TKO Studios has announced an agreement with Simon & Schuster, Inc. to manage worldwide trade book sales and retail distribution. The deal takes effect on February 1, 2022. TKO Studios is one of the leading publishers of graphic novels today with the excellent Graveneye published just a few months ago along with numerous short stories as well.
“We’re excited for this partnership with Simon & Schuster to dramatically expand the reach of our extensive, bestselling catalog and bring TKO titles to the attention of an even wider range of retailers and fans around the world,” says Tze Chun, TKO Studios President and Co-founder.
Back in March, AHOY, Heavy Metal, and Vault Comics also signed on with Simon & Schuster, Inc. for distribution.
For more on this news read the official press release below.
New York, NY – TKO Studios, LLC has announced a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster, Inc. to manage worldwide trade book sales and retail distribution for the publisher’s catalog effective February 1, 2022.
TKO Studios publishes comics, graphic novels, and literature by a critically acclaimed array of creators, authors, and artists. Notable TKO titles include DJELIYA, by Juni Ba, THE BANKS by N.Y. Times bestseller Roxane Gay (Hunger, Bad Feminist) and Ming Doyle (The Kitchen), the Eisner Award-nominated SENTIENT by Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and Gabriel Walta (Vision), SARA by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) and Steve Epting (Captain America: Winter Soldier), GRAVENEYE by Sloane Leong and Anna Bowles, as well as the upcoming illustrated novellas, BROOD X, by Eisner nominee Joshua Dysart with M.K. Perker, and ONE EYE OPEN, by N.Y. Times bestselling author Alex Grecian (The Yard) with Andrea Mutti. Both titles are scheduled for print and digital release under the new TKO Rogue literary imprint on March 11th.
“We’re excited for this partnership with Simon & Schuster to dramatically expand the reach of our extensive, bestselling catalog and bring TKO titles to the attention of an even wider range of retailers and fans around the world,” says Tze Chun, TKO Studios President and Co-founder.
“We are delighted to welcome TKO Studios to our family of distribution clients,” said Michael Perlman, Vice President, General Manager of Simon & Schuster Publisher Services. “We look forward to working together to take their business to new levels.”
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