ashley wood Archives

Louise and Australian artist Ashley Wood The two formed 7174 as the production house umbrella for their stories, characters, and worlds they create and develop together for comic books, film, television, novels, videogames, and toy lines Projects over the years include Lore about an ancient world full of mythical creatures held at bay for centuries[...]

The Steel Age Steel Detective Batman is designed by Ashley Wood and is the forth and final version of 3A's DC Steel Age Batman figure This one features Bruce in a more classic blue and gray with a yellow utility belt The figure features a whopping 50 points of articulation and an amazing sculpt It[...]

Hot off their successful campaign both to raise money for their upcoming quarterly hardcover magazine and their successful attempt to convince people that "hardcover magazines" are somehow different than "books," IDW has taken to rival crowdfunding site Indiegogo for another hardcover magazine: World War Robot, the 2010 book by Ashley Wood and T P Louise. According to the[...]

The classic 2002 three-issue horror series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith that spawned numerous follow-ups and two feature films is getting a reboot in December. Steve Niles will return to write the series, and Ben Templesmith will draw covers along with original cover artist Ashley Wood, while Piotr Kowalski takes on interior art in what is being billed[...]

From 3A, a 1/12th scale statue of Sam Slade: Robo-Hunter, overseen by Ashley Wood, based on the artwork of Ian Gibson. With similar editions of Hammerstein, Judge Dredd, the Lawmaster, Judge Fear, and more to follow… The name's Slade, Sam Slade! That's S-L-A-Y-E-D to you! The wry curmudgeon created by John Wagner and Ian Gibson is a cigar-smoking,[...]

Here's the 3A statue of Ultron, designed by Ashley Wood, in Classic, Stealth and Ghost editions, each 13 inches tall, fully posable with articulated fingers, and plated armour. Oh and his eyes, mouth, chest and back thrusters all light up. $220 including shipping worldwide For that price it should be made from adamantium… [...]

Zombies vs Robots, the strange brain-child of Chris Ryall (Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief/Writer at IDW) and Ashley Wood, is back today from IDW with the all-new double storyline "Inherit the Earth" and "Orphan", set to be the first ongoing series for the title Zombies vs Robots, or ZvR as it's widely known, has been around long[...]

Robots (ZvR), which IDW has put out since 2006, from writer Chris Ryall (The Great and Secret Show) and artist Ashley Wood (Popbot). The creative team has been producing the comic for years, and now they want to see fans' versions Each month, Ryall will have a new assignment for contestants Then five of the best images will be[...]

Now called Inherit The Earth, the film will be directed by Andrew Adamson (Chronicles of Narnia) from a script by Oren Uziel (JT Perry wrote earlier drafts). Based on the comic by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, the story follows a group of robots who protect a young girl, the last human on Earth, from a[...]

Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal is another favorite. With STILETTO I approached the art in a much more gritty, sketchy fashion, influenced more by people like Bill Sienkiewicz, Ashley Wood, and the German artist Matthias Schultheiss, [who] I rediscovered at that time It was so much easier for me to work this way – a lot faster,[...]

Before there was 30 Days of Night, Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith… back when IDW Publishing was just a few ex-Wildstorm employees starting up a new company, there was Ashley Wood and Popbot to get things started That's how they started, putting out books by Ashley Wood and I will always equate the two of[...]

This week, it's a storm of pros who are taking up the challenge to use Submit as their platform to keep things creator-owned as well as newer indies continuing to make their mark. Top Pick: The Undertaker Mortonstone #1 written by Gary Chaloner, with art by Ben Templesmith and Ashley Wood If you're thinking "What??", the only[...]

Dynamite Entertainment is publishing The Art of Painted Comics hardcover in October, featuring painted comic book work by the likes of  Alex Ross, Greg Hildebrandt, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Julie Bell, Joseph Michael Linsner, Glen Orbik, Simon Bisley, Dave Dorman, Phil Noto, Greg Horn, Brian Bolland, Ashley Wood,[...]

Debuting at San Diego Comic Con… Title: Fat Tarino and Popbot Big Beautiful Book Creators: Ashley Wood Publisher: IDW Available: Booth #2643 High concept: The first  featuring the impossible to find art books UNO TARINO, DOS TARINO and TRES TARINO, all in one gorgeous hardcover, the second collects the long sold-out POPBOT Volumes 1 through 8. Format: Slipcased hardcover, 360 pages,[...]

This is Mongrol from 2000AD's ABC Warriors, as designed by Ashley Wood for ThreeA Toys Christmas list anyone? This is Mongrol from 2000AD's ABC Warriors, as designed by Ashley Wood for ThreeA Toys Christmas list anyone? This is Mongrol from 2000AD's ABC Warriors, as designed by Ashley Wood for ThreeA Toys Christmas list anyone? This[...]

The week after San Diego is often full of stories that didn't quite make it to being announced at the convention and so kind of struggle out . Such as Jerry Bruckheimer acquiring the movie rights to Ashley Wood and Jon Gibson's graphic novella World War Robot, from IDW. I mean, doesn't that sound like a San[...]