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Type of site | Comic books, television, film, video games |
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| URL | comiconverse |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | January 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
ComiConverse is an Internet News site, focusing on comics, TV, film, and games. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Type of site | Comic books, television, film, video games |
|---|---|
| URL | comiconverse |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | January 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
ComiConverse is an Internet News site, focusing on comics, TV, film, and games. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The website started in January 2015 as a reliable source in the comics and pop-culture space. [5] ComiConverse hired writers with background in the industry to cover different topics related to their categories. [6]
Over the course of 2 years, the website has been covered and quoted as an authentic source by The Hollywood Reporter, [7] The New York Times, [3] [8] Entrepreneur [9] and Forbes [10] among a number of other major outlets and magazines. [11] [12] [4]
ComiConverse is specifically quoted as a reliable source that holds exclusive interviews of actors [12] such as an interview with Roger Ashton-Griffiths of Game of Thrones quoted by WinterIsComing.net [12] and the interview with Jason O'Mara of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[ citation needed ]
ComiConverse, as an engagement website, has been taken as an example by Forbes for its jumping to trends using social media hashtags in order to get better engagement from its viewers. [10]
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