Comic Book Girl 19

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Comic Book Girl 19
Born
Danika Lee Massey [1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation YouTube personality
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Years active2012-present
Subscribers475 thousand
Views61 million
Last updated: 14 October 2025

Danika Lee Massey, [1] also known as Comic Book Girl 19, [a] CBG19, or DanikaXIX, is a YouTube personality and adult model known for her commentaries on comics, films, books, and television shows. [2] She has a degree in sequential art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. [3]

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Career

Comic Book Girl 19 had been working as a tattoo artist for five years when she and Tyson Wheeler began producing YouTube videos in 2012. [4] She remained a full-time tattoo artist during the first year of the show, and quit to promote a 2013 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to finance the production of more episodes. [4] The campaign raised over $57K when it ended in May 2013. [5]

In 2014, the CBG19 videos were directed and edited by Tyson Wheeler, and the creative partnership was called "Team 19" or "Team 19 Productions". [3]

Late 2013, she was featured on Gizmodo for winning "Best in Show" for her RoboCop costume at Dragon Con. [6]

In 2016, she was featured in AOL's "YouShouldKnow" series, highlighting her influence in the comic book industry and online media. [7] [8]

In 2024, she launched a second Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, this time to finance the production of a documentary about the 1988 film Akira , [9] which raised over $53K.

Notes

  1. ↑ CBG19 has said her pseudonym is connected to the 19th card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, which is The Sun. [10] Interviewed by HelloGiggles in 2014, Massey said that her use of the number is related to Stephen King's The Dark Tower . [11] Tarot symbolism is referenced in King's The Dark Tower series. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (June 14, 2016). "What a Ghostbusters Online Attack Says About the Digital Age". The New York Times . Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Saperstein, Pat (April 14, 2013). "Devour: Most Popular Girls in School, CBG19, The Beatles, Carol Burnett, More". Variety . Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "About Comic Book Girl 19". Comicbookgirl19.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Ricchiuto, Madeline (October 9, 2015). "NYCC '15: A Glimpse Behind The YouTube Curtain With ComicBookGirl19". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Comic Book Girl 19 Show Phase 2: Full Steam Ahead!". Kickstarter. May 12, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Liszewski, Andrew (October 7, 2013). "A Perfect Cardboard Robocop Costume Is a Great Reason To Recycle". Gizmodo. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ibrahim, Banu (July 15, 2016). "Danika Lee Massey on being a female icon in the comic book industry". AOL . Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ibrahim, Banu (July 15, 2016). "Comicbookgirl19 reveals the downside to being her own boss". AOL . Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "AKIRA: The Documentary". akirathedoc.com. 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  10. Kasher, David (July 23, 2013). "Comic Books as Modern Mythology: An Interview with Comic Book Girl 19". HelloGiggles . Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  11. Comic Book Girl 19 (March 29, 2014). Top 5 Favorite Stephen King Novels & Dr. Sleep Review. YouTube.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Auger, Emily E. (2018). "Tarot and T.S. Eliot in Stephen King's Dark Tower Novels". Mythlore . 36 (2): 147–170.
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