According to an email from our editor at Tokyopop it seems that the artist we had lined for GOD SHOP, has, to quote the editor, "gone MIA."

But he already has a potential replacement lined up and sent me some sample art last night to take a look at. Man I was impressed. The prospective new artist is one of the recent "Rising Stars of Manga" finalists, and from the samples I looked at has a strong grasp of story telling as well as the ability to mix real world and fantasy settings.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we can get him signed up.