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Joely Black
@JoelyBlackTracked since May 2026
Creating Videos About Ancient Magic and Fantasy Fiction.
Observed Aug 18, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
Paid members
16
0% · 30-day rate from 12 observed days
Total audience
83
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$54
Starting price
$3/mo
5 membership tiers
Where the 83 observed tier members sit
Membership tiers$080.7%$315.7%
Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 18, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.
$0/moFree6780.7% of observed tier members
$3/moStudent1315.7% of observed tier members
$9/moGraduate33.6% of observed tier members
$15/moDuty00% of observed tier members
$25/moSenior Duty00% of observed tier members
Growth signals: Joely Black
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Membership16 paid members · 30-day rate from 12 observed days
181715
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
Joely Black16 members · $54/mo
The chart only uses Joely Black's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Where Joely Black ranks
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Semantic matches are not ready, so this fixed cohort uses the best available category, audience, pricing, and cadence evidence.
Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Estimated gross | Gap vs Joely Black | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 |  David HopkinsWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $88 | $34 more | Aug 18, 2026 |
| #3 |  Dávid PanniWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | €78 | Different currencies | Aug 19, 2026 |
| #4 |  benderworksWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | €56 | Different currencies | Aug 18, 2026 |
| #5 |  Joely BlackProfileWritingEstimated gross position in Recommended cohort | $54 | Reference | Aug 18, 2026Stale |
| #6 |  Dave Cook ComicsWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $9 | $44 fewer | Aug 18, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Joely Black; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish122Posts total1 postLast month0%Members-only
Previews available for 122 posts
Audio Latest postPublicWeekly Live: Speculative Whiteness, Jason Arday, James S A Corey, and Other StoriesLatest post Preview 59:02 Weekly Live: Speculative Whiteness, Jason Arday, James S A Corey, and Other Stories August 11 2 1
August 11 2 likes 1 commentWhat survives the end of the world? (And a mini update about videos)Somebody asked on Threads this morning how historians are feeling and how we're coping right now? I suspect the question was intended to beVideoMarch 27Public 2 4
Whimsy in a Time of WarIt's been a couple of weeks since I've written, mostly due to me messing up my HRT (don't do that, the results are not good). And also becauArticleMarch 19Public 0 0
The Struggle to Do Anything in the Current Moment and Notes on Elizabeth Hitchcock's DiaryI woke up today planning to write a third entry on Elizabeth Hitchcock, this time examining the sensory experience of the asylum and sharingArticleMarch 2Public 0 0
Teaching Notes: Elizabeth Hitchcock's Diary Part Two: Census and Parish Records DataYou're receiving this because you've signed up either to my Patreon or Substack. First of all, I'm absurdly grateful for any time you spendImageFebruary 23Public 2 1
Teaching Notes: Elizabeth Hitchcock's Diary of Life in an Asylum in 1842: Part OneAll right this is going to be very left-field and probably whiplash after last week's exploration of personification in autism. This week I'ImageFebruary 16Public 2 1
What the Moomins can teach us about surviving the current momentA script I'm considering turning into an actual video. After originally writing and preparing this, Alex Pretti was shot dead by ICE agentsVideoJanuary 26Public 0 0Exciting (and scary) news: The Moomins Article is PublishedI am deep in the weeds of grading (40+ half-hour papers and 13 hour papers), so this will be a short one. My article on the Moomins—MoominmaImageJanuary 19Public 0 0
Fellowship Update: The Archaeology of Anxiety and How We Feel Through ThingsThank you to everyone who has subscribed. This first week of the new year has been incredibly dark, and I am deeply grateful for all the supArticleJanuary 11Public 3 1Moominmamma Video BibliographyThe bibliography for the Moominmamma video. Some of these academic links may be paywalled, unfortunately. Ardagh, P. (2024). The Moomins: ThVideoSep 7, 2025Public 0 0
Moominmamma video somewhat delayed...I tried to record a video about Moominmamma and her handbag yesterday. Indi screamed at me the entire time, so I don't think I can post it.VideoSep 1, 2025Public 4 2Research Notes Not-So-Daily: Going weekly for... reasonsOver the past week or so, I've been posting daily shorter pieces about the work I've done during the day. Having experimented for that for aArticleJun 25, 2025Public 1 1
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