Monday, November 21, 2011
Alex Ross: Making the Old Guard New
Pictures: Seth Kushner
“The best thing I love about making comics is that even when I complain about working for DC and Marvel, most of the things I do for them is what I’ve seen in my mind’s eye,” Alex Ross says. “I’ve been able to use their characters and make them match my own crude interpretations… and obviously much more important things that were absolute freedom in my eyes. My creative instincts and concepts have largely been honored by the deals I’ve gotten in comics, and independent publishers offer even more freedom. There’s absolute artistic fulfillment that I get from comic books. This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was four, and I don’t have regrets on the career path that I took.”
Ross is sitting in Miller’s Pub in his home city of Chicago. After getting over what a tall man Ross is, his impeccable politeness shines through, betraying his Mid-Western roots. Ross bears the distinction of being perhaps the first painter in comics to openly celebrate the superhero in his work, treating the long underwear set with the same attention as a Norman Rockwell. Because of that, Ross is unprecedented in an industry whose finer artists ignored the superhero, primarily for other genres.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Rosalie Lightning
From Lauren Weinstein's blog-I am so sad to report that Rosalie Lightning, daughter of Tom Hart and Leela Corman, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep November 17th, 2011. There’s been such an outpouring of love and support for their family. We’ve started a paypal account in honor of her. This fund is to help with everything Tom and Leela are facing in this terrible situation. Just to be clear, this is not an ongoing charitable foundation; it is a bunch of Tom and Leela’s friends passing the cup around to help them surmount the short-term challenges arising from this tragedy.Rosalie was a wonderful girl. She loved lizards, Miyazaki movies and duck ponds.If you want any more information about where to send your condolences please email rosalielightningmemorial@gmail.com.
Donations can be made here.
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