For other people named Alex Ross, see Alex Ross (disambiguation).
Alex Ross
Ross in 2003
Born
Nelson Alexander Ross (1970-01-22) January 22, 1970 (age 54) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Area(s)
Painter and illustrator
Notable works
The World's Greatest Super-Heroes
Kingdom Come
Justice
Marvels
Awards
Will Eisner Award (1997)
National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Award (1998)
www.alexrossart.com
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970)[1] is an American comic book writer and 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 he also cowrote. 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 (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable (2000). 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's style, which usually employs a combination of gouache and wash,[2] has been said to exhibit "a Norman-Rockwell-meets-George-Pérez vibe",[3] and has been praised for its realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters.[4] 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.[5]
^"Alex Ross". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012.
^Jones, Nick (2020), DC Comics Cover Art: 350 of the Greatest Covers in DC's History, Penguin Random House, p. 184
^"Reinventing the pencil: 21 artists who changed mainstream comics (for better or worse)". The A.V. Club. July 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
^Evanier, Mark "Alex Ross' Hollywood press conference". "Point of View" Comics Buyer's Guide #1474; February 15, 2002
^Devlin, Desmond (May 2010). "Graphic Novel Review: Garfield: His Most Over-Rendered Book". Mad (503): 10.
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