sdcc 2013 - making a living in manga: new trends worth watching
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Making a Living in Manga: New Trends Worth Watching offers a short history of original manga/comics publishing in North America, from the rise and fall of "original English language manga" and the emerging trend of artists taking a do-it-yourself approach to publishing and distributing their work when traditional book and comic publishers are shying away from publishing original work by novice creators, especially ones that are influenced by manga.TRANSCRIPT
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Making a Living in Manga: New Trends Worth Watching
San Diego Comic-Con 2013July 18, 2013
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+A short history of manga-makingin North AmericaFrom Boom to Bust to New Possibilities
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1990’s – early 2000’sA new generation gets introduced to manga… in a big way
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2002 - 2008TokyoPop’s “Rising Stars of Manga”
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2002 - 2011“Original English Language Manga”
Boom Bust
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2000 - nowGrowth of webcomics- Megatokyo- Starfighter- Teahouse - Manga Magazine- Bento Comics- Yen Plus Magazine- eManga.com
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2008 - 2011Manga Bust:
• Borders Closes
• CMX, TokyoPop close shop
• Manga publishing ramps down dramatically
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Today“Original Manga” Licensed Adaptations
• Yen Press
• Dark Horse
• VIZ Kids / VIZ Media
• Udon Entertainment
• Shifty Look
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Big in Japan… or not.A handful of North American comics creators try to break into the biz in Japan…
…to varying degrees of success.
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DIY – Do It YourselfComics creators are forging their own way- Self-publishing via web or print- Crowdfunding – Kickstarter / Indie Go-Go- Digital storefronts
- ComiXology
- Manga Magazine
- eManga.com
- Manga Reborn
- PIXIV
- DLSite.com
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Meet Our Panelists!Artists + Publishers
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Lillian Diaz-PryzbylEditorial Director, Chromatic Press
Previously: Editor at TokyoPop
www.chromaticpress.com
www.sparkermonthly.com
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+Chromatic Press
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+Chromatic Press
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+Manga Magazine
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+Manga Magazine
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Myung Hee KimComics Creator, Contributor
at Bento Comics
www.mangamagazine.net
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+Bento Comics
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+Bento Comics
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Fred LuiEditor-in-Chief, Digital Manga
www.digitalmanga.com
www.emanga.com
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+eManga.com - Indies
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Faith Erin HicksComics creator
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
Boys With Friends (First Second)
The War at Ellsmere (SLG Publishing)
www.faitherinhicks.com
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+Faith Erin Hicks
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Any questions?Bring it on!
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The audio transcript of this panel will be posted at:
http://mangacomicsmanga.com
Thank you!