For a long time comic books and related media were considered to only be for nerds and overall a niche genre. In the last several years though, beginning in the 2010’s and the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comic book media has become so much more popular in the public eye and pop culture in general. Unknown B list character such as Iron Man and Deadpool and Harley Quinn have become household names. Several source have compiled the below data to show exactly how popular and well known these characters are and have been.