Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – Winner – Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: ( Kingdom Come (DC Comics)) Two decades later, when Marvel was prepping to relaunch the Fantastic Four comic title after an extended hiatus, Ross made a pitch to helm the revival. That didn’t happen, either. Partnering up with another writer was out of the question, as well. In 2019, Hasbro released several figures based on Alex Ross's art as part of the Marvel Legends line. The toys were released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics, and included Ross-designed versions of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America. [59] Awards [ edit ] The only reason I'm giving this 3 stars is because of the art. Really that's the whole point of this graphic novel. It's an art book, with a decent enough story.

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Mason, Chris (July 1, 2004). "Exclusive – Alex Ross Spider-Man 2 Art". Superhero Hype. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Kidd, Chip; Spear, Geoff (October 2, 2018). Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 9781101871973.In 2015, following the conclusion of that year's " Secret Wars" storyline, Ross designed the high-tech variation of Spider-Man's costume that the character wore during Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli's run on The Amazing-Spider-Man. [47] 2020s [ edit ] Rather, this is more about the art of Ross, and he delivers well beyond the price of admission. In altering his usual painted style for pencil/ink/colors here Ross shows another side of his talents. Perhaps as part of the homage, there are slight traces of Kirby stylings within the art as well as a perhaps a subtle nod to Jim Steranko's work. Had I not known who the artist was, I'm not sure I would identify this as the work of Alex Ross. No matter. It's still incredible and awesome to view. After I'd worked on Marvels for them, I was pitched by the then Editor-in-Chief, Tom DeFalco, that I could take any story from the Marvel pantheon and then revisit it. We would retell a story, expand it and tell new things that happened within that historical context. And he mentioned “This Man…This Monster!” In April 2022, Ross was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to Operation USA's benefit anthology book, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a project spearheaded by editor Scott Dunbier, whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ross provided the cover to the hardcover edition of the book. [51] [52] [53] It helps if one knows "This Man... This Monster!" from Fantastic Four #51, to which this book is a sequel (and maybe the Janus story from FF #107-109 (a love letter to Kirby would reference FF #108! Subtle and very well done, Mr Ross!)).

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Since 2011, Ross has been painting covers for several Dynamite titles such as The Green Hornet, Silver Star, Captain Victory, The Bionic Man, Lord of the Jungle, The Spider, among others. [12] I thought there was a way to connect with the Pop Art of the time period if I changed what I did, and presented that style and not my traditional painted style.”Alex Ross & Kurt Busiek Team For Dynamite's Kirby: Genesis". Newsarama. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014.

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Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – Winner – Best Cover Artist: (for Batman: No Man's Land, Batman: Harley Quinn, and Batman: War on Crime [DC]; and Kurt Busiek's Astro City [Homage/DC/Wildstorm]; and America's Best Comics alternate #1 [Wildstorm/DC]) The Fantastic Four have no choice but to journey into the Negative Zone, an alien universe composed entirely of anti-matter, risking not just their own lives but the fate of the cosmos!Weiland, Jonah (May 10, 2006). "Ten Years Later: Reflecting on "Kingdom Come" with Alex Ross". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. You have this chance to make a grand new first impression [with the new film],” he says. “We know that contemporary movies are very influenced by the most recent things done in the comics…I wanted to put forth a way of seeing the group that's focused on the four members that if they do an adaptation, that they're kind of getting the core version of it first in their minds.” Harvey Awards Best Cover Artist Alex Ross, for Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Image/Homage), Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100 (DC), Squadron Supreme (Marvel Comics) With Marvel's " All-New, All-Different Marvel" relaunch, Ross did a variety of covers for the main comics in the relaunch such as the cover for The Amazing Spider-Man and Squadron Supreme. I knew I would have to change myself to really get it across in a way that maybe connects the dots a little bit more for the contemporary reader,” Ross tells IGN during an interview via Zoom. “Doing traditional pen and ink and having flat color was essential. If I just did my typical painted process, I don't think I would have gotten across any of the notions of that time period successfully. “