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Cover of DMZ #17, story and cover art by Brian Wood.

Brian Wood (1972—) is a writer, illustrator, and graphic designer living in Brooklyn, New York. He is known primarily as a comic book creator; Wood both writes and illustrates graphic novels and serialized monthly comic books for a variety of publishers.

During his comics career, Wood held a day job for several years as a staff designer for Rockstar Games, designing for video game franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club and Manhunt. He is also one of the most distinctive graphic designers in the comics industry, having created covers for Warren Ellis's Global Frequency, his own DMZ and many others.

Wood's illustrations have appeared in Punk Planet, Bail Magazine, The SF Bay Guardian, and short films for Nike.

Career in Comics

Born in Essex Junction, Vermont, Wood went on to graduate from Parsons School of Design in 1997 with a Bachelor's Degree in Illustration. His first professional work in comics was the 5-issue miniseries Channel Zero, published by Image Comics in 1997. Channel Zero is set in a dystopian near-future New York City where the tenets of Mayor Giuliani have grown into a freedom-restricting government initiative called 'The Clean Act'. The protagonist is Jennie 2.5, a former media personality who becomes an information terrorist and enemy of the United States Government.

Wood has worked a lot with San Francisco-based independent comics publisher AiT/PlanetLar, as they currently publish Demo, Channel Zero and others, keeping many of his earliest works in print. He's done extensive graphic design work for the company, including their current logo and branding. His final book with the publisher was the collected Demo.

In August 2006, DC announced that Brian Wood has been signed to an exclusive 2-year contract.[1] This contract allows for Wood to complete his current commitments to other publishers, such as Local at Oni Press, and Dogs Day End with Top Shelf.

Wood currently writes and produces covers for DMZ, an ongoing series published by DC/Vertigo, and 12-issue series Local, published by Oni Press. His next major work, announced at the same time as his DC exclusive, will be an ongoing Vertigo series about Vikings, entitled Northlanders.[1]

Bibliography

Comics & Graphic Novels

Short Comics

Design

Film

Awards

  • Eisner Award Nomination for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition (2004)
  • Eisner Award Nomination for Best Cover Artist (for Global Frequency) (2004)
  • Eisner Award Nomination for Best Single Issue (Demo #7) (2005)
  • Eisner Award Nomination for Best Limited Series (Demo) (2005)

References

  1. ^ a b ""WW: Chicago '06: Brian Wood Announces DC Exclusive / New Vertigo Ongoing"". Newsarama. Retrieved September 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
Preceded by Generation X writer
2000–2001
(with Warren Ellis in 2000) 		Succeeded by
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