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Bill Jemas and Axel Alonso are both former leaders of Marvel Comics, Jemas the former Publisher and Alonso the former Editor-in-Chief So it's no surprise that the duo would take a few cues from Marvel in launching their latest venture: Artists, Writers, & Artisans Like Marvel, whose chief shareholder prior to the Disney sale and[...]

Bill Jemas, Axel Alonso and Jon F Miller are the folk who head up Artists Writers & Artistans Inc, the new comics publisher Bleeding Cool has been talking about for a year, though it seems most folk were waiting until the press release to say anything. It is abbreviated AWA, which looks like the name of[...]

We told you who was involved, who financed it, what the names of their trademarks were, and a number of the A-list creatives who had been hired to create new, original comic books for the publisher. And now former Marvel EIC Axel Alonso, financer Jon F Miller who brokered the Millarworld/Netflix and former Marvel President Bill[...]

Bleeding Cool has been covering the upcoming launch of a new comic book/multi-media publisher Artists, Writers & Artisans Inc for a while now, since July. Formed by former Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas, with former Marvel EIC Axel Alonso hired as EIC With investments from Alexander Taussag of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Jon Miller of multi-billion investment firm TPG Capital. We reported[...]

Bleeding Cool has been covering the existence of ex-Marvel publisher Bill Jemas' new comics-and-other-media publisher Artists, Writers & Artisans. based in New York. That it has hired ex-Marvel EIC Axel Alonso as their editor-in-chief That the money is coming from Alexander Taussag of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Jon Miller of multi-billion investment firm TPG Capital who recently bought the Fandom websites[...]

Marvel books sell twice as fast as AOL books. He also wrote and published a comic called Marville in which the son of Ted Turner and Jane Fonda in the 51st century, Kal-AOL, is sent by his father to 2002 in a time machine made out of Playstation parts and Atari controllers, as his hometown is being destroyed[...]

And that they had hired ex-Marvel EIC Axel Alonso And that last week they were calling round potential creators and staffers, asking about people's availability. And now we know its name But what else? Well, according to SEC filings, Artists Writers & Artisans, Inc have found five million dollars in funding and are looking for another two-and-a-half[...]

Before San Diego Comic-Con I heard two rumours. That ex-Marvel publisher Bill Jemas was starting up a new comic book publisher and looking for people. And

And, yes, we reported earlier that Bill Jemas appears to be getting back in the game. So it should probably have been no surprise to hear that Axel Alonso, previously Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics until last year, was also doing the same. I have no details, save that he is looking for editorial talent. Maybe he'll be at San[...]

Bill Jemas is apparently getting back into the comics industry. It seems he thinks the comics industry desperately needs something -- and that thing is him.

Years from now, when looking back and reflecting on our career in the clickbait entertainment media, we're going to remember today as "Jude's Easiest Day Ever." When we last checked in with former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, we learned that he was spending his post-EIC days liking tweets critical of C.B Cebulski and Sana Amanat,[...]

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. As most of you have most likely read or heard about by now, Marvel's former Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso has been replaced by C.B Cebulski I'm not surprised — what surprised me was how long it took Marvel to make a change[...]

Just in case you thought Axel Alonso's departure from Marvel was a 100% peaceful transition, you might want to take a look at the "Likes" page of Alonso's Twitter account The former Marvel Editor-in-Chief has been liking tweets critical of the new and current Marvel Editor-in-Chief, C.B Cebulski, as well as former colleague, Marvel Director[...]

Cebulski would replace longtime Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso that was broken by Bleeding Cool earlier this week, former Editor-in-Chief turned Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada will be focusing more on the publishing division In an interview with Newsarama, Quesada revealed that he's been more involved with Marvel's comics since October. "I've already talked to some of[...]

If Marvel Comics was ever going to bring people back — and turn new creators into big-name Marvel stars — it needed someone like C.B. And now they have him replacing current editor-in-chief Axel Alonso, who has filled the role for almost seven years. No slouch as a comic book creator either, Cebulski's background working at Central[...]

Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso has hit twitter to tease something from the final act of the upcoming Avengers: No Surrender event starting in January An upcoming return of a major character, one of the classic, original Avengers, with a piece of teaser artwork that I'd go out on a limb and say is from Kim[...]

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Written by John Odum. Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso emceed the panel that gave attendees a guided tour of the X-Men's Legacy re-orientation He was joined by several X-creators such as Ed Brisson (Cable, Old Man Logan), Matthew Rosenberg (Secret Warriors), and Charles Soule (Astonishing X-Men). The head-scratcher from the panel may be the "will they" or "won't[...]

Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso may be in a bit of a slump lately when it comes to Marvel's comic book sales, but at least he's got a backup career as a professional baseball pitcher. Alonso was scheduled to throw out the first pitch during a matchup between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks last[...]

From now on, every Marvel story will be an event, fulfilling the holy covenant once promised by the ancient prophets Millar and Bendis. The tagline "Every Story Is An Event," which has been floating around Marvel PR material for the past month or so, is prominently featured at the end of a new trailer for Marvel[...]

It certainly looks a lot better than the first trailer, but still, that Medusa hair…. Axel Alonso joined the panel And Lowe discusses Inhumans: Once & Future Kings, which takes place before Black Bolt was king They run away from Attilan and are pursued by an incredible force Amanat then comes on to discuss new initiatives,[...]

There hasn't exactly been a rush on Lucifer comics. But is that the whole story? An article in today's Variety paints a different picture.     Marvel EIC Axel Alonso is cited as saying "We don't march in lockstep with the studios, but whenever a movie comes out it has a halo effect on us… Interest in that character[...]

You know how those Daily Show pieces that show some politician saying something that then contradicts what they are saying or doing now? You can do it with comic publisher Editor-In-Chiefs as well. Such as Marvel EIC Axel Alonso talking about all the advance solicits covers released for a month of lenticular covers from DC Comics,[...]

And it was the equivalent of Marvel clickbaiting a certain section of retailers. But just as the rumors were settling down, along comes Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso to shake things up again, posting the following tweet: It takes 2 pic.twitter.com/6UNbi2VVjd — axel alonso (@axelalonsomarv) June 21, 2017 Does this mean a Fantastic comic is back on, but this time, instead[...]

In my case, it's certainly toned down my concerns with the issue of Scarlet Witch and Vision joining Hydra; I still have some concerns with that, but it certainly doesn't make me feel like it was as patently tactless and insulting as when I initially read it. And now we have Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso promising[...]

As previewed on ABC News this morning, in their new biweekly Inside Marvel advertorial segment, a look at Secret Empire #2 with Marvel execs Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort, – and writer Nick Spencer over Skype with the destroyed heroes picking up the pieces of an assault by the Hydra government of the USA led by[...]

The Oval Office. The Hydra curtains. Captain America sitting there. The beginning of Secret Empire #1, out today. And yes, there are spoilers. Come on. Do

Dark Matter and its focus on artists comes at the perfect time to contrast the epic public relations nightmare that was rival publisher Marvel's meeting with retailers last month, in which the company came under fire for controversial statements from Marvel executives, including the following about artists from Axel Alonso: There are fewer artists that impact[...]

You may have missed it because there were so many controversial things said by Marvel executives over the weekend, but at the Marvel retailer summit, Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso had something to say about the ability of artists to sell comic books (from a report of the summit by ICv2): There are fewer artists that impact sales than[...]

And we're still just talking about the first day of the summit! In this installment of our ongoing coverage of the retailer summit that burns like the brightest of garbage fires, we have more diversity discussion, this time from both Marvel Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing David Gabriel and Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, as reported originally[...]