Recommended size paper for rough draft to finals

Alright, throwing in my first question! Be gentle lol. So, I've done alot of zines in the past but honestly have always put the printing aspect of it (ie document set-up, proofing) on the actual print house I use, whether riso or any other.

But now that I'm trying to get a more professionally formatted comic together I wanted to ask about size/ratio of paper I should use or that is recommended. General googling says 11x17 inch is standard with a 10x15 inch working space. Is this the standard or are there others sizes depending on the book size you want printed?

One more note - I don't necessarily want a hardcover book for this concept per se, I'm thinking more soft cover, smaller size, lower volume pages.

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