AWA Studios

AWA Studios (AWA standing for Artists, Writers & Artisans) is an American independent comic book publisher founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas and Jonathan Perkins Miller.[2]

AWA Studios
StatusActive
FoundedNovember 2018 (2018-11)
Founder
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Key people
  • Axel Alonso (CCO)
  • Bill Jemas (CEO, publisher)
  • Jonathan Perkins Miller (Chairman)
Publication typesComics
Fiction genres
ImprintsUpshot
Owner(s)
Official websiteOfficial website

History

AWA Studios was founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso and Bill Jemas from Marvel Comics, with the addition of Jonathan Perkins Miller from Fandom. While Alonso and Jemas are Chief Creative Officers, Miller is a Senior Council member. The initials in the company's name stand for "Artists, Writers & Artisans".[2] Initial funders included Lightspeed Venture Partners and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems. Sister media investment firm also contributed funding in March 2020.[1] Over time, a Creative Council was joined by J. Michael Straczynski, Reginald Hudlin, Garth Ennis, Gregg Hurwitz, Margaret Stohl and Frank Cho.[3] On September 2019, AWA announced a Retail Council to be assembled.[4]

American Ronin was presented as a potential book from AWA in June 2019.[5] On August 2019, Straczynski announced a new shared universe for AWA, debuting on 2020 with The Resistance.[6] During New York Comic Con 2019, AWA released Upshot Now #0.[7] AWA Studios that four titles, to released in March 2020 under its Upshot imprint.[8]

Key people
Upshot imprint logo

Leadership team

Creative council

List of publications

2019
Title Issue(s) Written by Drawn by Colored by Start date End date
Upshot Now[7] #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.

2020
Title Issue(s) Written by Drawn by Colored by Start date End date
The Resistance[6] #1—6 J. Michael Straczynski Mike Deodato Frank Martin March 18, 2020 Present
The first series in the Resistance saga. A pandemic kills hundreds of millions, but leaves some of its survivors with superhuman powers.
Red Border[9] #1—4 Jason Starr Will Conrad Ivan Nunes March 18, 2020 June 24, 2020
After escaping to Texas from a drug cartel, a Mexican couple comes across a mysterious house, where the hosts prove to be more sinister than the cartel itself.
Hotell[10] #1—4 John Lees Dalabor Talijic Lee Loughridge March 18, 2020 June 24, 2020
The Pierrot Courts Hotel, hidden around Route 66, gains the attention of a journalist on the trail of a serial killer, and discovers a terrible secret about the hotel.
Year Zero[11] #1—5 Benjamin Percy Ramon Rosanas Lee Loughridge April 4, 2020 N/A
Five survivors of a global epidemic must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling zombies.
Devil's Highway[11] #1—5 Benjamin Percy Brent Schoonover N/A June 3, 2020 N/A
A young woman with a dark family secret searches for the serial killer who murdered her father, but then discovers a hidden national network of evil.

Upcoming
Title Issue(s) Written by Drawn by Colored by Start date End date
American Ronin[5] N/A Peter Milligan ACO N/A N/A N/A
In a dystopian future where corporations rule the world, operatives are trained since childhood to pledge their allegiance. But one of them will be considered a "Ronin" after he decided to fight back.
Moths[12] N/A J. Michael Straczynski N/A N/A N/A N/A
The second series in the Resistance saga.
Grendel, Kentucky[13] N/A Jeff McComsey Tommy Lee Edwards N/A N/A N/A
The Amazing Ordinary[14] N/A Margaret Stohl N/A N/A N/A N/A
E-Ratic[15] N/A Karee Andrews N/A N/A N/A N/A
Marjorie Finnigan, Temporal Criminal[16] N/A Garth Ennis N/A N/A N/A N/A
Primos[17] N/A Al Madrigal N/A N/A N/A N/A
Byte-Sized[18] N/A Cullen Bunn Nelson Blake II N/A N/A N/A
Lil' Freakin Maniacs[15] N/A Karee Andrews N/A N/A N/A N/A
ET-ER[19] N/A Jeff McComsey Javier Pulido N/A N/A N/A
The Cong: Gorilla Warfare[20] N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

References
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