For more information on writing comics not to mention drawing, inking, coloring, lettering, editing, pitching, publishing, and marketing them pick up make comics like the pros by greg pak and i. Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. Im best known in comics as a letterer, which ive been doing since 1977, working with writers like neil gaiman, alan moore, bill willingham and many others, and collaborating with a host of artists. Think of it as the kinks in relation to the beatles important in the landscape of the comics art. These professionals are supervised, coaxed, encouraged, and corrected by a comic book editor. Paid i need a letterer for an ongoing commitment to my.
He knows more about print production than mortal man was meant to know and. If youre a comic book editor working with existing characters. Another factor that will affect the overall costs will be whether youre putting together a traditional comic book team or not. Legacy of the comic letterer by amelia hulme issuu. And i frequently do editing which may include creating a budget. Paid writer seeking artist and letterer for ftl yall. All i need from you at this point is a verbal agreement to slap your name on the pitch and include a link to your portfolio well make the comic if accepted. The rightmost part of the spreadsheet also includes precalculated perword rates based on per page rates. During the production of a comic book, a writer, illustrator, colorist, letterer, printer, and computer programmer may all be involved.
How to hire a comic book artist hire an illustrator. The team at comicosity are talking about the best of the best in the year that. How much does a comic book artist make per project. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive found a team now, but thanks to all who expressed their interest. Visit payscale to research comic book artist salaries by city, experience, skill, employer and more. Pages in category comic book letterers the following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. My name is patricia, im a freelance comic book editor writercolorist based in brazil, contributor to the prism awards nominated anthology being true, and im here to offer my services. A comic book letter column is a section of an american comic book where readers letters to the publisher appear. Effort and workload aside, merely the size of the team required for an idea to manifest can boggle the mind. The comic book guide for the artist writer letterer. Stephanie is a torontobased comic book writer and editor. His may be the quietest lettering in the comics field. The goal of this survey is to build a resource that allows creators to have more information about standard rates in the comics industry.
Hope you all are staying safe and healthy during this time. Post navigation whats the standard font size for comics. What i am looking for today is a letterer for my comic book pages. 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. You can change your consent settings at any time by unsubscribing or as detailed in our terms. Comic book letter columns are also commonly referred to as letter columns or lettercols, letter pages, letters of comment locs, or simply letters to the editor. The letterer s use of typefaces, calligraphy, letter size, and layout all contribute to the impact of the comic. The trick here is that almost anything that can put ink on paper can be used from mechanical pens, to sharpies, to qtips or sponges.
Letterer and designer sean glumace recorded the process of lettering page 12 of the ronin issue 2 and sped it up a bit. In the olden days, way back in 40bp before photoshop everything in comic books. It has been self published and i do have some copies left for sale. The computer letterer does his work over scans of inked art pages and has the same responsibilities as the hand letterer. Comic book lettering involves putting in all the words on a comics page, as well as the balloons or borders around them, any signs, titles or sound effects, and sometimes panel borders. 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. I need a skilled letterer that understand english and also that can edit. Now for the long answer the best way to move forward is to be as informed as possible. Jim campbell is an eisnernominated comic book letterer, onetime writer perhaps again in the future.
Comic artists are usually hired by the page, but may be hired for an entire. If it is a single issue marveldc type comic then its usually 32 pages including ads. This rate is inclusive of file preparation and prepress set up, as well as first round edits which should. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is. I also design logos, covers and interior pages for comics, and have credits as a comics writer as well. Comic book lettering and production with sean glumace.
This was a book designed for my secondyear typography for print course at university. Im a native spanish speaker, so i can letter and edit both in english and in my first language. Dozens of people handle specialized roles from writer to penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, and editor. Thanks to this subreddit, i was able to find an artist, letterer, and editor for my comic. There are many steps the mainstream comic book goes through and it can take an army of workers to produce. Home page of todd klein, award winning comic book letterer. Comic book world is an overwhelmingly collaborative space, on any given book there can be myriad people involved with its production and publishing. Hde is a comic book letterer, sometime artist and editor. What does it cost on average to produce a comic book the. I need a skilled letterer that understand e 1593202 apply, or post a similar freelance job.
A letterer is a member of a team of comic book creators responsible for drawing the comic books text. The most common inking utensils are the crowquill pen and brushes. Most comic book illustrators will have a page rate rather than a flat fee for a project, meaning the fee will vary depending on the number of pages you require. It details a commonsense approach to constructing and drawing comic book stories, even if the tools have evolved since then.
While the technology has changed, the goals and principles still apply. Lappan has such control that he can make his handlettering smaller still for stagewhispers. This is not a tutorial, just a quick capture to show you the process of lettering. I get asked a lot whats a decent page rate for comic book work. I am currently looking for a colorist and letterer for a 7 page project. For over fifteen years, blambot has been serving the independent and professional world of graphic design and comic book publishing with typography uniquely tailored to both traditional. In and amongst some arduous times, to say the least, were some amazing comic book experiences. 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. We also hope this data will encourage more professionals not to accept work that pays below certain standards. We also rated comic book creators that made it easier to draw and paint the panels. A letterer is a member of a team of comic book creators responsible for drawing the comic book s text. This is used primarily in the inking of comic books. We gave higher scores to comic book software that also provided graphic libraries for characters, backgrounds and page layouts. This ink is a black carbonbased ink that is used because it retains its color when put to the page.
From idea to press, well take a look at what goes into creating a comic book so that you can. This is a useful article for both artists, and people looking to commissionbuy art, specifically in the realm of comics. There isnt a page rate for them, so theyre for promotional purposes only. Making a break with the previous pattern of blog updates, which generally lead to me showing off sample pages from recent. This post about page rates at the top comic book publishers is being.
If youre too busy fr an editor that usually makes them want you more. Today were looking at the role many believe to be under represented, but crucial to the medium. French and british comics also have different numbers of pages. Please make sure you include as many details as possible amount of. The economic reality of indie comics page rates the beat. Im working with a team on an anthology pitch and all thats left is to bring a letterer on board. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the comic book guide for the artist writer. Compiling this information is a headache especially for mathaverse writers like myself, but seeing every editor s rate as a perword rate will help you better compare editors. Award winning comic book letterer todd klein on lettering topics. Paid looking for team for scifisuperhero comic book series penciller, inker, colorist, letterer. What one editor doesnt like, the next might think is gold.
Lettering top page in the todd klein website, comic book lettering topics. A brief history of the art of comic book lettering, and what you need to know to be a letterer. The category is loosely divided into writers, colorists, letterers and pencil artists or inkers. Micah myers is a comic book letterer who has lettered books for image, dark horse, heavy metal, starburns, action lab, and several publishers. You can contact me and we can talk about your project and set a page rate that works for both of us. It is the responsibility of the publisher and not the freelancer to provide this minimum wage and. In addition to the page rates, we asked a few additional questions to gauge the. Depending on which text editor youre pasting into, you might have to. Any of the text that youre seeing on a comic books page is the responsibility of the letterer, bennett says. The best comic makers in this category allowed you to connect to a graphics tablet and pen to create a more natural and original designs. 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.
Its much more than writing a script and drawing the images. Casual consumers of comic books around the world often have no idea of the work involved in producing the entertainment they enjoy. Id love to hear from you if you need any kind of comic book lettering done. A beginners guide to computer lettering balloon tales. Broad working knowledge of old and current comic books, tv shows, original streaming programs.