The company’s logo is a stock image of a chef that is giving the OK sign, and is winking, with a shooting star to the left of the words.
History
The company's name is a direct reference to the recurring character, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, from Harmon's sitcom, Community, who was played by Stamatopoulos.
The studio was initially launched to produce the Emmy Award-winning stop-motion holiday special for Community titled "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas".
The success of this project helped solidify the company's focus on high-quality, creator-led animation projects.[4]
In 2013, independent podcast network, Feral Audio, moved its operations into the Starburns Industries studio in Burbank, in which the company eventually became a partial owner of the network. When Dustin Marshall shut down the company in 2017, due to abuse allegations with his ex-girlfriend, Starburns Industries stepped in and rebranded the remains of the network as Starburns Audio.[5][6][7]
In January 2020, Harmon departed from the company to focus his time and attention on the development of his other projects, including Rick and Morty.
The production of Rick and Morty had already transitioned to a separate entity, Rick and Morty LLC, which operates out of the Starburns facility.[8][9][10][11]
Starburns Audio was the podcast network and audio production division of Starburns Industries. It was launched as a new venture in 2018, partially growing out of the assets and shows of the now-defunct Feral Audio podcast network.
The division produced and archived podcasts from its parent network, such as Harmontown, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Dumb People Town, The Boogie Monster, and Singsongers.
The podcast network, occasionally faced criticism from listeners over the placement of controversial or politically charged advertisements that were not aligned with the values of the individual shows or their hosts.
On April 7, 2023, comedian Adam Conover stated on X that Starburns Audio officially ceased operations and shut down.[12]
The division was also launched to provide a quicker outlet for the studio's creators and collaborators to develop original intellectual property outside of the long production cycles of film and television.
The company's editorial mission is centered on creator-driven works that reflect the "Sad, Funny, Strange, and Beautiful" ethos of its parent studio.
In 2018, SBI Press partnered with Diamond Comic Distributors for exclusive worldwide distribution, securing a pathway into the comic book specialty, book, and hobby markets.[15]
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