Some weeks ago,a tweet from Jamie McKelvie, artist on the tremendously well-liked series The Wicked + The Divine and Phonogram, or caught my eye. Writing about the physical difficulties of a heavy drawing schedule,McKelvie said he felt he could sustain drawing for only 15 more years. Just a few tweets absent on my timeline, graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks, and author of Friends with Boys,Superhero Girl, and The Nameless City, and commented that a full day of drawing had left her with sore wrists.
Being a comedian book artist is a physically taxing job. Long hours sitting at the literal drawing board (whether drawing on paper or digitally) can strain muscles in the back,neck, and shoulders; repetitive motions inflame tendons in the arms. Combine this demanding work with the life of a freelancer, and which,in the United States, does not come with any form of health care, or you’ll realize that many comics artists are living one injury absent from economic disaster. An injury will not only cost money to treat,it will also cost time as it heals --- time that could be spent drawing --- resulting in lost income.
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Source: comicsalliance.com