Turtles: Dawn of the Ninja - Fan comic

Ray Dillon · 05-06-2012, 04:21 PM

HA! I knew the mention of Kickstarter would kick up trouble. Always does. And when people who haven't worked professionally in this business and don't know how much it costs to produce a project see the total they freak out.

My typical rate for painted and lettered work is $400 per page, which would be even more appropriate as this is an oversized book. If this was broken up into pencilling, inking, coloring, lettering, and design by 5 different people doing the jobs no one would notice, but when you bulk it together and give it to one person suddenly it seems like a lot. It's not.

However, Luke got the first two chapters at a discount for $300/page. For 20 hours of work (often times more) that’s under $15/hour which is low for a standard creative professional.

No one here is clueless about this industry or business. Quite the contrary. I’ve worked for every major publisher (Marvel, DC, IDW, Image, Dark Horse, Archie, and more) as well as companies like HBO, Science Channel, Simon & Schuster, Warner Bros, Namco, Topps, Upperdeck, and many more. Luke has handled big business that I don’t even understand and he has the money to spend on this (which means he must be doing something right, right? I don’t have the kind of money and I’m overpriced, remember? ;o) ). Jeremy has worked in comics and Hollywood for companies like The Weinstein Company and has fully produced and directed his own feature film. We’re all professionals. We all have the dedication, experience, and connections to do something bigger with this.

In the meantime we’re sharing this all with fans like us (a.k.a. YOU!)

I want to also note that my wife and I created one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns in history and THE most successful comics kickstarter (before Order of the Stick came along and made $1.2 MILLION). Our Womanthology raised $25,000 in 19 hours and ended it’s 30 day campaign at more than $109,000!!

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

So if you support us, support us. If you don’t, move along and we’ll see you at the finish line.

05-06-2012, 04:21 PM	#11
Ray Dillon Thug Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Posts: 67	HA! I knew the mention of Kickstarter would kick up trouble. Always does. And when people who haven't worked professionally in this business and don't know how much it costs to produce a project see the total they freak out. My typical rate for painted and lettered work is $400 per page, which would be even more appropriate as this is an oversized book. If this was broken up into pencilling, inking, coloring, lettering, and design by 5 different people doing the jobs no one would notice, but when you bulk it together and give it to one person suddenly it seems like a lot. It's not. However, Luke got the first two chapters at a discount for $300/page. For 20 hours of work (often times more) that’s under $15/hour which is low for a standard creative professional. No one here is clueless about this industry or business. Quite the contrary. I’ve worked for every major publisher (Marvel, DC, IDW, Image, Dark Horse, Archie, and more) as well as companies like HBO, Science Channel, Simon & Schuster, Warner Bros, Namco, Topps, Upperdeck, and many more. Luke has handled big business that I don’t even understand and he has the money to spend on this (which means he must be doing something right, right? I don’t have the kind of money and I’m overpriced, remember? ;o) ). Jeremy has worked in comics and Hollywood for companies like The Weinstein Company and has fully produced and directed his own feature film. We’re all professionals. We all have the dedication, experience, and connections to do something bigger with this. In the meantime we’re sharing this all with fans like us (a.k.a. YOU!) I want to also note that my wife and I created one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns in history and THE most successful comics kickstarter (before Order of the Stick came along and made $1.2 MILLION). Our Womanthology raised $25,000 in 19 hours and ended it’s 30 day campaign at more than $109,000!! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! So if you support us, support us. If you don’t, move along and we’ll see you at the finish line. __________________ RAY DILLON - Artist & Writer Painter of TURTLES: DAWN OF THE NINJA! Fan-based Graphic Novel! - http://www.DawnoftheNinja.com See my art animated on HBO's "Game of Thrones" and also Ridley Scott's "Prophets of Science Fiction" and "Meteorite Men" on The Science Channel! Recent Books: Anne Rice's "Servant of the Bones," "The Last Unicorn," & "All Ghoul's School" for IDW Publishing. RayDillon.com \| FOLLOW ME ON TWEEETER!!!!