JUST IN: SUPER GROVER POSTER

I'm raising my nearly-three-year-old kid into appreciating Alex Ross' art and maybe eventually becoming my successor as "The Alex Ross Collector", I took advantage of his love for Sesame Street and its most oddball characters like Cookie Monster, The Count, and, of course, Grover (he's not a fan of Elmo like most kids, go figure) I ordered this print, which measures 18 x 24 inches (46 x 61cm) for his room, which also sports Spidey and Cap posters. The poster is amazing, the colors are so vibrant and the level of detail is amazing, Alex has captured Super-Grover's fluffy exterior up to its nose. The cape flow and the heroic pose just completes the whole composition and the happiness and excitement in my little boy's eyes was way worth it.

FEBRUARY 2010 SOLICITATIONS [UPDATE]

ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK 4 #2
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Cover by Alex Ross
The Dark Age explodes! Battle rages in Las Vegas and a new Super-Villain is born. Another menace arises, more dangerous than any Astro City has ever faced. Featuring the Silver Agent, Mirage, Hellhound, the Blue Knight(s), new “heroes” and more!
On Sale February 24 • 2 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US



SUPERMAN (KINGDOM COME) 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE
For the first time ever in this popular product line, the 1:6 scale deluxe collector figure body has been extensively modified to reflect the unique style of a particular artist – Alex Ross’ Kingdom Come Superman. Dressed in the trademark Kingdom Come S-shield-style costume, this version of Superman closely resembles Ross’ art from the legendary miniseries KINGDOM COME and the epic “THY KINGDOM COME” in physique, expression and dress. The figure features 28 points of articulation, is packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a fifth panel and includes a display stand.
Limited Edition. Manufactured to order.
Advance-solicited; on sale July 28, 2010 * Collector figure * $99.99 US

THE TORCH #5 (of 8)
Written by ALEX ROSS & MIKE CAREY
Penciled by PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Between New York and the living death that is Compound D stand three Torches - Jim Hammond, Toro and Johnny Storm. But with both Namor and the Mad Thinker raised against them, they'll have their work cut out just trying to survive. And the price of victory may be higher than they ever expected...
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99



PROJECT SUPERPOWERS: CHAPTER TWO #8
Written by ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER
Art by EDGAR SALAZAR (main story) & DOUG KLAUBA (origin story)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
A momentous issue this month as the saga of the superpowers continues! As The Scarab fights for his life, Green Lama reveals his startling discoveries to both his teammates – and their foes! Plus, this issue: the painted origin spread of Masquerade by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Klauba!
32 pages $2.99



BLACK TERROR #8
Written by ALEX ROSS & PHIL HESTER
Art by JONATHAN LAU
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The climactic finale to this pulse-pounding story arc! Black Terror’s quest to help the plight of his former ally – the American Crusader – concludes here, but will the Terror survive to fight another day? Also, what of the legacy of the American Crusader? Will it remain perverted forever by what it’s become, or will the truth ring free and clear and the legend of the Crusader be born anew? Find out in this issue!
32 pages $3.50



PROJECT SUPERPOWERS: CHAPTER TWO TPB VOLUME 1
Written by ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER
Art by EDGAR SALAZAR
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Get caught up with Alex Ross’ Project Superpowers: Chapter 2 for just $9.99!!!!!!! There is no excuse to miss out on the Alex Ross project of the year! Tell a friend! Actually, tell a LOT of friends and ask your retailer to stock lots of copies! At $9.99 this is priced to get more readers to this great series!
Overseen again by Alex Ross, who plots and art directs the entire PROJECT SUPERPOWERS universe, writer Jim Krueger returns for Chapter Two, as the pair of all-star creators are joined for the series by Edgar (DEATH DEFYING 'DEVIL) Salazar!
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS: CHAPTER TWO picks up from the events of CHAPTER ONE as the newly returned heroes have set out on a quest to use their newfound freedom to return the world to the power of the people, while facing the shadowy Supremacy and the unlikely foes of the Inheritors! We've built up the SUPERPOWERS universe, and now watch it be torn down!
Featuring issues 0-6 in one trade paperback collection! Read it here and find out why everyone’s talking about Project Superpowers.
152+ pages $9.99


MY TWO CENTS: That 1:6 scale Kingdom Come Superman figure rocks soooo hard I'm at a loss for words... even those powerful Project Superpowers and Black Terror covers can't outshine it.

AUCTION: ALEX LOVES CATS

Alex Ross is an advocate of saving the lives of animals in need, so he has painted this amazing 10.75'' X 23'' (27 X 58 cm) image of the classic Catwoman to benefit the Saved Whiskers Rescue Organization, a place where they dedicate their efforts to care for stray cats in the New Jersey, USA area. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to bid on this unique piece of Alex Ross art and also help a good cause.

If you want to bid on this item, click here.

If you want to know more about this organization, visit: www.savedwhiskersrescue.com

JUST IN: EARLY CHRISTMAS 2009

Yes, Christmas came waaaay early this year with a bunch of cool items for MY COLLECTION. On the right is my Universe X mega poster (it's so freaking huge, now i don't have a tall enough wall to put it on) and on the left is my series 1 set of JSA action figures designed by Alex, of course. They are sooo awesome, I'll have to create a new section on these figures to be able to fully comment on them. In case you were wondering I took the photo on the left in my son's bedroom. Chip off the old block, huh?

NEWS: PLANET HULK DVD

Mark your calendars everybody! On February 2010 Marvel is going to release another one of their animated, direct-to-DVD features, this time it's Planet Hulk. Based on the hit comic series of the same name written by Greg Pak, the story finds our not-so-jolly green giant stranded on an alien planet called Sakaar in which he's forced to participate in gladiator-style games and eventually leading a revolt against his oppressors.
Although I'm more of a fan of the DC animated films, this one looks pretty cool and that awesome Alex Ross cover just makes it way cooler! Hopefully there would be a feature on the creation of that image with an interview with Alex among the DVD extras. Keep your fingers crossed!


video courtesy of Marvel.com