Welcome to the Page Rate Finder for Comic Book Publishers AKA the Direct Market. The publishers listed here are big corporations such as Marvel and DC but this chart also includes small-press and indie publishers as well. You’ll find rates for Dark Horse, Boom! Studios, Image Comics, Iron Circus, Scout, and more. Please scroll to…
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Page Rate Finder – Traditional Book Publishers
Welcome to the Page Rate Finder for Traditional Book Publishers. The data collected here reflect deals and advances from traditional book publishers. Advances are listed here for publishers such as: Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, First Second, Abrams, Random House, Scholastic, etc. You may notice that comic book publishers are listed here as well and…
A Guide to Comic Book Publishers (UPDATED)
Creator Resource has put together a guide to the comic publishers in the industry, focusing on the bare minimum of what to expect from each. We’ve divided the publishers into a few different categories, including Work-for-Hire (aka WFH), Creator-Owned / Indie, Book Publishers, Small Press Publishers, and Webcomics. They are sorted alphabetically and publishers may…
Understanding Royalty Rates
Note: This is not legal advice and is provided for information purposes only. If you are in need of legal advice, please consult with an attorney who can provide specific legal advice to meet your needs. The royalty is the percentage amount a publisher pays to you based on sales of your book. I’m often…
Work For Hire Rates: Year Over Year
Derek Boyko put together visualizations based on the data gathered from our 2017 Page Rates survey and the data collected from the 2015 and 2016 surveys conducted by fairpagerates.com. This visualization compares the data year to year to help us understand any big shifts that we may be seeing. Visualization by Derek Boyko
Work For Hire Rates: Which Job Gets Paid The Most?
Derek Boyko put together visualizations based on the data gathered from our 2017 Page Rates survey and the data collected from the 2015 and 2016 surveys conducted by fairpagerates.com. This visualization compares the data discusses the jobs within comics that pay the most. Lowest reported rates for work for hire jobs and visualizations comparing year to…
Work For Hire Rates: Lowest Reported Pay Per Job
Derek Boyko put together visualizations based on the data gathered from our 2017 Page Rates survey and the data collected from the 2015 and 2016 surveys conducted by fairpagerates.com. This visualization compares the data discusses the jobs within comics that pay the most. Highest reported rates for work for hire jobs and visualizations comparing year to…
Page Rates – 2017
The survey aims to build a resource about standard rates in the comic book industry for comic creators. Additionally, we hope that this data will encourage professionals not to accept work that pays below a living wage. The survey responses are gathered from comics professionals who choose to take the survey. The data is a…
Page Rates – 2016
The web site Fair Page Rates kept a list of all the rates in the comic book industry until the people running the site moved away from it. At Creator Resource, we believe the information that Fair Page Rates provided was invaluable to the community and to helping open up the floor to discussion in terms…
Page Rates – 2015
The web site Fair Page Rates kept a list of all the rates in the comic book industry until the people running the site moved away from it. At Creator Resource, we believe the information that Fair Page Rates provided was invaluable to the community and to helping open up the floor to discussion in terms…