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At 0.89, DC Vertigo sits at one peak of a two-peak structure — but the second cluster pulls in a noticeably different direction, toward mainstream entertainment platforms and theatrical brands rather than comics publishers.
The shape is two-peak. The first cluster groups around fellow comics publishers and imprints: DC Vertigo (0.89), IDW Publishing (0.87), Valiant Comics (0.87), and Image Comics (0.87) — all within a tight band, forming a clear comics-adjacent neighborhood. The second peak pulls toward broader entertainment consumption: Adult Swim (0.87, TV Channels), Hulu (0.85, Entertainment Platforms), IMAX (0.85, Entertainment), and AMC Theatres (0.82, Entertainment). These are not comics entities at all — they are theatrical, streaming, and cable brands whose audiences happen to share the same shape as Dark Horse's readership. Rounding out the top 10, DC Universe (0.82, Movie Franchises) and Santa Monica Studio (0.81, Game Developers) extend the pattern further into franchise and gaming territory.
Dark Horse is the only Book Publisher in its own top 10 — IDW Publishing shares that subcategory but sits at position two, making it the sole fellow publisher in the set. The dominant structural finding is that this audience bridges two distinct neighborhoods: a tight comics-publishing cluster and a wider entertainment-consumption cluster spanning streaming, theatrical exhibition, and cable animation.
This two-peak shape suggests an audience that reads comics as one part of a broader genre-entertainment diet, not as a standalone hobby.
