NEWSPAPERS

Yes, it's true Alex has also contributed with new covers to some small, local newspapers, one from New York city and another from Chicago, which is near where Alex currently resides.

NEW CITY: Published in 2001, this free Chicago-based newspaper focuses primarily on the arts, and supports their local artists, that's why they did an interview with Alex Ross (posted below these lines), including a cover by him in which he paints THE quintessential Chicago hero, Chris Ware's God (or the Super-Man) along with Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth; both are cartoon strips that appear in the back pages of this publication. The cover is pretty sweet, with the slightly overweight hero carrying the little boy in his arm.
Notice the resemblance Super-Man has with Alex Ross, do you think he used himself as the model? I think he might have, otherwise, why would he write "Apologies to Mr. Ware" at the bottom of the piece as an in-joke? Just wondering.



THE VILLAGE VOICE: This New York City newspaper is well known for its left-wing views. Alex has contributed to it with these 3 covers. The Uncle Sam cover (left) is from Nov. 2003 and it's a very irreverent tribute to James Montgomery Flagg's original image. Inside there's an interview with Alex which you can read below. The George W. Bush cover from October, 2004 is even more politically charged and way more graphic than the previous one, and along with the title "Sucking Democracy Dry" it sums up this president's administration very well. Plus the likeness of "the W" is uncanny, I dare to say it's one of the best Alex has ever done!


EVEN MORE POLITICALLY INCORRECT ALEX ROSS!: The image on the right is another Village Voice cover Alex did in June, 2006 to reinforce the point about the George W. Bush cover, as if that wasn't clear enough, but this time he offers a "solution" with the caption Make Love, Not War or is the image referring to the other caption? the one that says The Queer Issue? I leave it to you guys to decide. This image has also been used for t-shirts. As you can see, Alex has put special attention to detail yet again with the likenesses of Bush and Cheney and also worthy of note is that lovely sunset over the "couple" and the silhouette of Capitol Hill and the Washington monument.

IN MY COLLECTION: I have all 4 newspapers.


NOTE: IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ALEX'S POLITICAL VIEWS, DON'T TELL ME ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN ART BLOG, PLEASE COMMENT ON THE ART. ALL COMMENTS ON WHY GEORGE W. BUSH OR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE COOL OR WHY THEY SUCK, SHALL NOT BE POSTED! AGAIN, FOCUS ON THE ART! THANKS