Cover inks are exceptionally bright with high gloss. The grade assigned to the book should not change, unless any damage occurred postencapsulation, in which case the grade will be adjusted accordingly. If your payment method fails or your account is past due, we reserve the right to limit or suspend the services which ebay provides to you. It is very rare, especially in older vintage comic books, to discover a comic in these grades as they are virtually nonexistent. You are not buying toilet paper here, nor are you, the artist, selling toilet paper. Comic guide lines final writers guild of great britain. We welcome emailed price suggestions or additions that would make this guide more useful. This template applies to all pages for standard sized comics, standard sized paperbacks, and all interior pages for standard sized hardcovers. You can ship it to them or take it to a convention where they will be at and they will tell you what grade it is considered to be. How to design a manga this page lists the common sizes, materials, and binding types to know when creating and printing a manga. In this pack you get your standard us comic book comic book art boards, both single and double page spreads double page spread specs are the hardest to find out there, my templates fit great in printer templates, and match up to the big publishers, half page web comics that are nothing more than the us template cut in half. I pointed out that it was only a onepage comic, but the editor. Standard us comic book page psd template by siantjudas on.
Comic book series proposals for our comic book line comic book series proposals must have at least eight pages of final art included with the pitch material so they can see what the finished comic book pages will look like. Creatorowned comics are making a solid resurgence in the comic book world from ben templesmiths crowdfunded squidder, to jim zubs skullkickers. I have always used this layout for my comics with no problems but when it comes to printing you should always double and triple check your. What is the royalty percentage for creatorowned comics. A psd template for a standard us comic page, including bleeds, margins and safe guides, as well as halves, fourths, and thirds, in both vertical and horizontal quantities, as well as comprehensively. Amazons choice for comic book rack safco products onyx mesh rotating magazine stand, 5577bl, black powder coat finish, durable steel mesh construction, rotates 360. Nov 27, 2012 the page rate for all the inhouse creators has to be substantially higher than the average creator owned comic. The next line out from the safe area is the crop line. A site to allow you the fans, creators, and vendors to leave a feedback on a 5 star rating of your personal. The book rate was mainly for books when it was first created, but if your intention is to send books to or from a library, then you should use the cheaper alternative known as library rate. Whether youre being offered lower than standard page rates or not from a publisher, it is important that there remains an ongoing conversation about fair standards in the comics industry. Better and nedor publishing collectors and historians sometimes refer. If it is a single issue marveldc type comic then its usually 32 pages including ads.
We closely monitor and calibrate our staff to maintain adherence to our established standards. I just finished a different comic project that took me about 6 hours a page. You can use this to layout your pages and send them off to print or digital upload. We also hope this data will encourage more professionals not to accept work that pays below certain standards. Oct 15, 2015 john romita sits on exalted perch in the comic book industry today as an elder and beloved statesman.
Most of the popular titles that artists, like david. I would be interested in scans of any cgced books that have page colorgrade combinations not found on the chart for future inclusion. Bleaching and other treatments can be used, but are expensive, frowned upon and not very effective. However, every contract is different and every publisher is different. What are the going page rates for writers and artists in the comic book industry. I get asked a lot whats a decent page rate for comic book work. With their successes proving that it can be done, we were asked what kinds of royalties. Danny bulanadi is available for comic book jobs as an artistinker. Page rates for comic book talent ive covered the various scenarios talent can find themselves positioned in the comic book industry and the page rates. Q in your blog you mention a professional page rate what is the average for a professional page rate. Bear in mind that the page dimensions are equal to the trim size, not the paper size. This edition will be also be a reward for the forced labor kickstarter. Rate cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock.
Books with brown or brittle pages are usually not good candidates either. When an artist is being paid a proper page rate its usual for the contract to be a workforhire wfh agreement. Only very minute printing and bindery defects or the most barely noticeable handling defects present. Next, we make sure to study each issue carefully, attempting to relate each comic to the principles of comic book theory. Here is a copy of my digital comic book page template. An american comic book is a thin periodical originating in the united states, on average 32 pages, containing comics. Shipping comics via usps confused by all the options. Creator ownership in comics is an arrangement in which the comic book creator retains full ownership of the material, regardless of whether the work is self published or published by a corporate publisher. When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spiderlike abilities that he eventually. Since this rate is inflated compared to what one could produce on their own shouldnt that burden on the publisher be counter balanced with the lion share of the rights to that creation.
When initially looking at a comic book the first thing one will notice is the cover of the book. The comic book flash mailer is the most revolutionary product on the online comic market today. Additionally, we hope that this data will encourage professionals not to accept work that pays below a living wage. Rate funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Creator ownership in comics is an arrangement in which the comic book creator retains full ownership of the material, regardless of whether the work is selfpublished or published by a corporate publisher. The results of this survey are kept 100% anonymous and will be used to maintain our web site as a resource for all. Most collectors will accept any page quality except for books with slightly brittle or brittle pages in a collectible comic. This for him would rate low on the desire level, somewhere between. The survey aims to build a resource about standard rates in the comic book industry for comic creators. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
For an answer on why 32 pages is the standard, we have to look to the offset printing. Eventually the text pieces ceased existing, so it was 25 pages of comic stories. Then, they will put in a protective sleeve and seal it. They were adopted by the bookselling community and are still in use today. Apr 03, 2010 how and why comic books are drawn at 10 x 15 inches. There isnt a page rate for them, so theyre for promotional purposes only. This survey is for comic book professionals to fill out in order to gain an anonymous idea of what page rates were in the industry for 2018. Comic book supplies auctionstore venues third party grading. The reason i didnt list rates in my post is because theres a massive possible range.
May contain mild violence, language andor suggestive themes. The cover of a comic is what typically takes the most abuse. If you list an item on another ebay site for example. May contain cartoon violence andor some comic mischief. For a guide to drawing in comic book style, i recommend how to draw comics the marvel way, and for an indepth guide to comic composition and story telling. Note that the marketability of any comic book can change based on time, the popularity of the character or characters, collector demand, etc. Comic book flash mailers fits most comic sizes, tpbs. Standardsized page template kablam digital printing. First, we carefully curate each weeks released comics and graphic novels. Now for the long answer the best way to move forward is to be as informed as possible.
A comic book in a cgc holder is encapsulated in a new cgc holder. Most of the numbers im quoting are from major publishers and are fairly industry standard. What is the typical number of pages in an american comic. Interior pages must be white in color and supple to the touch.
Standard in turn was the parent company of two comic book lines. John romita sits on exalted perch in the comic book industry today as an elder and. The page count for any cover sequence is normally 1. How much money do comic book artists and writers make. The publishing house i work for is interested in branching into graphic novels, but im having trouble finding information on page rates for writers and artists. Jul 19, 2015 a standard modern comic book is 10 and 18 inches by 6 and 58 inches 25. What is difference between book rate and media mail.
Over the last year or so, theres been an increasing amount of talk in creator circles about the low page rates being given out by independent publishers for some of the smaller books. The marvel rating system is a system for rating the content of comic books, with regard to appropriateness for different age groups. Comix is a documentary about comic books and the comic book world, told through the thoughts and images of comic book creators, artists, writers, independent publishers, comic book store owners, collectors, and especially the fans, many dressed in costumes, who share their love for the art form and who have made comic books and the phenomenon what it is today. Board books carry a much smaller royalty rate than traditional picture books. The printing and final production costs are not included in prices below, unless noted. What is the standard size of a comic book from marvel and dc. As new means that the book is in the state that it should have been in when. On the single page templates there is a second smaller safe area, its the same thing, just bigger margins, so that if you happen to like larger margins around your page, as i sometimes do, you can use that. The set of terms below were proposed in 1949 by ab bookmans weekly. This is a useful article for both artists, and people looking to commissionbuy art, specifically in the realm of comics. How to hire a comic book artist hire an illustrator. Cgc page quality chart here is a chart of the various cgc page colors ive come across in the wild.
What are the current industry standard comic book page rates. And when they cast you aside in favor of the younger, hot upandcomer who might even be working for a lower page rate what. So, i went and counted the pages of some actual comic books aha. The reality of mainstream creatorowned comics zub tales. What are the going page rates for writers and artists in.
Manga, japanese or japaneseinfluenced, graphic novels are a popular genre for creators that can be printed in two standard formats. Most likely the restriction is designed to prevent comic book distributors wholesale and retail from using the cheaper rate for their business. Comic book pages by john erickson this is not a tutorial on drawing technique, but rather a guide to the steps and technical aspects of creating professionallooking comic book pages. Original art dimensions for american standard comics. This method of figuring out your base really depends on tracking and making good use of your time. The economic reality of indie comics page rates the beat. This service has restrictions on the type of media that can be shipped. And it provides for a bit more variety of page layout i think. This is a lot cheaper than media mail and provided exclusively for libraries. Standard comics official site public domain comics.
For details on illustration pricing, we refer you to the graphic artists guild handbook. Still, convincing advertisers to spend money on a product with the limited reach of a typical indie comic is going to be a hard sell. So, what are you going to do with all those extra pages. Straight from the graphic artist guild handbook for pricing and ethic guidelines 2001. Us comic page sizes in manga studio july 16th, 20 art, musings. Sound recordings and video recordings, such as cds and dvds. How much should i expect to pay on commission work to have a quality artist work on my comic. While the form originated in 1933, american comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of action comics, which included the debut of the superhero superman. Jim zub has also shared some good insights on the question of page rates. Setting the standard in comics the standard comics universe is made up of a variety of heroes and villains, including updated public domain characters like tnt todd or the grim reaper and original characters like ultraman, optima, starstorm, chthonak, emulex, and dre. Cgc comics guaranty company is a business that will grade your comic book for you, for a price.
Comic book artists, how do you structure your rates. Restoration is the treatment that returns a comic book to a known or assumed state through the addition of nonoriginal material for aesthetic enhancement. Its innovative onepiece design makes securely packing and shipping comics nearly effortless. Count the number of sides of a page that images for the cover appear on, so a wraparound comic would be 2. Remember to always check with your end production company to make sure that these measurements will work for them. Comic strip artists also use bristol board, but comic strip art is smaller than comic book art. The exact measurements can vary a little bit, as you can see with the blambot guide here i found. May 12, 2008 what is the standard comic book page length. I made some default comic page settings for myself in manga studio, so i thought id share the settings here so you can make your own. Most belgian and european comics bd are published in this format.
I began commissioning comic art in 2010 and quickly settled into pieces featuring old public domain superheroes with the idea that standard comics a real company until the 1950s bought all these characters and published them together in a shared universe. Terry feels that the book considered to be the trade standard on illustration pricing. Book royalty rates for illustrators business of illustration. They are constructed of high quality corrugated paper to withstand rough handling during shipment while lightweight to reduce shipping costs. In 2001, marvel comics withdrew from the comics code authority and established its own rating system for its publications. A 36 page second volume of the encyclopedia of even more heroes and villains of the standard comics universe. Media mail rates are limited to the items listed below. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Restoration on such a defect by itself would usually be considered excessive. Authors alterations, not consistent with original instructions, are additional. Marvel would then maintain roughly that page rate for the rest of the 1940s and all of the 1950s, 2325 pages worth of comic book stories, with 2 pages of text pieces. Media mail shipping is a costeffective way to send educational materials.
Jun 02, 2017 percentage of total comic book sales for marvel comics 39. If you happen to be a writer looking to hire an artist, or perhaps you are an artist whos been approached by someone looking to hire, its good to know what the sort of baseline is when you are deciding on how much to charge, or conversely, how much you can expect to pay. All guides are contained in a single guide folder, with subfolders based on the their appropriate uses. French and british comics also have different numbers of pages. Standard comics was a comic book imprint of american publisher ned pines, who also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics and paperback books under the popular library name. Discover what size your book should be and if thats comparable to the standard book sizes in publishing. Theoretically, if all contents of a comic are indexed, the page counts of the individual sequences should add up to the total page count of the comic. The survey responses are gathered from comics professionals who choose to take the survey. In some fields of publishing, such as fiction writing, creator ownership has historically been standard. Even with the aid of the comic book legal defense fund, diana couldnt beat the case in the rightwing florida courts, and in.
Id very much like to know how long it takes other artists to create a single comic book page, though, because i know i dont work fast and i dont think its fair that someone should pay more because im slow. Everything is different for everyone of course, but these rates are pretty standard for the big three. If your time is highly variable, you might need to use another method. It will also be one of the many great kickstarter reward for the sentinels forced labor comic above. Open the template in your image editing software photoshop, illustrator, indesign, etc. Like publishers of magazines and newspapers, comic book companies didnt regulate artists working preferences. Even though them comic will look better, its page quality will still rate a lower grade. Average rates for a 180page graphic novel are between. Comic book pages by john erickson art tutorials wiki. Graphic novel long form, ero album, american pamphlet. What are the going page rates for writers and artists in the. There were a few other creators in that time who were powerful enough or savvy enough or both to carve out unusual deals, but 95% or more of their peers were paid flat rates, and to some degree, thats how it works today if youre working for a comics publisheryoure paid an agreedupon rate for each page of material you produce. Keep in mind that this is the cost of producing professional artwork only, and does not include the cost of webmastering, publication, solicitation, distribution, advertisement, etc. Why do comic publishing companies allow so many comic book writers to handle.