Jerwa is best known for his work on comic tie-ins for several prominent licensed properties, including Battlestar Galactica, Highlander, G.I.

Before he began his career in comics, Jerwa was a morning DJ at KRQT "Rocket 107" FM in Longview, Washington.

[6][7] In 2006 and 2007, Jerwa began writing for Dynamite Entertainment, working on the series Highlander,[8] cowriting the first four issues with Michael Avon Oeming before moving on to a prolific run on Battlestar Galactica.

[4] Jerwa and Trautmann struck up a partnership and collaborated on a project called Wide Awake, which appeared first as a short story in Popgun Vol.

The post apologetically details the project's ten-year-long delay, promising to fulfill product shipments and to provide later updates with an option for digital video download.