Steady Beat

Steady Beat
GenreYuri
AuthorRivkah
IllustratorRivkah
PublisherUnited States Tokyopop
DemographicTeen girls
Original run2003

Steady Beat is a manga-inspired comic by Rivkah. It tells the story of Leah, a sixteen-year-old girl who finds a love letter addressed to her older sister Sarai, from a girl called Jessica. It tells of how Leah learns to accept her sister's homosexuality. Leah realises how lonely she has become and ends up falling in love with a Jewish boy who has two fathers, thus realising how difficult homosexuality can be to understand in society.

Development

Steady Beat is set in Austin, Texas, where Rivkah grew up.[1]

Publication

In March 2003, Steady Beat was serialized on the internet by Wirepop.com.[2] Rivkah submitted it to Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition.[1] The first volume was published by Tokyopop in 2005. The second volume was released by Tokyopop in 2006. In June 2008 Rivkah announced that she had been told that Tokyopop would only publish the third volume of Steady Beat online, not as a paperback.[3] The first and second volumes of Steady Beat went out of print in August 2009.[4]

Reception

IGN found the first book clichéd.[5] Johanna Draper Carlson, while noting some cliches, praised Rivkah's artwork, especially in the details of the hair.[6] She disliked how the characters broke the fourth wall during the early part of the second book, but enjoyed the setting of the work, which she felt was more evident in the second volume.[7] Ain't It Cool News regards the work as "ambitious".[8] PopCultureShock reviewed the first book and found the extra plotlines distracting.[9] In 2006, Steady Beat was a recommended read by the Young Adult Library Services Association for older teens.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Carlson, Johanna Draper (December 19, 2006). "Talking with Steady Beat's Rivkah". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "About Steady Beat". Rivkah. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Tokyopop to Post Steady Beat World Manga on Web Only (Updated) - Anime News Network
  4. ^ Corporate : Biz Dev - TOKYOPOP Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Steady Beat Vol. 1 Review - Comics Review at IGN
  6. ^ *Steady Beat Book 1—Recommended » Comics Worth Reading
  7. ^ *Steady Beat Book 2—Recommended » Comics Worth Reading
  8. ^ Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news
  9. ^ Manga Recon – November 2006 | PopCultureShock[usurped]
  10. ^ Graphic Novels, Manga, and Anime: What’s New and Cool for Your Library


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