Will Cloonans East Coast Rising ever set sail again?
Last summer’s restructuring at Tokyopop triggered an “OEL constriction” that left the fate of many of the publisher’s original English-language titles up in the air. Some books would see print, others reportedly were destined for life online, while others still — contract negotiations permitting — could find a home at another company. One of the books affected was the second volume of Becky Cloonan’s East Coast Rising, a generally well-received romp about punk-rock pirates who sail the waters of a submerged New Jersey. Some eight months after the announced restructuring, and more than a year after Vol. 2’s scheduled release, the book’s future is still in doubt. “A lot of you are probably wondering, ‘Oh, Becky! When O when is East Coast Rising v2 coming out?’ and to that I can only say I don’t know,” Cloonan writes today on her blog. “I have kept quiet since they decided not to print it last year, but I’m very close to finishing it; about 30 pages away from completion, I’m just waitin
