AWA Studios
American comic book publishing company
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Artists Writers & Artisans, Inc. or AWA Studios is an American independent comic book publisher founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas and Jonathan F. Miller.[3]
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| Status | Active |
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| Founded | November 2018 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Distribution | Simon & Schuster (books)[1] |
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| Publication types | Comics Graphic Novels |
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| Official website | Official website |
History
AWA Studios was founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso and Bill Jemas from Marvel Comics, with the addition of Jonathan F. Miller from Fandom, with Jemas as chief executive officer, Alonso as Chief Creative Officer, and Miller as a Senior Council member. The initials in the company's name stand for "Artists Writers & Artisans".[3] Initial funders included Lightspeed Venture Partners and James Murdoch's Lupa Systems. Elisabeth Murdoch's SISTER media investment firm also contributed funding in March 2020[4] and Fremantle contributed funding in February 2023.[5] Over time, a Creative Council was joined by J. Michael Straczynski, Reginald Hudlin, Garth Ennis, Gregg Hurwitz, Margaret Stohl and Frank Cho.[6]
American Ronin was presented as a potential book from AWA in June 2019.[7] In August 2019, Straczynski announced a new shared universe for AWA, debuting in 2020 with The Resistance.[8] During New York Comic Con 2019, AWA released Upshot Now No. 0.[9] AWA Studios premiered with four titles, released in March 2020 under its Upshot imprint.[10]
In June 2021, AWA announced the foundation of its own film/TV division, being helmed by Zach Studin as president.[11][12] AWA is in production on the feature film Liminal, a sci-fi action thriller, directed by Louis Letterier, with actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Vanessa Kirby attached. Liminal is based on the AWA graphic novel Telepaths.[13]
Since 2023, the Upshot Studios imprint was merged into AWA.[citation needed]
In June 2024, AWA announced an alliance with Vertigo Entertainment to create a new horror storytelling pipeline called FUTURE OF FEAR.[14]
Key people
Leadership team
- Axel Alonso, co-founder & chief creative officer (2018–present)[3]
- Jonathan F. Miller, co-founder & co-chairman of the board (2018–present)[3]
- Zach Studin, president, AWA Studios (2021–present)[15]
- Matthew Anderson, co-chairman of the board & chief executive officer (2022–present)[15]
- Diya Sagar, chief financial officer (2023–present)[16]
Creative council
- J. Michael Straczynski (2018–present)[6][17]
- Reginald Hudlin (2018–present)[6][17]
- Garth Ennis (2018–2022)[6]
- Gregg Hurwitz (2018–present)[6][17]
- Margaret Stohl (2018–2022)[6]
- Frank Cho (2018–2022)[6]
- Laeta Kalogridis (2022–present)[17]
- Joseph Kosinski (2022–present)[17]
- Al Madrigal (2022–present)[17]
Imprints
Current
- AWA
Former
- iPOP[18]
- Lesser Evils[19]
- Upshot Studios (merged into AWA)[citation needed]
List of works
Series
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist | Colorist | Start date | Conclusion date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resistance[8] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Mike Deodato | Frank Martin | March 18, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | Part of The Resistance universe. |
| Archangel 8[20] | #1–5 | Michael Moreci | C. P. Smith | Snakebite Cortez | September 23, 2020 | Standalone series. | |
| Hotell[21] | #1–4 | John Lees | Dalibor Talijic | Lee Loughridge | August 19, 2020 | Part of the Hotell universe. | |
| Red Border[22] | Jason Starr | Will Conrad | Ivan Nunes | August 26, 2020 | Standalone series. | ||
| Year Zero[23] | #1–5 | Benjamin Percy | Ramon Rosanas | Lee Loughridge | April 4, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | Part of the Year Zero universe. |
| Old Haunts[24] | Ollie Masters Rob Williams |
Laurence Campbell | May 20, 2020 | October 28, 2020 | Standalone series. | ||
| Devil's Highway[23] | Benjamin Percy | Brent Schoonover | Nick Filardi | June 3, 2020 | November 25, 2020 | Part of the Devil's Highway universe. | |
| Bad Mother[25] | Christa Faust | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | August 5, 2020 | December 30, 2020 | Standalone series. | |
| Grendel, Kentucky[26][27] | #1–4 | Jeff McComsey | Tommy Lee Edwards | September 2, 2020 | December 23, 2020 | ||
| American Ronin[7] | #1–5 | Peter Milligan | ACO | Dean White | October 7, 2020 | February 17, 2021 | |
| Year Zero Vol. 2[28] | Benjamin Percy | Juan Jose Ryp | Frank Martin | November 4, 2020 | March 24, 2021 | Part of the Year Zero universe. | |
| E-Ratic[29] | Karee Andrews | Brian Reber | December 2, 2020 | April 28, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. | ||
| Byte-Sized[30] | #1–4 | Cullen Bunn | Nelson Blake II | Snakebite Cortez | December 9, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | Standalone series. |
| Mann's World[31] | Victor Gischler | Niko Walter | January 13, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | |||
| Redemption[32] | #1–5 | Christa Faust | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | February 3, 2021 | June 30, 2021 | |
| Casual Fling[32] | Jason Starr | Dalabor Talijic | Marco Lesko | February 10, 2021 | May 27, 2021 | ||
| Chariot[33] | Bryan Edward Hill | Priscilla Petraites | March 3, 2021 | July 28, 2021 | |||
| The Resistance: Uprising[34] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | C. P. Smith | Snakebite Cortez | April 7, 2021 | September 29, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. |
| Marjorie Finnigan, Temporal Criminal[35] | #1–8 | Garth Ennis | Goran Sudžuka | Miroslav Mrva | May 5, 2021 | December 29, 2021 | Standalone series. |
| Moths[36][37] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Mike Choi | June 2, 2021 | November 24, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Fight Girls[38] | #1–5 | Frank Cho | Sabine Rich | July 7, 2021 | November 17, 2021 | Standalone series. | |
| Not All Robots[39] | Mark Russell | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | August 4, 2021 | December 29, 2021 | ||
| Telepaths[40] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Steve Epting | Brian Reber | September 1, 2021 | February 23, 2022 | |
| Out[41] | #1–5 | Rob Williams | Will Conrad | Marco Lesko | October 6, 2021 | ||
| Knighted[42] | Gregg Hurwitz | Mark Texeira | Brian Reber | November 8, 2021 | March 30, 2022 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Hotell Vol. 2[43] | John Lees | Dalabor Talijic | Lee Loughridge | December 1, 2021 | April 27, 2022 | Part of the Hotell universe. | |
| Crimson Cage[44] | Alex Cormack | Ashley Cormack | December 8, 2021 | April 20, 2022 | Standalone series. | ||
| The Fourth Man[45] | #1–4 | Jeff McComsey | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | January 5, 2022 | April 27, 2022 | |
| Primos[46] | Al Madrigal | Felipe Flores | Brian Reber | February 2, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | ||
| Hit Me[47] | #1–5 | Christa Faust | Priscilla Petraites | Marco Lesko | March 2, 2022 | July 27, 2022 | |
| The Joneses[48] | Michael Moreci | Alessandro Vitti | Ive Svorcina | April 6, 2022 | August 31, 2022 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Devil's Highway Vol. 2[49] | Benjamin Percy | Brent Schoonover | Nick Filardi | May 4, 2022 | September 28, 2022 | Part of the Devil's Highway universe. | |
| Newthink[50] | Gregg Hurwitz | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | June 1, 2022 | October 26, 2022 | Standalone series. | |
| Absolution | Peter Milligan | July 6, 2022 | November 30, 2022 | ||||
| Sacrament | Marcelo Frusin | August 3, 2022 | December 28, 2022 | ||||
| E-Ratic 2: Recharged[51] | #1–4 | Kaare Andrews | Brian Reber | September 7, 2022 | December 21, 2022 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Year Zero Vol. 0 | #1–5 | Daniel Kraus | Goran Sudžuka | Miroslav Mrva | October 5, 2022 | February 22, 2023 | Part of the Year Zero universe. |
| Trojan | #1–4 | Daniel Kraus | Vladmir "Laci" Krstic | Marco Lesko | January 4, 2023 | April 26, 2023 | Standalone series. |
| Black Tape | Dan Panosian | Dalibor Talijic | Ive Svorcina | February 1, 2023 | May 24, 2023 | ||
| Red Zone | Cullen Bunn | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | March 1, 2023 | June 21, 2023 | ||
| Sins of the Salton Sea | #1–5 | Ed Brisson | C. P. Smith | June 7, 2023 | October 4, 2023 | ||
| The Ribbon Queen | #1–8 | Garth Ennis | Jacen Burrows | Dan Brown | July 26, 2023 | February 28, 2024 | |
| The Madness | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | ACO | Marcelo Mariolo | August 9, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | |
| Rumpus Room[52] | #1–5 | Mark Russell | Ramon Rosanas | Ive Svorcina | September 20, 2023 | January 24, 2024 | |
| Red Light[53] | #1–4 | Sarah H. Cho | Priscilla Petraites | Miroslav Mrva | November 1, 2023 | February 14, 2023 | |
| Little Black Book | #1–4 | Jeff McComsey | Chris Ferguson | Marco Lesko | March 13, 2024 | June 12, 2024 | |
| U&I[54] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Mike Choi | February 7, 2024 | September 25, 2024 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
Announced series
Graphic novels
| Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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| Gatsby | Jeremy Holt | Felipe Cunha | Dearbhla Kelly | May 10, 2023 |
One-shots
| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Release date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resistance: Reborns[31] | J. Michael Straczynski | C. P. Smith | Snakebite Cortez | January 6, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. |
| ET-ER[58] | Jeff McComsey Dan Panosian |
Javier Pulido Shawn Crystal |
Javier Pulido Jean-Francois Beaulieu |
October 13, 2021 | Part of the ET-ER universe. |
| ET-ER Vol. 2 | John Lees Michael Coast Stuart Moore |
Vladimir Krstić-Laci Mark Texeira Nelson Blake II |
June 8, 2022 | ||
Magazines
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Start date | Conclusion date | Notes |
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| Upshot Now[9] | #0– | Various | October 3–6, 2019 (New York Comic Con) |
Present | The official magazine of AWA's Upshot imprint, featuring previews of its comic books and graphic novels. | ||