8 Comic Writing Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Comic Writing Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a comic writing business:

1. Superworld Comics ($1.08M/year)

Ted Van Liew, a lifelong comic book enthusiast, started Superworld Comics after selling a collection to pay back a loan and realizing the potential of selling comics as a business. With the help of his wife Lisa and the support of other dealers, friends, and family, they built Superworld Comics into a successful vintage comic book and comic art store, expanding their business online and through live shows on Instagram.

How much they make: $1.08M/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 4

The Story Of A $90K/Month Vintage Comic Books And Comic Book Art Store

Superworld Comics Inc., a vintage comic book and art store, has been in business for 34 years, and has adapted to the pandemic by increasing web advertising, hosting live Instagram shows, expanding into WordPress, using social media (especially Mailchimp), and continuing to offer exceptional customer service through expert, fast, and inexpensive shipping.

About

Ted started Superworld Comics over 38 years ago

Revenue

Ted grew the business to $90K/month

Costs

It cost Ted $5000 to start the business

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2. Content-Whale Private Limited ($750K/year)

Vaibhav Kishnani, an engineer turned writer, came up with the idea for Content-Whale after noticing the unprofessional conduct in the Indian content market. With just Rs. 2,500 ($35) in capital, he started the content agency which now generates a revenue turnover of Rs. 4 crores ($514,000) and serves clients like Quikr and The Boston Consulting Group.

How much they make: $750K/year
How much did it cost to start: $35
Current team size: 30

How We Started A $514K/Year Content Curation Agency With Just $35 [From India]

Content-Whale, a content curation agency, has achieved a Rs. 4 crore ($514k/year) turnover 4-5 years after being started with just Rs. 2500 ($35), and has a pool of more than 500 writers, aiming to become a market leader in the global content market.

About

Vaibhav started Content-Whale Private Limited over 6 years ago

Revenue

Vaibhav grew the business to $62.5K/month

Costs

It cost Vaibhav $35 to start the business

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5. Fanfiction

Website traffic: 159M/month

So... can you actually make money with a comic writing business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. xkcd

Website traffic: 5.59M/month

8. GoComics

Welcome to GoComics.com, the world's largest comic strip site for online classic strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Non Sequitur, Get Fuzzy, Luann, Pearl Before Swine, 9 Chickweed Lane and more!

Where they're located: Orlando, Florida, USA