  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. ross' style has been said to exhibit "a norman-rockwell-meets-george-pÃ©rez vibe", and has been praised for its realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters.evanier, mark "alex ross' hollywood press conference". "point of view" comics buyer's guide #1474; february 15, 2002 his rendering style, his attention to detail, and the perce
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