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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 |
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| Official website | Official website |
Artists, Writers & Artisans or AWA Studios is an American independent comic book publisher founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas and Jonathan F Miller. [3]
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. 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". [3] Initial funders included Lightspeed Venture Partners and James Murdoch's Lupa Systems. The SISTER media investment firm also contributed funding in March 2020. [4] Over time, a Creative Council was joined by J. Michael Straczynski, Reginald Hudlin, Garth Ennis, Gregg Hurwitz, Margaret Stohl and Frank Cho. [5] In September 2019, AWA announced a Retail Council to be assembled. [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]
Since 2023, the Upshot Studios imprint was merged into AWA.[ citation needed ]
| 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 [16] | #1–5 | Michael Moreci | C. P. Smith | Snakebite Cortez | September 23, 2020 | Standalone series. | |
| Hotell [17] | #1–4 | John Lees | Dalibor Talijic | Lee Loughridge | August 19, 2020 | Part of the Hotell universe. | |
| Red Border [18] | Jason Starr | Will Conrad | Ivan Nunes | August 26, 2020 | Standalone series. | ||
| Year Zero [19] | #1–5 | Benjamin Percy | Ramon Rosanas | Lee Loughridge | April 4, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | Part of the Year Zero universe. |
| Old Haunts [20] | Ollie Masters Rob Williams | Laurence Campbell | May 20, 2020 | October 28, 2020 | Standalone series. | ||
| Devil's Highway [19] | Benjamin Percy | Brent Schoonover | Nick Filardi | June 3, 2020 | November 25, 2020 | Part of the Devil's Highway universe. | |
| Bad Mother [21] | Christa Faust | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | August 5, 2020 | December 30, 2020 | Standalone series. | |
| Grendel, Kentucky [22] [23] | #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 [24] | Benjamin Percy | Juan Jose Ryp | Frank Martin | November 4, 2020 | March 24, 2021 | Part of the Year Zero universe. | |
| E-Ratic [25] | Karee Andrews | Brian Reber | December 2, 2020 | April 28, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. | ||
| Byte-Sized [26] | #1–4 | Cullen Bunn | Nelson Blake II | Snakebite Cortez | December 9, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | Standalone series. |
| Mann's World [27] | Victor Gischler | Niko Walter | January 13, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | |||
| Redemption [28] | #1–5 | Christa Faust | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | February 3, 2021 | June 30, 2021 | |
| Casual Fling [28] | Jason Starr | Dalabor Talijic | Marco Lesko | February 10, 2021 | May 27, 2021 | ||
| Chariot [29] | Bryan Edward Hill | Priscilla Petraites | March 3, 2021 | July 28, 2021 | |||
| The Resistance: Uprising [30] | #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 [31] | #1–8 | Garth Ennis | Goran Sudžuka | Miroslav Mrva | May 5, 2021 | December 29, 2021 | Standalone series. |
| Moths [32] [33] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Mike Choi | June 2, 2021 | November 24, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Fight Girls [34] | #1–5 | Frank Cho | Sabine Rich | July 7, 2021 | November 17, 2021 | Standalone series. | |
| Not All Robots [35] | Mark Russell | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | August 4, 2021 | December 29, 2021 | ||
| Telepaths [36] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Steve Epting | Brian Reber | September 1, 2021 | February 23, 2022 | |
| Out [37] | #1–5 | Rob Williams | Will Conrad | Marco Lesko | October 6, 2021 | ||
| Knighted [38] | Gregg Hurwitz | Mark Texeira | Brian Reber | November 8, 2021 | March 30, 2022 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Hotell Vol. 2 [39] | John Lees | Dalabor Talijic | Lee Loughridge | December 1, 2021 | April 27, 2022 | Part of the Hotell universe. | |
| Crimson Cage [40] | Alex Cormack | Ashley Cormack | December 8, 2021 | April 20, 2022 | Standalone series. | ||
| The Fourth Man [41] | #1–4 | Jeff McComsey | Mike Deodato | Lee Loughridge | January 5, 2022 | April 27, 2022 | |
| Primos [42] | Al Madrigal | Felipe Flores | Brian Reber | February 2, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | ||
| Hit Me [43] | #1–5 | Christa Faust | Priscilla Petraites | Marco Lesko | March 2, 2022 | July 27, 2022 | |
| The Joneses [44] | Michael Moreci | Alessandro Vitti | Ive Svorcina | April 6, 2022 | August 31, 2022 | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Devil's Highway Vol. 2 [45] | Benjamin Percy | Brent Schoonover | Nick Filardi | May 4, 2022 | September 28, 2022 | Part of the Devil's Highway universe. | |
| Newthink [46] | 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 [47] | #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 | Laci | 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 Jr. | 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 [48] | #1–5 | Mark Russell | Ramon Rosanas | Ive Svorcina | September 20, 2023 | January 24, 2024 | |
| Red Light [49] | #1–4 | Sarah Cho | Priscilla Petraites | Miroslav Mrva | November 1, 2023 | February 14, 2023 | |
| U&I [50] | #1–6 | J. Michael Straczynski | Mike Choi | February 7, 2024 | TBA | Part of The Resistance universe. | |
| Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Ordinary [51] | TBA | Margaret Stohl | TBA | TBA |
| The Cong: Gorilla Warfare [52] | TBA | |||
| Lil' Freakin Maniacs [25] | Kaare Andrews | |||
| YT Savior [53] [54] [55] | Ales Kot | Robert Sammelin | ||
| Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatsby | Jeremy Holt | Felipe Cunha | Dearbhla Kelly | May 10, 2023 |
| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Release date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resistance: Reborns [27] | J. Michael Straczynski | C. P. Smith | Snakebite Cortez | January 6, 2021 | Part of The Resistance universe. |
| ET-ER [56] | 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 | Mark Texeira Nelson Blake II | TBA | June 8, 2022 | |
| 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. | ||
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