Alex Ross

Born in Portland Oregon and raised in Lubbock Texas Alex made his artistic debut at three when according to his mother he grabbed a piece of paper and drew the contents of a television commercial hed seen moments before By age 13 he was scripting and drawing original comic books Ten years later He was hired by Marvel Comics to illustrate Marvels central characters in the comic book event Marvels 1994 Having established himself creatively and financially with superhero projects Ross turned to the real world with Uncle Sam a 96page story that took a hard look at the dark side of American history Like Marvels the individual issues of Uncle Sam were collected into a single volume first in hardcover then in paperback and remain in print today Ross would eventually go on to win the Comic Buyers Guide Award for Favorite Painter He won so many times that the award was officially retired Alexs work has celebrated the 60th anniversaries of Superman Batman Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman with fully painted tabloidsized books depicting each of these characters using their powers to inspire humanity as well as help them In recent years Ross has applied his artistic skills to outside projects with comic book roots including a limitededition promotional poster for the Academy Awards In 2015 Alex was chosen by Apple Corps LTD to be commissioned as the first artist in over 30 years to paint the Fab Four Driven by the Beatles legendary music and inspired by the generations new trends in art Yellow Submarine is a classic of animated cinema Alex has often been referred to as the Norman Rockwell of comics yet his Yellow Submarine piece reveals the similarly powerful influence of master surrealist Salvador Dali whom Alex has also recognized as a guiding influence on his style Forty years ago SpiderMan learned that with great power comes great responsibility Looking at Alex Ross its obvious the lesson took Looking back it makes perfect sense that Alex Ross would become one of the worlds most preeminent and wellrespected comic book artists Its a job hes been preparing for nearly all his life