Missy Suicide, the co-founder of SuicideGirls, has seen her venture grow by leaps and bounds to become a part of the pop culture. It all began as what seemed like a lark in 2001 to become a new generation’s answer to Playboy Magazine. If you are into alternative beauty, then SuicideGirls answers that call. In my interview, Missy speaks to what SuicideGirls is all about. For anyone who wonders if SG has its comics cred in order, I would direct you to the SG website and check out the online community discussions. Everything from vegan cooking to manga is up for grabs. You will also want to check out the latest SG book, “Geekology,” which you can find here.
Missy Suicide
Are there still misconceptions about what a Suicide Girl is? Sure, but all it takes is digging a little deeper. “Suicide Girls are thought to be these wild girls. But they’re every type of girl. They’re doctors and lawyers and mothers and everything in between,” says Missy. As the site took on a life of its own, the concept sprung from the name: Here are girls who are thought to be committing cultural suicide! Flash forward to 2014, and it seems that a lot of people are catching up and embracing the Suicide Girl vision: It’s great to be different. You can flaunt it too, if you like. Apparently, a lot of women out there would love to join in with 1,000 submissions to SuicideGirls each week.
The current SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque Tour, presented by Inked, crisscrosses all over the United States. Tonight it’s Lawrence, Kansas. Missy assures us that the show will satisfy many a comics fan. Her favorite segment pays tribute to Adventure Time. Really? That I have to see.
You can listen to the podcast interview by clicking below:
Some SuicideGirls Stats:
◾5 million unique visitors per month
◾Age: 18-24-58%, 25-34-34%, 35+-8%
◾Gender: Female-51%, Male-49%
◾Social Network Reach: 3.2 million North American fans, a new fan added every 10 seconds, each update averages a reach of 1.5million, over 50 million monthly reach, 1.5 million YouTube views, 3 million Vimeo loads/month,
◾Other Social Networks: 6.5 million Facebook fans, 2 million Instagram followers, 250,000 Tumblr followers, 250,000 Twitter followers
◾Significant presence on social networks including: G+, Vine, Pheed, Pinterest, VK, etc.
◾Placed in the top 20 brands on Instagram
◾Currently have 3 movies airing on Showtime Networks in the US
◾Threw a SXSW 2013 party attended by 3,500 people
◾Threw another SXSW party in 2014 attended by 3,500 + people
◾200-500 people attended each event on our West Coast book signing tour
◾Sold out 2013 & 2014 US, Australia and Canada tour dates for the Blackheart Burlesque
For more on the SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque Tour, visit here.
I looooove the art
Yeah, I think it’s pretty awesome too.
Awesome interview and article!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.