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Stan Woch

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Stan Woch
BornJuly 8, 1959(1959-07-08)(age64)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller,Inker
Notable works
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
Robinvol. 4
The Sandman
Swamp Thing

Stan Woch(born July 8, 1959)[1]is anAmericancomics artistwho has worked oncomic stripsandcomic books.

Career[edit]

After attending thePratt InstituteandThe Kubert School,[2]Stan Woch's early career included work as an assistant toGray Morrowon theBarbara CartlandRomancesandBuck Rogerscomic strips.[3]He then worked in thecomic bookindustry as apencillerandinker.His first work forDC Comicswas published inNew Talent Showcase#1 (Jan. 1984).[4]

His credits as a penciller include the 1980sAirboyseries forEclipse Comicsas well asDC Comics'Swamp ThingandWorld's Finest Comics.[5]He was one of the contributors to theDC Challengelimited series[6]and he drew part of the "Fables & Reflections"collection ofNeil Gaiman'sThe Sandmanseries.[7][8]His credits as an inker include theAirboyseries,Batman: Shadow of the Bat,Black Orchid,Doom Patrol,and theRobincontinuing series.[9]Woch's last new work in the comics industry was published in 1999.[5][9]

Awards and nominations[edit]

His work received a nomination for the 1986Jack Kirby Awardfor Best Single Issue forSwamp Thing#43 withAlan Moore.[10]

Bibliography[edit]

DC Comics[edit]

Eclipse Comics[edit]

Marvel Comics[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Miller, John Jackson(June 10, 2005)."Comics Industry Birthdays".Comics Buyer's Guide.Iola, Wisconsin. Archived fromthe originalon February 18, 2011.
  2. ^Bails, Jerry(n.d.)."Woch, Stan".Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.Archivedfrom the original on May 11, 2007.
  3. ^Leiffer, Paul; Ware, Hames (n.d.)."Woch, Stan".Who's Who of American Comic Strip Producers.Archivedfrom the original on March 23, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 16,2011.
  4. ^Greenberger, Robert(April 2014). "New Talent and Bonus Babies".Back Issue!(71). Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing:65–71.
  5. ^abStan Woch (penciller)at theGrand Comics Database
  6. ^Greenberger, Robert (August 2017). "It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at theDC Challenge!".Back Issue!(98). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 43.
  7. ^Bender, Hy (1999).The Sandman Companion.New York, New York: DC Comics. p. 266.ISBN978-1563894657.
  8. ^Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013)."Comics You Should Own –Sandman".Comic Book Resources.Archivedfrom the original on April 10, 2014.
  9. ^abStan Woch (inker)at theGrand Comics Database
  10. ^"1986 Jack Kirby Awards".Comic Book Awards Almanac.Archivedfrom the original on September 27, 2013.

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Preceded by
Mark Beachum
"Huntress"feature
inWonder Womanartist

1984
Succeeded by
Rod Whigham
Preceded by World's Finest Comicspenciller
1984–1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by Doom Patrolvol. 2 inker
1992–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Enrique Villagran
Robinvol. 4 inker
1995–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Batman: Shadow of the Batinker
1996–1997
Succeeded by
Wayne Faucher