Comments on: Learn a Lot More About Target Audiences and Marketing Your Comic

By: Tara Tallan

Tara Tallan — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:39:43 +0000

Thanks for pointing out this article– her advice is very helpful. I’ve had a hard time trying to come to grips with my own so-called target audience. I’ve always considered my audience to be people like me– adult women– but people have been telling me for years that they think my comic is for kids. And indeed if cons are anything to go by I do seem to sell a reasonable proportion of books to young teens or to parents looking to buy for their kids. It really leaves me scratching my head, wondering how to market it.
At least I now know, after reading Gina’s remarks, that if I ever do approach a publisher, not being sure about this target market thing isn’t going to ruin everything. :-)

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:53:07 +0000

Fair question. I aim to write for people like me — comic readers who are bored with the obvious and ordinary choices, who are looking for good comics regardless of genre or publisher or format, who appreciate the medium more than one particular genre. And those outside the expected young adult white male demographic, too.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:30:33 +0000

So what’s *your* Target Audience?