comic geekiness
Dec. 24th, 2002 03:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meelieWent out searching for a magazine to read on the train during tonights train trip out west for xmas eve dinner. Was tossing up between an issue of SFX and another magazine I'd never heard of called IDN (International Design Network) and ended up buying the IDN mag 'cause I couldn't resist the lovely, lovely Alex Ross artwork on the cover and in the article which has an interview with him. There's also interviews with Larry Hama, the Ghost World guy whose name I can't remember, Dave Mckean and some manga people. So yay! I have something to read on the train! And pretty Alex Ross artwork to look at...
this is the artwork on the cover of the magazine.
This is making me want to go back and get the 'The Science of Superheroes' book I saw the other day.
No, I want
The Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross hardcover will be a coffee-tabled book published by Pantheon. It will be written, designed and art-directed by Chip Kidd and is the first time that one artist covers the entire DC Comics Universe.
Here is DC's Press Release regarding Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross:
In addition to collecting the highlights of Ross' considerable career at DC Comics, this 256-page hardcover book will include hundreds of never-before-seen sketches and new material, including an original Superman and Batman story written by Kidd, and a re-telling of Robin's origin written by Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series). Geoff Spear, the award-winning photographer (Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schultz, The Little Friend, Seek My Face) shot all of the material from Ross' original artwork. M. Night Shymalan, the acclaimed director of Signs and The Sixth Sense, is writing the introduction. "Alex portrays his characters as human beings," Shymalan has said. "They are affected by the events in their lives in real ways. You can see both the strengths and the weaknesses in his heroes, making them more universal."
"Alex has the uncanny ability to draw and paint Superman so he actually appears to be standing two feet away from you. Or flying, or bending steel in his bare hands, as the case may be," says Kidd. "He gets it better than the movies ever have, or probably ever will. Anyone new to his work will be amazed, and his many established fans will be delighted by the wealth of drawings they've never seen before. This book is as much Alex's story as it is DC Comics' - an American saga of success gained through a talent honed by a keen eye, hard work, and a life-long love of these classic characters."
"Alex's unique style combines the best of the fantastic and the real, creating a world where myths walk...and leave tangible footprints in the sand," states Paul Levitz, DC Comics' Executive Vice President and Publisher. "We look forward to this special celebration of his art."
Ross is also thrilled by the prospect: "Batman Collected, Batman Animated, and Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schultz, all by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear, are some of the most beautiful graphic works I've ever seen," he said. "I'm hugely overjoyed to work with my good friend Chip. The opportunity to be treated to the care of Pantheon, Chip, and Geoff is an honor unequaled in my career. This book will be my pride and joy."
and for those who care, I did remember to backup my hard drive on Sunday night ;) (thanks![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sinbrat!)
this is the artwork on the cover of the magazine.
This is making me want to go back and get the 'The Science of Superheroes' book I saw the other day.
No, I want
The Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross hardcover will be a coffee-tabled book published by Pantheon. It will be written, designed and art-directed by Chip Kidd and is the first time that one artist covers the entire DC Comics Universe.
Here is DC's Press Release regarding Mythology: The DC Art of Alex Ross:
In addition to collecting the highlights of Ross' considerable career at DC Comics, this 256-page hardcover book will include hundreds of never-before-seen sketches and new material, including an original Superman and Batman story written by Kidd, and a re-telling of Robin's origin written by Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series). Geoff Spear, the award-winning photographer (Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schultz, The Little Friend, Seek My Face) shot all of the material from Ross' original artwork. M. Night Shymalan, the acclaimed director of Signs and The Sixth Sense, is writing the introduction. "Alex portrays his characters as human beings," Shymalan has said. "They are affected by the events in their lives in real ways. You can see both the strengths and the weaknesses in his heroes, making them more universal."
"Alex has the uncanny ability to draw and paint Superman so he actually appears to be standing two feet away from you. Or flying, or bending steel in his bare hands, as the case may be," says Kidd. "He gets it better than the movies ever have, or probably ever will. Anyone new to his work will be amazed, and his many established fans will be delighted by the wealth of drawings they've never seen before. This book is as much Alex's story as it is DC Comics' - an American saga of success gained through a talent honed by a keen eye, hard work, and a life-long love of these classic characters."
"Alex's unique style combines the best of the fantastic and the real, creating a world where myths walk...and leave tangible footprints in the sand," states Paul Levitz, DC Comics' Executive Vice President and Publisher. "We look forward to this special celebration of his art."
Ross is also thrilled by the prospect: "Batman Collected, Batman Animated, and Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schultz, all by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear, are some of the most beautiful graphic works I've ever seen," he said. "I'm hugely overjoyed to work with my good friend Chip. The opportunity to be treated to the care of Pantheon, Chip, and Geoff is an honor unequaled in my career. This book will be my pride and joy."
and for those who care, I did remember to backup my hard drive on Sunday night ;) (thanks
sinbrat!)
