About r/comics
In its own words:
Everything related to print comics (comic books, graphic novels, and strips) and web comics. Artists are encouraged to post their own work. News and media for adaptations based on comic books are welcome. Read the subreddit wiki for more information about the subreddit.
Community guide
r/comics (#251, about 3.9 million) covers print comics (books, graphic novels, strips) and webcomics; artists may post their own work, and adaptation news is welcome. Rules ban complaining/drama/hate, attacking artists, abusing [OC], piracy, irrelevant posts, and uncredited edits; tag NSFW; cite sources; respect reports. Gallery/Image (~231 ppd).
Print + webcomics room
Comic-book, strip, GN, and webcomic talk fit; keep attacks on artists out.
OC credit and no piracy
Don’t abuse [OC]; don’t post edits you didn’t make; cite sources; no piracy.
Practical pointers
Galleries and images dominate samples; flairs include OC and feedback asks.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,780 subscribers (+0.10%). It sits just behind r/sciencememes (#250) and ahead of r/chemistry (#252) in our ranking.
What sets r/comics apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 59.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 96% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.67% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 91% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/comics grew from 3,866,577 to 3,892,495 subscribers (+25.9K, +0.67%). That is about 589 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/comics talks about
Across 700 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “comic”, “halloween”, “happy”, “odds” and “ends”. Other frequent themes are making, page, special, end, good and book. Recurring phrases include “odds ends”, “bonjour bakery”, “ends comic” and “happy halloween”. By format, 55% are galleries, 37% are images and 3% are links.
Popular post flairs: OC (367), Just Sharing (29), OC- More in Webtoons (16), OC- More In My Subreddit (11), Asking For Feedback (7), WorkInProgress (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/comics gets about 230 new posts a day. The public archive holds 919,264 posts and 7,877,744 comments in total, about 8.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (287 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (184). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/comics
The moderators of r/comics list 10 rules. In short:
- No complaining
- Don't attack artists posting their content.
- No drama or trolling. No Hateful content.
- Do not abuse the [OC] system
- Respect the Report System
- Tag NSFW content when needed.
- Piracy
- Not relevant to the subreddit
- Don't post edits to comics that you didn't make
- Cite Sources
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/comics and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/comics have?
r/comics has 3,892,495 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #251 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 25,918 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/comics created?
r/comics was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/comics still active?
Yes. r/comics gets about 230 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 919,264 posts and 7,877,744 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 422 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/comics?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/comics?
The community describes itself as: “Everything related to print comics (comic books, graphic novels, and strips) and web comics. Artists are encouraged to post their own work. News and media for adaptations based on comic books are welcome. Read the subre…” Recent post titles often mention comic, halloween, happy, odds and ends. Most posts are galleries (55%).
Is r/comics SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/comics as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/comics?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/comics accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “No complaining”; “Don't attack artists posting their content.”; “No drama or trolling. No Hateful content.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/comics?
Communities with similar topics include r/comicbooks (4.1M), r/Marvel (3.8M), r/CrappyDesign (6.2M), r/suggestmeabook (3.4M) and r/booksuggestions (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/comics.