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AWA Studios is releasing Black Tape in trade paperback this week. The book hits comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday, July 12. Readers can find it in bookstores on August 1. Written by Dan Panosian, the comic features art from Dalibor Talajić, colors from Ive Svorcina, letters from Steve Wands, and a cover by Joe Quesada. Read the synopsis from the publisher below: Jack King was a rock’n’roll god who projected a stage persona on par with the devil. After Jack dies on stage, his widow, Cindy, grapples with grief and struggles…

AWA Studios has Sins of the Salton Sea #2 ready for release tomorrow, July 5. The series features the creative team of writer Ed Brisson, artist C.P. Smith, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Fans can look for covers by Tim Bradstreet, Francesco Francavilla, and Chris Ferguson (FILM NOIR HOMAGE). There is also a black-and-white option from Francavilla. Read the synopsis from the publisher here: Wyatt, a professional thief living off the grid, is recruited by his brother for one last job. Their target: an armored car…

AWA Studios is releasing a trade paperback edition of its hit series Trojan. This collected edition is set to hit comic shops on Wednesday, June 28. It will be available in bookstores on Tuesday, July 18.  The creative team on the series includes writer Daniel Kraus, artist Laci, colorist Marco Lesko, letterer Sal Cipriano, and cover artist Jeff Dekal. Read the details from the publisher below: Once upon a time, we lived alongside Legends. Creatures of myth. Centaurs, fauns, gorgons, kelpies, gnomes, and more. They were…

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off today, one of New York’s signature events, full of screenings and rooftop parties and the rest of that film festival life. Comics have had a few connections with the fest over the years, but the most prominent comics-related participant has been publisher AWA Studios. They’ve been involved in various ways in recent years and this time out they’ve come up with something more innovative than a mere panel: prize art!   For 2023, AWA has partnered with the festival and artist Juan Doe to…

AWA Studios has Red Zone #3 ready for release this Wednesday, May 17. The series is written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Mike Deodato Jr. Colors are from Lee Loughridge, letters are by Steve Wands, and Rahzzah is on the cover art. Check out a synopsis from the publisher: Randall Crane, an unassuming American professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU, is called in by the US government for a secret international mission back to Russia, where his long-buried secrets come to light. When his support team of…

AWA Studios has the collected trade paperback for Year Zero on sale this week. Year Zero Vol 0 is written by Daniel Kraus, drawn by Goran Sudzuka, colored by Miroslav Mrva, and lettered by AndWorld Design. Kaare Andrews is the cover artist.  Read the official synopsis from the publisher here: In this action-packed prelude to the hit series, acclaimed horror writer Daniel Kraus (George Romero’s The Living Dead, The Autumnal) unveils four globe-spanning tales from the earliest days of the zombie apocalypse when even the…

This week AWA Studios will release Red Zone #2, written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Mike Deodato Jr. Lee Loughridge is on colors and Steve Wands is on letters. Fans can look for a cover by Rahzzah as well as a cover from Deodato and Loughridge.    Check out the issue’s synopsis here:    Randall Crane, an unassuming American professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU, is called in by the US government for a secret international mission back to Russia, where his long-buried secrets come to light. When his…

The British media company Fremantle behind Idol, Got Talent and The X-Factor has bought a minority stake in AWA.Bill Jemas may have been ejected but Axel Alonso is still steering the Artists, Writers & Artisans, Inc. ship known as AWA, the existence of which was broken by Bleeding Cool in 2018, (though I still think it should be abbreviated as AWAAI), and now has some more fuel in the engine. Fremantle has tweeted that they have levelled up its relationship with AWA  by making a minority investment in the company,…

Comics publisher/content producer Artists, Writers & Artisans, Inc. (AWA) and production house Fremantle have expanded their partnership via an investment from Fremantle,  according to a release earlier today. Matthew Anderson (L) and Andrea Scrosati London-based Fremantle, the company behind everything like the worldwide smash Idol franchise and quality dramas like American Gods and The Young Pope, initially pacted with AWA in April 2022. That deal was to co-develop AWA-initiated projects, but the new deal makes…

AWA Studios has a new series hitting comic shops this week. Black Tape #1 will be available on Wednesday, February 1. The new book is written by Dan Panosian (who also did the cover), illustrated by Dalibor Talajić, colored by Ive Svorcina, and lettered by Steve Wands. Mike Deodato, Jr. and Chris Ferguson have variant covers as well.    Read the synopsis from the publisher here: Jack King was a rock’n’roll god who projected a stage persona on par with the devil. After Jack dies on stage, his widow, Cindy, grapples with…