GoKawiilHalo co-creator Jason Jones launches Stone Kite studio around AI-uprising saga
Jason Jones, co-creator of Halo and Destiny, wrote a manuscript imagining an AI takeover told through roughly 100 characters across 40 countries. He and author Margaret Stohl built that concept into Stone Kite, a 'worldbuilding studio' with 22 in-house staff and more than 250 outside contributors. The studio has released the first chapter of a four-part graphic novel called One Zero One and is now publishing a chapter from Jones' original manuscript.
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The approach suggests a growing trend of treating a story idea as a multi-format franchise from the outset rather than adapting a single hit afterward, spreading creative and commercial risk across comics, prose and potentially film or games. Starting with low-cost formats like comics could let Stone Kite gauge audience interest before committing to bigger productions, according to the studio's stated plan.
- Jason Jones' AI-takeover manuscript became the basis for a new multimedia studio called Stone Kite.
- Stone Kite has 22 in-house staff and over 250 contributors across comics, screenwriting and other fields.
- The studio is releasing content in stages, starting with a graphic novel and manuscript chapters before considering larger productions.
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