History Creator / AlexRoss

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of ''Series/TheElectricCompany'', Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and Creator/GeorgePerez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of iconic Creator/MarvelComics moments and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice|DCComics}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of ''Series/TheElectricCompany'', Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and Creator/GeorgePerez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of iconic Creator/MarvelComics moments and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

* ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Ross was inspired into the business by the likes of George Perez, who he pays tribute to by occasionally also filling panels and pages with craploads of characters.

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of Series/TheElectricCompany, Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and Creator/GeorgePerez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of iconic Creator/MarvelComics moments and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

* ''ComicBook/DanSlottSpiderMan''

* The [[CreativeClosingCredits opening credits]] of ''Film/SpiderMan2''

!!Tropes applying to Alex Ross:

** Ross was a fan of ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' and jumped at the opportunity to draw covers for the Creator/TopCowProductions adaptation. Later, when ADV released the original ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' on DVD, Ross came on board again to draw art for the DVD boxsets and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGYL0xlrM4 be interviewed about the series]]. His art is now considered synonymous with the series to the point where Creator/SentaiFilmworks reused his art for their Blu-Ray release of ''Gatchaman'', and included an artbook of Ross' work with said release.

** Ross was a fan of ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' and jumped at the opportunity to draw covers for Creator/TopCowProductions adaptation. Later, when ADV released the original ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' on DVD, Ross came on board again to draw art for the DVD boxsets and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGYL0xlrM4 be interviewed about the series]]. His art is now considered synonymous with the series to the point where Creator/SentaiFilmworks reused his art for their Blu-Ray release of ''Gatchaman''.

* WriterOnBoard: The stuff where he has a big hand in the writing ''will'' have some sort of TakeThat towards UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.

THE Comic Book Painter.

You remember those realistic-looking paintings of superheroes that made it plausible for people to run around wearing those costumes? They're probably the work of this guy.

* ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk

* ArtShift: Don't let his photorealistic style fool you; Ross very capable to drawing in the styles of other mediums or artists. Take for instance this ComicBook/{{Shazam}} [[https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/echoes_of_shazam_web1200.jpg piece]] which was confirmed to be hand-drawn.

-->- '''Ross''', ''The Art of Painted Comics''

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of Series/TheElectricCompany, Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and George Perez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of iconic Creator/MarvelComics moments and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

Due to the [[ScheduleSlip lengthy process of painting his art]] ([[DoingItForTheArt he forgoes digital for more traditional methods]]), you'll seldom see him actually draw interiors. Nowadays, he's stuck with cover art (mainly at Marvel), character design, or whatever he feels like doing. [[AwesomeArt Nobody's really complaining, though.]]

* ConvertedFanboy: He couldn't care less for the ComicBook/XMen, especially for Wolverine. It wasn't until Creator/BryanSinger's [[Film/XMen1 film]] and Creator/HughJackman's performance that Ross wanted in on the [[ComicBook/NewXMen movie-inspired relaunch]].

Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of Series/TheElectricCompany, Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and George Perez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of iconic Creator/MarvelComics moments and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of Series/TheElectricCompany, Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and George Perez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of classic Creator/MarvelComics scenes and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''. Ross is also in the creator-owned side of things with works like ''Uncle Sam'' and ''ComicBook/AstroCity''.

Due to the [[ScheduleSlip lengthy process of painting his art]] (he forgoes digital for more traditional methods), you'll seldom see him actually draw interiors. Nowadays, he's stuck with cover art (mainly at Marvel), character design, or whatever he feels like doing. [[AwesomeArt Nobody's really complaining, though.]]

!!Tropes:

Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is a painter, character designer, and plotter who set the bar for painted comic book art. After discovering Franchise/SpiderMan on an episode of Series/TheElectricCompany, Ross became a huge fan of the superhero genre and attempted to emulate artists like John Romita Sr. and George Perez when he decided to become an illustrator in the industry. Soon, however, he discovered the painted works of artists like Creator/NormanRockwell and envisioned superheroes being drawn in the same style and quality. With this goal in mind, Ross graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and pursued work in the comic book industry. He hit it big with his beautifully crafted recreations of classic Creator/MarvelComics scenes and characters in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. He continued his success over at DC with ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and later with ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}''.

Due to the [[ScheduleSlip lengthy process of painting his art]] (he forgoes digital for more traditional methods), you'll seldom see him actually draw interiors. Nowadays, he's stuck with cover art (mainly at Marvel) or whatever he feels like doing. [[AwesomeArt Nobody's really complaining, though.]]