![]() Ross would go on to win the Comic Buyer’s Guide Award for Favorite Painter so many times the award was retired. His impact on the comic book industry became so powerful that his hugely successful comic book series, Kingdom Come (1996), marks the close of the “Dark Age” of comic books, in which pessimism, violence, and gritty stories ruled, into the birth of the “Modern Age” of optimism and strong superheroes. ![]() ![]() Ten years later, Ross was hired by Marvel Comics to illustrate Marvel’s central characters in the comic book event, Marvels (1994). By the age of 13 he was scripting and drawing original comic books. By building on the foundation of the great artists who came before him - Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Neal Adams, George Perez, and others - Ross’ paintings have revolutionized the comic book industry and transcended the newsstand origins of his profession.Īt just three years of age, Ross was drawing TV commercials from memory. Just as Andy Warhol elevated soup can labels into multi-million dollar artworks, Ross has transformed comic books. Considered one of the greatest artists in the field of comic books, Alex Ross has revitalized classic superheroes into works of fine art with his brilliant use of watercolor. ![]()
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