Sister has invested in AWA (Artists, Writers & Artisans) Studios, a new comic book and digital media publisher, Variety has learned.
The company is unique in that it is owned and operated by the creators. It was founded by Marvel alumni Bill Jemas and Axel Alonso, along with Jon Miller, the former CEO of News Corp, Digital Media Group.
The company was funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems. The deal was led by Sister Global CEO and head of Sister LA, Stacey Snider, along with partners Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone.
Elisabeth Murdoch is James Murdoch’s sister and Snider ran 20th Century Fox, the film studio that the Murdoch family owned until selling it to Disney in 2019.
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