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No. 39870
There's no kind way to say it, man. It isn't going to happen unless you personally finance it with the knowledge that you'd be *lucky* to even make back a quarter of what you're investing into it. And it's going to be expensive. You really would be better off trying to make it with a novel, or trying to develop your own artistic muscles. Yes, the situation is /that/ grim. Yes, it really is easier to become self sufficient than pay somebody to do something for you.
Go to any artist that's worth a damn. Here's what the good ones capable of working for you will charge for: Sketch Lines Thatch/Shade Color Backgrounds Multiple characters Poses complex clothing Doodads, objects, furniture and architecture.
Every page has a minimum of panels, every panel has a minimum of characters or background. Every single supplement is another individual expense per book. Your average artist from DeviantArt or what have you will charge a minimum of $30.00 per drawn, shaded and colored character, and that's not including a background. Usually 1.5 to double the cost for two characters, and backgrounds vary depending on complexity. So a minimum of $35 a panel is a lowballing, peanuts paying average. Average artist I know capable of doing comic work will charge between 40-50, backgrounds are extra, and can charge extra for poses. Backgrounds typically add an extra ten dollars, so probably closer to 50-60. Per panel. Per page. Per comic.
Say your comic had 24 pages. Okay, now lets pretend each page has 4 panels. We both know it's more like 8 and 12, but lets just lowball estimate here. It'd be easily $120 per page. About $2880 per book, cover to cover, and the covers usually cost extra. So for sake of argument, lets bump it up to $3,000 an issue. Minimum. You don't get a discount for buying in bulk, so to speak. You actually may pay more, because your average artist is as unmotivated as fuck. Now congratulations, your first issue is done. 24 pages of a story. Now do it again. Five times, ten times, fifty times. In essence, be ready to spend upwards of around $30,000 just for ten issues. Every script had best be as enjoyable as fuck and worth the investment unless you're already rich, or the best you can hope for is an apathetic torrent, a read and then a disregard. You may make between 5-10K back to the 30K you invested.
tl;dr: Write it or draw it, unless you already have an artist that you're joined to the hip with.
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