TokyoPop

  1. Jen Lee Quick Still Plans to Continue Off*Beat

    Comics Worth Reading &bull Nov 19, 2011

    Off*Beat was one of the Tokyopop OEL manga titles, a quirky series by Jen Lee Quick about a boy genius and the friend he obsesses over. Book 1 was released in 2005, with Book 2 out late 2006. In 2008… Full Story »

  2. CLAMP preview, Yaoi-Con chat

    Manga Live &bull Nov 7, 2011

    Deb Aoki talks to Digital Manga Publishing CEO Hikaru Sasahara about DMP's takeover of Yaoi-Con (and their plans to move it south to LA) and the changing role of the Digital Manga Guild. Two editors from now-defunct publishers spill the… Full Story »

  3. Viz launches new BL line, DMP to run Yaoi-Con

    Manga Live &bull Oct 24, 2011

    The big news out of Yaoi-Con this past weekend was the launch of Viz's yaoi imprint, SuBLime. Deb Aoki was live-tweeting the panel, and Lissa Pattillo rounded it all up with some good commentary. Viz rescued one title, Love Pistols, which had previously… Full Story »

  4. FLCL omnibus in the works; pundits talk digital

    Manga Live &bull Sep 6, 2011

    Tune in to the latest Manga Out Loud podcast for a marathon talkfest on the topic of digital manga, hosted by Ed Sizemore and Johanna Draper Carlson and featuring Rob McMonigal, Alex Hoffman, Lissa Pattillo, and yours truly! Then bookmark the link, because… Full Story »

  5. Shutterbox is back, new Matsumoto, and parsing the DMG contract

    Manga Live &bull Sep 2, 2011

    Good news for Shutterbox fans: Creators Rikki and Tavisha Simons are selling volume 5 of Shutterbox (which was originally published by Tokyopop and never finished) digitally for just $2.99 a volume. And they haven't given up on getting it into… Full Story »

  6. JManga Launches With Print-Level Pricing

    Comics Worth Reading &bull Aug 17, 2011

    The JManga portal, a website selling English translated manga online direct from 39 Japanese publishers who form the Digital Comic Association, is now available (after being discussed for the last month). Some books are listed with descriptions and publication information, but the preview and buy buttons are unavailable, suggesting that the site also wants to be a kind of encyclopedia/reference, even… Full Story »

  7. Return to Legal Drug

    Manga Live &bull Aug 9, 2011

    The big news of last week was that CLAMP announced they are going back to work on Legal Drug. I have a quick rundown of the details and the internet chatter at MTV Geek. Manga Curmudgeon David Welsh peers even… Full Story »

  8. Brandon Graham: Pirate Of His Own Material

    Newsarama Blogs &bull Aug 5, 2011

    As if I needed any more reason to be madly in love with Brandon Graham and his work, this massive Comics Journal interview provides it, filled with some great stuff, including the story of how King City went from Tokyopop… Full Story »

  9. Image Comics Redesigns, Adds Digital Purchase Links

    Comics Worth Reading &bull Aug 2, 2011

    Front and center are four ads, the top banner and the three smaller at the top right. Also prominent is the list of what you can buy now, always helpful to interested customers. As a reviewer, having clearly defined series… Full Story »

  10. SDCC'11: DC to give away bagpacks

    Major Spoilers &bull Jul 13, 2011

    Every year at the San Diego Comic Con, one company emerges as the one giving away the best bags. In the past TokyoPop has been the giant bag company to run to at the beginning of the show, but this… Full Story »

  11. No More PSP Comics

    Comic Related Headlines &bull Jul 8, 2011

    This week will be the final update for digital comics on the PSP. The Digital Comics Team will continue to work on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices," she wrote on the PlayStation Blog. Digital Comics debuted on… Full Story »

  12. No More PSP Comics

    Comic Related Headlines &bull Jul 8, 2011

    This week will be the final update for digital comics on the PSP. The Digital Comics Team will continue to work on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices," she wrote on the PlayStation Blog. Digital Comics debuted on… Full Story »

  13. Sony ends its digital comics service for the PlayStation Portable

    Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Jul 7, 2011

    This week's update will be the last for the PlayStation Digital Comics store, bringing to an Sony's nearly two-year-old service for the PlayStation Portable. Announced in August 2009 and launched four months later, PlayStation Digital Comics permitted users to download… Full Story »

  14. Sony ends its digital comics service for the PlayStation Portable

    Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Jul 7, 2011

    This week's update will be the last for the PlayStation Digital Comics store, bringing to an Sony's nearly two-year-old service for the PlayStation Portable. Announced in August 2009 and launched four months later, PlayStation Digital Comics permitted users to download… Full Story »

  15. What might have been: Artist auditions for Muppet Robin Hood

    Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Jul 1, 2011

    Tim Beedle, formerly a Tokyopop editor and now a freelancer, has two interesting posts on his blog about choosing the artist for the Muppet Robin Hood comic (which he wrote and fellow Tokyopop alum Paul Morrissey edited). The first set… Full Story »

  16. A Timeline of Josei Manga in the U.S.

    Comics Worth Reading &bull Jun 27, 2011

    Sadly, putting this together has reminded me of how much we've lost over the past decade as most manga publishers with significant josei output have gone out of business. For more information on josei manga, which is manga aimed at adult female readers, check out this 2008 overview article or this post about examples of the genre and its resulting comments, which are full of suggestions. Broadly speaking, there are two types of josei that we've seen… Full Story »

  17. Good Comics Out June 22

    Comics Worth Reading &bull Jun 22, 2011

    It's a long time yet to be thinking about autumn and Halloween, but I know my most-anticipated book this week, the Scary Godmother Comic Book Stories collection (Dark Horse, $24.99) will make a wonderful companion to last year's Scary Godmother… Full Story »

  18. Oh, the cuteness! Amy Mebberson draws Strawberry Shortcake

    Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Jun 20, 2011

    Ape Entertainment announced it would be doing a Strawberry Shortcake comic at NYCC last year, and it looks like the first issues will debut this summer. The team working on the comic includes writers Georgia Ball, former Tokyopop editor Tim… Full Story »

  19. Oh, the cuteness! Amy Mebberson draws Strawberry Shortcake

    Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Jun 20, 2011

    Ape Entertainment announced it would be doing a Strawberry Shortcake comic at NYCC last year, and it looks like the first issues will debut this summer. The team working on the comic includes writers Georgia Ball, former Tokyopop editor Tim… Full Story »

  20. New license speculation from all over

    Manga Live &bull Jun 3, 2011

    At MTV Geek, I take a look at the new est em manga that will start in Japan in July, and I speculate a bit about who will license it here (hint: It will run in IKKI magazine). Jason Thompson… Full Story »

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