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Doomed cover illustration. Image copyright IDW Publishing

Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his atmospheric cover art. 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 cover art for the various Spawn properties of Todd McFarlane. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with IDW Publishing.

Working in conjunction with Konami Japan and legendary Japanese producer/director Hideo Kojima, Wood assisted in creating one of the world's first true digital comics for Sony's PlayStation Portable platform, the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel.

Wood is a Spectrum and Communications Arts Award winner, and an Eisner award nominee. His unique style has spawned many imitators. He currently lives in Perth, Australia with his wife and two sons.

Major works

Hellspawn
Popbot
Automatic Kafka
Lore
Metal Gear Solid (graphic novel)
Uno Fanta (art book)
Dos Fanta (art book)
Tres Fanta (art book)
Sincilla Fanta (sketch book)
Grande Finale (art book)

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-'''Ashley Wood''' (born [[1971]]) is an [[Australian]] [[comic book artist]] and [[illustrator]] who is probably best known for his atmospheric cover art. Wood generally works in [[mixed media]], often combining [[oil painting]] with [[digital art|digital artmaking]]. His style contains elements of [[Expressionism]].
+'''Ashley Wood''' (born [[1971]]) is an [[Australian]] [[comic book artist]] and [[illustrator]] who is well known for his atmospheric cover art. Wood generally works in [[mixed media]], often combining [[oil painting]] with [[digital art|digital artmaking]]. His style contains elements of [[Expressionism]].
-Wood is an award winning illustrator who worked for many years in both the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and international comic book scenes (for example on iconic British character [[Judge Dredd]]), before breaking into the U.S. market working for such companies as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[DC Comics|DC]]. Wood later worked for [[Image Comics|Image]] creating cover art for the various [[Spawn (comics)|Spawn]] properties of [[Todd McFarlane]]. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with [[IDW Publishing]].
+Wood is an award winning illustrator who worked for many years in both the [[United Kingdom|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 Comics|Marvel]] and [[DC Comics|DC]]. Wood later worked for [[Image Comics|Image]] creating cover art for the various [[Spawn (comics)|Spawn]] properties of [[Todd McFarlane]]. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with [[IDW Publishing]].
-Working in conjuntion with Konami Japan and legendary Japanese auteur Hideo Kajima, Ashley Wood is also known for helping to create the world's first true digital comic for the Sony PSP platform.
+Working in conjunction with Konami Japan and legendary Japanese producer/director Hideo Kojima, Wood assisted in creating one of the world's first true digital comics for [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation Portable]] platform, the ''[[Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel]]''.
-Wood is a [[Spectrum Award|Spectrum]] and [[Communications Arts Award]] winner and an Eisner award nominee. His unique style has spawned many imitators. He currently lives in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]] with his wife and two sons.
+Wood is a [[Spectrum Award|Spectrum]] and [[Communications Arts Award]] winner, and an Eisner award nominee. His unique style has spawned many imitators. He currently lives in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]] with his wife and two sons.
 ==Major works==