Welcome to the New York Comic-Con!

SPECIAL UPDATE:

THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING FRUBA THE VERY FIRST WINNER OF THE AMERICAN ANIME AWARD FOR BEST MANGA!

Last night, Saturday February 24, the New Yorker Hotel played host to the very first AMERICAN ANIME AWARDS. It was a fun filled and very swank gathering of the industry elite--and TOKYOPOP was very proud to be a part of the really well-run event. It gave one the impression that our version of the Oscars has landed!

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Update the first:

I am your faithful dispatcher of all news, events, updates and rumors of inter-company fisticuffs on the convention floor--and we're just getting rolling.

As of this morning the Jacob K. Javits is abuzz with industry types for across the spectrum of Manga, Comics, Animation, Anime and all other forms of the best kind of entertainment. As the day and weekend rolls forward, we will be keeping you up to date on all of the latest news and events--so WATCH THIS SPACE for constant updates throughout the event.

Update the Second:

Earlier in the day TOKYOPOP hosted a reception complete with great eats and the coup de gras was a delicious and beautiful 10^th Anniversary TOKYOPOP cake. COO and founder Stuart Levy joined our illustrious Publisher Mike Kiley in blowing out the ceremonial candles. So far things have been industry heavy but the doors to the Javits are now opening to the public. Things are about to get crazy. So far, this correspondent has seen more storm troopers than you can shake a lightsaber at!

Update the Third:

And it just keeps getting better! We just hosted the in booth presentation of Eric Wight. We spoke with Eric on the show floor and spent some times exchanging thoughts with his fans just before he sat down to sign copies of his hot new book MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND! And check out the portfolio reviews as well.

Update the Fourth:

And we capped off the day with an ensemble signing starring 4 of TOKYOPOP's top female creators!



From left to right:
Joanna Estep Road Song Artist

Melissa de Jesus Sokora Refugees Artist

It's Saturday and that means today will probably see the largest collection of cross genre enthusiasts ever to wander the halls of the legendary Javits center! Make sure to keep checking for constant updates throughout the day. 

Update the Sixth:

This morning we were host to the signing my M. Alice Legrow, creator of “Bizenghast” and cosplayer extraordinaire. Have a look at these sweet pictures:

Update the Seventh:

 And TOKYOPOP’s own spy in the house of love brought back news from the CMX panel. His report is below…ENJOY!

TOKYOPOP got a first look at DC’s edgy new graphic novel line Minx.  On the panel was Director of Marketing - Gayley Carillo, Editor - Shelly Bond, and writer Cecil Castelluci (Boy Proof and The Queen of Cool) and artist Jim Rugg(Street Angel).  The line starts off with Cecil and Jim’s book — The Plain Janes, which will be releasing in May.  As mentioned by one of the attendees this line of graphic novels seems go after the female market which has been a struggle for DC.  However, DC is working hard at getting the word out with an announced quarter million dollar marketing budget.  The hope that this female oriented line will surpass the market appeal of DC’s vertigo imprint.  The packaging looks very well put together and questions of doing hard cover editions where brought up however, no such plans have yet been confirmed.  The books will sport standard color covers with “black, white and gray colors” as mentioned by Ms. Bond.  Questions of placement of books, and content came up as librarians, teachers and book sellers were very interested in how to get these books into the hands of their students and consumers.    Samples of The Plain Janes books were passed out at the end.  I took a quick read and the first think you notice is the panel layout. Very square as in your traditional western comics however, the pacing and story telling is clean and very easy to follow.  It will be interesting to see what this line has to offer in the coming months.  Although there is nothing on the site yet, I’m sure more information will be coming soon to www.minxbooks.net.

Update the Eighth:
As the second day of the NYCC draws toward the end things have definitely ramped up as fans continue to prowl the show floor for glimpses of their favorite creators…but no need to look too far! Check out this shot of what was one of the most enlightening panels held at the TOKYOPOP booth. This was the writer’s panel and it had some of the greatest writing talent TOKYOPOP has had the pleasure of working with!

From R to L:

Dan Hipp, Gyakushu!—Shannon Denton, ZAPT!—Stuart Moore, Earthlight—T.Campbell, Divalicious—June Kim, 12 Days and Frank Marafino, The Dark Goodbye