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Ashley Wood is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator born in 1971, known for cover art, concept design, and art direction. He worked on characters including Judge Dredd, Ghost Rider 2099, Generation X, and The Invisibles before creating his own properties Popbot and World War Robot.
Ashley Wood contributed artwork to Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, all for the PlayStation Portable. He also created a poster for Halo 3 and artwork for the "Sadie's Story" segment of Halo 3: ODST.
Wood won two Spectrum Gold Awards in 2002, one for Advertising for Popbot Blue and one for Comics for "Luwona Angry," plus a Communication Arts Award of Excellence for Illustration the same year. He also received the 2011 Designer Toy Award for Artist of the Year.
World War Robot is a graphic novel series created by Ashley Wood that expanded into an extensive collectible toy line produced by ThreeA. The range includes character types such as Bertie, Armstrong, Bramble, Drop Cloth, and Large Martin, each issued in numerous colorways and edition variants. A film adaptation was in pre-production at Disney Studios with Jerry Bruckheimer producing.
7174 PTY LTD. is an Australian-based entertainment company founded in 2004 by Ashley Wood and TP Louise. The company operates globally and creates entertainment properties for the comic, film, toy, and video game industries.
Ashley Wood and Chris Ryall founded Syzygy Publishing in 2020. Ryall was also Wood's collaborator on the 2006 Eisner Award-nominated short story "Blood Son."