Brian Wood

Brian Wood's scripting the latest relaunch of Robert E. Howard's Conan character, this time in a series called Conan the Barbarian. The DMZ and The Massive writer is using Howard's short story "Queen of the Black Coast" as a springboard for new stories featuring the barbarian...

If there's one thing Brian Wood can write the hell out of, it's conflict. Whether it's Conan's barbarian ways, DMZ's political maneuvering or Ultimate X-Men's struggle for survival, Wood can make it gripping, intense and believable -- which is why the idea of his taking on George Lucas' famous space opera in a brand new Star Wars series from Dark Horse is so exciting...

On sale this week from Dark Horse is The Massive #1, beginning the ongoing voyage of the Kapital and its crew as they seek their lost sister ship, the titular Massive, in the wake of "The Crash," the kind of apocalyptic ecological disaster that's been predicted for many years...

Nearly a full year since the project was first announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego, The Massive #1 is finally setting sail from Dark Horse Comics next week. Created by Brian Wood (DMZ, Ultimate Comics X-Men) and Kristian Donaldson (Super Market, DMZ), the story of a ship and its environmentalist crew who scour the world for missing comrades in the wake of "The Crash," the k

When Dark Horse's Channel Zero: The Complete Collection lands on the shelves todays, it may introduce some Brian Wood fans to work they were unaware of before. Collecting Channel Zero, his first work in the medium, Jennie One, the sequel with another then-newcomer, Becky Cloonan, and material from volumes 1 and 2 of Public Domain, Wood's photography and design books, the collection presents the ea

Serialized between 2005 and 2008 and available now as an uncommonly handsome hardcover collection from Oni Press, Local was one of the early definitive works of writer Brian Wood and artist Ryan Kelly. The 12-part series demonstrated Wood's devotion to the self-contained single-issue format, telling a new quirky and personal story in a distinctly different city with mostly fresh players in every i

Created by Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson, The Massive is a new ongoing series that depicts life after "The Crash," the kind of apocalyptic ecological disaster that's been predicted for many years. Naturally (no pun intended), The Massive's environmental themes make it the obvious choice for a paperless digital promotion for this year's Earth Day...

It's going to be a lovely July, when Dark Horse beautifies new comics racks with illustrations by such auspicious artists as Peter Bagge (Reset #4), Massimo Carnevale (Conan the Barbarian #6), Gilbert Hernandez (Fatima: The Blood Spinners #2), Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), and J...

On sale this week is Dark Horse Presents #10, the latest issue of Dark Horse's prestigious anthology series. Featuring no distracting advertisements, the 80-page book contains new material by such reliably entertaining comics creators as Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson ( new The Massive!), ...

One of the most exciting books to be announced at this year's Image Expo was Mara, an upcoming six-issue mini-series from writer Brian Wood (Northlanders, Conan the Barbarian), artist Ming Doyle (The Loneliest Astronauts, Fantastic Four) and colorist Jordie Bellaire (Hulk: Season One, Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes) about a star volleyball athlete named Mara who develops super-powers in a war-