书目

Rough Justice：The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross

内容简介

AlexRossopenshisprivatesketchbookstorevealhisastonishingpencilandinkdrawingsofDCComicscharacters,nearlyallofthemappearinginprinthereforthefirsttime.ThousandsoffansfromaroundtheworldhavetrilledtoAlex’sfullyrenderedphoto-realisticpaintingoftheirfavoriteheroes,butastheymaynotrealize,allofthoseworksstartaspencilonpaper,andtheoriginsofthefinishedimagesarerarelyseen.Untilnow.FromdeletedscenesandalteredpanelsfortheepicKingdomComesagatoproposalsforrevampingsuchclassicpropertiesasBatgirl,CaptainMarvel,andanimaginedsonofBatmannamedBatboy,tounusedalternatecomicbookcoverideasforthemonthlySupermanandBatmancomicsof2008-2009,thereismuchtosurpriseanddelightanyonewhothoughttheyalreadyknowallofAlex’sDCComicswork.IlluminatingeverythingisAlex’sowncommentary,writtenexpresslyforthisbook,explaininghisthoughprocessesandstylisticapproachesforthevariousriffsandreimaginingsofcharacterswethoughtwekneweverythingaboutbutwhosepossibilitieswedidn’tfullyunderstand.Asarecordofapivotaleraincomicshistory,RoughJusticeisamustforAlex’slegionoffans,aswellasanyoneinterestedinmasterlycomicbookimaginationandillustration.

作者简介

NelsonAlexander"Alex"RossisanAmericancomicbookpainter,illustrator,andplotter,acclaimedforthephotorealismofhiswork.Heispraisedforhisrealistic,humandepictionsofclassiccomicbookcharacters.[1]Sincethe1990shehasdoneworkforMarvelComicsandDCComics(e.g.MarvelsandKingdomCome,respectively),aswellasbeinginvolvedincreatingindependentworksfeaturingsuperheroes(e.g.AstroCityandProjectSuperpowers.Becausehispaintingstyleistime-consuming,heprimarilyservesasaplotterand/orcoverartist.ComicsBuyer'sGuideSeniorEditorMaggieThompson,commentingonthatpublication'sretirementoftheFavoritePainterawardfromtheirCBGFanAwardsduetoRoss'dominationofthatcategory,statedin2010,"Rossmaysimplybethefield'sFavoritePainter,period.That'sdespitethefactthatmanyoutstandingpaintersareatworkintoday'scomicbooks."[2]Ross'renderingstyle,hisattentiontodetail,andtheperceivedtendencyofhischaracterstobedepictedstaringoffintothedistancehasbeensatirizedinMadmagazine.[

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