# What do I charge for making a comic book?

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**Created:** [December 26, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-charge-for-making-a-comic-book/607386 "2011-12-26T00:18:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-charge-for-making-a-comic-book/607386/1 "2011-12-26T00:18:10Z")

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As I mentioned in an MPSIMS thread, I may be making a comic book for someone. We are working out exactly what is to be done. However, I am uncertain what to charge for my work!

What, typically, do people charge for drawing such things and setting up a book? I could propose $20/hour, or what else seems like a good hourly rate, based on what seems like typical task completion times, but is that how it works? Do people propose a lump sum to start, and if so how much?

Thanks for any help you can point me towards!

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**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-charge-for-making-a-comic-book/607386/2 "2011-12-26T08:52:26Z")

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From what I know they are paid by the page.

A friend of mine was paid based on the number of pages he penciled for a back story of comic book company back in the late 80’s. It was $80 a page. He penciled 10 pages. The company was [Aircel Comics.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircel_Comics)