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Money Matters
One of the things that wannabe comics artists always have a hard time figuring out is just how much money you can (or can't) make doing comics or manga. The answers can be found with a little digging around, but it's usually a pretty closely guarded secret. But if you caught Marketplace Money last weekend on National Public Radio, you got an interesting tidbit on a segment called "Day in the Work Life" that profiled manga artist Felipe Smith, creator of
In the segment, Smith says he makes about $17,000 per book. Each volume is a couple hundred pages of story and art. One volume in the comedy series about a young comic book artists was published in July, with a second planned for April.
Given the interest the creative community has in TOKYOPOP and the contracts it offers creators, as exemplified by a much discussed and very long thread on Warren Ellis' The Engine forum a few months back, it's interesting to have a number of any kind to attach to the discussion. The key point of interest was in creator ownership, with those who've seen TOKYOPOP deals saying the publisher retains a percentage of the copyright that goes as high as 60%.
Based on the numbers Smith gave, the page rate for working at TOKYOPOP is very low compared to what Marvel or DC typically pay, so the ownership aspect and the royalty structure at TOKYOPOP would have to compensate in some way for it. A few creators with upcoming books at the publisher say that the ownership debate on The Engine was overblown and that they're very happy with their deals with the publisher.
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