Tapas

  Kakao Entertainment, the South Korean tech giant that owns mobile comics portal Tapas is shutting the Korean office of Tapas Entertainment down, Tech Crunch is reporting.  In addition, The Beat has learned that the US office of Tapas had a round of layoffs last month, with cuts to several departments there and at Radish, another division of Kakao’s US content arm. VP of Content Michael Son and several other editorial personnel remain at the company.  All these moves are seen as part of consolidating Kakao’s content…

Dark Horse Comics is already in the business of bringing digital-first comics to print thanks to their agreement with Comixology. Now the publisher is adding a different digital comics platform to their print catalog, as today Dark Horse announced a deal with Tapas Entertainment to bring series from the popular webcomics platform to print, starting with four titles later this year. The initial lineup of releases includes Animalheads, Signals, The Flying Ship, and Tomahawk Angel. Here’s info on the four series coming to…

| Tapas announced a continued partnership with Yen Press to release more print volumes of the hit Korean webcomic series The Beginning After the End at The Beginning After the End. This was announced at the Creator TurtleMe Reveal panel at Anime NYC. Since its publication, The Beginning After the End, Vol. 1 is now one of the bestselling fantasy graphic novels of 2022. The good news is that fans will not have to wait long for more, as Yen Press will publish Volume 2 in February 2023. The even better news is that Yen…

A Spanish YouTuber who demanded free food for featuring a bar in a livestream has become the latest addition of the “Entitled Influencers Hall of Fame” and seemingly enraged an entire country in the process. When the bar wouldn’t gift him a $2 empanada, he threatened to send a $2,500 invoice for “promotion”—all while on camera.Last week, YouTuber and self-proclaimed influencer Borja Escalona—35,500 subscribers on YouTube (I’ll let you decide whether that’s enough for influencer status or not)—decided to eat at the bar “A…

| Yesterday, Bleeding Cool scooped the news that the major webtoon publisher Tapas Media, has informed its employees of a number of imminent layoffs in editorial at the publisher including Michele Wells, former Executive Editor and co-EIC of DC Comics. Last night saw a number of employees and ex-employees, usually working together remotely, meet up for in-person drinks. Here's some of what I've been hearing. I am sure there is more to come. Last year, Korean online giant Kakao Entertainment signed agreements to acquire…

| Earlier today, Tapas Media Chief Creative Officer Michele Wells tweeted out the following image by artist Thomas Boatright with the word "Mood". Tapas Media CCO Michele Wells Has Also Been Let Go – image by Thomas Boatright Earlier today, Bleeding Cool broke the news that the major webtoon publisher Tapas Media, has informed its employees of a number of imminent layoffs in editorial at the publisher. Since then we have confirmed that a number of them are amongst editorial staff, though have been asked not to name them…

https://madcavestudios.com/The Beat con confirm reports this afternoon that Tapas Media has announcing major layoffs, including to the editorial staff. The moves are reportedly part of a shift to more UGC (user generated content) and away from Originals, a program to acquire new content from new and established creators. It’s also a move to consolidate operations of the three companies under the Tapas banner: Tapas, Radish and Wuxiaworld. The layoffs have been taking place over the last month or so, with 80% of the…

| In the last two hours, major webtoon publisher Tapas Media, has informed its employees of a number of imminent layoffs in editorial at the publisher. Last year, Korean online giant Kakao Entertainment signed agreements to acquire two American storytelling platforms, Tapas Media, Inc and Radish Media, Inc. The acquisitions are intended to pave the way for Kakao Entertainment to expand its original content business in North America and other English-speaking regions. Tapas is known for its mobile comic book content and…

https://madcavestudios.com/Looking for an epic tale filled with action, fantasy, and adorable babies with powers? The Beginning After The End has you covered. The Tapas web series began as a novel and is now available in comic form on the digital platform.  Created and written by TurtleMe, the art for the tale is from Duta Permana (Fuyuki23). The editorial team includes Gabby Luu, Tessa Yadawapturi, and Rakaputra Paputungan. Read the synopsis here: “King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world…

https://madcavestudios.com/Tapas, the digital comics and webtoon platform, will be debuting their first ever San Diego Comic Con presence at SDCC ’22 – with their own booth (#2205), via a partnership with Chinese-to-English translation platform Wuxiaworld.  Expect giveaways and portfolio reviews (with VP of Content, Michael Son) as well as Tapas-affiliated panels and creator signings. Additionally, Tapas Media is a sponsor of this year’s SDCC ’22 Eisner Awards Afterparty (and has a series, Navillera: Like a Butterfly,…