Comments on: Viz Original Content Line on Hold http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/02/viz-original-content-line-on-hold/ Daily manga news, reviews and editorial posts with a Canadian perspective. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kuriousity » Blog Archive » Viz Now Accepting Proposals For Original Series http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/02/viz-original-content-line-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-11045 Kuriousity » Blog Archive » Viz Now Accepting Proposals For Original Series Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=1850#comment-11045 [...] Viz’s original pitch project was back in February when news circulated that Viz Media was putting their original submission project on hold. It previously had a short run when Viz held portfolio reviews at SDCC 2008 and more recently when [...] [...] Viz’s original pitch project was back in February when news circulated that Viz Media was putting their original submission project on hold. It previously had a short run when Viz held portfolio reviews at SDCC 2008 and more recently when [...]

]]> By: mark http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/02/viz-original-content-line-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 mark Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:28:21 +0000 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=1850#comment-4428 If you have to do it, you might as well do it right If you have to do it, you might as well do it right

]]> By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday the 13th, part infinity http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/02/viz-original-content-line-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday the 13th, part infinity Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:09:33 +0000 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=1850#comment-3714 [...] Tina Anderson, who was planning on submitting a comic for Viz’s original comics line, learns that it has been put on hold and also that Marc Weidebaum, who spearheaded the line in addition to being top editor for Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat, is no longer with the company. (Via Kuriousity.) [...] [...] Tina Anderson, who was planning on submitting a comic for Viz’s original comics line, learns that it has been put on hold and also that Marc Weidebaum, who spearheaded the line in addition to being top editor for Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat, is no longer with the company. (Via Kuriousity.) [...]

]]> By: Tina http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/02/viz-original-content-line-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Tina Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:53:24 +0000 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=1850#comment-3713 I know from dealing with the submissions side of things, that I never got the impression they were looking for 'original ideas' from me -- but they did want to see what creators like me were capable of, in terms of pitch and presentation. I suspected that it was more a talent search over actual IP searching. I hope they get it back on by 2010. I know from dealing with the submissions side of things, that I never got the impression they were looking for 'original ideas' from me — but they did want to see what creators like me were capable of, in terms of pitch and presentation. I suspected that it was more a talent search over actual IP searching.

I hope they get it back on by 2010.

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