The poster on the left is a print Alex made to support the troops back in 2002 for the Illinois chapter of USO. It's really a great piece of Americana. This poster is extremely limited as only 54 were made. If you have one consider yourself one lucky S.O.B. 'cause this is one hard-to-find poster. I've been lucky enough to find it once on ebay and I held on to it like there was no tomorrow. Mine is #24 of 54. This poster is a especially printed giclee in heavy stock paper which makes it seem like it was an original art painted by Alex Ross himself.The print on the right, originally appeared as the art on the box of a Super Grover toy made by now-defunct manufacturer Palisades Toys in their ill-fated Sesame Street line of action figures. It shows Alex retains the innocence of his childhood. This is one of the sweetest pieces Alex has ever done, I really like this one, as I was a huge Sesame Street fan as a kid.
What can I say about this poster that isn't explained in that action-packed image above? This is one in-your-face image. I love how it conveys the movement of the axe and the splashing of the blood. It's incredible, and the face of Conan is more of what i imagined the character would look like. Not like "Ahnuld" at all!IN MY COLLECTION: I have the USO and the Super-Grover posters.
2 comments:
LOVE the Super-Grover! Never seen that one before. That's GREAT!
Agree 100% with your comments on the Conan painting. Alex clearly respects the characterization that became so popular thanks to artists like Buscema.
very cool... I was just wondering why you found it odd that Judge Dredd is on the Anthrax poster/shirt?
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