For those who follow indie comics

Some interesting numbers on what it takes a writer or artist to be able to afford an independent title. Also, on the significance of buying the monthlies, rather than just waiting for the TPB collection.

Reshared post from +Nicholas Yanes

"If Rocket Girl dips into the 8000s, we’ll start thinking about when to wrap it up. If it stays above 12,000 we can do it forever. At 12,000 copies I can make as much writing Rocket Girl as Hulk; Amy Reeder can make as much penciling/inking/coloring as she would on Batwoman. 8000 vs 12,000 is a significant difference in percentage, but it’s not a huge amount of readers. A lot of Image creators are in the same boat, albeit their individual line might be a bit higher or lower."

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2014/06/quote-of-the-day-the-economics-of-creator-owned-comics/