In this week’s episode of Off Panel, writer Tze Chun joins the show to talk about the new comic company he’s the co-publisher of, TKO Studios. Chun discusses his comic book origin story, how TKO and its team came together, binge releasing comics, why they decided to do things completely different than other publishers, where comic shops fits in their overall plans, the format of TKO’s comics, why trades and single issues, attracting creators, distributing themselves, giving first issues away for free, competing for readers’ time, developing an audience, and more.

You can find Chun on Twitter, his writing in The 7 Deadly Sins and The Fearsome Dr. Fang as well as TKO Studios on Twitter and its website.

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Thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Radio vs. the Martians! Mike Gillis and Casey Doran host the Radio vs. the Martians! podcast, a show that gathers their funniest, smartest friends once a month for a deep dive into science fiction, video games, horror, comics, movies, and everything in-between. So far, they’ve dissected topics like Superman, Steven Spielberg, Akira, George Lucas, Zombies, Twin Peaks, Hayao Miyazaki, James Bond, Watchmen, and whether drivers are required to pull over for the Ghostbusters. Find this podcast and its spin-off show, Podcasta la Vista, Baby! a celebration of the films of thespian and statesman Arnold Schwarzenegger, on iTunes, Stitcher and their website.

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Header image is from Sara #1, art by Steve Epting and Elizabeth Breitweiser. Intro music is Vulfpeck’s Outro from their album Vollmilch. Thanks to the band for letting me use the track.