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Batman and Robin .]] Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22 , 1970 ) is an American Comic Book painter, acclaimed for the Photorealism of his work. Ross is by far the most prominent comic book painter in the industry and is known for his love of the vintage looks of classic characters and the more Mythic elements of the Superhero es. In the past ten years, Ross has done much work for the industry’s two largest and most historically important publishing houses Marvel and DC Comics , but Ross is also the co-creator of '' Astro City '', an original series that explores superhero Mythology . BIOGRAPHY Ross was born in Portland, Oregon , but grew up in Lubbock, Texas . His mother was a commercial artist and his father a minister. From childhood, he wanted to work in comics. He was particularly influenced by George Perez , Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams . The telling facial expressions and realism of Adams’ work can be seen in much of Ross’. He was also interested in mainstream American painters such as Andrew Loomis , J. C. Leyendecker and especially Norman Rockwell . He was even influenced by his favorite band, Queen , specifically the cover to their second album, '' Queen II ''. In 1987, Ross moved to Chicago to attend the American Academy Of Art , where his mother had studied. After graduating, he pencilled various comic books including a series based on '' The Terminator '' films for the now defunct Now Comics. In 1993, he completed his first painted superhero assignment, the cover of a Superman novel. During this time, Ross met writer Kurt Busiek and the two began submitting proposals for series that would feature paintings as their internal art, an unexplored idea at the time. Marvel agreed to a project that would tell much of the history of the Marvel Universe from the perspective of an ordinary person. That Limited Series , '' Marvels ,'' was released in 1994, and chronicled the life of a Photojournalist , as he reacted to living in a world of superheroes and villains. Many fans were astonished by Ross’ uncannily realistic portrayals of Spider-Man , Captain America , The Fantastic Four , The X-Men , Silver Surfer , The Human Torch and others. Busiek, Ross, and penciller Brent Anderson went on to create '' Astro City ,'' first published by Image Comics in 1995 and later by Homage Comics . The series features an original superhero world and continues the theme of ''Marvels,'' exploring how ordinary people, and superheroes and villains too, react to a world where the fantastic is commonplace. Ross paints the covers and helps set the costumes and the general look and feel for the series, which has been published sporadically in recent years due to Busiek’s health problems. ''. Top row, left to right: and Rev. Norman McCay (in background), Power Girl , Hawkman , and Wonder Woman .]] In 1996, Ross teamed-up with writer Mark Waid for the DC Comics Limited Series '' Kingdom Come ,'' which unveils a possible future for the DC Universe , in which Superman and several other classic superheroes return from Retirement to tame a generation of brutal Anti-hero es. Ross redesigned several important superheroes, such as Superman, Batman , Wonder Woman , Green Lantern , The Flash , Hawkman and Captain Marvel for the series. He also hid numerous visual references in his images, such as recognizable Graffiti , objects and posters, and modeled Rev. Norman McCay , a minister who The Spectre appoints with judging who is responsible for a prophesized tragedy, on his own father, Clark Ross. ''Kingdom Come'' helped cement Ross' place as a comic book industry superstar. He followed it with the risky '' Uncle Sam ,'' a non-superhero work. A project of DC’s Vertigo line, it was an experimental work that examined the dark side of American History and was a moderate success. In the early 2000s, with writer Jim Krueger , Ross plotted and designed characters for a trilogy of Marvel Limited Series , '' Earth X ,'' '' Universe X ,'' and '' Paradise X ,'' which combined dozens of Marvel characters from various time periods in one galaxy-spanning epic. While moderately successful, without Ross painting the internal art, it failed to gain the prominence of his other projects. Between 1998 and 2003, writer Paul Dini and Ross produced annual Tabloid -sized editions celebrating the 60th anniversaries of DC Comics’ Superman ('Peace on Earth'), Batman ('War on Crime'), Captain Marvel ('Power of Hope'), and Wonder Woman ('Spirit of Truth'). Two more tabloids featuring the Justice League ('Secret Origins' and 'Liberty and Justice') followed. In 2001, Ross won acclaim for his work on special comic books benefiting the families of those killed in the September 11, 2001 Attacks , including his portraits of paramedics, police and firefighters. He has also designed much DC merchandise, including posters, dinner plates, and statues. In 2004, DC compiled the coffee table book ''Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross'', written and designed by Chip Kidd . Also in 2004, Ross designed paintings for the opening credits of the film '' Spider-Man 2 ''. The paintings presented key elements from the first film, including a rendition of the classic upside-down kiss between Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst . In August 2005, Ross reunited with writer Jim Kreuger and penciller Doug Braithwaite to begin the epic 12-issue, bi-monthly Limited Series '' Justice '' for DC Comics. The series focuses on the enemies of the Justice League Of America banding together to defeat the League in order to save the Earth from its pre-destined destruction. His numerous awards include a 1997 Award for Favorite Colorist in 2000. EXAMPLES OF ROSS' ART |
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