Page Distribution

[TLC55555]

A few years ago, it seemed to be the norm for finished pages to be divided amongst the artist and inker. Is this still the case? Is anyone else in the mix (i.e. colorist, letterer)?

[Alberto1975]

To my understanding, it's pretty much still between the artist and the inker.

I am not sure the percentage, but I think it's about 50-50

[micmack]

I wonder how they pick which page goes to whom? I would always demand the splash pages and covers!

[TLC55555]

Good question. I also wonder how an artist's rep. gets a large consecutive run of pages. Do some bigger named artists not have to share the pages with the inker?

[rob_react]

I recently ran into a split 2-1 between the penciler and inker. I'm not sure it that's the standard these days or not- I haven't asked around beyond the one person who mentioned it.

 

These days with email and scanners there are a lot of cases where there exists a separate penciled original and inked original (that's actually the way that I work almost all the time.)

[Alberto1975]

I have no clue how they pick the pages.

I don't think there's a standard way of doing, since I was just a victim of the screw up.

I bought a page from Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, and I had to wait a couple of months because DC sent the some pages due to Ethan to the inker, and some pages due to the inker, to Ethan.

Seeing that, it's probably not as simple as saying "pages 1, 3, 5, 7... go the penciller and pages 2, 4, 6, 8 go to the inker". I wonder if they have their own internal EBay like system to pick the pages...

[micmack]

Good question. I also wonder how an artist's rep. gets a large consecutive run of pages. Do some bigger named artists not have to share the pages with the inker?

 

I see the rep sometime have both penciler and inker, which makes it easier I guess

[Steve Morger]

At DC, the inker normally gets the first third of even numbered books and the last third of odd numbered books. This would change somewhat if the penciller just did layouts and the inker did the finishes, in which case I think it's 50/50. The pages (at least from DC) are returned in sequence which is why the reps (I rep Mike Bair) get large consectutive blocks of pages.

[micmack]

At DC, the inker normally gets the first third of even numbered books and the last third of odd numbered books. This would change somewhat if the penciller just did layouts and the inker did the finishes, in which case I think it's 50/50. The pages (at least from DC) are returned in sequence which is why the reps (I rep Mike Bair) get large consectutive blocks of pages.

 

Got a website?

[Steve Morger]

Yep, at www.bigwowart.com. I also have a few things up at www.comicartfans.com under Steve Morger. Best, Steve.