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Alex Ross

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Nelson Alexander Ross is a famous comic book painter known for his work on a various number of cover art for both Marvel and DC Comics. He has also drawn the interiors for Kingdom Come and Marvels, producing and designing various costumes and designs for superheroes.

Alex Ross

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Credited Characters

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666
Earth-22
Ahura Boltagon
Earth-9997
Alan Scott
Earth-22
Alloy
Earth-22
Amazing-Man
Markus Clay
Amazing-Man
Prime Earth
Aquagirl
Tula
Aquagirl
Earth-22
Avia
Avia
Earth-22
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-22
Beth Sheldon
Earth-616
Black Bolt
Ahura Boltagon
Black Bolt
Earth-9997
Black Canary
Olivia Queen
Black Canary
Earth-22
Blue Knight
Joshua Stone
Blue Knight
Astro City
Bobby Long
Earth-22
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne
Earth-22
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-9997
Nathaniel Adam
Captain Atom
Earth-22
Captain Marvel
Billy Batson
Captain Marvel
Earth-22
Darcy Conroy
Darcy Conroy
Astro City
Daredevil
David Jarrett
Daredevil
Earth-9997
Darkstar
Darkstar
Earth-22
Darkstar
Bobby Long
Darkstar
Earth-22
Diana of Themyscira
Diana of Themyscira
Earth-22
Dick Grayson
Earth-22
Dinah Lance
Dinah Lance
Earth-22
Donna Troy
Donna Troy
Earth-22
Doris Sheldon
Doris Sheldon
Earth-616
El Hombre
Esteban Rodrigo Suarez Hidalgo
El Hombre
Astro City
Nabu
Fate
Earth-22
Flash
Wally West
Flash
Earth-22
Gog
Gog
Prime Earth
Green Lantern
Alan Scott
Green Lantern
Earth-22
Hanged Man
Hanged Man
Astro City
Harlequin
Harlequin
Earth-22
Ibn Xu'ffasch
Ibn Xu'ffasch
Earth-22
Iris West II
Earth-22
Jakeem Thunder
Jakeem Williams
Jakeem Thunder
Prime Earth
Jakeem Williams
Jakeem Williams
Prime Earth
James Corrigan
Earth-22
Jennie Sheldon
Jennie Sheldon
Earth-616
Joker
Joker
Earth-22
Judomaster
Judomaster
Earth-22
Julius Furst
Julius Furst
Astro City
Kal-El
Kal-El
Earth-22
Kevin Schumer
Kevin Schumer
Earth-616
Kid Flash
Iris West II
Kid Flash
Earth-22
Leopardman
Leopardman
Astro City
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor
Earth-22
Lian Harper
Earth-22
Lightning
Jennifer Pierce
Lightning
Prime Earth
Luna Maximoff
Earth-9997
Magog
Magog
Earth-22
Magog
David Reid
Magog
Prime Earth
Mar'i Grayson
Earth-22
Marc Spector
Earth-9997
Max O'Millions
Max O'Millions
Astro City
May Parker
Earth-9997
Nadia Van Dyne
Nadia Van Dyne
Earth-616
Natalie Furst
Natalie Furst
Astro City
Nick Furst
Nick Furst
Astro City
Nightstar
Mar'i Grayson
Nightstar
Earth-22
NIL-8
NIL-8
Earth-22
Norman McCay
Norman McCay
Earth-22
Old Soldier
Old Soldier
Astro City
Oliver Queen
Oliver Queen
Earth-22
Orion
Orion
Earth-22
Peter Parker
Peter Parker
Earth-9997
Phil Sheldon
Phil Sheldon
Earth-616
Power Woman
Kara Zor-L
Power Woman
Earth-22
Red Arrow
Roy Harper
Red Arrow
Earth-22
Red Hood
Lian Harper
Red Hood
Earth-22
Red Robin
Dick Grayson
Red Robin
Earth-22
Shang-Chi Zheng
Earth-9997
Simon Magus
Simon Magus
Astro City
Spectre
James Corrigan
Spectre
Earth-22
Spiders Man
Spiders Man
Earth-9997
Stars
Earth-22
Sting
Jan
Sting
Earth-9997
Stripes
Earth-22
Superman
Kal-El
Superman
Earth-22
Swastika
Swastika
Prime Earth
Tamra Dixon
Tamra Dixon
Astro City
Tao
Shang-Chi Zheng
Tao
Earth-9997
Threadneedle
Threadneedle
Earth-616
Thunder
Earth-22
Peter Cannon
Thunderbolt
Earth-22
Tula
Earth-22
Venom
May Parker
Venom
Earth-9997
Warbird III
Warbird III
Earth-616
Wasp
Nadia Van Dyne
Wasp
Earth-616
Winged Victory
Lauren Freed
Winged Victory
Astro City
Wonder Woman
Diana of Themyscira
Wonder Woman
Earth-22
Zatara II
Zatara II
Earth-22

More on Alex Ross

Alex Ross was born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Lubbock, Texas, by his minister father, Clark, and his mother, Lynette, a commercial artist from whom he would learn many of the trademarks of his artistic style. Ross first began drawing at age three, and was first influenced by superheroes when he discovered Spider-Man on an episode of the children's TV series The Electric Company.

He would later be influenced by comics artists such as John Romita Sr., Neal Adams, George Pérez and Bernie Wrightson, and attempted to imitate Pérez' style when he did superhero work, and Wrightson's when he did what he calls "serious" work. By age 16, Ross discovered the realistic work of illustrators such as Andrew Loomis and Norman Rockwell, and envisioned one day seeing such styles applied to comic book art.

At age 17, Ross began studying painting at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where his mother had studied. During his years there, Ross discovered the work of other artists like J. C. Leyendecker and Salvador Dalí, whose "hyper-realistic quality", Ross saw, was not that far removed from that of comics. It was during this time that he formed the idea to paint his own comic books. Ross graduated after three years.

After graduating, Ross took a job at an advertising agency as a storyboard artist. Ross' first published comic book work was the 1990 five-issue miniseries, Terminator: The Burning Earth, written by Ron Fortier and published by NOW Comics. Ross created all of the art, from pencils through coloring for the series. He performed similar work on a variety of titles over the next few years. His first work for Marvel Comics was to have been printed in the science-fiction anthology series Open Space #5 but the title was cancelled with issue #4 (August 1990). Ross' story was printed in 1999 as a special supplement to Wizard's Alex Ross Special. In 1993, he completed his first painted superhero assignment, the cover of a Superman novel, Superman: Doomsday & Beyond.

During this time, Ross met writer Kurt Busiek, and the two began submitting proposals for series that would feature paintings as their internal art. 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.

Busiek, Ross, and penciller Brent Anderson created Astro City, first published by Image Comics in 1995 and later by WildStorm Comics. The series features an original superhero world and continues the theme of Marvels, exploring how ordinary people, superheroes and villains 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.

In 1996, Ross worked with writer Mark Waid on the DC Comics limited series Kingdom Come, which presents 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-heroes. The work featured Ross' redesigned versions of many DC characters, as well as a new generation of characters. Ross co-created the original character Magog, patterning his appearance and costume on Cable and Shatterstar, two characters created by Rob Liefeld. DC Comics writer and executive Paul Levitz observed that "Waid's deep knowledge of the heroes' pasts served them well, and Ross' unique painted art style made a powerful statement about the reality of the world they built."

Ross followed Kingdom Come with Uncle Sam, a non-superhero work for DC's Vertigo line, an experimental work that examined the dark side of American history. Ross drew the lenticular covers for Superman: Forever #1 (June 1998) and Batman: No Man's Land #1 (March 1999). Between 1998 and 2003, writer Paul Dini and Ross produced annual tabloid-sized editions celebrating the 60th anniversaries of DC Comics' Superman (Superman: Peace on Earth), Batman (Batman: War on Crime), Shazam (Shazam! Power of Hope), and Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth), as well as two specials featuring the Justice League, Secret Origins and Liberty and Justice.

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.

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