Comments on: Ross Campbell Quits Tokyopop

By: AnimeFig

AnimeFig — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:22:29 +0000

Thanks for info about Tokyopop

By: El Zombo

El Zombo — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:19:42 +0000

Sounds like those Tokyo Pop folks are a bunch of assholes. Taking someone else’s character for copyright? I’d be suing the shit out of those mean little creeps.

By: Blog@Newsarama » More on that horrible, horrible, horrible Tokyopop contract

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:48:04 +0000

[...] Both Heidi and Carlson note the comparison towards the company’s earlier attempts at creating an OEL line. There was initially concern over those contracts too, which was tut-tutted by some young cartoonists at the time. If you’re wondering how well that turned out, just ask Ross Campbell. [...]

By: Tokyopop Sets Tongues Wagging » Comics Worth Reading

Tokyopop Sets Tongues Wagging » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:11:23 +0000

[...] 2007: Ross Campbell quits but has to leave his Abandoned characters [...]

By: Digital Strips: The Webcomics Podcast

Digital Strips: The Webcomics Podcast — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:08:57 +0000

[...] a Tokyopop deal does offer the possibility of wider exposure. On the other hand, as Ross Campbell discovered, it can be problematic if you want to reuse a character you created for a Tokyopop series in another [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » It’s a MangaBlogCast morning

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » It’s a MangaBlogCast morning — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:06:15 +0000

[...] comments that he is taking The Abandoned elsewhere, without Rylie Johanna Draper Carlson has more; read the comments thread Ross Campbell’s [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:29:45 +0000

Thank you for clarifying, Tim — it’s good to hear from someone at Tokyopop on all this. It makes more sense that the company would own the title as well.

By: Tim Beedle

Tim Beedle — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:37:30 +0000

Just to clarify a bit, Johanna, the situation is a bit different than you’ve made it seem here. Due to a variety of reasons, Ross made a decision to not continue The Abandoned that he first informed me of over six months ago. Just about all of the reasons were exclusive only to The Abandoned, and a major one was simply that he didn’t have the time to do Water Baby, Wet Moon AND The Abandoned. His decision was only to end The Abandoned, but unless he’s made a more recent decision that he hasn’t informed me of, he hasn’t written off the possibility of working with us again in the future, and I know that we’ve been in touch with him at least once since then about an entirely different project with us. As for continuing The Abandoned elsewhere, that was misinterpreted. The Abandoned is a TOKYOPOP book. The book he’s referring to is an entirely different book altogether, in which he intends to use some of the ideas he came up with when brainstorming the story for The Abandoned 2 and 3. They’re great ideas that I’d hate to see go to waste, and Ross knows I wish him nothing but the best.

By: ~chris

~chris — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:27:40 +0000

At Comic-Con 2006, Tokyopop scheduled a signing for Ross… and provided him neither a table nor chair. Nobody there even knew who he was (us: “umm, he’s listed right there on your big schedule board”). So Ross basically stood around the booth. We did talk with him (it helped that we know what he looks like), but organization was much better at his Oni Press booth scheduled times. He got a chair, table, and even a spiffy nameplate.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 1, 2007: Learn to draw with Belldandy

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:20:56 +0000

[...] a comment in a blog entry becomes an “interview”: Care to play a little game of Whisper? Okay, I’ve made this mistake myself too many times to be allowed to get away with [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Thursday morning briefing

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Thursday morning briefing — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:53:39 +0000

[...] Ross Campbell, creator of The Abandoned, has had a falling out with Tokyopop and learned the downside of signing away rights to a character. Johanna has the story. [...]