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I wanted to share with SOLO my love of the work of Alex Ross. Ross is known for his dramatic paintings of superheroes. He has been called the "Norman Rockwell of comics," though he is much more inspired by illustrator Andrew Loomis. While other artists have painted superheroes before, Ross has captured the essence of the humanity of the c... (See the whole comment)
(Added by Joe Maurone on 10/10/2004, 4:09pm)

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Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 9:22pmSanction this postReply
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Joe,

Thanks for posting this... Alex Ross is really an amazing illustrator.  Is this book also called Mythology?



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Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 10:50pmSanction this postReply
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You're welcome, Orion. Yes, it is MYTHOLOGY: THE DC COMIC ART OF ALEX ROSS.
http://www.alexrossart.com/rossreport/june2003/report.html
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375422404/104-3602388-1019112

It's a beautiful book, also has sketches and shows how some of the work is created.



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