Comics Explained YouTube Stats

@comics_explained · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 8, 2026

Comics Explained channel overview

Comics Explained (@comics_explained) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2013. It has 2.7M subscribers and 1.1B total views across 3.8K videos, an average of 278K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 341K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 272K views. Over the last 12 months, Comics Explained published 30 videos, and 3 of them (10%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Comics Explained make?

Returbe estimates Comics Explained's YouTube ad revenue at $10K – $47K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.5 to $7, typically $3.5, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $3.5K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

Comics Explained publishes about 22.8 videos a month. Based on its last 30 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (50% of uploads), usually around 23:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Comics Explained's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Comics Explained's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• Marvel's answer to DC's Absolute Universe1.1M views · Oct 8, 20264× typical views
• Absolute Batman fights Absolute Joker997K views · Oct 28, 20263.6× typical views
• This comic is what Avengers Doomsday will be872K views · Oct 17, 20263.2× typical views
• Green Lantern: Origin of the Yellow Lanterns552K views · Oct 8, 20262× typical views
• Marvel's "Absolute Universe" X-Men463K views · Oct 10, 20261.7× typical views
• DC Comics new Chrome Lanterns438K views · Oct 8, 20261.6× typical views
• Avengers Armageddon ends the Avengers426K views · Oct 24, 20261.6× typical views
• Marvel’s “Absolute Universe” Fantastic Four381K views · Oct 10, 20261.4× typical views

Latest videos

7 of Comics Explained's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• The Mortal Thor is kind of unhinged107K views · Nov 7, 20260.4× typical views
• Absolute Superman finally breaks178K views · Nov 6, 20260.7× typical views
• Spiderman fights The Infernal Hulk164K views · Nov 5, 20260.6× typical views
• Marvel reboots the Avengers245K views · Nov 4, 20260.9× typical views
• The Absolute Universe Crisis: The Crime Syndicate195K views · Nov 3, 20260.7× typical views
• Dr. Doom fixes Spider-Man’s biggest mistake258K views · Nov 2, 20260.9× typical views
• RIP Sir Patrick Stewart99K views · Oct 31, 20260.4× typical views
• The Absolute Universe Crisis starts361K views · Oct 29, 20261.3× typical views
• Absolute Batman fights Absolute Joker997K views · Oct 28, 20263.6× typical views
• Green Lantern: The Red Lantern Civil War147K views · Oct 26, 20260.5× typical views

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 24K videos from 2K channels in this niche. 16.6% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 64×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 157.3×), Memelogyz (134K subs, best video 139.6×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 140.5×), HSN Explains (25K subs, best video 68.7×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 708.1×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with Comics Explained or YouTube.