Give Me That Bread, author of The Vampire's Last Omega, looks back on her journey to success of Tapas...and her feelings on the platform shutting down

With Tapas shutting down, many creators will be searching for a new home for their stories. Luckily for you we got a list and more!

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers PAWS & CLAWS, SHWD: THE COMPLETE YURI COLLECTION, and THE BOY FROM VENUS.

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On Tuesday September 22nd, the Japanese digital drawing software Clip Studio Paint suddenly private'd thousands of assets from their Asset Store, citing concerns of inappropriate content for their global audience. Clip Studio Paint is the most popular software for making comics, manga and webtoons and webcomics today, and the robust Asset Store is a major reason for its popularity. From 3D renders of complex background environments to brushes to pose references, the Asset Store is filled with tools to help comic creators and illustrators speed up their work process.

In May I wrote an opinion piece about the state of webcomics and webtoons. Today, news broke that major webcomics platform Tapas will be shutting down. As described in my piece, worrying signs had already been there for a few years. Tapas had stopped publishing new English-language original comics in 2023, and has been cutting staff and costs on the North American side even before that.

South Korea's Kakao Entertainment is shutting down Tapas, the North American webtoon platform it acquired in 2021 for approximately ₩1.1 trillion…

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.

Peter Cullen, the Canadian American voice actor who originated the voice of Optimus Prime, has died, aged 85.

Jackie, the world's most famous bald eagle, died after struggling with a mystery illness, but she helped a lot of people, including me

This week, three writers at Beat's Bizarre Adventure cover the works FIGHTING GIRLS, SNOW FAIRY, and BANDE DEAD INNATE.