Comicsgate is the trademark and brand of comic book publisher and Youtuber Ethan Van Sciver. Van Sciver runs a weekly promotional program "Comicsgate Kings" and a contentious program labeled "TrashCast." Reviewing the sales statistics on the website https://creatorgo.com/cg , labeled "CG Tracker #COMICSGATE" - a trend emerges of diminished backer numbers in 2024 and 2025 compared to 2023. Backers correspond to an order number on the Indiegogo.com crowdfunding platform. A single individual may place multiple orders, and register as multiple backers.
Tabulating the data from the top 20 #Comicsgate books from each year listed on CG TRACKER, the drop off is steep.
From 2023 to 2024 backer numbers fall by close to 12,000, comparing the top 20 books tracked. In 2024 Comicsgate only had 62% of the backer numbers displayed in 2023. 2025 appears to be off to a sluggish start through the first month, with CG tracker only listed two books with a total of 492 backers. The drop off in backers corresponds to the same period where Van Sciver devoted his "TrashCast" YouTube program to content focused on derogatory criticism of competitor Eric July, and his Rippaverse Comic Books. Ironically the two major releases from the Rippaverse, "The Great War of Separation" and "Yaira #2" have totaled 13,170 books sold, almost exactly the total of Comicsgate's top ten projects in 2024.
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