Ross, Alex - KINGDOM COME (1996) #3 Splash Page
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COMMENTS: Pg. 3; Alex Ross mixed media; 13.75" x 20"; word bubbles on vellum
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Pg. 3; Alex Ross mixed media; 13.75" x 20"; word bubbles on vellumAnyone who grew up enamored of superheroes has surely had the thought, late at night, tucked into bed and trying to get to sleep if super beings were real, and caped heroes walked among us, how would they look? What would that world be like? Enter Alex Ross.
Ross burst onto the comic scene in the 1990s. His work was like a thunderbolt across the sky, almost instantly wiping out the craze for the Liefeld-style over-hatched look and the garish assault that defined late-80s/early-90s comic art. His photorealistic, yet, artfully constructed look, equal parts Norman Rockwell and Neal Adams, married the twilight mistiness of Golden Age comics with the widescreen precision of Bronze Age artistry. Ross's magnum opus to date, Kingdom Come, was an astonishing epic portraying the past, present, and possible future of DC's universe with grim drama and defiant optimism. Possibly the most-influential mainstream comic of the past twenty-five years, this masterpiece retains a grip on the imagination of readers and in the hearts of comic art collectors. These two pages handily show off the talent and power of this revered artist, with an affecting splash page displaying Ross' gift for iconic imagery, and a narrative page proving that Ross' cinematic sense of pacing has permanently changed the look and feel of comics to this day.
Artist Information
Alex Ross is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable. He has done covers for TV Guide, promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures. Ross' style has been said to exhibit "a Norman-Rockwell-meets-George-Pérez vibe", and has been praised for its realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. His rendering style, his attention to detail, and the perceived tendency of his characters to be depicted staring off into the distance in cover images has been satirized in Mad magazine.
Ross burst onto the comic scene in the 1990s. His work was like a thunderbolt across the sky, almost instantly wiping out the craze for the Liefeld-style over-hatched look and the garish assault that defined late-80s/early-90s comic art. His photorealistic, yet, artfully constructed look, equal parts Norman Rockwell and Neal Adams, married the twilight mistiness of Golden Age comics with the widescreen precision of Bronze Age artistry. Ross's magnum opus to date, Kingdom Come, was an astonishing epic portraying the past, present, and possible future of DC's universe with grim drama and defiant optimism. Possibly the most-influential mainstream comic of the past twenty-five years, this masterpiece retains a grip on the imagination of readers and in the hearts of comic art collectors. These two pages handily show off the talent and power of this revered artist, with an affecting splash page displaying Ross' gift for iconic imagery, and a narrative page proving that Ross' cinematic sense of pacing has permanently changed the look and feel of comics to this day.
Artist Information
Alex Ross is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable. He has done covers for TV Guide, promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures. Ross' style has been said to exhibit "a Norman-Rockwell-meets-George-Pérez vibe", and has been praised for its realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. His rendering style, his attention to detail, and the perceived tendency of his characters to be depicted staring off into the distance in cover images has been satirized in Mad magazine.