016).