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title: "IDW vs Image Comics: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, IDW or Image Comics? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Comic book publishers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# IDW vs Image Comics: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, IDW or Image Comics? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Comic book publishers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: IDW and Image Comics
- **Competitive set**: Comic book publishers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **IDW Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Image Comics Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Which is more popular in search, IDW or Image Comics?

- In August 2026, Image Comics had more branded searches than IDW among comic book publishers worldwide. Image Comics was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to IDW’s 27.1K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus IDW’s 3.5%.
- Image Comics was ahead of IDW in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IDW’s estimated Share of Search among comic book publishers worldwide moved from 5.8% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Image Comics’ estimated Share of Search among comic book publishers worldwide moved from 8.7% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for comic book publishers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, IDW lost estimated Share of Search among comic book publishers worldwide, from 4.7% to 3.5%.
- In August 2026, Image Comics lost estimated Share of Search among comic book publishers worldwide, from 8.5% to 7.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | IDW estimated searches | IDW Share of Search | IDW rank | Image Comics estimated searches | Image Comics Share of Search | Image Comics rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 | 49.5K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 49.5K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 5.7% | 4 | 40.5K | 7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 6.5% | 4 | 49.5K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 7.2% | 4 | 49.5K | 10.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 60.5K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 90.5K | 13.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 3.6% | 4 | 74K | 8.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 3.8% | 4 | 49.5K | 7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 4.7% | 4 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 3.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using IDW’s and Image Comics’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **IDW**: Measured on the search term “idw”.
- **Image Comics**: Measured on the search term “image comics”.

- [IDW profile](/demand/global-en/brands/idw)
- [Image Comics profile](/demand/global-en/brands/image-comics)
- [All comic book publishers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/comic-book-publishers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, IDW or Image Comics?

In August 2026, Image Comics had more branded searches than IDW among comic book publishers worldwide. Image Comics was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to IDW’s 27.1K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus IDW’s 3.5%.

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