Comics on Substack
The top 100 Comics writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 164
- Median followers, Rising
- 830
- Smallest on the board
- 0
- Daisu Nghi, #99
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 96
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Comics: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
DESIGN THINKING! Comic
91k followers · #37 Comics Bestsellers
ComicScene
11k followers · #34 Comics Bestsellers
Dan Piraro
1.5k followers · #64 Comics Bestsellers
3 Worlds / 3 Moons
44k followers · #1 Comics Bestsellers
Xanaduum
20k followers · #4 Comics Bestsellers
ND Stevenson
55k followers · #3 Comics Bestsellers
Scott Snyder
42k followers · #2 Comics BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Paul Noth new at #1, 3 Worlds / 3 Moons new at #2, Mark Engblom new at #5, Tom Toro new at #6, Stephen Beals new at #10.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | new |  Paul NothNoth Things |
3,500 | 36 +12 | |
| 2 | new |  3 Worlds / 3 Moons@3w3m |
44,073 | 57 +5 | |
| 3 | new |  Aubrey HirschGraphic Rage with Aubrey Hirsch |
12,604 | 55 | |
| 4 | ▲69 |  Nate FakesFakes Files |
2,091 | 8 | |
| 5 | new |  Mark EngblomFortress of Ineptitude |
194 | ? | |
| 6 | ▼4 |  Tom ToroUndiscovered Masterpieces |
2,010 | 16 +1 | |
| 7 | new |  Tatsuya IshidaTatsuya's Comics |
1,111 | 21 | |
| 8 | ▲6 |  Yanick PaquetteYanick's Art News |
3,618 | 31 | |
| 9 | ▲69 |  CollinsCartoons by Collins |
5,846 | 22 | |
| 10 | ▲73 |  Stephen BealsStBeals |
4,809 | 27 +1 | |
| 11 | ▲47 |  Dean HaspielDean Haspiel's Newsletter |
2,021 | 50 +1 | |
| 12 | new |  Margreet de HeerMargreet’s Comics |
4,017 | 51 | |
| 13 | new |  Janet's Comic Journal@janetscomicjournal |
163 | ? | |
| 14 | ▲6 |  Hunter BurganCat With Matches |
759 | 5 | |
| 15 | ▼6 |  Alex GrahamThe Devil’s Grin |
1,855 | 34 | |
| 16 | new |  Andrea BellThistle Dew |
776 | 16 | |
| 17 | new |  Siyu CaoThrough Tiny Eyes |
817 | 0 | |
| 18 | new |  Vero StewartWizard Tower |
180 | ? | |
| 19 | new |  Trevor Fernandes-LenkiewiczTrevor’s Comics Insider Substack |
1,646 | ? | |
| 20 | new |  Anderson CarmanDrawing Conclusions |
981 | ? | |
| 21 | ▲47 |  David PressMild-Mannered Reporter |
30 | 0 | |
| 22 | ▲57 |  Gary Scott BeattyGary Scott Beatty's Strange Horror |
1,728 | 18 | |
| 23 | new |  Daniel FreedmanBANDITTOWN |
255 | ? | |
| 24 | new |  Love, JoolzLove, Joolz Production Blog |
123 | 7 | |
| 25 | new |  Devin ArscottEpic Fantasy Newsletter |
1,188 | ? | |
| 26 | ▲30 |  Suzan ColónLike, Totally!! |
2,613 | 9 | |
| 27 | ▲13 |  Andy ChildressBubbaworld Comix Substack |
12 | 0 | |
| 28 | new |  Dr. BenDrBens Comix |
14 | ? | |
| 29 | new |  Hannah Rose WilliamsNovels, Comics and Webcomics |
3,330 | 41 +1 | |
| 30 | new |  Jennifer HaydenGoddess Memos |
178 | 5 | |
| 31 | ▲8 |  Michael Nimmo3 Million Years |
800 | 28 | |
| 32 | new |  ChriSCHRIS - POP CULTURE & COMICS |
2,171 | ? | |
| 33 | ▲58 |  The Nest HomesteadSquiggle Comics |
6 | 1 | |
| 34 | new |  Sir Cluck@sircluck |
12 | 1 | |
| 35 | new |  Hal JohnsonHal Johnson Books |
368 | ? | |
| 36 | new |  James EspiePie Mail |
280 | ? | |
| 37 | new |  K. Woodman-MaynardCreating Comics |
4,881 | 54 | |
| 38 | new |  Todd WebbThe Poet - a daily comic strip |
895 | 29 +1 | |
| 39 | new |  Two Gargoyles ComicsTwogargstack! |
280 | ? | |
| 40 | ▲36 |  KP@kpsings |
11 | 0 | |
| 41 | new |  KazvareThrowin’ it Black |
1,854 | 6 | |
| 42 | new |  R.J. WilliamR.J.’s Substack |
194 | ? | |
| 43 | ▲19 |  Rohan Patrick McDonaldThoughts On Threes |
1,511 | 9 +1 | |
| 44 | ▲26 |  Blake Scott BallGreat Scott!! |
535 | 2 | |
| 45 | 0 |  Kyle BravoKyle Bravo Cartoons |
991 | 5 | |
| 46 | ▲42 |  HelenHellion Comics |
10 | 0 | |
| 47 | ▼14 |  Ryan CumminsSkeletal Press |
830 | 9 | |
| 48 | new |  Marshall HopkinsHoplight |
129 | ? | |
| 49 | new |  Gren BeeSex Terror Today |
17 | ? | |
| 50 | ▼15 |  Murdock Brodie-ThomasMurdock Does Guitar |
8 | 0 | |
| 51 | ▲46 |  Tyler CarpenterDraw and Talk Comics |
2,143 | 28 | |
| 52 | ▲45 | Tyler CarpenterDraw and Talk Comics |
2,143 | 28 | |
| 53 | new |  Lee @NBRHDComicsNeighborhood Comics |
613 | ? | |
| 54 | new |  Daniel VernonYeeHawTheBoys Direct |
3,154 | 37 +1 | |
| 55 | new |  Eddie deAngeliniCollectors Stack |
5,816 | ? | |
| 56 | new |  Shannon WheelerThe Awesome Shannon Wheeler Newsletter |
2,876 | 45 +2 | |
| 57 | ▲38 |  Marvin WynnComicsBurgh on The Edge |
2,539 | 49 | |
| 58 | ▲16 |  cayetanoMagic Inkwell |
69 | 0 | |
| 59 | new |  Wells ThompsonComics, Cats, & Cocktails |
2,088 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  Tim Campbelltc2oons |
3,207 | 6 | |
| 61 | new |  Erin GreenThe Shape of Change |
102 | 3 | |
| 62 | new |  Insymmetry CreationsInsymmetry Creations BLOG of DESTINY! |
1,133 | ? | |
| 63 | ▼33 |  Kevin FaganThe Daily Drabble by Kevin Fagan |
1,161 | 17 | |
| 64 | new |  Kody ChamberlainKody Chamberlain's Substack |
450 | ? | |
| 65 | new |  DESIGN THINKING! ComicDESIGN THINKING! |
90,673 | 52 +7 | |
| 66 | ▼25 |  Paganini Stories@paganinistories |
103 | 1 | |
| 67 | new |  Nathan Gelgud Gelgud’s Substack |
354 | 1 | |
| 68 | new |  Dill ComicsThe Daily Dill |
218 | 7 | |
| 69 | new |  Téo & O Mini Mundo@teoeominimundo |
24,684 | 50 | |
| 70 | new |  Jean-Marc van TolFokke & Sukke Substack |
6,636 | 33 | |
| 71 | new |  Kevin LaPorteThe Comics Crowd |
4,218 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  Graeme ZirkFlat Cola |
168 | ? | |
| 73 | ▼60 |  Jamie JonesSPAKOW! |
2,033 | 32 | |
| 74 | ▲10 |  Disobey in Advance@darrinbell |
28,916 | 53 | |
| 75 | ▼69 |  Cullen BunnCullen Bunn's Nightmare Fuel |
3,768 | 50 | |
| 76 | new |  Bill ZimmermanMakeBeliefsComix |
9,590 | ? | |
| 77 | new |  Ben KahnProse & Kahn |
130 | ? | |
| 78 | new |  LuxLUXCAST |
120 | 1 | |
| 79 | ▲3 |  Dan Piraro@danpiraro431033 |
1,511 | 21 +5 | |
| 80 | new |  Wit Wright (they/any)Wit's Queer Chronic-ills |
456 | ? | |
| 81 | new |  Monster ForgeMonster Forge: We Make Monsters! |
1,146 | ? | |
| 82 | new |  Toby CraigPunish the Dead |
142 | 2 | |
| 83 | new |  Bernice Siosoncomics and bakes |
786 | ? | |
| 84 | ▲5 |  Vito DelsanteSubstack Incogvito |
350 | 9 | |
| 85 | ▼43 |  Zine Hug@zinehug |
2,967 | 23 | |
| 86 | new |  mickey's corner@spiderbabby |
184 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  News Blues - with EmotiUP READING LATE |
2 | 1 | |
| 88 | new |  Rob Lisle / SpedsySpedsy's Substack |
206 | ? | |
| 89 | new |  Joe BevillMr. Bevill's Bulletin |
8 | ? | |
| 90 | ▼38 |  Jett AllenJett Draws |
577 | 16 | |
| 91 | ▼63 |  Nathan LuethNathan Lueth Illustration |
8,704 | 24 | |
| 92 | ▼7 |  Rebecka WeinsteigerThe Wrusty Nib |
256 | 0 | |
| 93 | new |  FROG FARM@frogfarm |
1,182 | ? | |
| 94 | new |  The Rabbi From Another Planet@rabbifromanotherplanet |
173 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  Mike SongWebtoon-ish |
840 | 12 | |
| 96 | new |  Jemma M YoungSci-fi and Fantasy Comics by Jemma Young Studios |
4,265 | 8 +1 | |
| 97 | new |  Kris RehlWith a K |
398 | 1 | |
| 98 | new |  Meg B.Gambit Spotting |
106 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  Daisu NghiBecome a revolution, along Daisu Nghi |
0 | 0 | |
| 100 | new |  Editor Girl!Editor Girl’s Substack |
721 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Noth | 1 | new | |||
| 3 Worlds / 3 Moons | 2 | new | |||
| Aubrey Hirsch | 83 | 3 | ▲80 | ||
| Nate Fakes | 82 | 73 | 73 | 4 | ▲78 |
| Mark Engblom | 5 | new | |||
| Tom Toro | 2 | 2 | 6 | ▼4 | |
| Tatsuya Ishida | 28 | 7 | ▲21 | ||
| Yanick Paquette | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | ▲4 |
| Collins | 18 | 78 | 78 | 9 | ▲9 |
| Stephen Beals | 83 | 83 | 10 | ▲73 | |
| Dean Haspiel | 99 | 58 | 58 | 11 | ▲88 |
| Margreet de Heer | 12 | new | |||
| Janet's Comic Journal | 13 | new | |||
| Hunter Burgan | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | ▲2 |
| Alex Graham | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | ▼12 |
| Andrea Bell | 57 | 16 | ▲41 | ||
| Siyu Cao | 65 | 17 | ▲48 | ||
| Vero Stewart | 18 | new | |||
| Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz | 19 | new | |||
| Anderson Carman | 20 | new |
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