In 2009 the deal between Alex Ross and Dynamite Entertainment flourished up to a point where they weren't only doing volume 2 of Project Superpowers and its respective spinoff mini series together, they were using Alex for nearly every project they could think of.
Thulsa Doom is a project based on a character that appeared in the Conan the Barbarian stories created by Robert E. Howard and even in the movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, where it was portrayed by James Earl Jones a.k.a Darth Vader's voice. The idea of this character looking like actor Djimon Honsou is no coincidence or Alex's idea to begin with. Dynamite and the academy award-nominated actor from Gladiator and Amistad are shopping around Hollywood to make a movie about this character, so he lent his likeness to the comic book covers and interior art.
The first four-issue arc features striking covers by Alex which feature the character in various poses, emphasizing his reptilian nature, yet you don't see much action in them. These covers were also produced in "spot color" form which changed the color motif in them via computer which in my opinion just ruins Alex's original idea. But on the other hand they released, in very limited form, the "virgin" covers which feature the art in its original form without any logos or captions, these are the ones I'm trying to find to appreciate the art.
None of these are in MY COLLECTION yet.
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