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]
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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 |
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Publication types | Comics |
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Imprints | Upshot |
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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 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
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Leadership team
- Axel Alonso, Chief creative officer[2]
- Bill Jemas, Chief executive officer and publisher[2]
- Jonathan Perkins Miller, chairman of the board[2]
Imprints
- Upshot
- iPOP![9]
List of publications
Series
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist | Colorist | Start date | Conclusion date |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Upshot Now[7] | #0— | Various | October 3–6, 2019 (New York Comic Con) |
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The official magazine of AWA's Upshot imprint, featuring previews of its comic books and graphic novels. |
References
- Destito, Deanna (2020-06-05). "AWA Studios launches new imprint iPOP! with BE WAWA". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- Destito, Deanna (March 10, 2020). "PREVIEW: Take a peek at AWA's ARCHANGEL 8 ahead of its debut". comicsbeat.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- Old Haunts
- Bad Mother
- Grendel, Kentucky
- McMillan, Graeme (August 20, 2020). "Zombie Comic 'Year Zero' Getting Second Volume". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "JMS and Mike Deodato's Resistance Returns – AWA January 2021 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- Johnston, Rich (November 20, 2020). "AWA Has a Casual Fling – and Redemption – in February 2021 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- McMillan, Graeme (December 14, 2020). "Sci-Fi Comic 'Chariot' to Hit Stores in March". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- McMillan, Graeme (January 15, 2021). "Pandemic Sci-Fi Comic 'The Resistance' Returns in New 'Uprising'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Tantimedh, Adi (January 25, 2021). "Marjorie Finnegan: AWA Teases Garth Ennis' Time Travel Caper Comedy". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Burdette, Chad (January 25, 2021). "Frank Cho returns to comics with Fight Girls from AWA Publishing". comic-watch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- AWA Studios - YT Savior