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A Tribute to Comic Artist Alex Ross I've done a thread on my LEAST favorite comic artist (Rob Liefeld), but it is time to share some love with some of the greats. First up, I'm paying tribute to Alex Ross, an artist who has a truly distinctive style in the comic medium:
 
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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JediMaster said: Wow! What a political statement! 
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You've got excellent taste Jedi. My interest in comics has always been an artistic one. Going to the comic book store is like visiting an art gallery. I grew up drawing from comics and always dreamed of having some art published by DC. When I started doing photo-realistic drawings in the 80's, I never thought the industry would accept realistic drawings of Superman and Batman.
Alex Ross proved me wrong, and has single-handedly reignited interest in comics and graphic novels. He is very well repected and deservedly so. He is one of the greatest artists, as well as the greatest watercolor painter I've ever seen, in our lifetime (As well as Steve Hanks). And he paints my favorite subjects, as well as inspires me to continue my art. | |
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In my old room, I had all his Justice League paintings (the posters) all over my walls. He's brilliant. I wish he would paint one of Joe Mad's pencils  One of Dansa's org hornies 
Supa is my gay messiah and he eats homeless dandruff sammitches on the bus.  HULK NEED LAID, HULK SMASH!!
The reigning queen of GD. All bitches step down. Prince.org: Where's Mani? | |
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JediMaster said: whenever i see stuff like thus i get all dorky and excited. [Edited 1/4/06 17:10pm] | |
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JediMaster said: LMAO!  | |
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TheBatman said: You've got excellent taste Jedi. My interest in comics has always been an artistic one. Going to the comic book store is like visiting an art gallery. I grew up drawing from comics and always dreamed of having some art published by DC. When I started doing photo-realistic drawings in the 80's, I never thought the industry would accept realistic drawings of Superman and Batman.
Alex Ross proved me wrong, and has single-handedly reignited interest in comics and graphic novels. He is very well repected and deservedly so. He is one of the greatest artists, as well as the greatest watercolor painter I've ever seen, in our lifetime (As well as Steve Hanks). And he paints my favorite subjects, as well as inspires me to continue my art. He is truly amazing. I'm enjoying the crap out of his Justice series right now. Of course, I think my favorite work of his is Kingdom Come. Alex Ross art with an incredible Mark Waid story!
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DynamicSavior said: In my old room, I had all his Justice League paintings (the posters) all over my walls. He's brilliant. I wish he would paint one of Joe Mad's pencils
I have several of those prints that used to hang in my apartment when I was single. I'm thinking of decorating the kid's playroom with them! I've got a few Justice League ones, as well as a Marvel collage, a Battle of the Planets print, his take on the cover of Fantastic Four #1 and a Crisis on Multiple Earths print featuring the JLA/JSA.
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Milty said: whenever i see stuff like thus i get all dorky and excited. Oh, I totally understand!
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JediMaster said: He is truly amazing. I'm enjoying the crap out of his Justice series right now.
Of course, I think my favorite work of his is Kingdom Come. Alex Ross art with an incredible Mark Waid story! I am enjoying Justice as well, but this bi-monthly thing is annoying. The action figures to coincide with the comics are INCREDIBLE! Kingdom Come is untouchable... it is the pinnacle of graphic novels, and will always be one of my favorites. Don't forget... the story was conceived completely by Alex Ross. DC brought in Mark Waid to fine tune it. If I remember correctly, Alex and Mark had some fueds over the story and some of Mark's 'additions.' In the "Apocrypha" part of the combined books, he painted him and Mark arguing, behind Clark, Bruce, and Princess Diana's conversation. Alex is really yelling at him. | |
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Ross is amazing. I remember bein blown away by the Marvel masterpieces collection as a kid and thinkin Joe Jusko and the Hildebrants were gods for bein able to bring the characters to photorealism. Then I saw Kingdom Come and I went Oh. Oh my. | |
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TheBatman said: Kingdom Come is untouchable... it is the pinnacle of graphic novels, and will always be one of my favorites. Don't forget... the story was conceived completely by Alex Ross. DC brought in Mark Waid to fine tune it. If I remember correctly, Alex and Mark had some fueds over the story and some of Mark's 'additions.' In the "Apocrypha" part of the combined books, he painted him and Mark arguing, behind Clark, Bruce, and Princess Diana's conversation. Alex is really yelling at him. You are absolutely right. Waid was brought in to make it a little more cohesive, and to bring the dialogue up to snuff. He's a brilliant writer, and Alex is pretty headstrong, so it's natural that there would be tension. Still, I think the story benefitted from having Mark's involvement. It wound up being a masterpiece, very bit as brilliant as The Dark Knight Returns or Watchmen (but with better artwork).
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TheSmyrk said: Ross is amazing. I remember bein blown away by the Marvel masterpieces collection as a kid and thinkin Joe Jusko and the Hildebrants were gods for bein able to bring the characters to photorealism. Then I saw Kingdom Come and I went Oh. Oh my.
 Totally know what you mean!!!
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How old is Alex Ross?
Is he a HUGE Don Lawrence fan? |
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HamsterHuey said: Don Lawrence
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HamsterHuey said: How old is Alex Ross?
Ross, about to turn 36 this month, he's two years younger than I am. TheSmyrk said: Ross is amazing. I remember bein blown away by the Marvel masterpieces collection as a kid and thinkin Joe Jusko and the Hildebrants were gods for bein able to bring the characters to photorealism. Then I saw Kingdom Come and I went Oh. Oh my.
I agree. Same thing happened to me. | |
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