Paper Sizes and their Uses

When I am working at home on a normal comic for an anthology, I guess I should say that the 10" x 15" format on 11" x 17" paper is my standard. But that would be a lie. Unless I really need a full-page layout for some reason, I am more likely to draw the 10" x 7.5" half-page for a number of reasons. It's easier to scan, easier to take with me and work on the road (in a cafe, for example) and easier to store. But right now I am working on a graphic novella called Una Ricerca di Pizza about searching for the origins of New Haven pizza... and I'm doing it on 6" x 9" paper... and it's going pretty well if I say so. It looks pretty good.

Also, there are plenty of quick sketch paper sizes not listed here. I discovered I could make a sketchbook in an old checkbook, for example, and blank business cards are an interesting medium. Although the absolute king of drawing stuff on business cards is the Gaping Void guy.