English webcomics and webnovel platform Tapas has set an official end-of-service date of March 31, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, according to platform notices amplified by Comics Beat (October 1, 2026). Users can no longer acquire Ink as of October 1, 2026; remaining Ink can be spent to unlock episodes through the EOS date, after which access to Tapas content ends.
Beat’s summary of the FAQ is blunt for US readers and creators: purchased content is not moving onto Kakao Page, and the notice indicates no refunds. Creators are directed to Tapas inquiry forms; readers to feedback@tapas.io. Coverage also collects reactions from original founder Chang Kim, impacted creators seeking new homes, and rival platforms pitching migration paths — all secondary to the hard EOS dates.
Caveats: Kakao’s broader Korean webtoon/page consolidation is still evolving in local-language notices; do not invent a confirmed US catalog import or credit transfer beyond what Tapas’s English FAQ currently states. Treat Beat’s roundup as the English amplification of an official wind-down, and expect FAQ updates.
For RCG’s US comics audience, this is a platform-infrastructure beat with Direct Market overlap for creators who also print via traditional publishers — adjacent to digital-first DC experiments already on RCG such as DC GO! Runway to Ruin Crossover Starts Oct. 1, but a different desk story (platform closure vs ongoing digital crossover).
For US readers who spent Ink on long-running series, the practical checklist is backup what you can, spend remaining Ink before March 31, 2027, and watch creator socials for relocation announcements — not assume Kakao Page will inherit English catalogs. Beat’s roundup of rival platforms pitching homes is secondary coverage, not an official Tapas migration plan.
What we are not saying: we are not inventing refund programs, claiming every series has a new host, or dating Kakao Page US launches. Report Ink stop Oct. 1, 2026 and EOS March 31, 2027 per the official notice path Beat documented.
