Sam

Somebody decided their posts aren’t your business, and that’s a very normal boundary, it turns out!

At my current company, I’d say the average rate for writing is $120/page, while art (pencils and inks) is $350/page. Our colorists are usually paid $120/page and letterers are almost always paid $20/page. If an interior artist also does a cover, we pay the artist’s interior page rate x 1.5 for it.

Most of our talent is very established in the industry, though, so I would not consider these rates to be attainable for up-and-coming creators. For people breaking into the industry, I’d say that writing at $75/pg, art at $120/pg and colors at $70/pg is at the upper end of what a new name might be offered.

The pay in comics has not increased over the past few decades, despite increases to the cost of living. Comics creators should be paid more, especially considering how IP is now being created initially as a comic and then turned into a show or movie. So many people haven’t received fair payment for adaptations of their comics, and it’s hurting the whole industry.

AH thank you! This is really affirming to hear, and I appreciate you contributing a little more information. I suspected the rates would be different for very established bigger names within the capes-and-tights comics wheelhouse. I know some creators have gone to a lot of effort to compile more of this information, but it's always so contentious that I'd rather just be open about my own experiences instead of guessing what others might be going through.