Nathan Michael Yocum (born June 1, 1992) is an American film producer, publisher, writer, and the co-founder and President of

Sumerian Comics Sumerian Comics is an American comic book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 2020 by Nathan Yocum and Ryan Swanson as Behemoth Comics. The comic division sells over half a million (500,000+) comics yearly, reach ...

. He's also worked at Sumerian Films where he produced the 2025 film '' Queen of the Ring'' and Penthouse where he rebooted the Penthouse Comics line of publications.

Sumerian Comics

Sumerian Comics is an American comic book publisher based in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

. The company was founded in 2020 by Nathan Yocum and Ryan Swanson under the original name

Behemoth Comics Sumerian Comics is an American comic book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 2020 by Nathan Yocum and Ryan Swanson as Behemoth Comics. The comic division sells over half a million (500,000+) comics yearly, reache ...

. The division reports selling over half a million (500,000+) comics annually and ranked 8th in total market share in 2021. It has published licensed titles based on films such as

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, and

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, as well as collaborations with musicians including

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, and

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. The publisher has also partnered with companies such as

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and

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. Its titles are distributed globally by

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and

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. In July 2022, the company was renamed Sumerian Comics following its acquisition by the parent company Sumerian Entertainment Group. Sumerian Comics operates under the Sumerian Publishing Group, which also includes entities such as

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, and

. Yocum serves as co-president of the group alongside business partner Ryan Swanson. At Sumerian, Yocum has written graphic novels in collaboration with artists and groups such as

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co-written with vocalist

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, and also with celebrities including

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. Yocum also helped contribute to the curation of the

Comic Book Soundtrack released by

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Sumerian Pictures

Also based in Nashville, Yocum has been involved in several film projects with business partner

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. The first, '' Queen of the Ring'', was released on March 6, 2025, with a wide theatrical distribution. The film received a "Certified Fresh" rating from the review aggregator

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. Subsequently, it was reported by

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that Sumerian would distribute Turnstile's visual album film TURNSTILE: NEVER ENOUGH to theaters, with a release date of June 5, 2025.

Penthouse

Thirty years after its original incarnation, Penthouse Comics was relaunched as a comic magazine published by Penthouse. The reboot is released in a traditional magazine format with 96 pages and a bi-monthly schedule. The publication has included work from a number of award-winning or nominated creators such as Matteo Scalera, Jeff Dekal, Joshua Swaby, Marc Aspinall, Vanesa Del Rey, and Maria Llovet. As of 2025, the magazine continues its bi-monthly publication schedule, with Yocum serving as Publisher. As part of the publication, Yocum has interviewed various notable people such as Amouranth, Alinity, and

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Filmography

*'' Queen of the Ring'' (2025) ''(associate producer)'' *'' TURNSTILE: NEVER ENOUGH'' (2025) ''(distribution only)''

Bibliography

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'' ''(co-written with

) *''

: Godspeed'' ''(co-written with Deon Rexroat)'' *''

: Antics'' *''

Tony Hawk's ''Tony Hawk's'' is a series of skateboarding video games published by Activision and endorsed by the Tony Hawk, American professional skateboarder of the same name. From 1999 to 2007, the series was primarily developed for Home video game conso ...

: American Fallout'' *'' Penthouse Comics'' **'' Penthouse Comics 2024'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #1'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #2'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #3'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #4'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #5'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #6'' **'' Penthouse Comics 2025'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #1'' ***'' Penthouse Comics #2''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yocum, Nathan American chief executives in the mass media industry American male screenwriters Film producers from Texas 1992 births Living people