Comic book creator page rates, tools, and resources
About a year ago, I wrote this article on colorists. It was as much to educate people new to the comics medium as it was to educate myself, who had recently decided to start reviewing comics with little to no knowledge on how the things get made. While researching the coloring process, I heard about…
Contrary to what some websites might have you think, more people work on comics than just the writer and artist. One thing we try to do at Comic Book Yeti is understand these roles and responsibilities and how they affect comics and creators. This week, we talk with comic book lawyer, Dirk Vanover, about how…
So, something you may not know about comics is that the person who does the art for the comic rarely colors their work. Often, this is because of the time restrictions involved in making issues of comics as regularly as creators do, but it also allows pencillers, inkers, flatters and colorists to focus and specialize…
Here’s the thing about comics right now: The writer gets most of the accolades for a good comic. Then comes the artist. After that? You don’t often see the colorist, the letterer or anyone else getting a lot of attention. “You know the word balloons and sound effects? That’s me, baby.” – Clayton Cowles, Letterer…