List of AWA Studios publications

AWA Studios (Artists, Writers & Artisans, Inc.) is an American independent comic book publisher founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas and Jonathan F. Miller.[1]

This is a list of publications by the company.

The Resistance Universe (2020–2024)

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
The Resistance[2] #1–6 J. Michael Straczynski Mike Deodato Frank Martin March 18, 2020 September 30, 2020
E-Ratic[3] #1–5 Karee Andrews Brian Reber December 2, 2020 April 28, 2021
The Resistance: Reborns[4] One-shot J. Michael Straczynski C. P. Smith Snakebite Cortez January 6, 2021
The Resistance: Uprising[5] #1–6 April 7, 2021 September 29, 2021
Moths[6][7] Mike Choi June 2, 2021 November 24, 2021
Knighted[8] #1–5 Gregg Hurwitz Mark Texeira Brian Reber November 8, 2021 March 30, 2022
The Joneses[9] #1–5 Michael Moreci Alessandro Vitti Ive Svorcina April 6, 2022 August 31, 2022
E-Ratic 2: Recharged[10] #1–4 Kaare Andrews Brian Reber September 7, 2022 December 21, 2022
U&I[11] #1–6 J. Michael Straczynski Mike Choi February 7, 2024 September 25, 2024

Hotell (2020–2022)

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
Hotell[12] #1–4 John Lees Dalibor Talijic Lee Loughridge March 18, 2020 August 19, 2020
Hotell Vol. 2[13] #1–5 December 1, 2021 April 27, 2022

Year Zero (2020–2023)

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
Year Zero[14] #1–5 Benjamin Percy Ramon Rosanas Lee Loughridge April 4, 2020 September 30, 2020
Year Zero Vol. 2[15] Juan Jose Ryp Frank Martin November 4, 2020 March 24, 2021
Year Zero Vol. 0 Daniel Kraus Goran Sudžuka Miroslav Mrva October 5, 2022 February 22, 2023

Devil's Highway (2020–2022)

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
Devil's Highway[16] #1–5 Benjamin Percy Brent Schoonover Nick Filardi June 3, 2020 November 25, 2020
Devil's Highway Vol. 2[17] May 4, 2022 September 28, 2022

ET-ER (2021–2022)

Title Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date
ET-ER[18] Jeff McComsey and Dan Panosian Javier Pulido and Shawn Crystal Javier Pulido and Jean-Francois Beaulieu October 13, 2021
ET-ER Vol. 2 John Lees, Michael Coast and Stuart Moore Vladimir Krstić-Laci, Mark Texeira and Nelson Blake II June 8, 2022

The Protopias Collection (2025–2026)

The Protopias Collection is a short story anthology of speculative fiction developed by AWA in collaboration with Futurific Studios.[19]

Title Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date
Polis Mark Russell Laci Marco Lesko April 2, 2025
The Purpose Project Danny Hogan Felipe Cunha Lee Loughridge June 25, 2025
Entanglement Joshua Lak Kim and Ciara Ní Chuirc Max Von Fafner August 27, 2025
Gaya Kathryn Murdoch and Michael Coast Keron Grant October 22, 2025
Aggie Mark Russell ACO and David Lorenzo Riveiro Ive Svorcina December 17, 2025
Black Moon Ritual Ytasha Womack Alitha Martinez Marco Lesko March 4, 2026

Ultimate Oz Universe (2025–present)

Title Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date
The Lost Lands[20] Cullen Bunn, Larry King and Julie McNulty Mike Deodato Jr. Ive Svorcina November 11, 2025
Into the Outerlands[21] Fred Van Lente and Larry King August 25, 2026
Game of Nomes[22] July 20, 2027

Standalone series

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist Colorist Start date Conclusion date
Archangel 8[23] #1–5 Michael Moreci C. P. Smith Snakebite Cortez March 18, 2020 September 23, 2020
Red Border[24] #1–4 Jason Starr Will Conrad Ivan Nunes August 26, 2020
Old Haunts[25] #1–5 Ollie Masters and Rob Williams Laurence Campbell Lee Loughridge May 20, 2020 October 28, 2020
Bad Mother[26] Christa Faust Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge August 5, 2020 December 30, 2020
Grendel, Kentucky[27][28] #1–4 Jeff McComsey Tommy Lee Edwards September 2, 2020 December 23, 2020
American Ronin[29] #1–5 Peter Milligan ACO Dean White October 7, 2020 February 17, 2021
Byte-Sized[30] #1–4 Cullen Bunn Nelson Blake II Snakebite Cortez December 9, 2020 March 31, 2021
Mann's World[31] Victor Gischler Niko Walter January 13, 2021 April 21, 2021
Redemption[32] #1–5 Christa Faust Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge February 3, 2021 June 30, 2021
Casual Fling[32] Jason Starr Dalabor Talijic Marco Lesko February 10, 2021 May 27, 2021
Chariot[33] Bryan Edward Hill Priscilla Petraites March 3, 2021 July 28, 2021
Marjorie Finnigan, Temporal Criminal[34] #1–8 Garth Ennis Goran Sudžuka Miroslav Mrva May 5, 2021 December 29, 2021
Fight Girls[35] #1–5 Frank Cho Sabine Rich July 7, 2021 November 17, 2021
Not All Robots[36] Mark Russell Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge August 4, 2021 December 29, 2021
Telepaths[37] #1–6 J. Michael Straczynski Steve Epting Brian Reber September 1, 2021 February 23, 2022
Out[38] #1–5 Rob Williams Will Conrad Marco Lesko October 6, 2021
Crimson Cage[39] John Lees Alex Cormack Ashley Cormack December 8, 2021 April 20, 2022
The Fourth Man[40] #1–4 Jeff McComsey Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge January 5, 2022 April 27, 2022
Primos[41] Al Madrigal Felipe Flores Brian Reber February 2, 2022 May 25, 2022
Hit Me[42] #1–5 Christa Faust Priscilla Petraites Marco Lesko March 2, 2022 July 27, 2022
Newthink[43] Gregg Hurwitz Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge June 1, 2022 October 26, 2022
Absolution[44] Peter Milligan July 6, 2022 November 30, 2022
Sacrament[45] Marcelo Frusin August 3, 2022 December 28, 2022
Trojan[46] #1–4 Daniel Kraus Vladmir "Laci" Krstic Marco Lesko January 4, 2023 April 26, 2023
Gatsby[47] One-shot Jeremy Holt Felipe Cunha Dearbhla Kelly May 10, 2023
Black Tape[48] #1–4 Dan Panosian Dalibor Talijic Ive Svorcina February 1, 2023 May 24, 2023
Red Zone[49] Cullen Bunn Mike Deodato Lee Loughridge March 1, 2023 June 21, 2023
Sins of the Salton Sea[50] #1–5 Ed Brisson C. P. Smith June 7, 2023 October 4, 2023
The Ribbon Queen[51] #1–8 Garth Ennis Jacen Burrows Dan Brown July 26, 2023 February 28, 2024
The Madness[52] #1–6 J. Michael Straczynski ACO Marcelo Mariolo August 9, 2023 January 10, 2024
Rumpus Room[53] #1–5 Mark Russell Ramon Rosanas Ive Svorcina September 20, 2023 January 24, 2024
Red Light[54] #1–4 Sarah H. Cho Priscilla Petraites Miroslav Mrva November 1, 2023 February 14, 2023
Little Black Book[55] Jeff McComsey Chris Ferguson Marco Lesko March 13, 2024 June 12, 2024
Death Ratio'd[56] One-shot Mark Russell Vladimir Krstić-Laci May 29, 2024
CamGirl[57] Sarah Cho C. P. Smith February 12, 2025
Look Out[58] Dan Baillie Tim Bradstreet Axel Alonso May 7th, 2025
They Choose Violence[59] #1–6 Sheldon Allen Mauricio Campetella Daniele Caramanico June 18, 2025 October 15, 2025
ILLuminati[60] #1–7 Bryan Hill Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz Marco Lesko July 2, 2025 November 5, 2025
Expecting the Unexpected[61] One-shot Ronda Rousey Mike Deodato Jr. August 20, 2025
Kill or Be Killed[62] Peter Tieryas Mike Choi Axel Alonso
Pick-Up[63] Michael Coast Felipe Cunha Sabine Rich March 18, 2026
The Rising[64] Greg Widen Vladimir Krstić-Laci September 23, 2026
Beast Mode 510[65] Sheldon Allen Denys Cowan Dexter Vines October 7, 2026

Magazine

Unproduced series

Planned film and TV adaptations

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