The Art of Pete Woods

Well, I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t had much time to attend to things here at the site.
Things seem to be smoothing out a bit, so I will attempt to post a bit more often.
I’ve been working on several projects lately, most notably “Superman: World of New Krypton”. I’ve also had a few side projects here and there. Here’s a peek-

These first two are from an upcoming secret files book. These are just details make sure to check out the New Krypton/Patriot Secret Files to see the full images.

This last image is from a Gen 13 promo piece Wildstorm will have at the San Diego Comic Con.  Stop by their booth to get yours!

Thanks to Brian Cronin of “Comics Should be Good” for making me even more insufferable. 

I appreciate the compliment!!

It’s gone on the 20th– get before it goes! 

So I believe it’s common knowledge now that Infinity Inc. was cancelled.  My last issue is number ten, but as far as I know the series continues on through issue 12.  While no one likes to see a book cancelled I think it’s also common knowledge that Infinity Inc. had a seriously uphill battle when I came on board.  Unfortunately we just weren’t able to save it.

 The good news is that I have a couple of very fun projects coming up.  I can’t say too much about them yet, but I can say this…

The first project has me doing a couple of one shot fill-ins that take me, as one editor said “back home”- to the beginning of my career.  I’m working on characters that I loved reading back when I was trying to break-in to the comic industry.

The second project is even more top secret.  It has me working with a couple of my favorite writers in the industry on an incredible story.  I couldn’t be more excited about this one. 

There’s some other stuff- a bit more nebulous-in the future.  All of it is cool and all of it will mean great comics over the next year!

See you in the funny papers! 

Well I never intended this to be a place to pimp my eBay auctions.  I remember a couple of people asking about Superman Prime pages a while back though.  For those that did there’s a page up now. Here’s the link– 
My eBay sellers page

I’ve had many, many, many, MANY requests for Amazons Attack artwork in the past few months.  A small amount has been sold on an individual basis, but because many people have requested the same pages I am going to start putting them up on eBay.
The first two pages hit this morning at 11am pst (7pm GMT).  I will be putting them up for three day auctions and adding new pages when the old auction expires. Thanks and good bidding! 
My eBay sellers page

My first issue of Infinity Inc. is in the bag, and I just finished the cover for the next.  Here’s a sneak peek–

I’ve got a couple things up on e-bay right now.  A Firestorm cover and an Action Comics spread. Clicking the image below will take you to my sellers page. 

Newsarama broke the story today that I am indeed taking over the art chores on Infinity Inc. starting with issue 8 in April.  Matt Brady did a nice little interview that you can access by clicking here or on the image below.

Wow.

2007 is over and it was such a wild rife it’s hard to know where to start. The beginning is best I suppose… 

The year started with Amazons Attack.

I was very excited going into AA. The story was pitched to me as the lead in to Countdown and that it would change the status quo in Wonder Woman books. It sounded like an thrilling event filled with every character in the DCU. As it turned out the final story was quite different from the initial outline I read. This happens quite often. The demands of the DCU as a whole (especially in an “event book” like this one) must be acknowledged and a story can change shape quite a bit from the initial idea to what the reader sees. 

In the future I’ll write a bit more about what happened with AA and where I think we succeeded and failed… 

Next came Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime.

Geoff is a genius- that’s all I can say. This is by far the work I am the most proud of this year. This sort of story is where Geoff soars. He understands what makes a villain tick. Superboy, Sinestro, Hank Henshaw- they’re only doing what they feel is right which only serves to make them more chilling. 

Interspersed throughout the year I’ve been working on a very short story for Wildstorm. I got a call from Wildstorm editor Ben Abernathy and during our conversation he asked me if there was any characters from the Wildstorm universe I was interested in. I’ve always had a fondness for Cybernary- I think she’s a great character conceptually and has a ton of potential. When Ben came back to me a few days later with a chance to work on Cybernary with none other than the supremely talented Christos Gage I leaped at the chance. If you haven’t read Christos’ Stormwatch P.H.D. go buy it now and read it.  Go on, I’ll wait. 

Working with Wildstorm again is a bit surreal. My career began there many years ago under the wise tutelage of Jim Lee. That period was the time when the industry was crashing and burning. Tensions were high and I think everyone in the industry was bleeding cash. For our group of interns it was a trial by fire and it ended abruptly, but man– what an opportunity! I owe my career to Jim and everyone else at Wildstorm. Thanks guys! Many of that old group are now back together and working at the old studio. You can see their work at the Wildstorm art blog. 

Then along came Countdown. It’s very cool to be asked to be included in a massive event like this. For sanity’s sake I think I’m done with massive crossovers for a while though. The pace was so intense, the working style so different, that I honestly do not remember much of what happened. I look back on the pages and there I scenes that I cannot remember drawing. There is one particular event in issue 14 that was a hell of a lot of fun to do however. Hope readers dig it too! 

The year ends with me beginning a monthly project. I’m super happy about this one because I get to work with a writer who’s work I’ve enjoyed for years. It’s also a book that doesn’t require I do 1 1/2 to 2 pages a day and does not involve a cast of thousands! I’ve also been able to settle in and design much of the look of the book. Although DC hasn’t given me the okay to talk about it yet, I will say the book is an established title, Looking at the preview images I’ve posted it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

I hope the year 2007 sees you out happy and healthy and I wish you all the best possible 2008!