Job Posting: JSA Assistant by Jason Alexander

We have an opening at Studio JSA for the role of Assistant to Jason Shawn Alexander.

If you are a badass problem solver ready to take on the world of comics, then this job is for you!

Primary responsibilities will include:
- maintaining the principals' calendar
- scheduling appointments
- preparing correspondence
- making travel plans and creating itineraries
- coordinate events and social gatherings
- overseeing vendors
- overseeing schedules
- partnering with the principals to maintain the smooth operation of the office
- communicating with publishing editors to maintain schedules
- running errands as needed
- digital file manipulation and scanning of original artwork
- maintaining google drive workflow and asset management / inventory 

You will be learning every aspect of running a busy comic book studio from the one and only Jason Shawn Alexander. This is an onsite paid position, and you must live in the Los Angeles area to be considered.

Please send your resume to jsastudio.assist@gmail.com to apply now!

Studio Internship NOW OPEN! by Jason Alexander

Studio JSA is opening one slot for a studio intern. Aspiring comic artists and illustrators are a plus. This is an on-site position local to Los Angeles.

Tasks will include running errands to scanning artwork, and more. The office/studio is the home of artist Jason Shawn Alexander and Sherard Jackson. The studio is very busy with both ongoing web comics and traditional print comics, so the potential for learning is exponential. Knowing google apps, photoshop, and procreate would be great, but not necessary.

Please submit your portfolio/resume and cover letter to nicole@studiojsa.com for consideration.

Studio JSA FALL SALE Launches NOW! by Jason Alexander

Spawn Amazing-Con Exclusive Original Cover Painting

The Studio JSA shop is bursting with brand new original artwork just added for our FALL SALE! All original comic artwork will be 25% OFF - remember to enter discount code ‘FALLSALE25’ at check out.

Don’t miss your first chance at the brand new release of the studio exclusive only available here of JSA Virgin Variant for Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog #1! Limited release of 50 signed copies.

Blacula Graphic Novel *announcement from Hollywood Reporter by Jason Alexander

‘Blacula’ Graphic Novel Coming from Writer Rodney Barnes (Exclusive)

The TV writer, known for 'Runaways', is teaming with his 'Killadelphia' artist Jason Shawn Alexander.

BY AARON COUCH

AUGUST 6, 2021 9:00AM

Blacula is rising again. The cult classic horror character is returning in a new graphic novel from Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander. The Blacula graphic novel has long been a passion project for Barnes, a veteran TV writer and producer whose credits include the Marvel/Hulu series Runaways and Starz’s American Gods.

Barnes grew up on the Universal monster movies, and his notion of what horror could be changed when he saw Blacula at age eight.

“I’d never seen anything with people of color prominently positioned in the piece,” Barnes told The Hollywood Reporter from the set of the upcoming HBO Lakers drama he is executive producing. “I was blown away. It was a lot more authentic than anything else I’d seen up until that point. It sort of lit a small flame in my imagination.”

Released in 1972, Blacula was directed by William Crain and starred William Marshall. It centered on Prince Mamuwalde, who in the late 1700s, seeks Dracula’s help ending the slave trade, only to be turned into a vampire and imprisoned for 200 years. The film’s social commentary and use of vampirism as a metaphor for slavery’s long-term repercussions stuck with Barnes over the years. So did his fascination with vampires.

Barnes’ first job in Los Angeles was working on another Black vampire property, Wesley Snipes’ Blade (1998). As Barnes gained more success in the entertainment industry, including as comic book writer behind titles such as Image Comics’ Killadelphia, he still dreamed of doing something with Blacula, specifically a graphic novel. The only problem? He had trouble getting an answer from MGM about the graphic novel rights. Finally, Alana Mayo, who became president of MGM’s Orion Pictures in 2020, stepped in to help and Barnes’ Zombie Love Studios get the go-ahead to move forward with the graphic novel.

Now Barnes is gearing up to publish the first of three planned graphic novels in the spring of 2022. The first will pit Blacula against Dracula, and just like the films, there will be the opportunity to use horror to examine society.

“Blacula and Dracula have lived for hundreds of years. They’ve seen it all. So they have a different perspective, being able to hear the past, speak to the present,” said Barnes. “You really don’t have that with any other monsters because other monsters are just monsters, but vampires are manipulative. They also have good memories. They know who they were.”

MGM currently has a Blacula film in the works, while Barnes would be interested in pursuing something in television.  Says the writer: “I’d love to be able to explore him beyond where we are now.”

Barnes is represented by UTA, Artists First, and attorney Darrell Miller at Fox Rothschild.

Killadelphia Universe Expands With Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog Spinoff (Exclusive) by Jason Alexander

The Eisner-nominated Killadelphia universe grows in October with the spinoff Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander.

BY TIM ADAMS

Writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander are expanding the world of their Eisner-nominated Killadelphia with a spinoff titled Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.

"Nita Hawes Nightmare Blog is pure horror in the classical sense of the word," Rodney Barnes said. "Its roots are in the tradition of the classic horror films and novels I've loved throughout my life. I'm incredibly excited to see how fans take to the story."

"Nita Hawes Nightmare Blog is the perfect conduit for us to explore all manner of things that go bump or scream in the night," Jason Shawn Alexander said. "This is kick ass horror with crazy amazing talent behind it."

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NITA HAWES’ NIGHTMARE BLOG #1

  • WRITER: Rodney Barnes

  • ARTISTS: Jason Shawn Alexander & Patric Reynolds

  • COVER A: Well-Bee (Diamond Code AUG210034)

  • COVER B: Jason Shawn Alexander (Diamond Code AUG210035)

  • COVER C: Francesco Mattina (Diamond Code AUG210036)

  • COVER D: Patric Reynolds (Diamond Code AUG210037)

  • OCTOBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

  • Critically acclaimed writer Rodney Barnes and fan-favorite Spawn artist Jason Shawn Alexander will expand their Eisner-nominated Killadelphia series’ universe with the terrifying new tie-in Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog.

  • Jimmy Sangster might have left Maryland for the vampire-infested city of “Killadelphia,” but there is still untold evil lurking the streets of Baltimore. The demon Corson has surfaced from the underworld to possess a once-wronged man, and his vengeance will come at the cost of humanity’s despair! But Jimmy’s former lover Nita Hawes—a woman with demons of her own—has begun a quest to root the evil out of her city. Guided by the ghost of her dead brother, she must come to terms with her own past, lest she join her brother in a state worse than death!

Article from cbr.com: https://www.cbr.com/killadelphia-nita-hawes-nightmare-blog-spinoff/

JSA Limited Edition Fine Art Print Premiere by Jason Alexander


JSA is excited to be launching a series of 12 limited edition prints. Each one with a unique remark, signature by the artist, and a certificate of authenticity. Each print will be made available on the 5th of each month. The first beginning March 5 with this 11x17 print, entitled, “Ape”.

The prints begin with a triptych of apes. The original artworks were part of Alexander’s solo exhibition, “No Good At Exits”.


TODAY at 1pm PT! Jason talks horror on COME GET SOME! by Jason Alexander

The SKITS Comic Team is excited to talk HORROR, BLOODY HORROR with JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, artist of "KILLADELPHIA" as a special industry guest on COME GET SOME! LIVE. Host Black_Starr and Michael Siegenthaler will talk Horror Movies, Horror Comics and all things hack and slash and dip our hands in the blood of our previous TOP 10 HORROR MOVIES of ALL TIME! Let's see if Jason can chop his way through them all.

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