Comic Book Girl 19

Comic Book Girl 19, also known as CBG19, is an internet celebrity known for her commentaries on comics, films, books, and television shows.[1] She hosts videos on a YouTube channel. She has a degree in sequential art from the Savannah College of Art and Design.[2]

Comic Book Girl 19 became popular on the web in 2013. As of May 2014, her YouTube channel had over 14 million views and a quarter of a million subscribers.[3] Some of her most popular videos are commentaries on the film Prometheus and the television series Game of Thrones. Some videos delve into the background of various popular culture myths and explore special effects in movies. In 2013, she interviewed Alec Gillis of Amalgamated Dynamics, a special effects company that specializes in animatronics and prosthetic makeup.[4] CBG19 occasionally co-presents with "Robot",[5] a humanoid character made out of cardboard boxes and tin foil. The CBG19 videos are directed and edited by Tyson Wheeler.[2]

Comic Book Girl 19 has contributed reviews of various comics to DC All Access.[6] She has also appeared on The Jace Hall Show's Lounge Live,[7] Geek and Sundry,[8] and Chaotic Awesome,[9] sharing her views on pop culture and comics. She posed for the artist Daniel Dos Santos in a photo shoot for the cover of Diana Rowland's novel White Trash Zombie Apocalypse[10][11] and was featured on Gizmodo for winning an award for her RoboCop costume at Dragon Con.[12] She has been featured in Variety[1] and Cosmopolitan.[13] She has spoken at TEDx Claremont Colleges on the value of using fictional characters for empowerment.[14]

CBG19 has said her pseudonym is connected to the 19th card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, which is The Sun.[15] She has also said that the number is related to Stephen King's The Dark Tower.[16] The number features in many of her videos in the form of a tattoo. CBG19's real name is Danika Massey.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saperstein, Pat (April 9, 2013). "Devour: Most Popular Girls in School, CBG19, The Beatles, Carol Burnett, More". Variety. Retrieved March 8, 2014. 'Respected by fanboys, shocking pink-haired CBG19 produces good-looking and sometimes biting video reviews of comics, movies, books and TV shows'.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Comic Book Girl 19". Comicbookgirl19.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "YouTube Statistics for Comicbookgirl19". Social Blade. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Aliens VFX Aritist Alec Gillis Interview With Comic Book Girl 19". Prometheus2-movie.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Episode 37: Quantum Computers With ComicBookGirl19". The Titanium Physicists Podcast. October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "DC All Access - Ep 9 - Arrow's Grant Gustin, Justice League 3000 and ComicBookGirl19". DC Comics. December 10, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ Zhang, Jennifer (January 3, 2013). "Today in 1337LoungeLive – Street Fighter X Megaman with IndieDB’s Dave Traeger, Plus Comic Book Girl 19". Jacehallshow.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Talkin’ Comics Weekly: Tomb Raider with ComicBookGirl19 & Richard Ryan!". Geek and Sundry. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chaotic Awesome: ROBOCOP Remake Debate with CBG19 & Grant Imahara". BitesizeTV. February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ Rowland, Diana (2013). White Trash Zombie Apocalypse. Daw Books. ISBN 978-0756408039.
  11. ↑ Santos, Daniel Dos. "Butts and Pieces". Muddy Colors. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ Liszewski, Andrew. "A Perfect Cardboard Robocop Costume Is a Great Reason To Recycle". Gizmodo. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The 2013 Cosmo Fun Fearless Female Awards". Cosmopolitan. September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Speakers". TEDx Claremont Colleges. Retrieved March 8, 2014. "In her TED talk, CBG19 will illustrate her personal experiences utilizing comics to find meaning in her life in order to help teach others creative ways to utilize the transformative potential of storytelling to empower their own lives".
  15. ↑ Kasher, David (July 23, 2013). "Comic Books as Modern Mythology: An Interview with Comic Book Girl 19". Hello Giggles. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ Comic Book Girl 19 (March 29, 2014). Top 5 Favorite Stephen King Novels & Dr. Sleep Review. YouTube.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  17. ↑ Chelsea Lauren (July 24, 2014). "Comic-Con International 2014 - mtvU Fandom Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The Comic Book Girl 19 Show Phase 2: Full Steam Ahead! - Update #5: We reached our Stretch Goal!". Kickstarter. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  19. ↑ Comic Book Girl 19 (May 11, 2013). "Iron Man 3 Review". YouTube.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.

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