Yet MORE Tokyopop stuff
Following Friday's announcement by Rivkah that much of Tokyopop's OEL output would be moving to the web, some dissenting voices were heard. Christy Lijewski posted that her re:PLAY #3 will see print:
Contrary to what...
Tokyopop updates
Rivkah talks to her editors:
Just got off the phone with my editor, and it looks like not-so-good news for Steady Beat. In fact, it looks like not-so-good news for anybody who's working with TP...
Rumours updates: Kodansha, Tpop, Wizard, etc etc.
§ Japanator weighs in on the Kodansha mystery with a pretty unequivocable Rumor squashed: Kodansha not making a move into the US market, based on a conversation with Ali Kokmen of Del Rey Manga.
After...
Tokyopop letter to creators
Publisher Mike Kiley sent out this letter to Tokyopop creators yesterday:
Hey, everybody (all TOKYOPOP Manga Creators) –
As many of you have no doubt heard by now, we have announced some changes at TOKYOPOP...
Yet more on Tokyopop
OEL creators are beginning to talk about what's happening. Rikki Simons:
I haven't heard otherwise, so I am assuming that ShutterBox is not part of the cut. In fact, we signed our schedule for ShutterBox...
Tokyopop layoff update
We're hearing that editorial cuts at Tokyopop include Rob Tokar, Luis Reyes, Paul Morrissey, Hope Donovan and Tim Beedle. Which means the two editors in charge of the Manga Pilot Program. who were defending...
Update: Tokyopop
Okay as you may have heard by now, while we on the road, Tokyopop announced its split into two divisions: a publishing arm and a movie/multi-media line, called Tokyopop Media. They alaso announced the...
Trouble Ahead #1: Toykopop
Oh boy are there a lot of rumors swirling around Tokyopop! At BEA everyone had one. We're not going to repeat any until we've had a chance to follow up on some of them, but...
Tokyopop: the other side
Well, now that the moral outrage has subsided a bit, other folks are coming out to say that the Tokyopop Pilot Program pact isn't that bad.Editors Paul Morrissey and Hope Donovan speak in a...
Tokyopop: Hey, dude, totally bad contract!
UPDATE: Check out Johanna's list of Tokyopop’s greatest mistakes over the past two years:
The reviews are in! And Tokyopop's online contract for the new "Manga Pilot" program has been dubbed everything from "appalling"...
Tokyopop signs Hee Jung Park
Tokyopop has signed a deal with Hee Jung Park, a top Korean comics artist. The multi book deal calls for US editions of Fever (March), Hotel Africa (April), Martin and John (July) and...
UNDERTOWN gets syndicated
UNDERTOWN, the OEL/OGM manga by Jim Pascoe and Jake Mylar will be the lastest syndicated strip for Tokyopop, as this press release reveals. The book has also been picked up by Scholastic for their...
