Brian Wood (comics)

Brian Wood
Wood at the 2011 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan
Born (1972-01-29) January 29, 1972 (age 52)
Essex Junction, Vermont, U.S.
EducationThe New School (BFA)
Known forGraphic design, graphic novelist, screenwriter, producer
Notable workDemo, DMZ, Northlanders

Brian Wood (born January 29, 1972) is an American writer, illustrator, and graphic designer, known for his work in comic books, television and video games. His noted comic book work includes the series DMZ, Demo, Northlanders, The Massive, Marvel Comics' The X-Men, and Star Wars. His web series work includes adaptations of his own short stories from the comics series The Massive and Conan the Barbarian for Geek & Sundry and YouTube, and his video game work includes three years on staff at Rockstar Games, co-writing 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and story contributions to Aliens: Fireteam Elite. His television work includes pilot scripts for AMC, Amazon Studios, and Sonar Entertainment. He is a contributing writer on HBO Max's DMZ adaptation of his own work.[1]

Wood's work is well known for sociopolitical commentary, particularly on the topics of media and conflicts,[2][3] climate change, and identity.[4][5][6] Much of his work is about or takes place in New York City.[7][8][9] He's contributed the character of Zula Hendricks to the Aliens franchise,[10] created the character of Shogo Lee, Jubilee's adopted son, to the X-Men/Marvel Universe,[11] and created Nomi Blume for the Ultimate Marvel universe.[12]

  1. ^ Brian, Wood (2021). "Brian Wood's LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  2. ^ Nurse, A. (2017). "See No Evil, Print No Evil: The Criminalization of Free Speech in DMZ'". The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship. 7: 10. doi:10.16995/cg.88.
  3. ^ Gustines, George Gene (December 31, 2006). "The Civil War Has Begun. It's on Park Avenue". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gizmodo". April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Independent". Independent.co.uk. June 22, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008.
  6. ^ Thill, Scott. "Wired". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ "Village Voice". July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Redrawing the New-York Comics Relationship". Archived from the original on December 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gothamist". May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Comic Book Resources". October 10, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Screen Rant". Screen Rant. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Sunu, Steve (December 11, 2012). "X-POSITION: Wood Continues His "Ultimate" Take on the X-Men". CBR.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.