Ever wonder where does Alex Ross gets his ideas for all those cool covers? Well, here you'll find out. On these posts we'll discover that Alex's inspiration comes from many places, sometimes it's a tribute to the classics, others it comes from the strangest of places...
THE DC COMICS PRESENTS COVERS: These issues were supposed to be a tribute to the Silver Age which editor Julie Schwartz helped usher in so Alex Ross got inspiration from 2 covers from that time, with art by comic-book legend Carmine Infantino. The Flash cover (left) was inspired by issue #163 from August, 1963. Here Alex gave the cover a little more movement in the hand as if The Flash just stopped to talk on the cover, whereas the original was a bit more static. The Mystery in Space cover was originally seen in March, 1963 on issue #82. Alex gave the background images new perspectives to look more kinetic but the central character still has the same stiff pose which Alex didn't try to fix or change, probably to keep the same essence on both covers.
THE G.R.A.V.E. GRRRLS #1 COVER: This cover speaks volumes, Alex based the cover to this comic book about some zombie-hunting girls on the photo of Janet Jackson that appeared on the September 16, 1993 cover of Rolling Stone magazine, which proves that inspiration can come from everywhere and anywhere, especially from a hot picture of Janet Jackson...
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Friday, April 18, 2008
ANATOMY OF A COVER Part 1
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2 comments:
this new section is great..you'll appreciate the work on artist of you know the original art, and how he/she retouch it..imo:)
I thought that Mystery In Space cover seemed familiar, but Alex's purpose (tribute to past artists) was unclear to me until you explained it, so thank you for providing the context. These bits of trivia add to one's appreciation of the work!
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