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How do comic writers / artists make money?

by Leonardo » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:35 am

Does anyone know how comic book writers / artists profit from their efforts? Are writers and pencillers given fixed advances for scripts / art pages or do they make money from the profits of the sales? Or both?

Does anyone know how much (roughly) Furman gets paid for one script / issue? How about Roche for his brilliant effort on Kup?

How much do the artists get paid for each issue (or page)?

Just looking for ballpark figures, not exact numbers.

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by Dogbite » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:04 am

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Artists don't get paid much, if at all; from what I've been told, they are contracted and paid for X number of issues OR a series and only get paid when the run is over.
That's just what one guy who worked for Marvel told me.

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