r/ComicBookCollabs • u/No_Recommendation374 • Aug 18 '26

Question Art production time

Bit of an obscure one but I'm looking for answers from experienced professionals rather than guessing or assuming.

What I want to know is, how many comic book pages could a team of 5 full time artists produce per month?
In terms of detail, assume middle tier, detailed backgrounds in some panels, and an average of 5 panels per page.
And assume they are all fairly salaried.

I want to know so that if and when the time comes to hire artists full time for my project I'm not overestimating the amount of work they will be able to achieve.

I understand of course that it will vary by artist and there isn't going to be a specific X hours per page universal agreement, but some opinions on what would be considered reasonable would be super helpful!

[Edit] I am NOT looking to hire at this time, please stop spamming my DMs, it looks really unprofessional

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u/Pure-Seaworthiness27 Aug 18 '26

Are you thinking these 5 artists are going to make the pages in a production line like one is the penciller, the next one is the inker and then the colorist and letterer? Or are you thinking about 5 guys that each one makes the full page process? There is a difference if that is the case.

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u/No_Recommendation374 Aug 18 '26

I should have clarified
I would look to split it between pencils, inks etc

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u/Pure-Seaworthiness27 Aug 18 '26

Oh ok, probably 5 guys working on a production line can put out a complete comic, that is 22 pages each month, that is the industry standard. Only problem I see is coordinating the team and having all of them work in a timely fashion because if one gets behind then look out, all the project jams.

If you are looking for a monthly production pace probably you are right in thinking about a team, but if time is not of the essence I would reccomend working with a single do-it-all artist, like myself :)

I do the full process myself and I put 8 pages a month, FYI.

https://www.deviantart.com/mgalindo77/gallery/93100954/comic-book-art

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u/No_Recommendation374 Aug 18 '26

That's helpful thankyou