Gender and webcomics

A 2015 study by David Harper concluded that webcomics were vastly more popular format to female, transgender, and non-binary comic artists than for men.

ND Stevenson, creator of Nimona and Lumberjanes, noticed that webcomics predominantly feature female protagonists, possibly to "balance out" the content of mainstream media.

[9] In India, where rape of women has been a big issue in the 2010s, Indian webcomics formed a platform for artists to poke fun at patriarchy, feminism, and various other gender-related topics.

"[11] Writing for Comixpedia, Eric Burns voiced his worries that initiatives like Girlamatic section off and divide the webcomic community, making it less likely for male readers to come across the works of female webcartoonists.

[13] According to Andrew Wheeler from ComicsAlliance, webcomics "provide a platform to so many queer voices that might otherwise go undiscovered,"[14] and Tash Wolfe of The Mary Sue has a similar outlook on transgender artists and themes.

LGBT representation in webcomics is also thought to be a form of participatory media, since it may "encourage users to contribute voices and resources, such as time and money, toward shared projects".

More than 40% of female, transgender , and non-binary comic artists reported to be working in webcomics in June 2015, while less than 15% of male comic artists did. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
A two-panel stick-figure strip. The one character says that they are tired of hearing the sentence "We need to respect women because they are our daughters, sisters, and mothers," and wants to hear "We need to respect women because they are people" instead.
Rachita Taneja's Sanitary Panels discusses sexism and misogyny in India. [ 7 ]
Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki features a scenario with transgender issues.