Comments on: Tokyopop To Stop Publishing Print Versions of OEL books – Updated http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/ Never Safe For Work Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Successless Comics Blog | Archive | Sneaky Peeks http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-80091 Successless Comics Blog | Archive | Sneaky Peeks Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:06:07 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-80091 [...] And that’s where this gets bittersweet. See, King City Vol. 1 was put out by Tokyopop, and their recent shakeups have left the future of King City, like many of their other OEL manga books, in doubt and maybe in search of a new publisher.  That’s if the company decides to release the rights to these books back to their creators.This aprticular book has a confirmed publisher for it’s french language edition, but the non-francophone among us will have to wait and see what happens before we get to sink our teeth into a print version. [...] [...] And that’s where this gets bittersweet. See, King City Vol. 1 was put out by Tokyopop, and their recent shakeups have left the future of King City, like many of their other OEL manga books, in doubt and maybe in search of a new publisher.  That’s if the company decides to release the rights to these books back to their creators.This aprticular book has a confirmed publisher for it’s french language edition, but the non-francophone among us will have to wait and see what happens before we get to sink our teeth into a print version. [...]

]]> By: Otakunvirka » Tokyopopin joutsenlaulu http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-73586 Otakunvirka » Tokyopopin joutsenlaulu Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:18:24 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-73586 [...] Viimeaikaisten tapahtumien valossa Anime Almanac esitteli varsin laajaperspektiivisen Tokyopopin historiikin ja päätyi samaan tulokseen kuin minä: Tokyopopin lopullisen kuilun partaalle joutumisen syy on tietysti kaiken aikaa ollut toimitusjohtaja Stu Levy ja hänen maailmanmangafanatisminsa. Vasta viimeaikaiset masentavat numerot näyttävät saaneen hänet järkiinsä, vähentämään myös maailmanmangan julkaisemista, lopettamaan joitain sarjoja ja julkaisemaan joitain tulevia sarjoja vain netissä. Tekijöille lähetetystä rauhoittelevasta kirjeestä huolimatta faktat kun ovat faktoja: maailmanmanga ei myy yhtä hyvin kuin “oikea” manga. [...] [...] Viimeaikaisten tapahtumien valossa Anime Almanac esitteli varsin laajaperspektiivisen Tokyopopin historiikin ja päätyi samaan tulokseen kuin minä: Tokyopopin lopullisen kuilun partaalle joutumisen syy on tietysti kaiken aikaa ollut toimitusjohtaja Stu Levy ja hänen maailmanmangafanatisminsa. Vasta viimeaikaiset masentavat numerot näyttävät saaneen hänet järkiinsä, vähentämään myös maailmanmangan julkaisemista, lopettamaan joitain sarjoja ja julkaisemaan joitain tulevia sarjoja vain netissä. Tekijöille lähetetystä rauhoittelevasta kirjeestä huolimatta faktat kun ovat faktoja: maailmanmanga ei myy yhtä hyvin kuin “oikea” manga. [...]

]]> By: Derek Halliday http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-72712 Derek Halliday Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:08:40 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-72712 This is sort of off topic, but apparently PiQ has shut down as well: http://lesleysmith.blogspot.com/2008/06/piq-will-you-be-missed.html I don't actually think it will be missed though. This is sort of off topic, but apparently PiQ has shut down as well: http://lesleysmith.blogspot.com/2008/06/piq-will-you-be-missed.html

I don’t actually think it will be missed though.

]]> By: Rococo Flow http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-72709 Rococo Flow Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:58:22 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-72709 It seems it is a case by case basis Christy Lijewski stated on her journal and on DA that RE:Play vol. 3 will still be published. So NOT all OEL are going straight to web. http://zombiejam.livejournal.com/119311.html http://nyanko-chan.deviantart.com/journal/18836779/ It seems it is a case by case basis Christy Lijewski stated on her journal and on DA that RE:Play vol. 3 will still be published. So NOT all OEL are going straight to web.

http://zombiejam.livejournal.com/119311.html
http://nyanko-chan.deviantart.com/journal/18836779/

]]> By: a geek by any other name » Blog Archive » Late-Breaking: TOKYOPOP OEL To Be Web-Only Henceforth http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-72513 a geek by any other name » Blog Archive » Late-Breaking: TOKYOPOP OEL To Be Web-Only Henceforth Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:47:27 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-72513 [...] Well, I think we were all waiting for some news from TOKYOPOP, but this is probably not what most of us expected: Chris Butcher has a report from Steady Beat creator Rivkah that TOKYOPOP’s non-licensed works– i.e. their original global titles (Warcraft and Harper Collins count as licensed) –will be web-only from hereon in. [...] [...] Well, I think we were all waiting for some news from TOKYOPOP, but this is probably not what most of us expected: Chris Butcher has a report from Steady Beat creator Rivkah that TOKYOPOP’s non-licensed works– i.e. their original global titles (Warcraft and Harper Collins count as licensed) –will be web-only from hereon in. [...]

]]> By: Rococo Flow http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/comment-page-1/#comment-72496 Rococo Flow Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:52:17 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/06/13/tokyopop-to-stop-publishing-print-versions-of-oel-books/#comment-72496 Like I said on the beat, it's definitely a difficult situation to be in and can only hope the creators are able to get their rights back or work out a deal that will benefit them in the best possible way. Like I said on the beat, it’s definitely a difficult situation to be in and can only hope the creators are able to get their rights back or work out a deal that will benefit them in the best possible way.

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