TKO Studios Announces Distribution Agreement With Simon & Schuster
by Brendan M. Allen
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 an array of creators, authors, and artists. Notable TKO titles include Djeliya, by Juni Ba, The Banks by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle, Sentient by Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta, Sara by Garth Ennis and Steve Epting, Graveneye by Sloane Leong and Anna Bowles, as well as the upcoming illustrated novellas Brood X by Joshua Dysart with M.K. Perker and One Eye Open by Alex Grecian 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.”