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THE EISNER AWARD-WINNING, NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING MYTHOLOGY IS HERE IN PAPERBACK, IN AN EXPANDED EDITION WITH 32 NEW PAGES.
Mythology returns, in a newly expanded paperback edition of the book Entertainment Weekly awarded a grade of A, saying: “Alex Ross brings to his work an unparalleled sense of the real. His heroes–both super and mortal–have weight; they exist in space, and that space is affected by them in ways never before seen on the page.” And so here they are, the incomparable cast of the DC Comics universe: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Green Lantern, and the rest of the Justice League as you’ve never seen them before. Mythology brings together the best loved comic characters in the world, brought to life by Alex Ross, one of the most astonishing young artists working in the medium today. The award-winning designer/writer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear have teamed up to create a book like no other, with an introduction by M. Night Shyamalan, the acclaimed director of The Village and The Sixth Sense.
Ross has often been called the Norman Rockwell of comics, and this book reveals not only his lifelong love of these classic superheroes but also his vision: Mythology takes you into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at his fascinating creative process. The combination of Ross’s dynamic art and Kidd’s kinetic design makes images from his most memorable stories–including Kingdom Come, Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, and Uncle Sam–soar off the more than 300 pages.
The new material centers on Ross’s startling new comic book series, Justice, including sketches, preliminary art, prototype figures, and more. Mythology is a book in which every page explodes with the power of the icons it celebrates. 作者簡介
Alex Ross has produced more than 1,500 pages of comics material in less than fourteen years–an extraordinary body of work that has earned him every major award in the industry. Ross was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1970 and eventually settled in Chicago, where he attended the American Academy of Art. Among his best known books are: Marvels, Kingdom Come, Uncle Sam, Earth X, Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, and JLA: Liberty and Justice.
Chip Kidd is the author and designer of Batman Collected and Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz. His book jacket designs for Alfred A. Knopf helped break new ground in the field from the late 1980s to the present. The Cheese Monkeys, Kidd’s first novel, published in 2001, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Geoff Spear has photographed for numerous publications, including Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Newsweek, and The New York Times. His images have also appeared in national ad campaigns for AT&T;, American Express, Citibank, and IBM. His photographs for Batman Collected were chosen for the American Photography annual of the best of 1996. 精彩書評
“Alex’s unique style combines the best of the fantastic and the real, creating a world where myths walk and leave tangible footprints in the sand.”
–Paul Levitz, President and Publisher, DC Comics,
《神話:DC漫畫的亞曆剋斯·羅斯藝術之旅》圖書內容概述 本書聚焦於當代美國漫畫藝術領域最具影響力的創作者之一——亞曆剋斯·羅斯(Alex Ross)——為DC漫畫宇宙所創作的標誌性視覺作品集。 這部精裝畫冊不僅僅是一本簡單的作品展示,更是一部深入解析羅斯獨特藝術風格、創作哲學以及他對超級英雄敘事影響的詳盡研究。 第一部分:藝術風格的奠基與演變 本書開篇即詳盡探討瞭亞曆剋斯·羅斯如何打破傳統美式漫畫的固有風格,開創齣一種融閤瞭古典油畫質感、古典主義美學與現代敘事精神的“寫實主義”繪畫風格。 油畫肌理的重塑: 深入分析羅斯如何利用水彩、水粉乃至傳統油畫技巧,賦予漫畫人物和場景以超越印刷品限製的深度和厚重感。書中會展示他早期作品中對光影、材質和人體解剖學的精妙處理,如何讓超人、蝙蝠俠等經典形象擺脫卡通化的刻闆印象,呈現齣近乎神祇般的莊嚴感。 古典主義的迴歸: 探討羅斯的藝術靈感來源,從文藝復興時期的巨匠到20世紀初的插畫大師。詳細剖析他如何將巴洛剋式的戲劇性布景、古典雕塑般的英雄姿態融入到超級英雄的動態瞬間,營造齣史詩般的氛圍。 色彩哲學的運用: 專門章節解析羅斯對色彩的獨特運用。他的調色闆往往飽和度適中,偏嚮於柔和的、帶有一絲懷舊感的色調,這與現代漫畫中常見的鮮亮、高對比度的色彩體係形成鮮明對比。書中會通過對比分析,展示色彩如何服務於情緒錶達和角色心理側寫。 第二部分:標誌性項目深度解析 本書的核心內容圍繞羅斯在DC漫畫體係內創作的幾部裏程碑式作品展開,提供瞭大量的幕後資料、手稿和分步創作過程展示。 《美國神話》(Marvels,雖然是漫威作品,但其對DC的影響至關重要,此處應更正為DC相關核心項目): 重點聚焦於他對DC核心人物的“神化”處理。例如,他如何通過對“正義聯盟”的描繪,重新定義瞭這些角色的“神性”與“人性”之間的張力。 超人(Superman): 詳盡考察羅斯筆下剋拉剋·肯特如何從一個外星移民,蛻變為現代社會中道德的燈塔。特彆收錄瞭大量關於他如何設計超人服裝的細節圖和草圖,解釋為何他傾嚮於采用更具布料紋理感的材質而非光滑的超人製服。 蝙蝠俠(Batman): 分析羅斯如何捕捉布魯斯·韋恩內心的黑暗與外部的貴族形象之間的矛盾。書中將展示一係列早期為《黑暗騎士歸來》之後的故事綫準備的概念設計,強調其對哥譚市陰鬱氛圍的營造。 神奇女俠(Wonder Woman): 探討羅斯如何將戴安娜塑造成一個跨越古老神話與現代文明的橋梁,其設計如何平衡希臘神祇的威嚴與女性力量的柔美。 《至尊》(Absolute / Kingdom Come 等關鍵敘事): 詳細迴顧瞭羅斯與馬剋·韋德(Mark Waid)閤作的《王國降臨》(Kingdom Come)項目。這部分內容將作為羅斯藝術思想的集中體現,探討他對於“未來英雄的責任”和“英雄的衰老與遺産”的深刻思考。書中包含大量關於老一代英雄(如老超人、新版閃電俠)的設計哲學,以及羅斯如何通過角色的外貌變化來暗示社會價值觀的變遷。 第三部分:跨媒體影響與設計哲學 本章節跳脫齣單純的漫畫書頁,探討亞曆剋斯·羅斯的藝術如何滲透到更廣闊的流行文化領域,以及他對角色設計的底層邏輯。 概念設計與周邊: 收集並展示羅斯為動畫係列、電子遊戲以及各類周邊産品(如雕塑、海報)創作的未發錶或罕見的視覺概念。這些內容揭示瞭他是如何將自己的繪畫風格轉化為不同介質的指導原則。 “真實感”的悖論: 深入討論羅斯在追求“真實感”的過程中,如何巧妙地規避瞭完全寫實的陷阱。他的人物比例雖接近真人,但內在氣質和戲劇化的光照,確保瞭他們依然是“神話”而非單純的肖像。書中分析瞭他在特定場景中,如爆炸、戰鬥或沉思的瞬間,如何通過構圖和視角來最大化視覺衝擊力。 對後續創作者的影響: 總結亞曆剋斯·羅斯的藝術對新一代漫畫藝術傢、電影視覺開發團隊産生的深遠影響。書中收錄瞭幾位當代頂尖藝術傢的訪談片段,他們談論羅斯作品對他們創作理念的啓發。 總結 本書通過高分辨率的印刷質量,忠實再現瞭亞曆剋斯·羅斯筆下每一筆觸的微妙變化和色彩的層次感。它不僅是對一位偉大藝術傢的緻敬,也是對超級英雄主題如何通過嚴肅、古典的藝術手法進行升華與再闡釋的權威研究。讀者將從本書中獲得對DC漫畫視覺美學的全新理解。