Alex Ross' art is the definitive "live action" adaptations of these characters. His pieces bring these worlds to life in ways that film has yet to achieve and probably never will.
rusty rosas I wouldn’t go that far. He’s definitely one of the best artists, top 20 at least but I don’t think of him when I think of what comic book art should be.
"Should be"? What, you mean how it has traditionally been? I see no "should" there, just a conservative and restrictive mind. It "should" be great, and Ross's art is
I really admire Alex's honesty and down to earthness. Despite the romance of creating fantastical superheroes, he keeps his talk real, but with a great deal of respect and passion. And this quality comes across in his work, which I think is what makes it so endearing
Kingdom Come was such beautifully illustrated. I remember when it first came out it was something that made you stop in your tracks. He is amazingly gifted.
I was awed and privileged to meet Alex on a snowy, late April day in 2019 at the opening of his Marvelocity exhibit in the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County in Libertyville, IL. By some underserved but welcome stroke of serendipity, my wife's brother married the daughter of one of Alex's favorite teachers from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Not in this lifetime did I imagine I would meet my favorite artist, and it's still hard to believe my luck in meeting and spending the afternoon with him and many of his friends from the Academy. Alex radiates brilliance, not only in his art, but in his encyclopedic knowledge of the history of comic books and comic book characters. One of the most cherished and memorable days of my 68 years on the planet. My bucket list is complete.
I am glad you had this opportunity and shared it. I can't imagine it all, but I am sure you had a smile throughout that afternoon that told everyone present life is worth living til the very last moment for the surprises and joys.
Perez, Adams, Golden, Bolland, Kirby, Frazetta, Newton, Windsor-Smith, Steranko, Garcia Lopez, Lee, Kaluta, Moebius, Wood Byrne, Eisner, Ditko, Miller, Starlin etc. All these guys are incredible. But Alex Ross is by far the greatest artist ever to work in the comic book industry. This guy's work is legendary.
Kingdom come absolutely changed me. As a Superman aficionado this moved me into another reality. This is my favorite version of Kal El and for me the most relatable. From the different "S" symbol to the older disillusioned graying Superman. I even love how you give us a glimpse of him in the far future looking like a very old saint nick ( to me) Mister Ross you are the Monet of this art form. Im a 56 year old man and one of my goals is to have an original Alex Ross Kingdom come Superman hanging in my yet to be purchased home in my not yet decorated man cave
While images are only a single frame, your paintings convey the rich emotion of the characters throughout an entire moment. Truly exceptional artwork, Alex! A++
I remember buying the Marvels series at a local Lubbock TX comic shop. The guy at the store sold me an Alex Ross signed #2 Marvels, said he didn't have anything that certified it but he said Alex used to buy from this shop. That was good enough for me. Alex Ross, greatest of all time.
Just watched the whole thing. Thank you Alex and crew who put this together, I've always wanted to see an extended interview with him. Just having the guy talk as much as possible about his art and vision for the characters he likes and gets to work with is fantastic. This goes beyond that, thus as a fan it's truly awesome. I think I'm gonna leave this playing in the background for days to come.
Ummmmmm well you could have easily seen that the running time for video was actually 29 min and 15 sec.. so I'm not sure if that's considered long, None the less not sure it was a comment that needed to be made!!
Art work at a very detailed microscopic level, very detailed work I wouldn't even be surprised if this type of detailed work would be at that price range.
Kingdom Come was and still is the greatest graphic novel ever published. It took all those classic characters and brought them up to a narrative level that was more nuanced and mature than anything comic book readers had been exposed to at the time.
I loved this! Always wanted a AR documentary. I would like a series but Alex is so simple and modest in his answers I don't think you need a series. He sums himself up pretty good here. What's there left to say. He is the best. Love Alex!
Since were talking dream comics, mine would be a 12 issue run of Captain America with art by Alex Ross, not just covers. The run should include some all time cap favorite friends and foes like the Red Skull, Falcon, Baron Zemo, Sharon Carter, Cross Bones, Nomad, Batroc the Leaper, Task Master, Sin, Namor, Winter Soldier, etc..
I have his hardcover coffee table book, "Rough Justice" (2010) such a great book. I also have a copy of a Wizard magazine from the 90s that was dedicated only to him that has his painting of Danny DeVito as Wolverine in it. Such an amazingly talented artist. OH, and his Anthrax album covers? Incredible!! For All Kings!!
Alex Ross has always been my favorite comic book artist. I had single issues of “Marvels” as a kid, and was fascinated by all the beautifully drawn characters.👍
I wish we could get an Alex Ross process 101. Gouache realistic illustration used to be industry standard in the 50s and 60s but now its pretty much a lost art. It doesnt even have to be somekind of super produced video, in fact i would really love to see a live stream of Alex doing his magic from A to Z
Before we had all these amazing comic book movies. Alex Ross drawing were the closest we got to an accurate live action adaptation of comic book character. It was just so awesome to see what these characters would look like in real life. Its incredible
Alex , Thank You so much for making this video , I know what you mean , some of the comics that you had when you were a kid , hold a special place in your heart , kind of chiseled in your soul , some corny shit there .. lol.. But it's true . Your age determines the eras of comics that you were exposed to , I was born in 65 , so I was collecting Marvel comics since 1972 to 1995-ish ..Do you remember seeing the all the Marvel Treasury Editions for the first time ,( # 9 , Giant superhero team-up, my favorite ), or the 1960's Marvel cartoons .. ( Cap, Hulk , Iron man, Namor , Thor ).. sad animation , but I still loved them & I had no idea at the time that they were based on the old comics . Cool surprise for later., I remember getting " Bring on the Bad Guys " for Christmas , I love all those old B&W mags , Savage Sword , Monsters Unleashed, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu , Vampire Tales , Tales of the Zombie,.. etc..etc..those old Rampaging Hulk magazines , the two issues vs Namor .. very cool , + Jim Starlin sneaking in some cool covers as well . , Alex .. you should maybe revisit the old Savage Tales & Kull & the Barbarians B&W magazines , good inspirational content in those mags ( actually , not too many issues as well ) . I'm sure you're a fan of Frank Frazetta as well , nothing wrong with looking at his art books once in a while . If I was the " Boss " , I would want Alex Ross to do reproductions of some old covers , not just the famous ones but " kick ass " covers , for example .... Giant Size Man-Thing # 1 , ( Mike Ploog) , Amazing Spider-Man # 129, ( 1st app. of the Punisher ) , John Buscema's Silver Surfer #4 & # 14 ( Thor , Spider-Man ).Werewolf by Night , The living Mummy , Kull , Killraven , Deathlok , Jungle Action, .. I'm sorry ... I can go on & on .. but I think I already have ...lol
Amazing! I'm glad to have met you some 20 years ago at SDCC and you signed my Kingdom Come hardcover! I would love to see a full theatrical film with Your art style in smooth animation! I guess it would have to be done in 3D but it Must resemble your art style as much as possible! I'd love to be involved with That!
For me: My favorite superhero art design by Alex Ross is: Hulk and Superman. His art designs for Hulk,especially the face is The Best,Favourite for me!!
Honestly surprised you haven't switched to a digital workflow because of the flexibility it provides, but then again a finished one-off painting has a certain permanence and uniqueness to it which imbues value.
The parts about working as an artist and combating burnout are words of wisdom worth listening to. I know what Alex talks about on a personal level and actually switched a career in commercial art into something else just to save my love for drawing and painting. Deadlines and "the trenches work" you deed to do can kill your enjoyment so you need to be sure you want art to be your job and not just a fond hobby. I'm happy "just" panting in my free time. :-)
Mr. Ross - if you see this...I wondered about your reference to Norman Rockwell's drawing/painting of Samson. Am sure you know this by now but if by chance not. I found it was part of a project where the artists at the 'Famous Artists School Correspondence course made their interpretation of Samson & Delilah. This was done in 1949 and it was tied to Cecil B deMille's film of the same name in production at Paramount Studios. Rockwell's model was Victor Mature, who starred as Samson. Just a FYI. All my best! (Really liked you were a 'MONKEES' fan as a kid - as was I. lol).
00:33 Initially when all this change started with the shutdown nothing in my life was 00:39 changed. I was working exactly the same way, the only thing I chose to do 00:42 differently is when I would shoot photo reference to build my illustrations upon 00:46 I was now printing them in the house. I had projects that were coming to a 00:51 close, I was finishing covers for a couple different series that were 00:55 wrapping themselves up in the same time period and then I was being told "hey, 01:00 these are a couple of things you have as projects that are being put on hold," so I 01:05 had my workload go from what felt like way too much every month to now 01:11 literally one week's worth of work each month. And so I've taken my privilege to 01:18 be able to really focus then on things I've wanted to do for a long time. I 01:22 tinkered around with sculpture for the first time in a really long time, and 01:26 I've been creating multiple works of art-finished paintings for stuff that 01:30 are just projects that would really never come to life today, except a 01:35 print or maybe in a sketchbook. But they're not going to be more than just 01:39 personally satisfying, and it's a nice place to re-enter. I needed a sort of
This is going to be great I have mythology and marvelocity when some short videos don't come out I go and read enjoy his realism paintings this is going to be cool I just hope it's longer than 20 minutes
A video from Alex Ross that lasts longer than 2 minutes. Dreams really do come true.
for real! i needed this
I hope in the future every now and then we can get more videos like this from him this is awesome
Actually he has made another long video
This is just astonishing his artwork is. SO ALIVE . So unique .
Alex Ross' art is the definitive "live action" adaptations of these characters. His pieces bring these worlds to life in ways that film has yet to achieve and probably never will.
Best artist in the business as far as I'm concerned.
rusty rosas I wouldn’t go that far. He’s definitely one of the best artists, top 20 at least but I don’t think of him when I think of what comic book art should be.
We need a superhero movie with an Alex Ross aesthetic
"Should be"? What, you mean how it has traditionally been? I see no "should" there, just a conservative and restrictive mind. It "should" be great, and Ross's art is
Caleb Witts An animated film in his style would be amazing.
Kingdom Come is one of those “The stars have aligned” kind of deal. Alex & Mark made a magnum opus.
I really admire Alex's honesty and down to earthness. Despite the romance of creating fantastical superheroes, he keeps his talk real, but with a great deal of respect and passion. And this quality comes across in his work, which I think is what makes it so endearing
It never occurred to me how much Alex has become a historian, of not only comic books but just pop culture.
Kingdom Come was such beautifully illustrated. I remember when it first came out it was something that made you stop in your tracks. He is amazingly gifted.
I was awed and privileged to meet Alex on a snowy, late April day in 2019 at the opening of his Marvelocity exhibit in the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County in Libertyville, IL. By some underserved but welcome stroke of serendipity, my wife's brother married the daughter of one of Alex's favorite teachers from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Not in this lifetime did I imagine I would meet my favorite artist, and it's still hard to believe my luck in meeting and spending the afternoon with him and many of his friends from the Academy. Alex radiates brilliance, not only in his art, but in his encyclopedic knowledge of the history of comic books and comic book characters. One of the most cherished and memorable days of my 68 years on the planet.
My bucket list is complete.
I am glad you had this opportunity and shared it. I can't imagine it all, but I am sure you had a smile throughout that afternoon that told everyone present life is worth living til the very last moment for the surprises and joys.
Always great to meet your heroes! I got to meet Frazetta once.
@@scottmoore1614 SWEET!!! Frazetta was AMAZING!
Kingdom Come still remains over 25 years later as the greatest comics series I’ve ever read. A true masterpiece, Mr. Ross
To be honest, my dream comic would be a New Gods story with art by Alex Ross. If you don't love his art then, well, I don't know what to say.
Dude, now you are taking my language.
@@mr.dccomics9018 you forgot the L in talking brother. Might wanna fix that.
Alex Ross doing New Gods would be a treat!
You just blowed my mind dude, my mortal mind couldn't handle that much awesome!
Alex Garner's art is a good alternative if they dont want Ross to do New Gods
The Snow White painting at 13:04 is extraordinary. I know all the artwork is, but there's something about that one that I find incredibly compelling.
Alex Ross has that magic touch that gives life to fictional characters. Simply awesome!
Perez, Adams, Golden, Bolland, Kirby, Frazetta, Newton, Windsor-Smith, Steranko, Garcia Lopez, Lee, Kaluta, Moebius, Wood Byrne, Eisner, Ditko, Miller, Starlin etc. All these guys are incredible. But Alex Ross is by far the greatest artist ever to work in the comic book industry. This guy's work is legendary.
This man is the Superman of art...humble yet undeniable as the greatest comic artist in a generation.
Kingdom come absolutely changed me. As a Superman aficionado this moved me into another reality. This is my favorite version of Kal El and for me the most relatable. From the different "S" symbol to the older disillusioned graying Superman. I even love how you give us a glimpse of him in the far future looking like a very old saint nick ( to me) Mister Ross you are the Monet of this art form. Im a 56 year old man and one of my goals is to have an original Alex Ross Kingdom come Superman hanging in my yet to be purchased home in my not yet decorated man cave
Thank you again Alex, please don’t stop painting. COVID-19 will not stop comic book making, so please keep creating and sketching.
I’ve been loving this guy for 23 years and he’s still amazes me always 💪🏾⚡️🤘👍💥🤙🏾💯
I wish this was 2 hours long. Thank you for doing this, Alex.
While images are only a single frame, your paintings convey the rich emotion of the characters throughout an entire moment. Truly exceptional artwork, Alex! A++
I remember buying the Marvels series at a local Lubbock TX comic shop. The guy at the store sold me an Alex Ross signed #2 Marvels, said he didn't have anything that certified it but he said Alex used to buy from this shop. That was good enough for me.
Alex Ross, greatest of all time.
Just watched the whole thing. Thank you Alex and crew who put this together, I've always wanted to see an extended interview with him. Just having the guy talk as much as possible about his art and vision for the characters he likes and gets to work with is fantastic. This goes beyond that, thus as a fan it's truly awesome. I think I'm gonna leave this playing in the background for days to come.
when I read "Marvels" as a kid back then, that was the first time that a comic book art took my breath away
Because it brought comic book art to the real world.
“Marvels” is my personal fav. I like it even better than “Kingdom Come”.
Mine too! I never saw anything like that...👍
finally hopefully this is really a long documentary
29 minutes isn't very long.
@@e-cuauhtemoc it's 8 Ross hours long
Ummmmmm well you could have easily seen that the running time for video was actually 29 min and 15 sec.. so I'm not sure if that's considered long, None the less not sure it was a comment that needed to be made!!
You got me into art. Your work in the second spiderman movie grabbed and held my attention more than the movie itself
Love his art. Especially his work on the Gatchaman box set.
Art work at a very detailed microscopic level, very detailed work I wouldn't even be surprised if this type of detailed work would be at that price range.
Kingdom Come was and still is the greatest graphic novel ever published.
It took all those classic characters and brought them up to a narrative level that was more nuanced and mature than anything comic book readers had been exposed to at the time.
This is my art Dad....the advice @18:20 slapped me in the face w/ pure facts of life
FINALLY an Alex Ross video longer than like 3 minutes... A MASTER of the craft and one of the GOATS👑..
Not sure how someone can dislike this.
I loved this! Always wanted a AR documentary. I would like a series but Alex is so simple and modest in his answers I don't think you need a series. He sums himself up pretty good here. What's there left to say. He is the best.
Love Alex!
I love the contrast between the gray background of the interview and his colorful illustrations.
Thank for that push to survive and to buckle down
Alex is the GOAT.
Since were talking dream comics, mine would be a 12 issue run of Captain America with art by Alex Ross, not just covers. The run should include some all time cap favorite friends and foes like the Red Skull, Falcon, Baron Zemo, Sharon Carter, Cross Bones, Nomad, Batroc the Leaper, Task Master, Sin, Namor, Winter Soldier, etc..
Love this documentary! All of Alex Ross' art is spectacular!!!
I have his hardcover coffee table book, "Rough Justice" (2010) such a great book. I also have a copy of a Wizard magazine from the 90s that was dedicated only to him that has his painting of Danny DeVito as Wolverine in it. Such an amazingly talented artist. OH, and his Anthrax album covers? Incredible!! For All Kings!!
I can watch and listen to these videos and stories daily. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for your time and work! My favorite artist of my time.
Alex Ross has always been my favorite comic book artist. I had single issues of “Marvels” as a kid, and was fascinated by all the beautifully drawn characters.👍
ONLY 30 MINUTES !? darn - I wanted like 2 or 3 hours
That ending, having Superman around to see the Legion of Superheroes off, was very satisfying.
I never knew he actually did a follow up until now, I need that comic!😁👍
I can listen to him talk all day
Your Superman of Earth-22/Justice Society conclusion was phenomenal
Alex has grasped combined mediums into an unique form ...
THANK YOU for finally uploading one that's not too short! Great doc!
Fantastic video from an absolute master of his craft, thank you.
Mine would be seeing Alex draw a Doc Savage comic book, fully!!!! not just covers.
Thank you Alex!
Gorgeous work! Big fan!
I wish we could get an Alex Ross process 101. Gouache realistic illustration used to be industry standard in the 50s and 60s but now its pretty much a lost art. It doesnt even have to be somekind of super produced video, in fact i would really love to see a live stream of Alex doing his magic from A to Z
I would've never thought even the great Alex Ross does the mirror test on his work to this day. And the burnout talk was really valuable stuff
No denying it. Mr. Ross is a cultural treasure.
Before we had all these amazing comic book movies. Alex Ross drawing were the closest we got to an accurate live action adaptation of comic book character. It was just so awesome to see what these characters would look like in real life. Its incredible
The description says nearly 30 min of interviews!
you are a wizard! that makes fake characters look more real than real life! i have my eyes on you
I have been a fan of your work for so long, being a comic book artist is hard work and can be taxing, especially when meeting a tight deadline.
ALEX ROSS IS THE MAN. HIS WORK IS MIND BLOWING. LIKE WOW 🤯
Certainly one of the best reasons to have subscribed is hearing him speak about his work while you see his rendering skill in action. Very nice.
MASTER OF MASTERS OF GRAPHIC ART
Alex , Thank You so much for making this video , I know what you mean , some of the comics that you had when you were a kid , hold a special place in your heart , kind of chiseled in your soul , some corny shit there .. lol.. But it's true . Your age determines the eras of comics that you were exposed to , I was born in 65 , so I was collecting Marvel comics since 1972 to 1995-ish ..Do you remember seeing the all the Marvel Treasury Editions for the first time ,( # 9 , Giant superhero team-up, my favorite ), or the 1960's Marvel cartoons .. ( Cap, Hulk , Iron man, Namor , Thor ).. sad animation , but I still loved them & I had no idea at the time that they were based on the old comics . Cool surprise for later., I remember getting " Bring on the Bad Guys " for Christmas , I love all those old B&W mags , Savage Sword , Monsters Unleashed, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu , Vampire Tales , Tales of the Zombie,.. etc..etc..those old Rampaging Hulk magazines , the two issues vs Namor .. very cool , + Jim Starlin sneaking in some cool covers as well . , Alex .. you should maybe revisit the old Savage Tales & Kull & the Barbarians B&W magazines , good inspirational content in those mags ( actually , not too many issues as well ) . I'm sure you're a fan of Frank Frazetta as well , nothing wrong with looking at his art books once in a while . If I was the " Boss " , I would want Alex Ross to do reproductions of some old covers , not just the famous ones but " kick ass " covers , for example .... Giant Size Man-Thing # 1 , ( Mike Ploog) , Amazing Spider-Man # 129, ( 1st app. of the Punisher ) , John Buscema's Silver Surfer #4 & # 14 ( Thor , Spider-Man ).Werewolf by Night , The living Mummy , Kull , Killraven , Deathlok , Jungle Action, .. I'm sorry ... I can go on & on .. but I think I already have ...lol
That would be amazing....he’d do such a great job.👍
A modern Master...
Finally a documentary that lasts more than 2mins 😄😄. Great stuff👍👍👍👍
Very awesome Alex Ross you are in my top 5 favorites Draftsman and write!
Amazing! I'm glad to have met you some 20 years ago at SDCC and you signed my Kingdom Come hardcover! I would love to see a full theatrical film with Your art style in smooth animation! I guess it would have to be done in 3D but it Must resemble your art style as much as possible! I'd love to be involved with That!
For me: My favorite superhero art design by Alex Ross is: Hulk and Superman.
His art designs for Hulk,especially the face is The Best,Favourite for me!!
The Justice league of America is literally a masterpiece and artist at his prime.
Just picked up my first Ross piece. Pretty excited to hang it.
my favorite superhero is Alex Ross the protector the guardian of the comics thankyou !
Hey that's a sweet idea I haven't thought of before. Now, I see it the same way.
Kingdom come is one of my favourite all time comics. I love superman.
Absolutely incredible! Favorite artist with an insane amount of talent.
So good!
All right! Can't wait!
I have 2 awesome Alex Ross lithographs (Avengers and JLA) custom framed in my reading room. My favorite artist!
I got the fantastic four#1 poster(painted over by Alex Ross)-it's great.
Thanks, Alex Ross. Brazil love you !!
Honestly surprised you haven't switched to a digital workflow because of the flexibility it provides, but then again a finished one-off painting has a certain permanence and uniqueness to it which imbues value.
The parts about working as an artist and combating burnout are words of wisdom worth listening to. I know what Alex talks about on a personal level and actually switched a career in commercial art into something else just to save my love for drawing and painting. Deadlines and "the trenches work" you deed to do can kill your enjoyment so you need to be sure you want art to be your job and not just a fond hobby. I'm happy "just" panting in my free time. :-)
Great. Absolutely great 👍
Thank you , thank you, thank for finally telling everyone about the JSA/Kingdom Come story.
Amazing artist and one of my childhood heros
What you say about, Mr. Ross except his art work Is to die for, he picks up where Mr. Kirby left.😀
This is fantastic, thank you for sharing your work and story 🥰
Great documentary! I can’t really make it to events to meet/see artists so this was a treat. Truly extraordinary and inspirational work.
Dude is one of my all time favorites. I want him to do posters for my movies...
Wonderful 😱😱😱🎨🎨🎨
Mr. Ross - if you see this...I wondered about your reference to Norman Rockwell's drawing/painting of Samson. Am sure you know this by now but if by chance not. I found it was part of a project where the artists at the 'Famous Artists School Correspondence course made their interpretation of Samson & Delilah. This was done in 1949 and it was tied to Cecil B deMille's film of the same name in production at Paramount Studios. Rockwell's model was Victor Mature, who starred as Samson. Just a FYI. All my best! (Really liked you were a 'MONKEES' fan as a kid - as was I. lol).
Absolutely phenomenal,one of my all time favorite artist, it`s realistic art at it`s best.
Alex you are awesome drawer. Because I like your style my. Favorite superhero character is. Superman and xmen characters
That very nice art Alex
00:33
Initially when all this change started with the shutdown nothing in my life was
00:39
changed. I was working exactly the same way, the only thing I chose to do
00:42
differently is when I would shoot photo reference to build my illustrations upon
00:46
I was now printing them in the house. I had projects that were coming to a
00:51
close, I was finishing covers for a couple different series that were
00:55
wrapping themselves up in the same time period and then I was being told "hey,
01:00
these are a couple of things you have as projects that are being put on hold," so I
01:05
had my workload go from what felt like way too much every month to now
01:11
literally one week's worth of work each month. And so I've taken my privilege to
01:18
be able to really focus then on things I've wanted to do for a long time. I
01:22
tinkered around with sculpture for the first time in a really long time, and
01:26
I've been creating multiple works of art-finished paintings for stuff that
01:30
are just projects that would really never come to life today, except a
01:35
print or maybe in a sketchbook. But they're not going to be more than just
01:39
personally satisfying, and it's a nice place to re-enter. I needed a sort of
Excellent showcase, and incredible body of work!
A bonafide living legend at work 🔥🔥🔥 also I believe a Marvelocity vol.2 is in order 😂
Anyone else think a kick ass book drawn by Ross would be badass to see
Gonna be siiick
Just amazing artwork!
Just went by Kieth’s this past weekend while in Chicago: good to see he’s still rolling steadily along! 🖖♾
Whole 30 minutes!!!!😍
I am soooooo happy I found this!
I think Mr. Ross's artwork is amazing.
This is going to be great I have mythology and marvelocity when some short videos don't come out I go and read enjoy his realism paintings this is going to be cool I just hope it's longer than 20 minutes
Looking forward to this.
Very cool video. Thank you. It's always cool to see your work.
Thank you 😎