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Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator〔("2002 Spectrum Awards" ). The Locus Index to SF Awards. ''Locus''. Retrieved 7 December 2013.〕 known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director. Wood initially worked in both the UK and international comic book industries, working on characters such as the British character Judge Dredd, before breaking into the US market, where he worked for such companies as Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Wood later worked for Image, creating graphic novels and cover art for the various ''Spawn'' properties of Todd McFarlane, and projects with IDW Publishing.〔(Wood's IDW news section )〕 Wood generally works in mixed media, often combining oil painting with digital artmaking. ==Career== Wood initially worked in both the UK and international comic book industries, working on characters such as the British character Judge Dredd), before breaking into the US market, where he worked for such companies as Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Wood later worked for Image, creating graphic novels and cover art for the various ''Spawn'' properties of Todd McFarlane, and projects with IDW Publishing.〔 Wood has contributed to both movie and TV projects. He has also worked solidly in the field of advertising and is an exhibited fine artist. Working in conjunction with Konami Japan〔("Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel" ). Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2013.〕 and Japanese producer/director Hideo Kojima to produce ''Metal Gear Solid'' comics. Wood assisted in creating one of the world's first digital comics for Sony's PlayStation Portable platform, the ''Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel''. Following this, he also supplied art for the cinema scenes in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' and for the comic book adaptation of ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', which is receiving the same digital treatment as its predecessor. Over the years he has worked with such musical acts as Reuben, Lismore, Kiss and rap artist Ice T. In 2004, Ashley Wood and TP Louise formed 7174 PTY LTD., an Australian-based entertainment company. Operating from Australia on a global scale, 7174 is active in creating entertainment properties for the comic, film, toy, and video game industry among others. Ashley Wood is the creator of the Popbot and World War Robot series of graphic novels, Popbot is currently in film production with Resolution Independent and World War Robot is currently in pre-production with Disney Studios with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. Previous works include the graphic novel Lore which is currently in pre-production with Warner Brother's studio, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing. Another Wood collaboration Zombies Vs Robots is currently in pre-production with Sony Pictures, with Michael Bay producing. Using an international network of development partners, coupled with the vast experience 7174 has, the company acts as an "umbrella" organisation which allows Ashley to create, own, and distribute his creations through a variety of media outlets. In 2008, Ashley Wood and ThreeZero's founder Kim created threeA, a Hong Kong-based production house for designing, developing and manufacturing toys, posters, prints and clothing based on characters created by Ashley Wood. Ashley also exhibits as a fine artist with sell out exhibitions including at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York and the Daniel Maghen Gallery in Paris France. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashley Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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