That Thread about MangaToon

[BobbyjoeX]

i emailed about a request of removal due to "not keeping up". i havent got a reply yet but i don't think they could get anywhere with a blank comic called "webcomic nolonger available"

the one thing that doeskeep my hopes up is that one of their rules says that they are not responsible if your comic is stolen and put up on another site. if they were taking your IP from you... it would be their responsibility

[Rizzvatt]

speaking of monetisation, they said we could monetise our series by locking some of the episodes if we want to.

so in theory if we perform well enough they might pay us

[BobbyjoeX]

i got a response back from them, they kind of beat around the bush and say "they'll wait for my return" in other words, my removal was denied.

yeah.... glad i did this... cause i am never returning

EDIT: the email... see how i said NOLONGER BE UPDATED

[ghostmaya]

I tried to email them about the rights. I;m still waiting.

[ghostmaya]

Mangatoon seems okay to me. about the rights, we still own the right of our own comic. I think those right mention above was for exclusive publish.

[BobbyjoeX]

alright, tbh i wanted a removal partly because i cant keep up setting up my new chapter and redoing old pages...

the copyright thing became a concern after

[ghostmaya]

Copy right is for exclusive only.

[cookiety]

Sadly, it's not just for exclusive publish. I emailed them as well

[BobbyjoeX]

so it was a good thing i completely wiped my comic off the face of the site before i got myself too deep

[ghostmaya]

That's weird. "Yes, absolutely your comic is yours, Your own the rights of your comic, We just need some reasonable rights licenses to publish it on our platform legally."That's what they told me.

[Rizzvatt]

I took a look on similarweb and it looks like mangatoon is booming

and webcomicsapp however doesn't do very well

[teroti]

I've been on MangaToon for a few months now? Like @ghostmaya I emailed them directly to publishing under them (non-exclusively). As far as I am aware, you do keep copyrights of your own comic/IP if you sign non-exclusively.

However, since I am not an expert on legal rights or MangaToon itself, I will say this. I have a hard time researching this too because there's not much info on it, so I don't know if they have control over your IP rights other than what is stated in the document, but I would say go in knowing that there is a possibility of them holding (at least some) rights. Be aware and know that when you aim to sign into any legal deal with a publisher or company, there will likely be that possibility of the other party holding some sort of right over your IP (whether to post on their platform, give you payments, etc) because that is how a business deal works. It's a negotiation between parties (and usually to the company's benefit), so always go in aware of that fact and make sure you negotiate your rights and can agree to the other party's terms before giving your signature away. (it's also good to make sure there is a termination clause)

I don't want (nor am I trying) to discourage anyone from signing on to MangaToon (or any publisher for that matter). It may work for you, it may not. It's different for everyone. Everyone seeks the best of their comic (whether it's with a publisher, self-publishing, etc) it's up to you to decide. I just don't want anyone to go in blind to a publishing company without knowing what they're playing at.

Ofc, if there's any other questions (either abt MangaToon, WebcomicsApp, etc), feel free to hit me up. I'm always happy to help ^v^

[ghostmaya]

Not worth it. Webtoon is much better.

[WriterLinXiaolong]

Why would you not continue on mangatoon?

[Rizzvatt]

I heard that You can apply for contract if you have more than 20 chapters and 20000 words in your comic so, has anyone tried to apply with them?

[lwflouisa]

My general gut feeling: since I hard coded my own website, I probably lean toward reading content there first, and then maybe putting content up when I feel more comfortable with it.

Edit* Oh! So it's not a user-generated content website?

[sekabead]

After a few exploration, I left with nothing but bewilderment. Is there any clear distinction between "featured" (those comics whose author agreed to sign with Mangatoon) and "user uploaded" comics? I only see a mashed up list of comics and I don't know which one is the "featured" and which one is the "user uploaded" (beside the obvious ones)

And what's up with viewing comics on desktop there? Seems like it's half-baked!

Also, THEY ARE PROVIDING SOME POPULAR LEGAL ANIMES????

[lwflouisa]

Is Mangatoon the place that would carry on after MangaRock shut its doors?

[eleoza]

My comic got rejected on mangatoon because they think it's stolen and I'm not the artist...yay :3

[kelchan]

I have my comic on manga toon. I will say alot of their stuff is geared for slice of life/romance but its obviously slated all for a certain demographic of probably young teen to 20s or so and female. So that being said obviously you have to watch what you post.

They review your comic, which is something that I like alot. It helps to prevent over saturation. and keep quality standards high.

My comic will soon be reaching the 20 chapter mark and I'll try to apply after that and let you all know.