Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Robin'', ''

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'', '' Amazons Attack'', and ''

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''.

Career

Woods worked as an

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for

Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

comics in April 1996 working under artist

Jim Lee Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...

. Here he got his first major comics work filling in on '' Stormwatch'' and ''

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'' in 1996, before getting a short run on ''

'' in 1997. He moved over to

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to draw a few issues of ''

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'' before starting a critically acclaimed run on ''

'' with Joe Kelly. He was then picked up by

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for a four-year stint on '' Robin'', from 2000–2004, followed by an exclusive contract in 2001 and further work in DC titles. He later partnered with other

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area artists and formed

Mercury Studio Paul Guinan is an American writer and comic book artist. Some of his most famous works are the Boilerplate robot or DC's Chronos. He is a founding member of Helioscope studio. Paul Guinan is part of the husband-and-wife team with Anina Bennett ...

in 2002. Mercury Studio increased in membership and changed its name to "Periscope Studios" in June 2007, but remains a collective of cartoonists, illustrators, writers, concept designers, graphic novelists and storyboard artists based in Portland, Oregon. His wife, Rebecca, whom he met at Wildstorm, is also a part of the Portland studio. Woods would then become one of the artists in the

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family of titles, working on the "

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" arc in ''

'' and the ''

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'' mini-series. He returned ''

'' in 2010, alongside writer

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Awards

* 1998: ''Deadpool'' #11 was nominated for the "Best Single Issue or Story"

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1998 Harvey Award Nominees
, The Harvey Awards

Bibliography

DC Comics

* ''

'' #837, 840–843, 871–873, 890–892, 894–898, 900 (2006–2011) * '' Amazons Attack'' (2007) * '' Batman: Arkham Unhinged'' #10 (2012) * ''

'' vol. 2 #44–52 (2005–2006) * ''

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'' #16–14 (along with Tom Derenick) (2008) * ''DC 1st: Green Lantern'' (along with

Jamal Igle Jamal Yaseem Igle
. jamaligle.com. Retrieved November 28, 2012. is an American

DCU Infinite Holiday Special'' (Superman/Batman) #1 (2007) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #790–800, 810 (2004–2005) * ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

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: Circle of Fire'' (2000) * ''

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'' #8–9, 13 (2001) * '' Infinity, Inc.'' #8–10 (2008) * '' Joker: Last Laugh'' #1 (2001) * ''

Legion Lost ''Legion Lost'' is the name of two superhero titles published by DC Comics, both starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first series was a 12-issue comic book limited series co-written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, often collectively referre ...

'' vol. 2 #1–7, 9–14, 0 (2011–2012) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #34–36, 40, 42–43 (2017–2018) * '' Justice League of America's Vibe'' #5 (2013) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #26–31, 33–36 (2018–2019) * '' Robin'' #74–80, 82–85, 87–91, 93–94, 97–100, 102, 104–109, 111–120 (2000–2004) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #6 (2009) * ''

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'' #5 (among other artists) (2004) * ''

'' #601–602, 650–653 (2002–2006) * '' Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton'' #1–3 (2010) * '' Superman: New Krypton Special'' (among other artists) (2008) * '' Superman: World of New Krypton'' (along with Ron Randall) (2009–2010) * ''Tales of the

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: Superman Prime'' (along with

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite Earths' ...

) (2007)

Marvel Comics

* ''Baby's First Deadpool Book'' (among other artists) (1998) * ''

'' #11–13, 20, 26, 28–32 (1997–1999) * '' Deadpool Team-Up'' #900 (2009) * ''

'' #112–114 (1997) * ''

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'' Annual '99 (along with Kevin Sharpe & Yancey Labat) (1999) * '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1–6 (

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backup stories) (2006)

Other publishers

* ''

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: Deviltown'' (Antarctic Press, July 1996) * '' Stormwatch'' #39 (

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, 1996) * '' Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle'' (

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

, December 2013) * '' Archie'' #18–22, 699 ( Archie Comics, 2017–2018)

References

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