New Releases by Alex Ross

An oversized, expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle—the award-winning national bestseller, named Graphic Novel of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society and the Washington Post—with 288 pages of new material, including commentary and unpublished preparatory material from Alex Ross The critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller—the first original graphic novel on the Marvel Arts list—now in an oversized, deluxe expanded edition. This new edition has 288 additional pages of jaw-dropping bonus material from Ross (the original graphic novel was 64 pages), as he walks readers through his process and vision for the making of the book School Library Journal called a “pop art masterpiece.” Showcasing early visual concepts through final art, Ross takes readers behind-the-scenes, revealing for the first time his proposal, thumbnails, sketches, inks, and color guides. The book also includes commentary from Ross as well as reprints of the classic Marvel comic from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby that inspired Fantastic Four: Full Circle—Fantastic Four no. 51—and the subsequent run of covers from 2023 which Alex Ross created for Marvel Comics, featuring the Fantastic Four in costumes designed for Fantastic Four: Full Circle. An essential addition to any Alex Ross fan’s bookshelf, Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Expanded Edition) is a comprehensive look at the creative process of one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of our time.

From renowned comics artist Alex Ross, the companion volume to The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book--an all-new poster collection of the greatest villains from Marvel Comics From Abomination to Venom, all your favorite Marvel Comics super villains are featured in this exclusive collection of painted portraits by Alex Ross--one of the most respected and influential artists working in comics. This eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book is the first-ever collection of these stunning and dynamic portraits and comes with 37 ready-to-frame, removable art prints as well as an all-new introduction and commentary by Ross, preparatory sketches and ancillary illustrations, and a bonus four-page gatefold of all 37 iconic portraits. These villainous posters showcase Marvel''s rogue''s gallery as you''ve never seen them before, painted in the award-winning, breathtaking style that has made Ross famous.

An all-new Marvel Comics graphic novel starring the Fantastic Four, written and illustrated by renowned artist Alex Ross It’s a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for . . . Ben Grimm. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four—Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Thing (Ben Grimm)—find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human host as a delivery system. But for what purpose? And who is behind this untimely invasion? The Fantastic Four have no choice but to journey into the Negative Zone, an alien universe composed entirely of anti-matter, risking not just their own lives but the fate of the cosmos! Fantastic Four: Full Circleis the first longform work written and illustrated by acclaimed artist Alex Ross, who revisits a classic Stan Lee–Jack Kirby story from the 1960s and introduces the storyline for a new generation of readers. With bold, vivid colors and his trademark visual storytelling, Ross takes Marvel’s first team of super heroes to places only he can illustrate. The book also features a special poster jacket, with the front flap unfolding to reveal an all-new fully painted origin story of the Fantastic Four. Welcome to the Negative Zone and MarvelArts—a new collaborative line of books between Marvel Comics and Abrams ComicArts—where nothing is impossible and anything can happen!

David è l’unica persona normale rimasta sulla Terra in mezzo a un mondo dove ogni altro essere umano ha sviluppato dei super poteri. Quando la situazione precipita e le strade si fanno più pericolose che mai, rimasto solo, decide di intraprendere un lungo e insidioso viaggio verso New York per provare a mettersi in contatto con le sole persone che possono proteggerlo: i super eroi che ha sempre adorato! Su soggetto di Alex Ross, Jim Krueger torna a scrivere del mondo di Terra X più di vent’anni dopo, per raccontarci come si è arrivati ai fatti narrati nella trilogia e al suo mondo distopico e ostile, qui reinventato dagli ispirati disegni di Well-Bee. [CONTIENE MARVELS X (2020) 1-6]

The date is 1882; the scene, New York City. There have been a series of murders of young women in Midtown, and the police are baffled. They believe the killer is surfacing from manholes in the sewer system, mutilating his victims, and returning back to the depths to escape. However, they are unsure whether the killer is of human or non-human origin. Dr. Bones takes up the challenge and is joined by a young woman whose wealthy family has decided to help the doctor with his new ambition. The investigation soon leads them to the Canarsee Indians and legends about sprites, known as Wemategunis (Wemas), that once inhabited the forests of Manhattan. By the late nineteenth century, the trees were mostly long gone, replaced by brick and mortar and the hustle-bustle of carriages, trollies and people hurrying to and from their destinations. Who or what is responsible for the serial murders? Can the killing spree be stopped?Bones and Missy work with a NYPD detective to try to solve the mystery and bring a halt to the gruesome events.

"From the letters pages of Silver Age comics to his 2021 induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, the career of Dave Cockrum started at the bottom and then rose to the top of the comic book industry. Beginning with his childhood obsession with comics and continuing through his years in the Navy, The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum follows the rising star from fandom (where he was one of the "Big Three" fanzine artists) to pro-dom, where he helped revive two struggling comic book franchses: the Legion of Super-Heroes and the X-Men. His later work on his own property, The Futurians, as well as childhood favorite Blackhawk and T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents, cemented his position as as an industry giant. Featuring artwork from fanzines, unused character designs, and other rare material, this is the comprehensive biography of the legendary comic book artist, whose influence is still felt on the industry today!"--Back cover.

Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics—an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence. For better or worse, Wagner is the most widely influential figure in the history of music. Around 1900, the phenomenon known as Wagnerism saturated European and American culture. Such colossal creations as The Ring of the Nibelung, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal were models of formal daring, mythmaking, erotic freedom, and mystical speculation. A mighty procession of artists, including Virginia Woolf, Thomas Mann, Paul Cézanne, Isadora Duncan, and Luis Buñuel, felt his impact. Anarchists, occultists, feminists, and gay-rights pioneers saw him as a kindred spirit. Then Adolf Hitler incorporated Wagner into the soundtrack of Nazi Germany, and the composer came to be defined by his ferocious antisemitism. For many, his name is now almost synonymous with artistic evil. In Wagnerism, Alex Ross restores the magnificent confusion of what it means to be a Wagnerian. A pandemonium of geniuses, madmen, charlatans, and prophets do battle over Wagner’s many-sided legacy. As readers of his brilliant articles for The New Yorker have come to expect, Ross ranges thrillingly across artistic disciplines, from the architecture of Louis Sullivan to the novels of Philip K. Dick, from the Zionist writings of Theodor Herzl to the civil-rights essays of W.E.B. Du Bois, from O Pioneers! to Apocalypse Now. In many ways, Wagnerism tells a tragic tale. An artist who might have rivaled Shakespeare in universal reach is undone by an ideology of hate. Still, his shadow lingers over twenty-first century culture, his mythic motifs coursing through superhero films and fantasy fiction. Neither apologia nor condemnation, Wagnerism is a work of passionate discovery, urging us toward a more honest idea of how art acts in the world.

Bienvenue à New York ! Dans cette ville, vous pourrez voir des hommes en flammes voler au milieu des gratte-ciel, d''autres au costume bigarré grimper aux parois des immeubles ou encore des créatures de l''espace venues pour dévorer notre planète. Tel est l''univers Marvel, où l''ordinaire et le fantastique se côtoient au quotidien. Découvrez Marvels, l''épopée qui a marqué l''histoire de la Maison des Idées, écrite par Kurt Busiek et peinte par Alex Ross, deux artistes de renom lauréats de nombreuses récompenses. Un épilogue récent et inédit en France complète le programme.

Collects Marvel Comics #1, Saga of the Original Human Torch #1, Marvels #0 and Marvel Comics #1 70th Anniversary Edition. The book that kicked off the Marvel Universe back in 1939 - presented in glorious hardcover, with an extensive array of special features! MARVEL COMICS #1 promised action, mystery and adventure - and it delivered! The original android Human Torch blazed his way into readers'' hearts, and Namor the Sub-Mariner made a big splash! Golden Age pulp star Ka-Zar swung into comics, and costumed detective the Angel made his debut! Plus: Western adventures with the Masked Raider - and terror in the jungle! And from this one issue, published 80 years ago, grew the entire Marvel Universe! Now, MARVEL COMICS #1 is collected along with retrospective stories, bonus artwork, insightful essays and more!

In the near future, the DC Universe is spinning out of control. The new generation of heroes have lost their moral compass, becoming as reckless and violent as the villains they fight. The previous regime of heroes-the Justice League-returns under dire circumstances, which sets up a battle of the old guard against these uncompromising protectors in a conflict that will define what heroism truly is.

Collects Avengers/Invaders #1-12. The Civil War is over, and the Avengers are divided. Captain America''s death has been a blow to both sides. Now, the Star-Spangled Sentinel is back - and it could destroy the time stream! In AVENGERS/INVADERS, Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Stephen Sadowski (Dynamite Entertainment''s Project: Superpowers) - along with artists Patrick Berkenkotter and Jackson Herbert - show what happens when the conflicted heroes of today''s Marvel Universe are faced with the return of the late hero who inspired them all. When World War II heroes Captain America, Namor, the Human Torch, Bucky, and Toro show up in modern-day New York City, both factions reveal their own agendas and goals for the heroes of the past. In AVENGERS/INVADERS, the heroes of today are taught lessons by heroes from the past in a time-slinging adventure that pits them against everyone from Ultron to The Red Skull.

FROM THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU THE EISNER-AWARD WINNING MYTHOLOGY: THE DC COMICS ART OF ALEX ROSS Here is the beloved Marvel Universe of comics characters, brought to thrilling life as only Alex Ross can. They’re all here: Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, and many more—all seeming to leap, blast, and launch off the page. For almost thirty years, Ross has been working nonstop to create some of the most astonishing images in comics, and while Marvelocity collects the very best of that oeuvre, it’s much more than that. Inside are hundreds of drawings, paintings, and photographs that have never been published before, including an original ten-page story featuring Spider-Man versus the Sinister Six, redesign proposals for the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and a re-creation of an epic battle between the Sub-Mariner and Iron Man. But this isn’t just the story of the Marvel characters—it’s also the incredibly inspiring true tale of a little boy who only ever wanted to draw and paint super heroes. And with enough determination, talent, and very hard work, that’s precisely what he did. Marvelocity is the result, and is sure to entrance and delight fans of all ages.

Signed by creator Alex Ross Edition.Here is the beloved Marvel Universe of comics characters, brought to thrilling life as only Alex Ross can. They''re all here: Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, and many more-all seeming to leap, blast, and launch off the page.

From the dawn of the 20th Century came a new chapter in mankind''s history, unleashed during a time of great war and destruction. It was the beginning of the Age of the Superpowers, yet with the closing of the Second World War, this new spark seemingly flickered and died. Now the story can be told of the great lost superheroes — men and women with incredible abilities who changed the course of mankind forever, and who had been thought lost...until now! This book includes: - Project Superpowers Chapter 1: #0-7 - Project Superpowers #½ (Never before collected!) - Project Superpowers Chapter 2: #0-12 - Over 500 pages of story + more than 50 pages of bonus material by Alex Ross himself!

The members of the Justice League of America are about to learn they aren''t the only ones who can band together toward a common goal. In this 12-issue epic, the greatest DCU villains appear to be acting in concertÑbut with a surprising plan that seeks to achieve more good than the JLA ever could!

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 - unaware of the secret he carries - plan to destroy his efforts, Peter Cannon must fight to keep the peace and preserve his own existence, while fending off deadly foes... and mysterious admirers. Collecting the complete ten-issue saga by comic superstar Alex Ross, co-writer Steve Darnall, and Jonathan Lau, plus a complete cover gallery and the rare origin story by Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt creator, Pete Morisi (and featuring an introduction by Mark Waid)!

Bjork is a contemporary icon whose contributions to music, video, film, fashion and art have influenced a generation worldwide. Designed by top design studio M/M (Paris) as a slipcased world of wonders, this publication which accompanies exhibition on Bjork at The Museum of Modern Art.

When six-year-old Abel Cohen wanders off from her parents'' cabin in the woods of Maine, she is rescued by Zac Lipton, a girl barely older than herself, who knows her way through the trees because they are where she has spent her entire life. That meeting sparks a summer-long friendship filled with laughter, stories, adventures and, of course, spinning. Fourteen years later they meet again, and after a rocky introduction, strengthen that bond of friendship formed so many years ago. Abel loves introducing Zac to the world she''s barely glimpsed from her overlook in the woods, and Zac, in turn, shares her love of the outdoors. Together they explore not just their surroundings, but their fears, hopes and feelings. When Abel nears the end of college and her regular trips to the cabin, will she be able to convince Zac to leave her beloved woods and join her in the bustling city of Boston? Or will Zac decide to remain in her comfort zone, hidden behind the branches and tree trunks, safe from the chaos of civilization?

Collects Project Superpowers: Meet the Bad Guys #1-4! This special story by Alex Ross and Joe Casey invites you to "Meet the Bad Guys!" As the Golden Age heroes return, the villains rise! Illustrated by Jonathan Lau, Mike Lilly, and others, and featuring the Green Lama and the debut of Blood Lust, this collection spinning out of Alex Ross'' Project Superpowers includes character sketches and a complete cover gallery.

The incredible story of Project Superpowers concludes here! Collecting Project Superpowers: Chapter Two #7-12 of the acclaimed series, creators Alex Ross and Jim Krueger clear the decks and set the stage for more thrilling adventures to come! In these issues you''ll find out the ultimate fate of our heroes, witness the re-birth of the Claw, and watch as the mad god Zeus wreaks havoc across the world! Plus: the birth of a new world order and a shocking twist in the story of The Supremacy!

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!

The conspiracy of villains has found a way to use Superman''s powers against him. Now, the Man of Steel is beyond control, and there''s only one solution—but it may kill him! Things are going exactly as planned for the villainous cabal...

With Green Lantern taken out of the picture, Brainiac advances his plan! The Justice League meets in the Fortress to reconnoiter...and enlist the aid of Metamorpho and the Doom Patrol!

The Martian Manhunter begins the desperate search for Aquaman, but what he encounters puts him in far greater danger than ever! Plus, Grodd joins the villain conspiracy!

Green Arrow is the focus of this issue, which also features The Doom Patrol, The Metal Men, The Titans, Supergirl and others on the battlefield! But whose side are they on? The villains'' plot to exploit the innocent may even affect the heroes'' comrades, colleagues and co-combatants!

The worst fears of the Justice League are realized, as the villains strike through those closest to the heroes! Plus, an important member of the JLA returns!

A few twists and turns remain in this amazing tale of the alliance of the world''s most fearsome villains! And against the wild landscape of hundreds of heroes and their foes, smaller, more intimate human dramas are played out. Don''t miss the remarkable conclusion of the remarkable 12-issue maxiseries by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite!

Things look bad for the Justice League as the villains-turned-benefactors ascend in the public eye, while the most powerful League members are conveniently out of the way!

In this frantically paced tale, Gorilla Grodd attacks the League, while Captain Marvel is lured into the hands of the villains. It''s the World''s Mightiest Mortal vs. The Man of Steel—and only one can win!

The Riddler leads Batman into a mystery within a mystery through his compulsion to speak the truth through riddles. Does he hold the key to the reason the villains are helping mankind? Plus, Aquaman falls victim to one of the DCU''s most nefarious criminals!