No wonder his talents have earned him his multi-award winning reputation as one of the industrys leading craftsmen.
Panel layouts morph and change in those preliminary concepts, shaping each hero in increasingly dynamic sinew-stretching poses.
Theres a collection of covers and splash pages, alongside character studies portrayed from all dynamic angles.
Superman and Batman figure prominently, but so do Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and the Flash.
Facial expressions are shown in fine pencil lines and they gain more depth of feeling from the half-tone shading.
The attention to anatomical shape is self-evident.
Sometimes the pencils are loose and free-flowing, other times they are crisp and tightly rendered.
Ross shows a devoted attention to details, as well as to overarching storytelling techniques.
Alex Ross is justly a master shaper of superhero worlds.
Rough Justiceis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
