[ SECRET POST #211 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #211 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Off to the Epik High concert! Have some emopuppy if you want → ♥

Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 140 secrets from Secret Submission Post #031.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, 0 not!fandom, [ 1 2 ] repeat.
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Comments

Re: 4

[comic-heroine.livejournal.com]

I just wish that so many of those people getting published either A: had a style that didn't look like it was lifted in it's entirity from a how to draw anime book. B: Knew what anatomy was, and didn't draw the most bland ugly faces. C: Had a story that wasn't incredibly trite and lame and capitilizing on ever manga stereotype ever.

http://spoonbard.deviantart.com <~ this is a friend of mine who won one of those contests.

I'm working on my own pitch as well so I know what you're talking about in some cases. I just try to look at it as the publishers are still fresh and aren't sure how to really choose good stories and art just yet.

Re: 4

[powercorrupts.livejournal.com]

Oh snap, your friend is fantastic! What's their story called? I'm tempted to check it out just for the art.

I think Tokyopop and other similar publishers are afraid of their market. I went to one of their portfolio reviews, and just for kicks I had a page with a basic character design of the protagonists of four comic ideas I had. Two of them were in a more adult style, and one was downright moe. She was quite literally designed to emulate a magical girl. Tokyopop felt the others all had little flaws, but thought the moe was right up their alley, absolutely fantastic.

I don't think it's any dearth of talented american artists who draw in an anime style. I think Tokyopop right now is primarily looking for stuff that looks generic enough to be clearly anime, stuff that doesn't really stretch the style, and that isn't particularly adult.

I don't blame the artists, but I do think that Tokyopop's selection being so basic is one of the reasons that american manga is finding it very hard to get much respect from manga fans.

Re: 4

[comic-heroine.livejournal.com]

Oh they are I think deathly afraid of the market, too and right now Tokyopop is also shooting themselves in the foot right now IMO because they're cutting back on US publishing, or at least making an effort to be more selective in their stories (I hope and not looking for "pretty")

He won their Rising Stars UK (vol1) and they have him working on a webcomic now called "FreakAngels" That's linked on his journal there. The boy is a beast and I love him and his gf dearly.

Tpop told me that I could just send in head shots of facial expressions, and my style is a lovechild of nearly all western toon styles with a dash on Anime.

Also i think part of the problem is that the people interested in pitching stories is the good ones aren't also sure of how to sell it since the comic industry here in the states is demi-monopolized by DC and Marvel asides from the indie where it's harder to get in. (some of the indies don't allow solicitors) So hand in hand, Tokyopop is making it easier to get in, but may not be sure where they want to go with the stories just yet (asides from generic anime). *shrug*

OH! And may I see your work? X3 Mines: http://comic-heroine.deviantart.com