Stan Woch (born July 8, 1959)[1] is an American comics artist who has worked on comic strips and comic books.
Career
After attending the Pratt Institute and The Kubert School,[2] Stan Woch's early career included work as an assistant to Gray Morrow on the Barbara Cartland Romances and Buck Rogers comic strips.[3] He then worked in the comic book industry as a penciller and inker. His first work for DC Comics was published in New Talent Showcase #1 (Jan. 1984).[4]
His credits as a penciller include the 1980s Airboy series for Eclipse Comics as well as DC Comics' Swamp Thing and World's Finest Comics.[5] He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series[6] and he drew part of the "Fables & Reflections" collection of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series.[7][8] His credits as an inker include the Airboy series, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Black Orchid, Doom Patrol, and the Robin continuing series.[9] Woch's last new work in the comics industry was published in 1999.[5][9]
Awards and nominations
His work received a nomination for the 1986 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue for Swamp Thing #43 with Alan Moore.[10]
Bibliography
DC Comics
- Batman and Robin Adventures #24 (inks over Bo Hampton) (1997)
- The Batman Chronicles #4 (inks over Frank Fosco), 13 (inks over Simon Coleby) (1996–1998)
- The Batman Chronicles Gallery #1 (one page) (1997)
- Batman: Gotham Adventures #14 (inks over Craig Rousseau) (1999)
- Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files #1 (1999)
- Batman: Poison Ivy #1 (inks over Brian Apthorp) (1997)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53–54, 56–60 (inks over Dave Taylor), 61 (inks over Jim Aparo), 62-64 (inks over Dave Taylor), 66–67 (inks over Norm Breyfogle), 68 (inks over Jim Aparo) Annual #3–4 (inks over Brian Apthorp), #5 (inks over Stefano Raffaele) (1995–1997)
- Black Orchid vol. 2 #1–5 (inks over Jill Thompson), 7–16 (inks over Rebecca Guay), 18 (inks over Jamie Tolagson), 19–22 (inks over Rebecca Guay) (1993–1995)
- Catwoman vol. 2 #48 (inks over Jim Balent) (1997)
- DC Challenge #12 (1986)
- Detective Comics #565, 567 (Green Arrow, full art), 716 (inks over Jim Aparo) (1986–1997)
- Doom Patrol vol. 2 #51, 54–57, 59–62, 64–66 (inks over Richard Case)(1992–1993)
- Elvira's House of Mystery #3 (1986)
- Hellblazer #46-47(inks over Will Simpson), 48 (inks over Mike Hoffman) (1991)
- Lobo #34 (inks over Frank Gomez) (1996)
- New Talent Showcase #1–4, 8, 13–14 (1984–1985)
- The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #12 (1985)
- Robin vol. 4 #18 (inks over Mike Parobeck), 19-22 (inks over Mike Wieringo), 23-24 (inks over Aaron Lopresti), 25-28 (inks over Mike Wieringo), 29-30 (inks over Frank Fosco), 31 (inks over Mike Wieringo) 50–54 (inks over Staz Johnson), 55 (inks over William Rosado) 56-64 (inks over Staz Johnson), 65 (inks over William Rosado) 66-67 (inks over Staz Johnson), 1,000,000 (inks over Staz Johnson) (1995–1999)
- The Saga of the Swamp Thing #38 (1985)
- The Sandman #29 (full art), 30 (inks over Bryan Talbot), 36 (inks over Shawn Mcmanus) (1991–1992)
- Showcase '94 #10 (inks over Jason Armstrong) (1994)
- Showcase '95 #3 (Eradicator) (inks over Greg LaRocque) (1995)
- Showcase '96 #3 (Birds of Prey) (inks over Jennifer Graves) (1996)
- Steel #7 (inks) (1994)
- Superboy vol. 3 #10 (inks over Humberto Ramos), 14, 16 (inks over Tom Grummett), 35 (inks over Ramon Bernado), Annual #1 (inks over Greg Luzniak) (1994–1997)
- Supergirl Annual #1 (inks over Robert Teranishi) (1996)
- Superman Adventures #20 (inks over Neil Vokes) (1998)
- Superman Annual #6(inks over Frank Fosco), 7 (inks over Chris Gossett) (1994–1995)
- Swamp Thing vol. 2 38, 43, 45, 47, 49, Annual #3 (1985–1987)
- Talent Showcase #16–17 (1985)
- Teen Titans Spotlight #14 (Nightwing) (1987)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe #15 (1992)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #2 (1993)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18, 21 (1986)
- Wonder Woman #318 (inks over Mark Beachum), 319-320 (Huntress) (1984)
- World's Finest Comics #310–315 (1984–1985)
Eclipse Comics
- Airboy #3–10, 12–16, 33–37, 40–43, 45 (1986–1988)
- James Bond 007: Licence to Kill (1989)
- Miracleman: Apocrypha #1 (1991)
- ORBiT #1–3 (1990)
- Real War Stories #1 (1987)
- Tapping the Vein #4 (1990)
- Total Eclipse #5 (backup story) (1989)
Marvel Comics
- Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #6 (1993)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #8, 10 (1986)
- Savage Sword of Conan #99 (1984)
External links
References
- John Jackson Miller. Comics Industry Birthdays Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005^
- Jerry Bails. Woch, Stan Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999, n.d.^
- Paul Leiffer, Hames Ware. Woch, Stan Who's Who of American Comic Strip Producers, n.d., retrieved January 16, 2011^
- Robert Greenberger. New Talent and Bonus Babies Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, April 2014^
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- Robert Greenberger. It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the DC Challenge! Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, August 2017^
- Hy Bender. The Sandman Companion DC Comics, 1999^
- Greg Burgas. Comics You Should Own – Sandman Comic Book Resources, January 7, 2013^
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- 1986 Jack Kirby Awards Comic Book Awards Almanac^