Platinum and Tokyopop drama continues
Oh boy, will the drama never end. Dylan Squires, founder of Drunk Duck -- the webportal purchased by Platinum Studios, and a source of...
Manga watch: Iris Print, Kodansha, etc.
§ Brigid links to the latest on yaoi publisher Iris Print, which, like several little boutique BL publishers, is not doing so hot, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
