Tokyopop Founder Stu Levy to Make Appearances at New York Events
New York Comic Con, Anime Fest @ NYCC x Anime Expo
LOS ANGELES, CA —Stu Levy, founder and CEO of TOKYOPOP®, a POP Media Holdings company and global manga leader, will be making appearances at several events in New York this week.
Beginning at the NEW YORK MEDIA FESTIVAL's NY Games Conference on October 4th, stu will appear on the Blockchan Gaming revolution panel to talk about disruption of the gaming and entertainment industries through the use of ICOs and blockchain. He will also be speaking at the Rights Tech Summit portion of the event on October 5th on the One Of A Kind: Engineering Digital Scarcity With Blockchain panel, which will discuss how entrepreneurs are leveraging blockchain technology to create limited edition and one of a kind digital collectibles.
As NEW YORK COMIC CON opens at the Javits Center, stu will be taking the opportunity to meet fans and promote TOKYOPOP's new Disney Manga title, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: ZERO'S JOURNEY, and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original film's cinematic debut. On the evening of October 4th he will appear as D. J. Milky to discuss his work writing the comic series alongside other members of the creative team. Fans will also be treated to a free screening of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and a giveaway of the new graphic novel. On October 6th he will be attending a book signing at the New York Public Library's pop-up booth outside the convention's event hall.
And appearing at the very first ANIME FEST @ NYCC X ANIME EXPO event, he'll be hosting TOKYOPOP Presents: Manga for Everyone, a panel introducing TOKYOPOP's current and upcoming titles, with several 2019 releases revealed exclusively to attendees.
"Pop culture and technology keep converging and it's apropos that both of these major events take place in the Big Apple, which is always on the cutting edge. I'm looking forward to sharing the stage with some amazing panelists and meeting colleagues and fans in New York!" says stu about his visit to New York.
Details about the events can be found below:
NY GAMES CONFERENCE (NEW YORK MEDIA FESTIVAL)
Panel: Blockchain Gaming Revolution
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage
Date: 10/4/2018 (Thursday)
Time: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Moderator: Stéphane Panyasiri (Cachette Capital)
Speakers: Stu Levy (TOKYOPOP, POP Comics, POP Crypto), Wes Levitt (Theta), William Quigley (OPSkins, WAX)
Description: This panel will discuss how ICOs and blockchain disrupting the gaming and entertainment industries.
RIGHTS TECH SUMMIT (NEW YORK MEDIA FESTIVAL)
Panel: One Of A Kind: Engineering Digital Scarcity With Blockchain
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage
Date: 10/5/2018 (Friday)
Time: 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Moderator: Paul Sweeting (RightsTech)
Speakers: Stu Levy (TOKYOPOP, POP Comics, POP Crypto), Misha Libman (Snart.art), Mark Willis (Texel), Alex Bulkin (CoinFund)
Description: Digital technology did away with scarcity, upending many media industry business models. But the economics of scarcity may be poised for a comeback thanks to blockchain. This panel will explore how artists, entrepreneurs and developers are leveraging blockchain technology to create new businesses around digital collectibles, limited editions and unique digital assets.
NEW YORK COMIC CON
Panel: The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey
Location: Room 1A24 (Javits Center)
Date: 10/4/2018 (Thursday)
Time: 7:45pm - 10:00pm
Speakers: D. J. Milky (writer), Camilla d'Errico (variant cover artist), Dan Conner (colorist)
Moderator: Jessica Tseang
Description: Join the creative team behind The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey for an evening of behind the scenes stories, discussion about how the brand new comic came to be, a chance to win a copy of the first graphic novel and a free screening of the classic Tim Burton movie that inspired it all, The Nightmare Before Christmas!
Signing: D. J. Milky, Camilla d'Errico, Dan Conner
Location: New York Public Library pop-up library, booth #1A100 (Javits Center)
Date: 10/6/2018 (Saturday)
Time: 11am
ANIME FEST @ NYCC X ANIME EXPO
Panel: TOKYOPOP Presents: Manga for Everyone!
Location: Anime Fest Main Stage (Pier 94)
Date: 10/7/2018 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Stu Levy
Description: Manga and comics should be for everyone! From International Women of Manga — highlighting diverse female creators from around the world — to Disney Manga for kids, to brand new titles straight from Japan, TOKYOPOP has something for everyone. Join us to find out what's new!
About POP Media Holdings
Founded in 1997 by media entrepreneur Stu Levy, POP Media Holdings brings Asian Pop Culture to Hollywood and beyond. Its publishing company TOKYOPOP® established the market for manga in North America, introducing the term to the English language in the process. Over its history, POP has published thousands of books, distributed anime and Asian films on home video and television, licensed merchandise to consumer goods companies, created graphic novels of major brands and led the way digitally in social media, e-commerce and user-generated content, including the mobile publishing platform POP Comics®. POP expanded internationally with offices in Europe and Japan and a network of over 160 partners in more than 50 countries and 30 languages. Its production arm has produced live-action and animated film and television content based on its extensive intellectual property library, including Priest, America's Greatest Otaku, Van Von Hunter, and a slate of projects currently in development. Visit POP at TOKYOPOP.com, TOKYOPOP.de, POPcomics.com, and subscribe to TOKYOPOP TV for original web series and shows.
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