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Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross (Pantheon Graphic Library) Hardcover – October 2, 2018
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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.
- Print length312 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPantheon
- Publication dateOctober 2, 2018
- Dimensions9.26 x 1.05 x 12.24 inches
- ISBN-109781101871973
- ISBN-13978-1101871973
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“Marvelocity is everything a Ross fan could want in a coffee-table book, showcasing his mastery of covers, concepts, and content. There are original photo references, sketches that showcase his early evolution as a designer, and even adorable childhood scribblings. One walks away from Marvelocity realizing Alex Ross is truly sui generis and unlikely to ever be matched." – Abraham Riesman, Vulture
About the Author
CHIP KIDD is the three-time Eisner Award-winning author, art director, and designer of Batman Collected, Batman: Animated (co-author), Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan, and the graphic novel Batman: Death by Design. He is the recipient of the National Design Award for Communications and the Lifetime Achievement medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
GEOFF SPEAR has photographed for numerous publications, including Esquire, GQ, Smithsonian, Wired, Newsweek, and The New York Times. His images have also appeared in national advertising campaigns for AT&T, American Express, Citibank, and IBM. His photographs for Batman Collected were chosen for the Annual of American Photography 13.
J. J. ABRAMS is a writer, producer, and director, and founder of Bad Robot Productions.
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- ASIN : 1101871970
- Publisher : Pantheon; 1st Edition (October 2, 2018)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 312 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781101871973
- ISBN-13 : 978-1101871973
- Item Weight : 4.06 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.26 x 1.05 x 12.24 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #58,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20 in How to Create Comics
- #37 in Graphic Novel Anthologies (Books)
- #808 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels
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About the author

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film, Unbreakable. He has done covers for TV Guide, promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures.
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Because of this, "Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross" has been one of my favorite books for years, as it's the best collection of a great many of his artwork he did for DC, while also including many of his childhood drawings; showing how talented he was with a pencil at such a young age. But knowing full well that he's done art for plenty of other major comic companies, I always thought to myself, "They should put out a book that has all his Marvel artwork." Thankfully, it seems many others thought the same, because at long last, my wish was granted.
"Marvelocity" isn't coy about what it is. It's the Marvel parallel to "Mythology", and if you have said book, then you'll be familiar with the presentation. Written and put together by the same team, it begins with documenting Ross' early childhood, comparing his artwork as a kid to what he can do now; his inspirations, and then a mega gallery of his paintings with his commentary sprinkled throughout, including never-before-seen pencil sketches and concept art, then ending with a short comic story exclusive to the book.
But calling "Marvelocity" a carbon copy of "Mythology" is too harsh a word. While the format is virtually the same, the commentary and insight into his thoughts on superheroes, and his process of creating his art is, alone, worth the price of admission. And his behind-the-scenes concept art of many projects he's worked on, from the opening titles of 'Spider-Man 2', to his pitches for the X-Men's costumes for the live action movies (which look awesome and should've been used, in my opinion) are interesting. And then, of course, there's the paintings themselves, which are a joy to look at. I could stare at each image for over an hour, and every time I revisit a painting, I find some new detail I missed the first time. And as a bonus, many of the artworks are so big, the pages have to unfold into mini-posters just to show it all.
However, even a mega-fan like me has to admit the book isn't entirely perfect. I have only two nitpicks. One: I hope you like Spider-Man, because a large chunk of the book is devoted to him. I can sort of understand this, since much of Ross' recent work has been his cover art for the many Spider-Man titles releasing currently (and most of the covers are included in here). And I like Spidey as much as the next person....but still, I think the book went just a little on Spidey overload. And two: the formatting on some of the images could be a tad better. It's charming to see Ross' childhood art....but I don't think we needed full page splashes of his early scribblings. Because let's be honest here...we're primarily here to see his beautiful paintings. The 'kid art' could've been minimized to make the 'adult art' bigger. Which, on a similar note, I think just an extra few pages could've been added so that his cover artwork could be blown up to a bigger size. There's sections where they fit over 15 comic covers on a single page, making each image a thumbnail size, to the point I had to whip out a magnifying glass just to pick out all the details.
But despite those two little problems, this is still a gorgeous book that any fan of Alex Ross, or any fan of comic book art in general, NEEDS to have in their collection.
Not only is the art amazing and one of a kind, but the back story is so very interesting. I can’t suggest this book highly enough!
Can’t wait to add the DC equivalent
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Similar in format, it acts as a companion piece to ’Mythology,’ {and to my mind exceeds} the earlier collection of his DC work {and to a lesser extent ‘The Dynamite Art of Alex Ross.’} Informative and beautifully designed this heavyweight volume will sit with pride on my bookshelf and for admirers of his work is a thing of rare joy.










