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Worlds Left to Build
A house of ideas
Built from the ground up.
DMA Studios is an independent story engine based between Yokohama and Los Angeles. We develop original intellectual properties — characters, universes, and narrative systems built for studios, publishers, and creative partners who are looking for stories that mean something.
The IP Slate
What We Bring
to the Table
01. IP Pitch Packages
DMA Studios is an independent story engine based between Yokohama and Los Angeles. We develop original intellectual properties — characters, universes, and narrative systems built for studios, publishers, and creative partners who are looking for stories that mean something.
02. World-Building & Story Bibles
Deep narrative architecture. Every DMA property arrives with a fully
realized mythology — history, lore, character systems, and story engines
that can sustain multiple seasons and formats.
03. Creative Collaboration
We work with directors, producers, animators, and writers who share the
vision. DMA is a studio built on partnership — our best work happens in
the room with the right people.
04. Original IP Development
Have a concept that needs a creative engine? We develop original
properties from seed idea to full package — bringing visual storytelling,
cultural depth, and narrative craft to every project.
Built by a
Global Crew
WRITER · WORLDBUILDER · IP DEVELOPER · FOUNDER
Duran Rivera
Bronx-born writer, educator, and artist. The studio draws from a life lived across New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Japan. Our IPs are rooted in identity, culture, social justice, and the complexity of the human experience. They're built to travel. We don't just create content. We build worlds with mythology, characters with history, and stories with something to say. Every property that leaves this studio arrives as a complete creative package — concept, lore, visual language, and pitch-ready materials.
LEARNING DESIGN
NARRATIVE
TESOL
LEARNING EXPERIENCE ARCHITECT · PRODUCER · LEARNING GROUNDS CO-FOUNDER
Ronny Bernstein
EARNING PRODUCTION
CURRICULUM DESIGN
PEDAGOGY
COLORIST · INKER · LETTERER · MENTOR
Wilson Ramos Jr.
A titan of the industry with credits spanning the full landscape of American comics. Wilson has contributed his craft to Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Archie Comics, and was part of Stan Lee's final project — "God Woke." A long-time collaborator on Danger-Squad and Chagra Chronicles, Wilson has served as a mentor to DMA's founder since supervising DMA's founder during a 1998 internship at Marvel. Self-published under the banner of Section 8 Comics. Some relationships become the foundation of everything.
MARVEL
DC
DARK HORSE
Scholastic books
PROGRAMMER · WEB3 ARCHITECT · BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPER
Bryant Lee
A technologist with an extraordinary range — from full-stack development to the cutting edge of Web3 and blockchain infrastructure. Bryant brings a future-facing technical dimension to DMA Studios, with the expertise to build the systems that tomorrow's storytelling will run on. Originally from Hong Kong and now based in London, he represents the studio's commitment to operating at the intersection of culture, creativity, and emerging technology.
Web3
BLOCKCHAIN
FULL-STACK DEVELOPMENT
WEB DESIGNER · WEB DEVELOPER · MOTION DESIGNER
Jerel LeBlanc
A designer and visual technologist who single-handedly built the DMA Studios digital presence. Jed brings an extraordinary ability to translate creative vision into dynamic, interactive web experiences —weaving together motion, code, and visual art into something that feels alive. His work for firms and independent clients alike speaks for itself: every pixel is intentional, every interaction is considered. The man behind the screen making the studio look like it belongs on a world stage.
FRAMER
Rive
UNICORN STUDIO
SPLINE 3D
COMPOSITE AI PERSONA · ACROSS SYSTEMS
Mira Vale
Mira Vale is a fictional composite persona representing the AI systems used across DMA Studios’ workflow. She is not a human team member or credited creator. Portrait: AI-generated.
Every flag goes to a person, and every call stays with them. The characters, worlds, stories, artwork, and pages belong to the creators. Mira questions, organizes, and pressure-tests the work so it lands closer to the way it was intended. Mira is the studio’s second set of eyes: sharp, fast, and hard to impress.
SYSTEMS
CONTINUITY
EDITORIAL AI
LET'S BUILD
WORLDS
DMA Studios is open to studio partnerships, co-development deals, licensing discussions, and creative collaborations. If you're looking for stories with cultural weight and worlds built to last.
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