- "No one can deny how large the icons of the Star Wars universe are. It's not just how long they've been around, it's also their worldwide cultural impact. Darth Vader is as big as any comic book legend."
- ―Alex Ross
Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book artist who has drawn covers for the first four issues of Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars comic series.[1] He has also provided variant covers for the first issues of Marvel Comics' 2015 Star Wars,[2] Darth Vader,[3] Princess Leia,[4] and Lando series.[5]
Ross did a piece for the 2010 art book Star Wars Art: Visions titled Empire of Style.[6] His artwork for the book was later used as a cover for the French magazine Star Wars – La Saga en BD #38 published by Delcourt.[7]
He was one of the artists providing exclusive artwork at Celebration Anaheim's Art Show.[8] His piece, titled Han/Chewie Wanted,[9] pays homage to Gil Kane and Tony DeZuniga's cover for Star Wars (1977) 7.[10] It was later used as a variant cover for the first issue of Marvel's Chewbacca miniseries.[11]
Works[]
- Star Wars Art: Visions (Artwork: Empire of Style)
- Star Wars (2013) 1 (Cover art)
- Star Wars (2013) 2 (Cover art)
- Star Wars (2013) 3 (Cover art)
- Star Wars (2013) 4 (Cover art)
- Star Wars (2015) 1 (Cover art)
- Darth Vader (2015) 1 (Cover art)
- Princess Leia 1 (Cover art)
- Lando 1 (Cover art)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Visions -- Empire of Style on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- New Star Wars Books and Comics Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 136
- Rebel Heist: Seeing Star Wars Icons from a Certain Point of View on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 Alex Ross Variant Cover – Exclusive Reveal! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Star Wars Celebration Art Show Strikes Back! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy to Kick Off Star Wars Celebration on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 156
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 158
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 160
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 136
- ↑ 'Star Wars' exclusive: Check out this Alex Ross cover for Marvel's 'Star Wars #1' by Franich, Darren on Entertainment Weekly (October 20, 2014) (archived from the original on June 30, 2020)
- ↑ Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 Alex Ross Variant Cover – Exclusive Reveal! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ PRINCESS LEIA #1 (OF 5) ROSS VAR on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ STAR WARS LANDO #1 (OF 5) ROSS VAR on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Visions -- Empire of Style on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars – La Saga en BD #38 on www.editions-delcourt.fr (archived from the original on June 27, 2013)
- ↑ J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy to Kick Off Star Wars Celebration on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Art Show – Star Wars Celebration on the Celebration Anaheim official Star Wars Celebration website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Alex Ross Pays Homage to Tony DeZuniga in Star Wars Celebration Lithograph by Albert Ching on Comic Book Resources (February 13, 2015) (archived from the original on August 19, 2020)
- ↑ Preview: Chewbacca #1 (Unlettered) on Comic Book Resources (September 15, 2015) (archived from the original on August 19, 2020)
External links[]
- Alex Ross's Official Website
- Alex Ross (@alexrossart) on Facebook
- Alex Ross (@thealexrossart) on Twitter
- Alex Ross on Wikipedia
- Alex Ross at the Internet Movie Database
- See the Star Wars Variant Covers Coming in January 2015 on Marvel Comics' official website (content obsolete and backup link not available)