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Maarta Laiho

Jun 11 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo

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I was paid $25/pp for colors on an Eisner award winning series. I once colored a 200+pg gn in 2 months. It is on the NYT bestseller list. I had arm pain for months after. I do not get royalties for anything I've worked on.
I love my job but I can't do this forever #ComicsBrokeMe

https://twitter.com/toastasaurus/status/1667628170139320320

There are many creators who do treat me well and I'm very grateful for them. I'm proud of my work. But when a major book publisher just this past year tried to offer me a coloring job at $28/per page, I know things are not going well in this industry.

I do not blame any of the editors I've worked with. They're all just as passionate about comics. They love comics, and I know (the ones I've worked with) do as much as they can with the power they have. They're also just as tired. This broken system goes higher than them.

Final thoughts (for now) is that despite all the pains, heartaches, and frustrations

I'm still sitting hear dreaming about the stories I want to draw someday. There is one I want to finish this summer. I don't want to quit. I love comics and all the people here. I want to stay

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Maarta Laiho

@PencilCat

Jun 11

Woke up to my little thread yesterday getting a lot more attention than I'm used to 😳

I have lot of thoughts about the topic still, but most can be summarized as "it's complicated" -

I have been very fortunate to never have had a true "horror" project like so many others. Every person I've ever worked with has been kind and we got along well. I'm now more in the privileged position to turn down those low offers and horrible schedules -

So I guess that's why I've never really spoken out. It's hard to cast "blame" on people you know are not at fault and hold no ill will against. And I've loved every book I've worked on.

But not everyone has this privilege, and looking back I know things *need* to be better.

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