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] In 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] In 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

Imprints
  • Upshot
  • iPOP![9]

List of publications

Series
Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
The Resistance[6] #1—6 J. Michael Straczynski Mike Deodato Frank Martin March 18, 2020 September 30, 2020
Archangel 8[10] #1—5 Michael Moreci C. P. Smith Snakebite Cortez September 23, 2020
Hotell[11] #1—4 John Lees Dalabor Talijic Lee Loughridge August 19, 2020
Red Border[12] Jason Starr Will Conrad Ivan Nunes August 26, 2020
Year Zero[13] #1—5 Benjamin Percy Ramon Rosanas Lee Loughridge April 4, 2020 September 30, 2020
Old Haunts[14] Ollie Masters
Rob Williams		 Laurence Campbell May 20, 2020 October 28, 2020
Devil's Highway[13] Benjamin Percy Brent Schoonover Nick Filardi June 3, 2020 November 25, 2020
Bad Mother[15] Christa Faust Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge August 5, 2020 December 30, 2020
Grendel, Kentucky[16] #1—4 Jeff McComsey Tommy Lee Edwards September 2, 2020 December 23, 2020
American Ronin[5] #1—5 Peter Milligan ACO Dean White October 7, 2020 February 17, 2021
Year Zero Vol. 2[17] Benjamin Percy Juan Jose Ryp Frank Martin November 4, 2020 March 24, 2021
E-Ratic[18] Karee Andrews Brian Reber December 2, 2020 April 28, 2021
Byte-Sized[19] #1—4 Cullen Bunn Nelson Blake II Snakebite Cortez December 9, 2020 March 31, 2021
Mann's World[20] TBA Victor Gischler Niko Walter January 13, 2021 TBA
Redemption[21] #1—5 Christa Faust Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge February 3, 2021
Casual Fling[21] Jason Starr Dalabor Talijic TBA February 10, 2021
Chariot[22] Bryan Edward Hill Priscilla Petraites Marco Lesko March 3, 2021
The Resistance: Uprising[23] TBA J. Michael Straczynski C. P. Smith Snakebite Cortez April 7, 2021
Marjorie Finnigan, Temporal Criminal[24] #1—8 Garth Ennis Goran Sudžuka Miroslav Mrva May, 2021
Fight Girls[25] #1—5 Frank Cho Sabine Rich July, 2021

Announced series
Title Issues Writer Artist Colorist
The Amazing Ordinary[26] TBA Margaret Stohl TBA TBA
The Cong: Gorilla Warfare[27] TBA
ET-ER[28] Jeff McComsey Javier Pulido
Lil' Freakin Maniacs[18] Karee Andrews TBA TBA
Primos[29] Al Madrigal
YT Savior[30] Ales Kot Robert Sammelin

One-shots
Title Written by Drawn by Colored by Release date
The Resistance: Reborns[20] J. Michael Straczynski C. P. Smith Snakebite Cortez January 6, 2021

Magazines
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.

References
  9. Destito, Deanna (2020-06-05). "AWA Studios launches new imprint iPOP! with BE WAWA". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  10. Destito, Deanna (March 10, 2020). "PREVIEW: Take a peek at AWA's ARCHANGEL 8 ahead of its debut". comicsbeat.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. Old Haunts
  15. Bad Mother
  16. Grendel, Kentucky
  17. McMillan, Graeme (August 20, 2020). "Zombie Comic 'Year Zero' Getting Second Volume". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  20. "JMS and Mike Deodato's Resistance Returns – AWA January 2021 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  21. Johnston, Rich (November 20, 2020). "AWA Has a Casual Fling – and Redemption – in February 2021 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  22. McMillan, Graeme (December 14, 2020). "Sci-Fi Comic 'Chariot' to Hit Stores in March". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  23. McMillan, Graeme (January 15, 2021). "Pandemic Sci-Fi Comic 'The Resistance' Returns in New 'Uprising'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  24. Tantimedh, Adi (January 25, 2021). "Marjorie Finnegan: AWA Teases Garth Ennis' Time Travel Caper Comedy". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  25. Burdette, Chad (January 25, 2021). "Frank Cho returns to comics with Fight Girls from AWA Publishing". comic-watch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  30. AWA Studios - YT Savior
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