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AWA publishes
bold & original works from
trailblazing storytellers
...And brings them to life in film, television, & beyond.

We take big swings with groundbreaking creative partners.

A comedic action thriller about motherhood from Ronda Rousey? A series of one-shots that shine a light on the next generation of horror talent with Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment?

A mission to create a modern universe of OZ stories that would make L. Frank Baum proud with ShaggyMan Productions? How about pioneering ‘Protopian’ storytelling via a slate of stories with Futurific Studios?

Making the worlds of hip hop and comics collide with Charlamagne Tha God, Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewitz? Or a time-traveling thief beefing with her sister-cop penned by the legendary Garth Ennis?

If you’re looking for something fresh, from maverick artists, writers and artisans, we think you'll fall in love with the worlds we build.

Partners at the Forefront of Culture and Media

  • Ronda Rousey
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    UFC and WWE Champion’s First Graphic Novel, Expecting The Unexpected

    Teaming up with award-winning artist Mike Deodato, Jr. (Dark Avengers, Not All Robots, The Flash), Rousey’s action-packed title follows a newly pregnant mom with a bounty on her head as she fights off waves of assassins.

  • Larry King and Kevin McCollum
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    The Future of OZ with Shaggyman Studios and Alchemation

    With a foreword by Elton John, Ultimate OZ Universe: The Lost Lands is more than a graphic novel — it’s a collaborative production brought to life by top storytellers, producers, and creative studios from across the entertainment and publishing worlds. These partners helped shape every aspect of this project, from storytelling to merchandise.

  • Charlamagne Tha God
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    Hip Hop and Comics Collide in the Original Graphic Novel ILLuminati

    Charlamagne shines a spotlight on the Black talent with this breakout debut graphic novel. Charlamagne helped create and produce ILLuminati in collaboration with a group of seasoned comic creatives including Bryan Edward Hill, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Sanford Greene.

  • John Legend
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    John Legend’s Podcast with Kaleidoscope and iHeart Media, Afghan Star

    Afghan Star tells the story of the show that captured a nation’s voice and launched a musical revolution in Afghanistan. AWA produced unique, original artwork for each episode and sold works to fund education programs.

  • Ari Wallach and Kathryn Murdoch
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    Futurific Studios and AWA Launch Protopian Stories

    Kathryn Murdoch and Ari Wallach’s Futurific Studios partners with AWA Studios to create protopian storytelling that challenges dystopian narratives The Protopias Collection is a line of graphic novelas, film, and TV projects that spotlight hopeful futures where humankind makes progress in inspiring ways.

  • Roy Lee
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    Creating a New Slate of Horror Comics called The Future of Fear

    Described as “Master of Horror,” Lee has produced some of the most famous and critically acclaimed horror franchises of modern cinema. In collaboration with AWA, The Future of Fear is a new collection of pulse-pounding, spine-chilling, hair-raising stories.

  • Gregg Hurwitz
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    NewThink, A New SciFi Anthology Series

    NewThink is an allegory for the reality of living today in America. NewThink examines the cultural and political polarization of the country and the technologies that have driven us to extremes. Each story in the 5-issue anthology consists of unique characters and independent storylines that highlight these themes.

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AWA'S ORIGINAL

April Walters
April Walters

From the Title:

Bad Mother

A nerve-racking thriller from crime writer Christa Faust and blockbuster artist Mike Deodato Jr. (Dark Avengers, Not All Robots, The Flash). When her teenage daughter goes missing under mysterious circumstances, soccer mom April Walters embarks on a harrowing mission to find her—a journey that takes her through the underbelly of her suburban community and sets her on a collision course with a massive crime syndicate and its lethal matriarch. Tested to her limits and beyond, April discovers that hell hath no fury like a mother scorned.

Marjorie Finnegan
Marjorie Finnegan

From the Title:

Marjorie Finnegan

All Marj wants to do is race up and down the time-lanes, stealing every shiny-gleamy-pretty-sparkly she can lay her hands on. But her larcenous trail from the Big Bang to the Ninety-fifth Reich has drawn the beady eye of the Temporal PD, whose number one Deputy Marshall is now hard on our heroine’s tail.

Gillian
Gillian

From the Title:

Chariot

The Chariot was a Cold War-era secret government project to provide its star agent with a weapon unlike any other in the form of a super-charged muscle car. It sank into the ocean decades ago, and the agent along with it. Now, a petty criminal looking to reform his life has stumbled upon the Chariot, and he’s about to find out that the agent’s consciousness is still controlling it in this synthwave thriller.

Emily Kai
Emily Kai

From the Title:

Moths

Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination.

Jack Lynch
Jack Lynch

From the Title:

Hotell

You won’t find it on any map, but if you happen to be driving down Route 66 late at night and you’re truly desperate for shelter, sanctuary or secrecy, you might see a battered sign on the side of the road: The Pierrot Courts Hotel – where many check in but few check out. Jack Lynch is the hotel’s clerk and loves to tell a good story. Your demons await.

Amy Sun
Amy Sun

From the Title:

The Ribbon Queen

NYPD Detective Amy Sun has a problem: Three years ago, a young woman was rescued from a serial killer by a police tactical unit. Now she’s dead, and Amy has a bad feeling that the SWAT team leader is responsible. As she investigates the existence of a corrupt cabal within her own precinct, Detective Sun soon discovers that there is something else on their trail…The Ribbon Queen has come to New York City… and when she learns the truth, Amy is not at all certain that it should be stopped.

Natalie
Natalie

From the Title:

Polis

Welcome to Protopias, the new science-fiction anthology series from Futurific Studios (PBS’s A Brief History of the Future) and AWA that explores the many possible futures that can come to pass as we try to make the right choices in imperfect realities. Polis, tells the the tale of Miragua, a floating city populated by refugees that has become a beacon of hope in a world beset by climate disaster and civil war. Follow Florida teen Natalie as she emigrates from the only home she’s ever known in search of a better life aboard Miragua.

Sarah Ross
Sarah Ross

From the Title:

The Madness

Sarah Ross has been using her power as a thief, stealing from the rich and…well, keeping it. Until the day she stole from the wrong person, a highly placed official who pressures the government to assassinate her. The plot, aided by so-called “good” superheroes sponsored by the government, misses her but wipes out her family. Driven mad by grief, and laser-focused on revenge for the murder of her family, Sarah and a hidden side of her personality—an imaginary friend who may be more real than she believes—goes after these super-powered operatives determined to take her revenge, at any cost.

Oscar
Oscar

From the Title:

Lookout

While recuperating from a divorce, Oscar takes a job as a fire lookout in a remote forest outpost and unearths a paper inscribed with a strange set of rules that promise to keep him safe during his watch…until things start to get grisly.

Sharon
Sharon

From the Title:

Devil's Highway

A nerve-racking thriller examining murder in the dark underbelly of America’s heartland. A young woman with a dark family secret embarks on a quest to hunt down the serial killer that brutally murdered her father – only to discover he is just one piece of a national network of evil that snakes across the country and hides in plain sight using the long haul trucking industry as cover.

Primo
Primo

From the Title:

Old Haunts

Three Made Men, standing at the brink of retirement, find their unbreakable bond put to the ultimate test when they are suddenly – and literally – assaulted by the ghosts of their past. Confronted by decades of buried secrets – resentments, affairs, double-crosses, and murders – the three friends have no choice but to unearth the deepest, darkest sin from their past and pray they don’t find an empty grave.

Schrunk
Schrunk

From the Title:

Rumpus Room

Schrunk is one of these ubiquitous, social media-engaged, uber-wealthy entrepreneurs who’s using his power, influence, and privilege to turn the rest of us against each other—you know the type! But Schrunk sometimes prefers the…hands-on approach: He pits his antagonists against each other in a horrific torture chamber he calls The Rumpus Room, where your ultimate fate is to be crushed and turned into skin cream. But what happens when a cop with an agenda infiltrates Bob’s deadly game room?

Dani
Dani

From the Title:

Cam Girl

Meet Dani – she’s independent, she loves to party, and she makes a whole lot of money. Now meet Kyoko, Dani’s online alter-ego – she’s obedient, she’s exotic, she’s a walking stereotype that caters to her customer’s basest fantasies.

When one of Kyoko’s most ardent followers starts to send her increasingly threatening messages, Dani’s two lives become dangerously intertwined. To turn the tables on a relentless stalker who seems to know everything about her, and exactly which buttons to push, Dani must confront her personal demons and rediscover who she really is and what she is capable of doing.

AWARD-WINNING CHARACTERS

In four short years, AWA Studios has positioned themselves as one of the most exciting publishers in the comics' industry…and features some of the most compelling creator-owned titles on the market.

— ScreenRant

Our Leadership Team

  • A portrait photo of Axel Alonso

    Axel Alonso

    Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

    Axel Alonso is a comic book creator and renowned comic book industry executive. He is Chief Creative Officer of AWA which he co-founded with Bill Jemas. Axel is well known for his tenure as Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief from 2011 to 2018 where he oversaw all story development, and a number of important milestones in adding diversity to the industry including the introduction of Miles Morales as the first half-black, half–Puerto Rican Spider-Man, the makeover of Jane Foster into the new female Thor and the installation of Carol Danvers as the new female Captain Marvel. Previously, Axel was an Executive Editor at Marvel from 2001-2011, Senior Editor at DC Comics and Vertigo. He is a graduate of Columbia University with a master's degree in journalism. The New York Times said: “The fate of the Marvel Universe rests on Axel Alonso’s shoulders….”

  • A portrait photo of Matthew Anderson

    Matthew Anderson

    Co-Chairman and CEO

    Matthew has helped lead a range of media and technology companies through industry transition, innovation and growth. Known for his creativity and ability to forge industry-changing partnerships, Forbes and Business Insider recognized Matthew as one of the world’s most innovative marketers during his tenure as Roku’s CMO. His leadership around climate, corporate affairs, marketing and brand strategy resulted in Sky being named Britain’s “Most Admired” business multiple times by Management Today. As CEO of Ogilvy’s strategic communications network in Asia, he pioneered ways of fostering culture and systems where creativity thrives. He’s a lifelong reader of graphic fiction who is passionate about supporting unique ideas and building franchises.

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    Jon Miller

    Co-Founder and Co-Chairman

    Jon Miller is co-founder and co-Chairman of AWA. He is CEO of Integrated Media Co (IMC) and Senior Advisor to Advancit Capital. IMC owns Fandom.com amongst other media properties. Jon was Chairman and CEO of the Digital Media Group of News Corp and Fox where he also served on the Board of Hulu. Previously, Jon was Chairman and CEO of AOL, inc, President and CEO of USA Interactive (now IAC), President of Nickelodeon International and General Manager of NBA Entertainment. He sits on the Boards of Interpublic Group, Ziff Davis and Nielsen, inc. as well as the Paley Center for Media and the American Film Institute.

  • A portrait photo of Diya Sagar

    Diya Sagar

    Chief Financial Officer

    Diya is an experienced finance and investment professional. She has worked across media and technology as an investor at Lupa Systems, leading corporate development & strategy at Endemol Shine Group, and as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank. After supporting Lupa’s investment in AWA, she joined the company as CFO. Diya holds an MBA from Yale.

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    Zach Studin

    President, AWA Studios

    Zach Studin is President of AWA Studios and oversees entertainment industry partnerships for AWA. He previously fostered deep industry relationships during his time as an executive at John Wells Productions, Lava Bear Films, Lionsgate and his own Veri Media. He received his Bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University.