Stan Woch (born July 8, 1959)[1] is an American comics artist who has worked on comic strips and comic books.
Stan Woch | |
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Born | July 8, 1959 | (age 64)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Batman: Shadow of the Bat Robin vol. 4 The Sandman Swamp Thing |
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]
His work received a nomination for the 1986 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue for Swamp Thing #43 with Alan Moore.[10]