Stan Woch Explained

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Nationality:	American
Pencil:	y
Ink:	y
Notable Works:	Robin vol. 4 The Sandman Swamp Thing

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. He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series^[5] and he drew part of the "Fables & Reflections" collection of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series.^{[6] [7]} His credits as an inker include the Airboy series, , Black Orchid, Doom Patrol, and the Robin continuing series. Woch's last new work in the comics industry was published in 1999.

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.^[8]

Bibliography

DC Comics

• Batman and Robin Adventures #24 (1997)
• The Batman Chronicles #4, 13 (1996–1998)
• The Batman Chronicles Gallery #1 (one page) (1997)
• Batman: Gotham Adventures #14 (1999)
• Secret Files #1 (1999)
• Batman: Poison Ivy #1 (1997)
• #53–54, 56–64, 66–68, Annual #3–5 (1995–1997)
• Black Orchid vol. 2 #1–5, 7–16, 18–22 (1993–1995)
• Catwoman vol. 2 #48 (1997)
• DC Challenge #12 (1986)
• Detective Comics #565, 567, 716 (1986–1997)
• Doom Patrol vol. 2 #51, 54–57, 59–62, 64–66 (1992–1993)
• Elvira's House of Mystery #3 (1986)
• Hellblazer #46–48 (1991)
• Lobo #34 (1996)
• New Talent Showcase #1–4, 8, 13–14 (1984–1985)
• The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #12 (1985)
• Robin vol. 4 #18–31, 50–67, 1,000,000 (1995–1999)
• The Saga of the Swamp Thing #38 (1985)
• The Sandman #29–30, 36 (1991–1992)
• Showcase '94 #10 (1994)
• Showcase '95 #3 (Eradicator) (1995)
• Showcase '96 #3 (Birds of Prey) (1996)
• Steel #7 (1994)
• Superboy vol. 3 #10, 14, 16, 35, Annual #1 (1994–1997)
• Supergirl Annual #1 (1996)
• Superman Adventures #20 (1998)
• Superman Annual #6–7 (1994–1995)
• Swamp Thing vol. 2 #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 #318–320 (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

• • Stan Woch at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• Stan Woch at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miller. John Jackson. John Jackson Miller. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. June 10, 2005. Iola, Wisconsin. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays. February 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Woch, Stan. Jerry. Bails. Jerry Bails. n.d.. Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20070511103624/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=WOCH%2c+STAN. May 11, 2007. live. mdy-all.
3. Web site: Woch, Stan. Paul. Leiffer. Hames. Ware. n.d.. Who's Who of American Comic Strip Producers. https://web.archive.org/web/20100323073609/http://www.bpib.com/comicsproj/. March 23, 2010. live. January 16, 2011.
4. Greenberger. Robert. Robert Greenberger. New Talent and Bonus Babies. Back Issue!. 71. 65–71. TwoMorrows Publishing. April 2014. Raleigh, North Carolina.
5. Greenberger. Robert. It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the DC Challenge!. Back Issue!. 98. 43. TwoMorrows Publishing. August 2017. Raleigh, North Carolina.
6. Book: Bender, Hy. The Sandman Companion. DC Comics. 1999. New York, New York. 266. 978-1563894657.
7. Web site: Comics You Should Own – Sandman. Greg. Burgas. January 7, 2013. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410022316/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/07/comics-you-should-own-sandman/. April 10, 2014. live. mdy-all.
8. Web site: 1986 Jack Kirby Awards. Comic Book Awards Almanac. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113449/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kirby86.php. September 27, 2013. live. mdy-all.