Ashley Wood is an Australian award winning illustrator and designer who has worked in the fields of advertising, comics, computer games, book covers, trading cards and action figures since the early 1990s.

He started his career with stories in Australian publications followed shortly thereafter with stories published in 2000 AD’s Judge Dredd Megazine, Image (Hellspawn, Sam and Twitch), Marvel (Ghost Rider 2099, X-Men), DC’s Wildstorm (Automatic Kafka), IDW (Metal Gear Solid, Popbot, Lore, World War Robot etc.) and worked with a variety of other publishers. He is also a Spectrum and Communication Arts Award winner and Eisner Award nominee.

Ashley is the co-founder of UNDERVERSE, a design driven multi-media entertainment company based in Hong Kong. Under the direction of Ashley, UV is not just a brand that will focus on the world of collectibles, it will also branch into the realms of animation, video-games, publishing, and couture fashion.

A number of Ashley’s creator owned properties have been optioned by movie studios including World War Robot (Disney with Jerry Bruckheimer producing), Lore and Popbot (Resolution Independent).

Ashley has also been invited to exhibit his works at galleries around the globe including Beijing , New York, LA and Paris to name a few such exhibitions.

In 2018 Ashley has teamed with Chris Ryall to form a new publishing company called Syzygy!