DECEMBER 2009 SOLICITATIONS

THE TORCH #4 (of 8)
Written by ALEX ROSS & MIKE CAREY
Penciled by PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The Torch is (theoretically) alive and (arguably) free. But the consequences of the Thinker's experiments are about to engulf the world in a nightmare from which there's no waking up - unless Tom (Toro) Raymond can persuade his old friend that there are still things worth fighting for!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99




DETECTIVE COMICS #860
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by JH Williams III; co-feature art by Cully Hamner
Cover by JH Williams III
Variant cover by Alex Ross
Batwoman’s origin story concludes here! In “Go!” part 3, Kate Kane becomes Batwoman and goes after a terrorist cell in Gotham, but all does not go according to plan. Plus, in the present, Kate confronts her father about her supposedly dead sister!
In the co-feature, the Huntress joins The Question in her quest to track down the leaders of the human trafficking ring. But finding them – and bring them to justice – will be harder and more dangerous than either hero thought!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by JH Williams III), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Alex Ross). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale December 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS: CHAPTER TWO #6
Writer: Jim Krueger
Penciller/Inker: Edgar Salazar
Cover: Alex Ross
This issue it's an all-out battle as we present The Super MysteryMen vs. Team SuperPowers! The Supremacy unleashes their own arsenal of superheroes to take down the rogue Superpowers! Will our heroes be able to withstand the assault?!?!
Plus: the painted origin of The Target by Alex Ross, Doug Klauba and Jim Krueger!
Price: $2.99



THE BLACK TERROR #6
Writer: Phil Hester
Penciller/Inker: Jonathan Lau
Cover: Alex Ross
Because YOU demanded it - the Black Terror returns as Dynamite continues the Black Terror ongoing series! Again featuring the covers and direction of Alex Ross, writer Phil (Darkness, MASQUERADE) Hester joins the team as series writer and is joined by Jonathan (MEET THE BAD GUYS) Lau for this thrilling second story arc!
Continuing from last issue - which kicked off this all-new adventure - the Black Terror enlists the help of Masquerade as he attempts to unravel the mystery of the American Crusader, and what happens in this issue will change their relationship forever!
Price: $3.50

MY TWO CENTS: Marvel's Torch cover isn't too exciting and DC isn't unveiling its very limited Detective Comics' cover, lame! On the other hand Dynamite saves the day with 2 rather solid covers. The Superpowers cover, although a bit crowded has a nice color scheme and features lots of characters, just like Alex likes it, and the Black Terror cover takes the prize this month, it may be just me but I love it when Alex mixes panels from the original Golden Age comics with his art, and apparently he loves this as well, having done something similar on the cover of issue 3 of The Torch (November Solicitations). What do you guys think of this technique? Love it? Hate it? Sound off in the comments!!!

NEWS: MAGAZINE OFFER

If you've been waiting to buy these magazines (Alter Ego and Back Issue!) with rare Alex Ross covers, now is the time. TwoMorrows Publishing is having a super sale on these and many other fine mags at 50% off, you so can get these for around US$3 each, some come with digital versions so you can download and start reading them right away and they ship internationally!. There's absolutely no excuse now, I already made my order and hurry 'cause the offer expires Sep. 30th.

The issues for Alter Ego are #3, 16, 30, 55 and 75 and for Back Issue! magazine the issues are # 5 and 30. Read more about them HERE.

JUST IN: USO POSTER

It finally arrived! I reported that this hard to find poster was up for sale on ebay a few weeks ago and now it's mine. It's amazing. The original owner is in the US Army and collects this type of Americana and decided to sell it finding out who it was from from this very site. Shameless plug aside, this gorgeous poster looks as though it's actually painted in watercolor on a heavy stock paper, through a cool printing process, put in another way, if someone were to spill water on it, the paint would run. It says #24 of 54 so it's extremely limited, and I'm really thrilled to have something so limited in my collection, it's just one more step towards having an actual original piece of art by Alex Ross.

MORE POSTER INFO HERE

UPDATE: UPPER DECK SKETCHBOOK

It's finally here, I've finally scanned the limited edition Upper Deck sketchbook to complete our section of the same name. I hope you like these updates, they're not much but they help complete our database of Alex Ross art.
Sound off with your comments and check out the complete book in the SKETCHBOOK SECTION

UPDATE: PROJECT SUPERPOWERS

Hi guys, it took me a while but I've finally updated the Project Superpowers section of this site to include all the cover and interior art as well as the sketchbook sections (preview below) and the 4-issue, character-centric minis of what's now known as BOOK ONE of this series. Hope you like them.

CLICK HERE TO ENJOY

NEWS: THE TORCH #1 (SKETCH VARIANT)

Heads up everybody! Catch this sketch variant of the first issue of The Torch. It's rare and it features a cool, NEW image of the character in gorgeous black and white. So, collectors be on the lookout!


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STATUES & BUSTS: part 1

KINGDOM COME SUPERMAN STATUE
This is the first and, in my humble opinion, the best of all of Alex Ross statues. It's such an iconic and the pose greatly captures the brooding mood of the KC Superman. It measures around 15 inches (38 cm) and only 5000 were made. The huge statue, sculpted by Alex, also includes a mini poster, painted by him which features the design on which the figure was based on, plus it is signed. This amazing bust, not only belongs in any collector's shelf but if it were 30 ft (10 m) tall it would look great in your local park, too. Due to its hefty price tag of US$200 to US$400 (without shipping costs) this statue isn't IN MY COLLECTION.
The pictures you see weren't taken by me but whoever took them did a fantastic job.







This statue was later re-issued in roughly half the size and fully colorized. It's nice but it isn't as striking as the all-silver one.

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY!

Just a quick note to point out that it's been 2 years since I started this blog and its been a wonderful ride so far. Thanks to everybody who visits us and even more so to those who collaborate with this site by sending links, pictures and high resolution scans of Alex Ross' art. I really appreciate it.

Thanks again,

Andrew
The Alex Ross Collector

WONDER WOMAN DAY

This October 25, 2009 the fourth annual Wonder Woman Day will be celebrated in Portland, Oregon and Flemington, New Jersey (USA). This special day is part of the Domestic Violence Awareness month, so Alex Ross as well as many other artists have donated their finest depictions of the amazon warrior to be auctioned on the specified date. All proceeds will benefit domestic violence shelters and crisis hotlines in the Portland area.
So if you are near these cities, please attend this event and if you have the money, you may walk out of there with a one-of-a-kind piece of Alex Ross art and the satisfaction of helping a really good cause. Great art, great Karma! What else could you want?

READ MORE ABOUT WONDER WOMAN DAY