Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director.
Wood generally works in mixed media, often combining oil painting with digital artmaking. His style contains elements of Expressionism.
Wood is an award winning illustrator who worked for many years in both the U.K. and international comic book worlds (working on characters such as the British icon Judge Dredd), before breaking into the U.S. market where he worked for such companies as Marvel and DC. Wood later worked for Image creating graphic novels and cover art for the various Spawn properties of Todd McFarlane. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with IDW Publishing.
Wood has also many forms of entertainment media, having contributed to both movie and TV projects. He has also worked solidly in the field of advertising and is an exhibited fine artist.
Working in conjunction with Konami Japan Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (psp: 2006): Reviews and Japanese producer/director Hideo Kojima to produce Metal Gear Solid comics. Wood assisted in creating one of the world's first digital comics for Sony's PlayStation Portable platform, the Digital Graphic Novel. Following this, he also supplied art for the cinema scenes in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game Portable Ops and for the comic book adaptation of Sons of Liberty, which is receiving the same digital treatment as its predecessor.
Ashley Wood is the creator of the Popbot series of graphic novels which are currently in film production with Resolution Independent. His latest high profile project is illustrating a new series of the cult comic Tank Girl with writer Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo. He also created the artwork for British rock band Reuben's third album, In Nothing We Trust.
In 2004, Ashley Wood and TP Louise formed 7174 PTY LTD., an Australian-based entertainment company.Operating from Australia on a global scale, 7174 is active in creating entertainment properties for the comic, film, toy, and video game industry among others.
Using an international network of development partners, coupled with the vast experience 7174 has, the company acts as an "umbrella" organisation which allows Ashley to create, own, and distribute his creations through a variety of media outlets.
Already, 7174 has produced the hit comics Popbot and Lore with IDW Publishing, and is currently active in Hollywood.
In 2008, Ashley Wood and ThreeZero's founder Kim created threeA, a Hong Kong based production house for designing, developing and manufacturing toys, posters, prints and clothing based on characters created by Ashley Wood.
Wood is a Spectrum The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Spectrum Awards and Communications Arts Award winner, and an Eisner Award nominee. The 2006 Eisner Awards: 2006 Master Nominations List His unique style has spawned many imitators. He currently resides in Perth, Western Australia with author wife T.P Louise and three children. In 2006 Wood accepted an invitation to join the American Illustrators Society.
2002:
Gold Award for Advertising, Spectrum 2002
Gold Award for Comics, Spectrum 2002
Award of Excellence for Illustration, Communication Arts 2002
2006:
Nominated for "Best Short Story" Eisner Award
Nominated for "Favourite Comics Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork" Eagle Award
2007:
Nominated for "Award for Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork" Eagle Award
Nominated for "Award for Favourite Comics-Related Book" Eagle Award, for Uno Tarino: The Latest Art of Ashley Wood
