WOOD Ashley

Illustrator, painter, concept artist, comics writer, Ashley Wood has worked as a freelance artist as well as for numerous prestigious clients like Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics.. etc. But don’t think that drawing is ‘all’ he can do! He also worked on well-known video games such as Metal Gear Solid by Konami, on movies (and tv shows), clothing lines and even better, a lot of great toys!

Let’s end this list by saying that two of his stories are currently being adapted for the screen: Popbot and World War Robot (bought by Disney and directed by Jerry Bruckheimer, no less!).

Ashley is also the co-founder of UNDERVERSE, a design driven multi-media entertainment company based in Hong Kong. Under his direction the company focuses on the world of collectibles, it will also branch into the realms of animation, video-games, publishing, and couture fashion.

With such a background, Ashley Wood won a lot of awards: Spectrum Award (trice), Award of excellence for illustration, Eisner Award, Eagle Award (trice), Designer Toy Award – Artist of the year 2011, etc…

If you’d like to know more about him, go check Wikipedia or his website.