Alex Ross: Unseen (2024) Art Book

[@chwenhoou]

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

[@mattlinkous4356]

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

[@Tonydash23]

Absolutely fascinating hearing Alex talk about Jack doing Batman

[@Marvel.Comicsyt]

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

[@simonRTJ]

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

[@AntoineDennison]

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

[@batsight1]

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

[@NUCLEARDASH]

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

[@AdahnFlorence]

He does look a bit Richard Sprang esque.

[@Watch-0w1]

*bold Damn autocorrect

[@ibeethatoneguy7807]

A Mr. Freeze team up perhaps lol

[@timothyball419]

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

[@MrSamane22]

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]

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

[@thegeorgiealityshow359]

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

[@TonyTheKryptonknightLongshore]

I need this book!!!!!

[@RoyFokker02]

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

[@lonelycatman308]

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!

[@petermot645]

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

[@Gouken.07]

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]

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

[@elbarry7016]

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]

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

[@PatronOfComicArt]

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

[@MediaVox1]

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.

[@dartbaston]

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

[@sabretoothstudios9142]

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

[@alexphillips4644]

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.

[@eddiekane3000]

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

[@robertleeblakeart2542]

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 !

[@chrisweppler1977]

WOW! I NEED this book for my library!

[@virtualyme7659]

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. ☮️

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Just fantastically stunning work!!!❤😂

[@tomjames9681]

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’.

[@cookieDaXapper]

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

[@heavyassaultcollectables1731]

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

[@stephennagy6344]

Looks very cool, always love your work man!

[@HitnRunTony]

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

[@dannyrand9819]

Wow. Please and thank you.

[@lizardart99]

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

[@mrbigonbig]

MUST BUY THIS!!!!

[@StillOnly25c]

Absolutely Outstanding

[@baxDstar]

Thank you for your art!

[@nokautu7914]

AWESOME! I would totally buy this!

[@coeenc123]

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

[@JTManuel]

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

[@MrAndy12878]

Masterclass of awesomeness, nuff said 👏

[@sagmeister2234]

Awesome project.

[@savvysod8995]

KZbin 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

[@stationarywanderer7910]

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).

[@Fethennour]

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

[@Warmhusky67]

I desire this book.

[@fellowcitizen]

Thanks!

[@derekseven1647]

I'm totally buying this one

[@henryjaremek2644]

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

[@MegaAppl3]

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

[@mustafajackson9430]

YES!

[@William_Blake]

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

[@ZacLovelace]

More of these alternative history breakdowns, please.

[@stationarywanderer7910]

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

[@emekaabuah6029]

Looks awesome

[@mostafafarweez3161]

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

[@TGMATCHIM]

Thanks

[@dannycruz5446]

That Wrightson Frankenstein piece is really cool

[@johanfridjonsson2675]

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

[@dannycruz5446]

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

[@johanfridjonsson2675]

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]

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

[@gilberthardy4766]

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

[@strongman5243]

This is great

[@matthewbrookeart]

I love that Kirby style joker !

[@barryallenflash1]

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!

[@Yellowblam]

The ‘Kirby’ interpretation is great!

[@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc]

Love the "fangs" on the Batman cowl.

[@claudiolima4472]

Grande desenhista!!!!!!!

[@razorback7828]

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

[@buschika]

The shipping to Europe is so expensive 😢

[@razorback7828]

@@buschika Yes...

[@CristianSiles-u7e]

Awesome

[@GavinConnor-g4v]

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

[@SolarasNaracott]

Alex is in his Lex Luthor era.

[@badjaosh2272]

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

[@mercuryman1250]

This worth the money

[@vjones17]

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

[@Chewie316]

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.

[@johnrockyryan]

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

[@2011Bene]

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

[@Battling_Seizure_Robots]

Oh yes

[@carlthomas5307]

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

[@lardesouza]

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

[@stationarywanderer7910]

Unseen 2020 was sold on his website!

[@lardesouza]

@@stationarywanderer7910 Thank you!

[@lardesouza]

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

[@DippedInInk]

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

[@madsteve9]

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.

[@terryc77]

i love kirby ross batman!!!

[@HarishBabuM]

The music made me cry

[@LEE-ANDAJURIES]

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

[@Chessbox09]

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

[@wilagaton9627]

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.

[@siner2442]

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?

[@stukavonferno8858]

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

[@hayeonkim7838]

❤

[@lazer-ape]

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]

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.

[@mediaversenetwork]

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

[@chuckgroesbeck8871]

Wish Ross would come to MegaCon

[@AdahnFlorence]

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

[@stationarywanderer7910]

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

[@scr5051]

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[@KylerRamos]

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]

Yeah...that Kirby Batman looks so good!

[@edwassermann8368]

cool

[@madsteve9]

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

[@Firesoul001]

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]

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?

[@troillandford7679]

Darkseid wearing a wife beater is crazy

[@dcsakuga7631]

What’s the song?

[@erikjinxx5737]

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