Hey what would a twentieth anniversary yr be and not using a massive announcement? As we introduced as we speak on the Beat 20 panel and the Manga Business panel, The Beat is partnering with Tapas Leisure to launch a sister website: Kcomicsbeat.com, that may cowl Korean comics content material, vertical scrolling comics, Korean drama pop and tradition and extra!
The Beat and co-publisher Deb Aoki are thrilled to have Tapas Leisure as our launch sponsor and companion.
The positioning was introduced as we speak and can formally go browsing within the subsequent few weeks. Within the meantime, signal as much as know when the positioning goes reside and to subscribe to our weekly publication.
I’ll have extra particulars on this – much more – within the coming days however right here’s the launch PR:
Tapas Leisure and ComicsBeat Unveil Ok-ComicsBeat: A Gateway to Korean Comics
New Platform Devoted to Korean Comics Goals to Broaden North American Viewers
Tapas Leisure and ComicsBeat are proud to unveil their newest collaboration: Ok-ComicsBeat (kcomicsbeat.com), a brand new sister website of The ComicsBeat, that may highlight Korean comics, webcomics, manhwa, and vertical scrolling digital comics (also called webtoons). A primary of its sort, the platform goals to supply synergy between the expansion of Ok-Comics and the broader Korean cultural motion at the moment taking place within the U.S. This thrilling enterprise is about to launch throughout San Diego Comedian-Con Worldwide 2024, promising to convey a contemporary wave of Korean storytelling to the American viewers.
Helmed by ComicsBeat founder and veteran comics journalist Heidi MacDonald, together with famed manga and manhwa professional Deb Aoki, Ok-ComicsBeat goals to turn out to be the go-to platform for locating the newest in Ok-Comics, digital comics, and cellular comics.
“Ok-ComicsBeat is a pivotal development in our mission to diversify and enrich the worldwide comics panorama,” explains Jayden Kang, COO of Tapas Leisure. “By launching this groundbreaking web site at San Diego Comedian-Con Worldwide, one of many world’s premier comedian conventions, we’re underscoring our dedication to bringing Korean comics to a wider viewers. This initiative won’t solely present a platform for Ok-Comics lovers but additionally foster a vibrant neighborhood the place followers and newcomers can uncover, recognize, and have fun the distinctive world of Korean comics. We’re assured that Ok-ComicsBeat will turn out to be a useful useful resource for all who discover it.”
The web site won’t solely introduce American readers to new and thrilling Ok-Comics but additionally present a complete historical past of the Ok-Comics motion. This platform is designed to increase the US viewers for Korean comics, international webcomics, and scrolling digital comics and foster an area the place the Ok-Comics neighborhood can share concepts and have fun their ardour.
Heidi MacDonald, founding father of The Beat, said, “‘Comics’ attain has all the time been international, and with the unfold of the cellular webcomic format – which was invented in Korea – we’re seeing it occur once more. With Ok-ComicsBeat, we’re going to not solely inform the story of the expertise and tales rising from Korea, however how that affect is increasing worldwide. And we couldn’t have a greater companion than Tapas Leisure to assist us convey this imaginative and prescient to life.”
Deb Aoki, Co-Writer and Enterprise Growth Lead for Ok-ComicsBeat added, “As extra comics readers uncover the world of Korean comics, vertical scrolling webcomics, together with Ok-dramas and anime based mostly on webcomics, it solely made sense to create a devoted place the place followers can get the newest information and uncover superior webcomics value studying. After years masking the Japan / US manga publishing scene, I’ve been paying loads of consideration these days to the dynamic and ever-changing world of Korean comics publishing and its ties to motion pictures, TV exhibits, anime, and Ok-Pop. I’m so excited to share the tendencies and insights I’ve been discovering in S. Korea, Japan, and N. America with readers within the weeks to come back.”
The writing crew behind Ok-Comics Beat is a powerhouse of expertise, that includes famend writers and editors corresponding to Adam Wescott, Justin Guerrero, Beau Q., Merve Giray, Hilary Leung, Humberto Saabedra, Tiffany Babb, and Deb Aoki. This various group brings a wealth of expertise and a shared ardour for comics, making certain a variety of compelling content material for readers.
Deb and Heidi will each be speaking extra about Ok-ComicsBeat at this yr’s San Diego Comedian Con Worldwide. Heidi will discuss it on her panel The Beat at 20: Creators on the Previous and Way forward for Comics, Thursday, 7/25/24, 4:30PM – 5:30PM, Room: 24ABC, with superstars Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Deb might be introducing Ok-ComicsBeat to readers at her San Diego Comedian-Con panels, together with the Manga Publishing Business Roundtable, which might be held on Thursday, July 25, from 5:00PM – 6:00PM in room 29AB.
The official launch of Ok-ComicsBeat at San Diego Comedian-Con Worldwide 2024 will characteristic unique previews, month-to-month prime title lists, guides on selecting what Ok-Comics to learn, and articles on the historical past of Ok-Comics designed to have interaction followers and trade professionals alike.
For extra info, go to KComicsBeat.com or observe on all social media platforms at @KComicsBeat.
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