Does being a comic book artist pay well?

Does being a comic book artist pay well?

Randy Stradley (Senior Editor of Dark Horse Comics) gives expert video advice on: How can an artist submit his work to you?; What is the ideal artist portfolio?; Do you prefer reviewing original or photocopies? and more...

Paid rates are all over the board now. There are some people who make pretty good money. I had one agent telling me that, "Hey we've got artists who they'll pencil, ink, letter and color an entire issue for $2500". So you break that down, that's a little over a hundred dollars a page for a lot of work. We try to pay better than that. But things aren't as good as they were in the early nineties during the boom time, when there were artists literally making fortunes, because so many books were being sold and they were making so much money. But comics don't sell that well anymore.