The Woodsman (Comic Series)

The Woodsman, nicknamed Woody, is a character in the Fables: The Wolf Among Us comics. He is known for fighting and winning against the Big Bad Wolf back in the Homelands whilst saving Red Riding Hood. Though unbeknownst to most, the Woodsman had in truth intended to rob Red Riding Hood's grandmother, and the fight against the Big Bad Wolf was incidental. His heroic reputation diminishes since arriving in Fabletown, where Bigby Wolf is the sheriff.

Background
In the Homelands, the Woodsman steals a magic axe that allows him to rob houses more efficiently. One day, while planning to break into the house of Red Riding Hood's grandmother, the Woodsman finds that the house is already under attack from the Big Bad Wolf. Using his axe, the Woodsman cuts the wolf open, fills him with rocks and throws him in the river. After facing the Big Bad Wolf and saving Red Riding Hood, the Woodsman is regarded as a hero. In the Exodus, the Woodsman is among the many Fables forced to flee the Homelands and travel to the mundane world. However, in Fabletown, his popularity diminishes as Bigby becomes the town's sheriff, and eventually the Woodsman becomes an unstable drunk.

Throughout the Series
When the Woodsman starts getting abusive towards Faith, Bigby is called to resolve the problem. The Woodsman attacks Bigby, destroying Mr. Toad's car in the process, but the fight ends when Faith strikes the Woodsman in the skull with his own axe. After he recovers, the Woodsman goes to the Trip Trap Bar where Bigby is looking for him, as he is a suspect in Faith's murder. Later, at the Lucky Pawn, the Woodsman demands his axe back from the Jersey Devil just as Bigby arrives, seeking information about the Crooked Man. When the Jersey Devil attacks them both, the Woodsman and Bigby manage to defeat Jersey. The Woodsman gets his axe, and helps Bigby get information from Jersey.
 * -|The Wolf Among Us=

Fables: The Wolf Among Us Volume 1

 * "Issue 1"
 * "Issue 2"

Fables: The Wolf Among Us Volume 2

 * "Issue 10"
 * "Issue 11" (No Lines)
 * "Issue 12"

Fables: The Wolf Among Us Volume 4

 * "Issue 27"

Fables: The Wolf Among Us Volume 6

 * "Issue 36"
 * "Issue 37"
 * "Issue 38"

Trivia

 * The Woodsman rarely appears in the Fables comic series, only appearing in flashbacks from the fairy tale in the March of the Wooden Soldiers story arc and in The Runt . He's also mentioned in The Great Fables Crossover, in which Bigby implies that he still harbors vengeful feelings for him and is just as mad at him as he is at Jack (which means a lot). According to Bigby, his current whereabouts are unknown.
 * Despite not appearing, Bill Willingham identified him as the third tourist along with Mowgli and Feathertop. Given his role in the Fables: The Wolf Among Us, the Woodsman hasn't become a tourist yet.