Comments on: WMA signs Tokyopop http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Todd Alcott http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-312250 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:38:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-312250 If Tokyopop's experience at WMA is anything like mine, this will be the last we hear of Tokyopop. Old joke: Why couldn't they find Patty Hearst? She signed with Morris. If Tokyopop’s experience at WMA is anything like mine, this will be the last we hear of Tokyopop.

Old joke:

Why couldn’t they find Patty Hearst?
She signed with Morris.

]]> by: Bill Aguiar http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-310843 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:27:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-310843 As an aside, this will be an interesting pair-up. With Marvel producing their own stuff now, DC being captive to Warner and Viz simply not having the ability to make deals on Japanese properties, TP has a good position, and WMA has a wide enough stable to talent to package together properties (as in getting together IP, writer, director and actors) into a single package for studios. The downside the studios may be expecting something more comic-booky from them, for lack of a better term, shared superhero universes and all... As an aside, this will be an interesting pair-up. With Marvel producing their own stuff now, DC being captive to Warner and Viz simply not having the ability to make deals on Japanese properties, TP has a good position, and WMA has a wide enough stable to talent to package together properties (as in getting together IP, writer, director and actors) into a single package for studios.

The downside the studios may be expecting something more comic-booky from them, for lack of a better term, shared superhero universes and all…

]]> by: Steve Buccellato http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-306481 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:23:57 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-306481 I guess we're having our own private conversation here, Bill! I did read your wife's review, but I did not see yours. I'd LOVE to get that link from you! Please follow the link to my blog & contact me! OTHER PEOPLE: Please feel free to ignore us and comment on the subject of Heidi's actual post! :) I guess we’re having our own private conversation here, Bill! I did read your wife’s review, but I did not see yours. I’d LOVE to get that link from you! Please follow the link to my blog & contact me!

OTHER PEOPLE: Please feel free to ignore us and comment on the subject of Heidi’s actual post! :)

]]> by: Bill Aguiar http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305383 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:15:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305383 I did, but my wife, who blogs under Miranda, did the review for it. And she was major Duran Duran fan and noticed that. We do the Prospero's Manga review blog (www.prosperosmanga.com) along with other freelance writing/reporting, and your luck of the draw got her to do the review. I did the one for the CBG Xtra website. Let me know if you want the link for it. I did, but my wife, who blogs under Miranda, did the review for it. And she was major Duran Duran fan and noticed that.

We do the Prospero’s Manga review blog (www.prosperosmanga.com) along with other freelance writing/reporting, and your luck of the draw got her to do the review. I did the one for the CBG Xtra website. Let me know if you want the link for it.

]]> by: Steve Buccellato http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305281 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:54:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305281 HA! I really need to blog about the whole "Duran Duran" thing, cuz this probably is not the best place to get into it! Suffice to say that it was a total coincidence, that WAS pointed out to me while I was drawing it, and that I embraced whole-heartedly! Hope you liked BOTB, in any case! :) HA! I really need to blog about the whole “Duran Duran” thing, cuz this probably is not the best place to get into it!

Suffice to say that it was a total coincidence, that WAS pointed out to me while I was drawing it, and that I embraced whole-heartedly!

Hope you liked BOTB, in any case! :)

]]> by: Bill Aguiar http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305177 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:23:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-305177 Hrm, I could easily see your Battle of the Bands being a good summer comedy bit. Though maybe without the Duran Duran homages... :) Hrm, I could easily see your Battle of the Bands being a good summer comedy bit.

Though maybe without the Duran Duran homages… :)

]]> by: Steve Buccellato http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-304357 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:12:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/02/wma-signs-tokyopop/#comment-304357 Hmmm. That's interesting. Hmmm. That’s interesting.

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