Much of Isherwood's early work was done for Marvel Comics, including such titles as Conan the Barbarian, Conan the King, Doctor Strange, The 'Nam, and Namor, the Sub-Mariner.[2] He drew the Suicide Squad series for DC Comics'.[2] After largely leaving the comics industry, he has been involved in movies as a storyboard artist and a concepts/production illustrator, working with the likes of Bryan Singer, Richard Donner and Darren Aronofsky.[3] He has also painted and designed covers for Canadian publishers, including Ann Diamond'sDead White Males (2000) and Sand for Snow (2003) by Robert Edison Sandiford. In 2011, Isherwood illustrated and prepared the cover for the American novel Antiquitas Lost, by author Robert Louis Smith. A selection of his paintings based on the Greek gods were featured in issue #59 of the publication Matrix. In 1997, he created Lincoln-16 (Skarwood Productions),[2] a science fiction saga whose first two issues he wrote, drew, painted, and produced. Isherwood continues to work in the comic book field on a number of independent projects. As of 2025, he is collaborating with Sara Frazetta on a Fire and Ice: Nekron one-shot for Dynamite Entertainment.[4]
Personal life
In June 1988, Isherwood married poet Sonja Skarstedt.[5] She died in 2009 from cancer.[6] Isherwood is now married to Amanda Muise of Pubnico, Nova Scotia.[7]
↑"Episode 32: Geof Isherwood". graphichistories.com. n.d. Archived from the original on November 12, 2025. In 1999, Geof branched out into film, and has been doing concept art for over 60 productions, doing everything from storyboards for movies and animation to prop design to set decoration paintings and posters.
↑"Teachers". synstudio.ca. n.d. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Geof Isherwood has worked with Marvel and DC Comics for 18 years on Spider-Man, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Suicide Squad, Thor and many more. He has also worked in the film industry as a concept and storyboard artist for several major blockbuster films (Battlefield Earth, Rollerball, Gothika, etc.)
↑"Geof Isherwood". evainkpublishing.com. 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Geof teaches in the Concept Art and Illustration program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario.
