It seems like only yesterday (or three days ago) that TKO Studios burst onto the scene with their launch lineup of books which included the likes of Garth Ennis and Steve Epting teaming for “Sara,” and Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli on “Goodnight Paradise.” Well it turns out they aren’t finished. In a thread on Twitter the company announced more creators they’re working with a number of other details about their distribution, proclaiming themselves “the first modern comic book company.”
At TKO we want to be the first modern comic book company. So, we’ll be doing things a bit differently. *thread*
— TKO Presents (@TKOpresents) December 10, 2018
TKO revealed that all of their books will be “binge-released” and made available in three different formats. You can order all of their miniseries in full six-issue sets that come in a collector’s box, as trade paperbacks, or as digital downloads. All four series annnounced on Friday are currently available for release. In addition, the company announced that the first issues of all of their launch line-up are available to download and read for free from their website using the password “vipaccess”.
In the tweet thread, TKO rattled a list of creators who also had works coming from them, and their website gives the details for the four new series announcements. You can find the sparse details for the books below. All of these are six-issue miniseries and currently don’t have a release date.
“The Banks”
Written by Roxanne Gay (Bad Feminist, “World of Wakanda”)
Illustrated by Ming Doyle (“The Kitchen,” “Hellblazer”)
STEAL SMART.
RIGHT A WRONG.
Three generations of women work together to pull off the heist of a lifetime, and avenge a life taken too soon.
“Sentient”
Written by Jeff Lemire (“Gideon Falls,” “Black Hammer”)
Illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (“The Vision”)
WELCOME TO THE U.S.S. MONTGOMERY.
When the adults aboard a colony ship are killed, it is up to VALERIE, the on-board AI, to help the ship’s children survive.
“Eye of Extinction”
Written by Salvatore Simeone & Steven Simeone (in their first professional venture)
Illustrated by Nicole “Nik” Virella (“Return of the Living Deadpool,” “All-New Wolverine,”)
Colored by Ruth Redmond (“Deadpool,” “Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows”)
Lettered by Ariana Maher (“Nancy Drew,” “Ringside”)
IT STARTED WITH THE RAIN.
When a virus turns men into monsters, a group of women band together to survive.
“Pound for Pound”
Written by Natalie Chaidez (Queen of the South, 12 Monkeys)
Illustrated by Andy Belanger (“Southern Cross,” “Vampirella,” “Animal Man”)
Colored by Jordan Boyd (“Deadly Class,” “Green Lantern: Earth One”)
KILL EL MONSTRUO.
SAVE YOUR SISTER.
DON’T BLACK OUT.
You can check out all this information, as well as purchase the first four launch titles from TKO Studios on their website here (again, the password is “vipaccess”).
