NEWS: 2012 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON SKETCHBOOK

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We are just two weeks away from the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International on July 11th - 15th. And what would SDCC be without AlexRossArt.com right smack dab in the middle of the floor in Booth 2419? And furthermore, what would the AlexRossArt.com booth be without our annual Alex Ross sketchbook? Well, both would still be terrific but the fact remains that once again, we will be set up in booth 2419 and we have a brand new Alex Ross 2012 Sketchbook that will be available ONLY at the 2012 San Diego Comic-con AlexRossArt.com booth.

Once again, there will be a very limited number of sketchbooks available and they will be priced at a meager $10!! Every sketchbook will be signed by Alex Ross and this year and the cover (premiered exclusively here at AlexRossArt.com) speaks for itself.

See you at Booth 2419!

NEWS: MYTHOLOGY - CATWOMAN

This gorgeous rendition of a classic Catwoman is the latest addition to the Mythology collection of high-quality prints by Alex Ross.

The giclée is available on paper, measuring 14.5'' x 18'' (36.8 cm x 45.7 cm) and on canvas on a larger size of 17'' x 21.5 (43.1 cm x 54.6 cm)

These prints can be purchased at KULT Studio in framed and unframed versions. So keep your fine art collection growing!

SEPTEMBER 2012 SOLICITATIONS

PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT #1
Written by STEVE DARNALL & ALEX ROSS
Art by JONATHAN LAU
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), JAE LEE (25%), ARDIAN SYAF (25%)
Peter Cannon is a world-famous author, an international celebrity, and the superhero known as Thunderbolt, acknowledged far and wide as the man who saved the world from destruction. Unfortunately, he has little interest in fame, even less interest in people, and the peace he has created is based on an illusion. Now, as old and new enemies plan to destroy his efforts—unaware of the secret he carries—Peter Cannon must fight to keep the peace and preserve his own existance, while fending off deadly foes...and mysterious admirers. Join co-writer Steve Darnall and co-writer/cover artist Alex Ross for the story of a hero who discovers that sometimes...things are not all what they seem!
• FEATURING A foreword by Mark (Kingdom Come) Waid
• AND PETER CANNON’S NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED Origin by Pete Morisi!
 48 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen+

THE SHADOW #6
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), HOWARD CHAYKIN (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (25%)
All hell breaks loose in the kingdom of Buffalo Wong, as the Shadow faces an army and Pat Finnegan learns the facts of life in the worst possible way. Far too late to do any good, Margo Lane finds out her master's true intentions, as the evil Taro Kondo gets clean away... or does he? Only the Shadow knows for sure, in the final part of The Fire Of Creation.
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +



THE SHADOW ANNUAL #1
Written by TOM SNIEGOSKI
Art by DENNIS CALERO
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The Shadow is tormented by visions of New York City plagued by living fire—fire in the shape of a Chinese dragon—fire with the potential to spread hungrily to the world. But what do these visions mean? The Shadow will peel back the layers of mystery, leading to a confrontation that could very well shake the pillars of Heaven.
Who are the waifs of Li-Lung, and what are their connections to Brother Pritchard's Orphanage for Wayward Children, and to crime boss on the rise, Vincent Ruzzo? Soon, the Shadow will know.
40 pages FC • $4.99 • Teen +


FLASH GORDON: ZEITGEIST #10
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by DANIEL INDRO
Cover by ALEX ROSS
In the wake of Flash Gordon's victory, the court of Mongo pauses for a time of celebration. But Ming the Merciless has one last sinister scheme to launch, one that may spell death for Earth's valiant defenders.
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +





THE BIONIC MAN #14
Written by PHIL HESTER & AARON GILLESPIE
Art by ED TADEO
Covers by ALEX ROSS (main), ED TADEO (1:10)
While the Secret of Bigfoot may be solved, a host of new questions emerge and the answers have Steve seeing red! With an unlikely ally by his side and a mysterious enemy in his crosshairs, Steve finds himself deep inside dangerous territory. But what he finds there may spell the end for the Bionic Man. Part 3 of The Secret of Bigfoot pits Steve against his strangest and most deadly adversary yet!
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +


PLANET OF THE APES: CATACLYSM #1
Written by CORINNA BECHKO, GABRIEL HARDMAN
Art by TBD
Covers by ALEX ROSS (50%), GABRIEL HARDMAN (20%), JOE QUINONES (20%), PHIL NOTO (20%)
BRAND-NEW ONGOING SERIES! GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT FOR NEW READERS! Acclaimed writers Corinna Bechko (Heathentown, Fear Itself: The Home Front) and Gabriel Hardman (Hulk, Agents of Atlas) start a new chapter of the Planet of the Apes saga, launching the fan-favorite franchise into its most exciting era yet! Eight years before astronaut George Taylor fell from the stars… the stars fell on the Planet of the Apes! Once the destroyer of human civilization, the Alpha-Omega bomb of yore has slept silent in the dark side of the moon. One mad monk seeks to wake the beast… and all of Ape society is at risk. It’s a race against time as Doctor Zaius struggles to find an end to the madness that has engulfed all that he knows! Don’t forget to ask your retailer about the rare ALEX ROSS Black and White CGC 9.8 Near Mint variant!
32 pages FC • $3.99 •

NEWS: PETER CANNON - THUNDERBOLT!

BEFORE WATCHMEN!

BEFORE OZYMANDIAS!

THERE WAS PETER CANNON!!!

June 13th, 2012 - Mount Laurel, NJ - Dynamite proudly presents - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt returns to comics this coming September! Peter Cannon was created by the late Pete Morisi. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 is written by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross, drawn by superstar artist Jonathan Lau, with covers by Alex Ross, Jae Lee, John Cassaday, and Ardian Syaf!

In Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1, Peter Cannon is a world-famous author, an international celebrity, and the superhero known as Thunderbolt. He is acknowledged far and wide as the man who saved the world from destruction. Unfortunately, he has little interest in fame, even less interest in people, and the peace he has created is based on an illusion. Now, as old and new enemies plan to destroy his efforts-unaware of the secret he carries-Peter Cannon must fight to keep the peace and preserve his own existence, while fending off deadly foes…and mysterious admirers.

Issue #1 also contains extra material - Peter Cannon's never before published origin story by Peter Cannon creator, Pete Morisi for a total of 48 pages all for the regular price of $3.99! This issue is soooo big, it features a foreword by Mark (Kingdom Come) Waid!

"I have a great sentimentality for all of the Silver Age heroes," says Alex Ross. "Peter Cannon belongs to that age of the heroic pantheon, and we have the chance to use him, and create a future for him. This is exciting new ground for us all."

"Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt fascinates me; for one thing, he's got the most amazingly colorful costume," adds co-writer Steve Darnall! "More than that, however, Peter Cannon is a character with a lot of interesting facets, and I am excited to explore them in the series!"

"Peter Cannon, the original Thunderbolt, is one of my all-time favorite characters. Having first read Crisis on Infinite Earths - a watershed series by Marv Wolfman - with beautiful art by George Perez, seeing that glimpse of Peter made me want to find out more about this cool looking character. Having read DC Challenge #5 with Peter Cannon, Dr. Fate, Adam Strange and others with art by Dave Gibbons, I was hooked and I sought out as many Peter Cannon comics as I could find! And when I learned that he was the archetype for Ozymandias, my love for Peter Cannon grew. Twenty-five years later, Dynamite is publishing Peter Cannon. We are giving Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt the respect he deserves by bringing aboard the most dynamic creative team possible," says Dynamite Entertainment President and Publisher Nick Barrucci. "With Alex Ross, Steve Darnall, and Jonathan Lau, as well as fantastic covers from Alex Ross, Jae Lee, John Cassaday, Stephen Segovia, and Ardian Syaf, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt will not disappoint!"

Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt is a superhero originally published by Charlton Comics, notable for containing some of the earliest respectful invocations of Eastern mysticism in American pop culture. The character debuted in Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 in January of 1966, part of Charlton Editor Dick Giordano's "Action Heroes" superhero line. After Charlton Comics sold its superhero properties to DC Comics in 1983, Thunderbolt reappeared after almost two decades in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover series (April 1985 - March 1986, Thunderbolt appearing in #6, 7, and 10) when he joined the heroes of the Multiverse in their crusade against the Anti-Monitor. Introducing him into the new DC Universe, DC published Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt, by writer-penciler Mike Collins and inker Jose Marzan Jr.. The series ran for 12 issues from (Sept. 1992 - Aug. 1993). During the series' run, his recurring foils were the criminal terrorists-for-hire known as Scorpio. He later discovers that his girlfriend Cairo DeFrey was actually in charge of the organization. The character also appeared briefly with the Justice League.

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AUGUST 2012 SOLICITATIONS

THE SHADOW #5
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by AARON CAMPBELL
Covers by ALEX ROSS (25%), HOWARD CHAYKIN (25%), JOHN CASSADAY (25%), FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (25%)
Kondo's trap succeeds beyond his expectations, as a bloody massacre leaves our heroes alone in the wilderness without hope of rescue. Deep in the kingdom of Buffalo Wong the object of everyone's desire is revealed, and Margo Lane and Pat Finnegan begin to see just how far Lamont Cranston will go in pursuit of his goals. Meanwhile, the Shadow begins to lay plans for a cataclysmic showdown with his foes.
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +


THE BIONIC MAN #13
Written by PHIL HESTER, AARON GILLESPIE
Art by ED TADEO
Covers by ALEX ROSS (main), ED TADEO (1:10)
The Secret of Bigfoot deepens! After narrowly escaping death, Steve is forced to go a second round with the legendary monster. But how can he survive against such a formidable foe when his bionic body is under attack from within?
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

NEWS: THE SHADOW ANNUAL #1

FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF DYNAMITE'S THE SHADOW, COMES A VERY SPECIAL SHADOW ANNUAL #1!!!

FEATURES AN AMAZING ALEX ROSS COVER!

June 5th, 2012 - Mount Laurel, NJ - Join Tom Sniegoski and Dennis Calero for a very special Shadow story in The Shadow Annual #1 featuring a cover by Alex Ross. In The Shadow Annual #1, The Shadow is tormented by visions of New York City plagued by living fire-fire in the shape of a Chinese dragon-fire with the potential to spread hungrily to the world. But what do these visions mean? The Shadow will peel back the layers of mystery, leading to a confrontation that could very well shake the pillars of Heaven. Who are the waifs of Li-Lung, and what are their connections to Brother Pritchard's Orphanage for Wayward Children, and to crime boss on the rise, Vincent Ruzzo? Soon, the Shadow will know.

"When I found out that Dynamite had The Shadow license I was ecstatic . . . and when they asked me if I was interested in writing the first annual I just about had a seizure," says writer Tom Sniegoski. "First of all, anybody who knows me knows how much I love the pulp characters, and the Shadow is number one on my list of favorites. I cut my teeth on the whole pulp hero thing in 2009 with my novel, Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory, which won the Best Pulp Novel of 2009 from The Pulp Factory Awards. Looking back, I feel like that book was a warm up to the main attraction, now I was going to get the chance to write the character that almost all other pulp characters were trying to emulate, now I was going to get the chance to write The Shadow. To say that I was a little nervous was an understatement. First I had to come up with an idea for a story with the same kind of punch that the original pulps had, and was as powerful and exciting as Garth Ennis, and Aarron Campbell's current run. After some serious thought (and a few tumblers of scotch) I came up with a story idea that everybody seemed to love. It's got everything that I'd be looking for in a Shadow story: mysterious locales, organized crime, dreams of an apocalyptic future, blazing Colt 45's and Thompson Machine Guns, and creepy kids with psychic powers . . . what's not to love?"

"Tom and I have known each other since he was the main writer on Vampirella back in the ‘90's," adds Dynamite Entertainment President and Publisher Nick Barrucci. "With his success in prose, it was hard for him to make time for comics work. We're very happy that he was able to work on our first The Shadow Annual. It's an awesome tale, and Dennis' art compliments the story incredibly well."

Tom Sniegoski has worked for all the big guys in the comic book industry, Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Cartoon Books, and now Dynamite! Some of the characters Tom has written include Batman, The Punisher, Hellboy, Wolverine, Devil Dinosaur, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and he even wrote the prequel to Jeff Smith's award winning series Bone, which was called Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails: The Adventures of Big Johnson Bone. His most recent comic book work (written with frequent partner, Christopher Golden) is The Sisterhood, published by Archaia Studios Press. This dynamic duo also worked on the mini-series Talent from Boom Studios which was optioned by Universal Pictures.

Dennis Calero's work includes Acclaim Comics' licensed-product titles Sliders and Magic: The Gathering; Moonstone Books' TV tie-in titles Cisco Kid and Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Platinum Comics' Cowboys & Aliens; IDW Publishing's Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House; and Marvel Comics' X-Factor, during his tenure on which the title was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best New Series (2006). In 2006, IDW announced that Calero will be one of the cover artists on its six-issue Star Trek: The Next Generation TV tie-in miniseries The Space Between, scheduled for 2007. Calero drew an arc of Legion of Super-Heroes for DC Comics and his new Marvel series, X-Men: Noir, was released by Marvel in December 2008. X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain was released in 2010. That same year, he drew the Dark Horse Comics relaunch of the former Gold Key and Valiant character, Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom, which was written by Jim Shooter.

Be sure to get The Shadow Annual #1 in September!

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NEW ARRIVALS: POSTERS AND PLATES

Here are 2 very hard to find posters I was just able to get which I have been tracking for some time. On the left is the Mythology JLA poster which features pretty much every relevant DC hero. To the right is the image seen in the first Kingdom Come paperback collection but without the title and captions you can now appreciate the battle in all its glory! Can't wait to frame the Kingdom Come one 'cause this was a treasure-hunt for me! The JLA one is oversized so, kinda difficult (and expensive) to frame for now.



I was able to get the three JLA-related plates Alex did for the Warner Bros. store. First, the clock-like heroes as they looked in their first appearances in the comic books. Next, the more current League in their Watchtower and finally the Christmas-themed plate complete with extra-brooding Batman looking from afar. I love all three but my favorite is the one in the middle. Which image do you, fellow collectors prefer?