Alex Ross: Unseen (2024) Art Book

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @chwenhoou
    @chwenhoou 5 місяців тому +57

    Alex Ross: The definition of "let him cook".

  • @mattlinkous4356
    @mattlinkous4356 5 місяців тому +109

    The Kirby Batman stuff is wild. I’d totally buy that book.

  • @Marvel.Comicsyt
    @Marvel.Comicsyt 3 місяці тому +4

    Thank you Alex for give me back my childhood. Don't give up 😢

  • @Tonydash23
    @Tonydash23 5 місяців тому +41

    Absolutely fascinating hearing Alex talk about Jack doing Batman

  • @simonRTJ
    @simonRTJ 5 місяців тому +11

    A true artist taking more time talking about another artist than himself, on a presentation supposed to promote his own art. Thats the sign of a true artist

  • @timothyball419
    @timothyball419 5 місяців тому +50

    Usually, I feel about 20-30% of an artist professional work goes unseen. Great idea on a book!

    • @MrSamane22
      @MrSamane22 5 місяців тому +8

      I would go and say 50%-70% go unseen. An artist curate so much of his work, all the sketches and unpolished ideas never get out of the room usually.

    • @wolfzeru5745
      @wolfzeru5745 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@MrSamane22Definitely 70%, comic book artists have around 5 sketches for a single page. Let alone for the cover art

  • @AntoineDennison
    @AntoineDennison 5 місяців тому +20

    I love Alex's creativity and unbridled love for the comic medium and its history.

  • @batsight1
    @batsight1 5 місяців тому +113

    I like that his reimagining of a kirby batman looks like the batman brave and the cold cartoon batman

    • @NUCLEARDASH
      @NUCLEARDASH 5 місяців тому +4

      And i love how kirby is, has and have an influence on most of the greatests comic book artists

    • @AdahnFlorence
      @AdahnFlorence 5 місяців тому +4

      He does look a bit Richard Sprang esque.

    • @Watch-0w1
      @Watch-0w1 5 місяців тому +2

      *bold
      Damn autocorrect

    • @ibeethatoneguy7807
      @ibeethatoneguy7807 5 місяців тому

      A Mr. Freeze team up perhaps lol

  • @RoyFokker02
    @RoyFokker02 5 місяців тому +3

    Alex Ross Kingdom come is amazing. The book art is 2nd to none.

  • @dartbaston
    @dartbaston 5 місяців тому +4

    With the unseen art you had my interest but with the "what if Kirby did Batman" pitch, you had my attention. Can't wait to get this book

  • @TonyTheKryptonknightLongshore
    @TonyTheKryptonknightLongshore 5 місяців тому +42

    I need this book!!!!!

  • @petermot645
    @petermot645 5 місяців тому +5

    The Kirby concept of drawing Batman is a wonderful idea. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

  • @thegeorgiealityshow359
    @thegeorgiealityshow359 4 місяці тому +5

    The great inspirational platform and motivational as well for me and everyone.

  • @eddiekane3000
    @eddiekane3000 5 місяців тому +12

    I would’ve loved Cartoonist Kayfabe to break down this art book. R.I.P. Eddie P!

  • @MediaVox1
    @MediaVox1 5 місяців тому +9

    Alex, there is NOTHING wrong about your Batman.. It's my favorite interpretation. I truly wish DC animation could do your style, or the movies could somehow emulate your look for hero costumes.

  • @Gouken.07
    @Gouken.07 5 місяців тому +18

    Always been a fan of his realistic art style. I’d always hoped the live action movies would take inspiration from Ross’ work when they were looking for the right actor and designing costumes

    • @shenglongisback4688
      @shenglongisback4688 5 місяців тому +5

      Same!! it's out of this world.
      That thumbnail looks like a real costumed person not a art piece.

    • @elbarry7016
      @elbarry7016 5 місяців тому +1

      It happened twice: First Suicide Squad movie, featured a Harley/Joker dance with a tuxedo, precisely from a Ross work. Another one: The Batman, some of the Penguin's facials and gestures were extracted from Batman: War at crime, a Dini/Ross colaboration.

  • @animatorFan74
    @animatorFan74 5 місяців тому +4

    This guy has managed to knock it out of the park for sooo long now. The man is a legend :)

  • @robertleeblakeart2542
    @robertleeblakeart2542 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank You 4 inspirations over the years, I interned @ D.C. Comics in 1997 (Editorial Administration) and handled some of your published originals that summer. Alex Ross is indeed very professional and clean paintings !

  • @PatronOfComicArt
    @PatronOfComicArt 5 місяців тому +5

    LOVE the “What if Kirby Drew Batman” stuff! Can’t wait to get this!

  • @lonelycatman308
    @lonelycatman308 5 місяців тому +10

    Love your grand vision, your take on everything, Superman, FF, Golden Age, Silver Age, Your respect for the history and storytelling. Artists, writers, producers, creators should really learn from you. Thank you!

  • @savvysod8995
    @savvysod8995 4 місяці тому

    UA-cam actually recommending channels I never heard of but never new I needed! Feels strange that the company is actually doing something right. I've been HUGE FAN OF YOUR ART Ever since I've read Superman Kingdom Come

  • @virtualyme7659
    @virtualyme7659 4 місяці тому

    Super Kool. Born in the mid 1960s I was into comics by the early 1970s. Brings me back to that time. Alex's work is amazing in its own right and I love that he pays homage to another great from our childhood. So glad to see him share this work and his thoughts. As someone who grew up with a knack and love for drawing, painting and art in general I admire his dedication to the craft and all the hard years he's put in. ☮️

  • @alexphillips4644
    @alexphillips4644 5 місяців тому +9

    The whole concept of Kirby: Genesis was also releasing unseen characters and concepts like Tiger 21, The Midnight Swan, the Sundance Gang, The Pioneer Two, Dragonsbane, Thunderfoot, Phantom Continent, and more.

  • @sabretoothstudios9142
    @sabretoothstudios9142 5 місяців тому +4

    I love how you can tell he’s spent a LOT of time thinking about a hypothetical Kirby Batman

  • @lizardart99
    @lizardart99 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow! Your take on a Kirby Batman is too cool! The detail you put into your "Kirby shading" is great to see and I especially love it in your FF: Full Circle with Annihilus

  • @chrisweppler1977
    @chrisweppler1977 5 місяців тому +3

    WOW! I NEED this book for my library!

  • @cookieDaXapper
    @cookieDaXapper 5 місяців тому +1

    BRAVO!!!!!! MAGNIFICENT!!!! Cannot wait to get this. PEACE dear Sir, and God bless.

  • @stationarywanderer7910
    @stationarywanderer7910 5 місяців тому +2

    I LOVE the 2020 book, can't wait to get this one!! Alex, can you please, please include a fully painted version of the Justice League/Justice Society image you included in your 2022 sketchbook?! My favorite image of all time, I would love to see it fully painted (not that it isn't gorgeous in gray scale).

  • @tomjames9681
    @tomjames9681 5 місяців тому

    It’s incredible to see Alex talk about interpreting another master’s work and applying it to an original take on a character.
    It really shows a mastery of the craft and a sublime understanding of the work to present a convincing interpretation of *another artist and writer’s work* .
    It’s also nice to see him doing simpler artwork. Shows how well those essential skills transfer. This is a must buy work of Ross’.

  • @JTManuel
    @JTManuel 5 місяців тому +2

    King Kirby doing Batman would've been the pinnacle of comics!

  • @HitnRunTony
    @HitnRunTony 5 місяців тому +2

    Earth X is one of my favorite series and would love to see more of what didn’t make it to the book

  • @henryjaremek2644
    @henryjaremek2644 5 місяців тому +4

    .. ALEX ... very Cool to see your .. " Kirby Batman " .. stuff , re-imagined . I like it .

  • @rickytoddbotelho9555
    @rickytoddbotelho9555 5 місяців тому +2

    Just fantastically stunning work!!!❤😂

  • @dannyrand9819
    @dannyrand9819 5 місяців тому +4

    Wow. Please and thank you.

  • @coeenc123
    @coeenc123 5 місяців тому +1

    This looks so great!! I love the ideas.Hope Alex is doing well and in good health.

  • @stephennagy6344
    @stephennagy6344 5 місяців тому +1

    Looks very cool, always love your work man!

  • @dannycruz5446
    @dannycruz5446 5 місяців тому +5

    That Wrightson Frankenstein piece is really cool

    • @johanfridjonsson2675
      @johanfridjonsson2675 5 місяців тому

      It’s weird that they feature it like it’s Alex work… poor editing I hope.

    • @dannycruz5446
      @dannycruz5446 5 місяців тому

      @@johanfridjonsson2675It's a Ross recreation. He recreated Wrightson's linear hatched inking as painted tones.

    • @johanfridjonsson2675
      @johanfridjonsson2675 5 місяців тому

      Okey, cool. I can do that with photoshop in 5 seconds. It’s weird to me that they featured it like it’s his work… I don’t care if he repainted the entire picture, it’s still weird.

    • @dannycruz5446
      @dannycruz5446 5 місяців тому

      @@johanfridjonsson2675 it's a fan art homage piece, not weird at all.

  • @nokautu7914
    @nokautu7914 5 місяців тому +1

    AWESOME! I would totally buy this!

  • @heavyassaultcollectables1731
    @heavyassaultcollectables1731 5 місяців тому +4

    Already a Classic!!!! A collector's Item.

  • @MegaAppl3
    @MegaAppl3 5 місяців тому +1

    So good. Love the Batman stuff and loved the Kirby Super Powers

  • @mrbigonbig
    @mrbigonbig 5 місяців тому +1

    MUST BUY THIS!!!!

  • @stationarywanderer7910
    @stationarywanderer7910 5 місяців тому

    I'm SO anxious for this!!!!!!!!

  • @GerarddeSouza-yt3fc
    @GerarddeSouza-yt3fc 5 місяців тому +1

    Love the "fangs" on the Batman cowl.

  • @StillOnly25c
    @StillOnly25c 5 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely Outstanding

  • @Yellowblam
    @Yellowblam 5 місяців тому +1

    The ‘Kirby’ interpretation is great!

  • @matthewbrookeart
    @matthewbrookeart 5 місяців тому +1

    I love that Kirby style joker !

  • @gilberthardy4766
    @gilberthardy4766 5 місяців тому

    Amazing how you captured the spirit of both Wrightson and Kirby! I'm somehow confident they both like your work.

  • @barryallenflash1
    @barryallenflash1 5 місяців тому +2

    This is AWESOME! Love your work sir. IF you are free next summer, 2025, we'd love to have you at Summercon in Puyallup, Wa. I'm sure you'd have a line out the door of nerds like me wanting to meet you!

  • @Fethennour
    @Fethennour 5 місяців тому +1

    I'll order it as soon as it is available, hopefully very soon.

  • @baxDstar
    @baxDstar 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for your art!

  • @ZacLovelace
    @ZacLovelace 5 місяців тому +1

    More of these alternative history breakdowns, please.

  • @William_Blake
    @William_Blake 5 місяців тому

    Mr. Ross you are a mad lad. Very cool concepts.

  • @MrAndy12878
    @MrAndy12878 5 місяців тому +2

    Masterclass of awesomeness, nuff said 👏

  • @derekseven1647
    @derekseven1647 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm totally buying this one

  • @Warmhusky67
    @Warmhusky67 4 місяці тому

    I desire this book.

  • @mustafajackson9430
    @mustafajackson9430 5 місяців тому +1

    YES!

  • @fellowcitizen
    @fellowcitizen 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @mostafafarweez3161
    @mostafafarweez3161 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow, that book is beautiful, & I hope to getit :)

  • @emekaabuah6029
    @emekaabuah6029 5 місяців тому

    Looks awesome

  • @TGMATCHIM
    @TGMATCHIM 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks

  • @sagmeister2234
    @sagmeister2234 5 місяців тому +1

    Awesome project.

  • @2011Bene
    @2011Bene 5 місяців тому

    The world needs The Kirby Batman made by you!!! 😍🤩

  • @GavinConnor-g4v
    @GavinConnor-g4v 5 місяців тому

    Alex this is the coolest thing I’ve ever fucking seen please keep the Darkseid cover w the pink background holy shit I can’t believe you are doing signings you are the goat thank you

  • @Chewie316
    @Chewie316 5 місяців тому +1

    Damn, I never really thought what a Jack Kirby Batman would look like. I didn't really get heavy into his DC stuff and I regret it. Gotta peep the book out.

  • @strongman5243
    @strongman5243 4 місяці тому

    This is great

  • @claudiolima4472
    @claudiolima4472 5 місяців тому +1

    Grande desenhista!!!!!!!

  • @razorback7828
    @razorback7828 5 місяців тому +1

    That's super RAD! I need it too, bit I am based in France.

    • @buschika
      @buschika 5 місяців тому +3

      The shipping to Europe is so expensive 😢

    • @razorback7828
      @razorback7828 5 місяців тому +1

      @@buschika Yes...

  • @badjaosh2272
    @badjaosh2272 5 місяців тому

    I literally have Demon #2 and Doom Alex Ross comic displayed right next to each other on my shelf. Im ready for this haha

  • @vjones17
    @vjones17 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow, the Jack Kirby interpretation angle is something along the lines of what I pondered recently. I was thinking about the DC Just Imagine Stan Lee line; I was thinking that what that exercise was truly about was if Marvel created/published the DC characters. IMO, I think he went the wrong direction as an image of Superman by Marvel hit my mind. I imagined that the design should have maintained color most of the elements while removing some to fit the Marvel aesthetic; no trunks, a cape that mirrored how Thor's flowed, etc. OR Omega the Unknown type design. I even figured that Stan and Co. would have his powers to be tied to his spectacles; remove them and he gets super, put them on and he's normal: that would fit with the loser trope that they're famous for. I'm gonna get this book

  • @johnrockyryan
    @johnrockyryan 4 місяці тому

    Alex Ross has my favourite illustration of Spider-Man ever he looks so real yet still feels comic booky if you get what i mean

  • @CristianSiles-u7e
    @CristianSiles-u7e 5 місяців тому

    Awesome

  • @SolarasNaracott
    @SolarasNaracott 3 місяці тому +1

    Alex is in his Lex Luthor era.

  • @mercuryman1250
    @mercuryman1250 5 місяців тому +1

    This worth the money

  • @Battling_Seizure_Robots
    @Battling_Seizure_Robots 5 місяців тому +1

    Oh yes

  • @DippedInInk
    @DippedInInk 5 місяців тому +2

    Alex version of a Kirby Batman.......WOW

  • @madsteve9
    @madsteve9 4 місяці тому

    5mins
    WOW ! What an inspirational thought !
    Jack Kirby, doing stand alone stories, of all of the major DC heroes / then published Comic Books, leading up to the launch of the 4th World.

  • @siner2442
    @siner2442 5 місяців тому

    Such a great and fun looking Batman, but that Joker was epic! The rest of the bad guys looked really good also, especially Penguin. I didn’t even know he had a first book of this out?

  • @carlthomas5307
    @carlthomas5307 5 місяців тому

    When is this book coming out? I need it ASAP 😊

  • @Chessbox09
    @Chessbox09 5 місяців тому

    Amazing how Alex can draw a completely different style like Kirbys' in addition to his own.

  • @terryc77
    @terryc77 5 місяців тому +1

    i love kirby ross batman!!!

  • @lardesouza
    @lardesouza 5 місяців тому +1

    Hot damn I hope this book is available in some form post SDCC. NEED IS MIGHTY!

    • @stationarywanderer7910
      @stationarywanderer7910 5 місяців тому +2

      Unseen 2020 was sold on his website!

    • @lardesouza
      @lardesouza 5 місяців тому

      @@stationarywanderer7910 Thank you!

    • @lardesouza
      @lardesouza 5 місяців тому

      @@stationarywanderer7910 I've signed up on his alert list for the new book post SDCC. Thanks again!

  • @LEE-ANDAJURIES
    @LEE-ANDAJURIES 5 місяців тому +1

    Alex Ross I'm a big fan I'm drawing like you🎉❤

  • @wilagaton9627
    @wilagaton9627 5 місяців тому

    I have the Rough Sketch, a book similar to this. And their was this pitch of a new Shazam series. I absolutely loved the idea. I really think if DC went through with Alex Ross' pitch, it would've been the definitive DC interpretation of the character.

  • @HarishBabuM
    @HarishBabuM 5 місяців тому

    The music made me cry

  • @stukavonferno8858
    @stukavonferno8858 5 місяців тому

    I will certainly be looking to add this to my AR art book collection, how many pages?

  • @lazer-ape
    @lazer-ape 5 місяців тому

    astounding work! you had my money with monster mash but you won my imagination with all the fourth world batman concepts. no pressure, but it sure would be neat to see all of those wondrous ideas put to paper now or sometime down the road, in a creator owned format, when the caped crusader lapsed outright. we're just 10 short years away from that now. just some food for thought 🙂

    • @gregwilliams4454
      @gregwilliams4454 5 місяців тому

      That’s SO awesome to imagine!! An entire industry of former top notch artists doing their versions of Batman etc. And likely outselling the DC versions.
      I hope the copyright passes into the Public Domain.

  • @hayeonkim7838
    @hayeonkim7838 5 місяців тому +2

  • @AdahnFlorence
    @AdahnFlorence 5 місяців тому

    I love the raft that most of this is Ross talking about Kirby.

  • @KylerRamos
    @KylerRamos 5 місяців тому +2

    I tend to like to mimic and study other artists as a “what if” in my sketch books as well so it’s actually really cool to see all of the Jack Kirby Batman stuff you mocked up.

    • @thevasic
      @thevasic 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah...that Kirby Batman looks so good!

  • @mediaversenetwork
    @mediaversenetwork 5 місяців тому

    short squat wide batman. love it. eventually Frank gave it too us.;)

  • @stationarywanderer7910
    @stationarywanderer7910 5 місяців тому

    I wish you would also take on his proposal for a Wonder Woman animated series!

  • @Firesoul001
    @Firesoul001 5 місяців тому

    I had no idea there were people who thought your Batman looked bad. I feel like that's the kind of opinion that would require you to actively try to have bad taste. Anyhow, great ideas and beautiful work, as always.

  • @micpar2
    @micpar2 5 місяців тому

    DC wanted Kirby to do the shazam/Capt.M relaunch. But Kirby was friends with CC Beck. He helped get CC get the gig. It would of been great if Kirby did CM. Image if Darkseid was CM's new arch enemy?

  • @chuckgroesbeck8871
    @chuckgroesbeck8871 5 місяців тому

    Wish Ross would come to MegaCon

  • @scr5051
    @scr5051 5 місяців тому +1

    Máster greetings Froom colombia south América

  • @madsteve9
    @madsteve9 4 місяці тому

    Hi Alex
    At 46secs, is that Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt ?

  • @lorenaalaniz812
    @lorenaalaniz812 5 місяців тому

    Hola alex, 😊 te admiro mucho como dibujas y pintas los super heroes🤩🤩
    Pintas como si tuvieras un lapiz en tu mano , yo tambien intento dibujar solo lo hago como hoby , saludos soy de argentina lorena espero que lo leas alex,😍

  • @dcsakuga7631
    @dcsakuga7631 5 місяців тому

    What’s the song?

  • @erikjinxx5737
    @erikjinxx5737 5 місяців тому +2

    If it’s so UNSEEN how am I looking at it 🤨

  • @souperstar7050
    @souperstar7050 5 місяців тому

    I wish Alex Ross would do a Justice League saves the universe from Darkseid story, either in a 12 issue miniseries (like Justice) or a oversized book. It could show how Orion took the throne of Apkolipis. It seems like a missing story for his legacy.