The best-loved comic characters in the world - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the JLA and many more - are all brought to life by the number one fan-favourite artist working in the medium today, the incomparable Alex Ross. This book reveals Ross's lifelong love of these classic superheroes and his vision - combining his dynamic art with Chip Kidd's kinetic design. Step into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process, with hundreds of never-before seen sketches, limited edition prints, and prototype sculptures. It also has 32 pages of exclusive new material centring on Ross's startling new comic series, "Justice", written by Jim Kreuger, with Ross painting over Doug Braithwaite's pencils!
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" ...brings alive the excitement and magic of the myths that have won Alex Ross just about every major award..." -- ImagineFX March 2006
" incredible...each and every panel is a masterpiece of dtail and colour..." -- Lincolnshire Echo 7 Feb 2006
" incredible...each and every panel is a masterpiece of dtail and colour..." -- Lincolnshire Echo 7 Feb 2006
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Alex Ross has produced an extraordinary body of work which has won him every major award in the industry. Among his best known books are Marvels, Kingdom Come, Uncle Sam, Superman: Peace on Earth and Batman: War on Crime. Chip Kidd is an award-winning writer and designer, whose books include Batman Collected, on which he also worked with acclaimed photographer Geoff Spear.
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Alex Ross' comic art is stunning. There are comics where the characters are brought to life by the art and story, but you know they are still created from imagination. With Alex Ross, it's like he's drawing a character that really exists. His sense of realism is unparalleled. He blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
He's compared often with Norman Rockwell and it's apt. He, too, uses photographic references to amazing results. However, Alex Ross is in a class of his own too
This book is packed with breathtaking paintings, many are full page. There are also sketches and accompanying commentary talking from anything about his childhood, comic characters and influences like Andrew Loomis and various comic artists. There are lots to read. There's a section which details his drawing process, from getting a reference, to inking and then colouring.
Although there are no chapters, the content is grouped by the superheroes he drew, namely Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Justice Society, The Justice League, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Plastic Man, Green Arrow, Hawkman, The Atom, The Flash, Supergirl, Batgirl and a whole lot more. These superheroes must have felt honored to be drawn by Alex Ross.
This book is really value for money with 320 pages of top quality art. Highly recommended to all artists and comic fans.
He's compared often with Norman Rockwell and it's apt. He, too, uses photographic references to amazing results. However, Alex Ross is in a class of his own too
This book is packed with breathtaking paintings, many are full page. There are also sketches and accompanying commentary talking from anything about his childhood, comic characters and influences like Andrew Loomis and various comic artists. There are lots to read. There's a section which details his drawing process, from getting a reference, to inking and then colouring.
Although there are no chapters, the content is grouped by the superheroes he drew, namely Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Justice Society, The Justice League, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Plastic Man, Green Arrow, Hawkman, The Atom, The Flash, Supergirl, Batgirl and a whole lot more. These superheroes must have felt honored to be drawn by Alex Ross.
This book is really value for money with 320 pages of top quality art. Highly recommended to all artists and comic fans.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By "lopesd"
Format:Hardcover
This book is an absolutely brilliant show case of the genius, Alex Ross' art work. It documents his most popular graphic art from the DC universe, showing examples from Superman:Peace on Earth, Batman:War on Crime, Kingdom Come, comic cover art etc.
I was thinking to my self just a week or so ago, how cool it would be if they brought a book out documenting Ross' art work. When I saw it I bought it straight away. This book is full of artwork and sketches, with interesting anotation, that isn't dense or boring. It allows the art work to speak for it's self. Ross conveys so much emotion and realism in the drawings he does that it's sometimes like looking at photographs.
Even if you've never heard or seen any of Alex Ross' work, and enjoy comics or graphic art in general, then you MUST purchase this book. Its worth ever penny.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By "jamiewitt1"
Format:Hardcover
A really fantastic book, LOADS of great art by Alex Ross focussing on the DC universe. You can sit and read this for hours with the amount there is o look at in this book, well worth the money for any Alex Ross/ DCU fan.
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Must-have for fans of Alex Ross!
Excellent book. Containing a mass of cool drawings including large formats. And most importantly, describing and showing how it operates one of the greatest comic book creators. Read more
Published on 3 May 2011 by JackTheJoker
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Indispensable... Thoroughly Indispensable.
I got my proper introduction to Alex Ross through this book. Being a fan of comics I'd seen some of his cover work here and there but the full scale of his body of work was not... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2010 by Alan Poe
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Breathtaking collection
Ross, in my opinion, is just about the finest artist operating in comics today, so a collection of his work across the DC universe promised much - and it is all I hoped it would... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2010 by Little Cat Voom
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A quite astonishingly beautiful collection
I received this book as a gift and can't describe the pleasure it has already given me. Alex Ross is the artist behind Kingdom Come and other massively successful DC comics. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by John M. Clifton
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