You think you have the definitive Supes statue? Not even close....

[Saurons I]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEX-ROSS-ORIGINAL-SEVEN-AND-LIFE-SIZE-SUPERMAN-STATUE_W0QQitemZ6593175104QQcategoryZ88880QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Sniper]

I like it

[d rod]

dunno, nice art and all but his style makes the JLA look chunky and older. if i were to have a full size, i'd love one but with more of a comic book style art. prefer to look at some fantasy statue then some dude looking at me while i'm working (sorta freaks me out). just like the DF's 1:1 head busts. i have them all except the cap america. that one freaked me out a bit as well...

[Pogo4321]

It's up again?

[Saurons I]

dunno, nice art and all but his style makes the JLA look chunky and older. if i were to have a full size, i'd love one but with more of a comic book style art. prefer to look at some fantasy statue then some dude looking at me while i'm working (sorta freaks me out). just like the DF's 1:1 head busts. i have them all except the cap america. that one freaked me out a bit as well...

I do agree with you about the body. I tend to like the slightly more muscular look as well. But this is still a cool piece. Alas, I can't afford it.

[d rod]

lol. i know, i'm in the same boat.

[Tetragrammaton]

We may all be in the same boat, but you guys are definately on the better decks. :)

[daveyyojimbo]

That's not definitive, it's just creepy!

[perfusin]

This is FAR from the definitive Superman statue. Never liked the out of shape older (Ross) version of Superman. IMHO. Isn't he suppose to be the MAN OF STEEL? or the MAN OF A 42" WAIST LINE? :inquisiti

[k9ziggy]

Anybody notice that he only accepts money orders? That's a lot of green without any protection. He doesn't have a super (no pun intended) feedback either.

[freaky yves]

and i was thinking...... i have a deja vu ?????,
where did i see this thread before

http://statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=20624



im sorry :)

[lord odin]

No thanks. I like the premise (I like Ross' work), but there is something about the legs/thighs and the shape of the torso that doesn't quite look right.
That`s my problem with his artwork.

[perfusin]

No thanks. I like the premise (I like Ross' work), but there is something about the legs/thighs and the shape of the torso that doesn't quite look right.

Yeah it looks like my Grandma's. :laugh:

[DDura711]

dunno, nice art and all but his style makes the JLA look chunky and older. if i were to have a full size, i'd love one but with more of a comic book style art. prefer to look at some fantasy statue then some dude looking at me while i'm working (sorta freaks me out). just like the DF's 1:1 head busts. i have them all except the cap america. that one freaked me out a bit as well...
IT'S THOSE EYES! They follow you around everywhere. Creepy damn things. :confused2

[wizard-comics]

I Love the Ross Superman...I've never really understood how Superman would be so cut anyway...going to the gym?...where?...hard for a guy with his strength to find things to do a daily workout....

[MONSTER]

That's not definitive, it's just creepy!

Agreed!

[Pogo4321]

I Love the Ross Superman...I've never really understood how Superman would be so cut anyway...going to the gym?...where?...hard for a guy with his strength to find things to do a daily workout....

Reality aside (and there are arguments for how he could have a super physique) he needs to look heroic, which in this day and age requires tht he be muscular. I'll agree that he shouldn't look like Mr. Universe, but he shouldn't look like a retired 60 year old athlete either. For my money Curt Swan got him just about perfect. Where is the Swan Superman statue we need???

[Dizneeguy]

Reality aside (and there are arguments for how he could have a super physique) he needs to look heroic, which in this day and age requires tht he be muscular. I'll agree that he shouldn't look like Mr. Universe, but he shouldn't look like a retired 60 year old athlete either. For my money Curt Swan got him just about perfect. Where is the Swan Superman statue we need???
Totally onboard with that. Superman shouldn't look like some fat, old comic geek walking the floor of a convention with a bad wig on his head. Every person I've talked to that is NOT into comics, collecting, etc., that have seen the 'side work' that I do always wonders why Superman/Batman look so fat and old when viewing Ross' art.

[candyrocket786]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supe_01.jpg + http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supe_03.jpg = http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supes_02.jpg

[JadeGiant]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supe_01.jpg + http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supe_03.jpg = http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/DVDVampire/other/supes_02.jpg

LOL :laugh:

[Bullseye]

I'm not a huge fan of Ross's Superman. Always looks too old.

[lord odin]

I'm not a huge fan of Ross's Superman. Always looks too old.
Maybe it`s because you`re reading kingdom come. :laugh:

[Bullseye]

Maybe it`s because you`re reading kingdom come. :laugh:

Haven't read it. :laugh: His Bats and Wonder Woman are nice. But not Supes I'm afraid much like his Spider-man.

[lord odin]

Haven't read it. :laugh: His Bats and Wonder Woman are nice. But not Supes I'm afraid much like his Spider-man.
You should read kingdom come it`s one of the best stories wrote. :buttrock:

[Kdawg59]

See Robert I am the opposite... Ross Superman is about the only one I ever thought was decent enough to hold any interest in the character... but still this piece is also too much for me... just preference over the obvious quality of the piece...

[mwf6171]

meh........Ross' art, IMO is crap......so no thanks.......now if there were a full sized Power Girl.............:D

[lord odin]

meh........Ross' art, IMO is crap......so no thanks.......now if there were a full sized Power Girl.............:D
That would be a life size bust. :laugh:

[Bullseye]

See Robert I am the opposite... Ross Superman is about the only one I ever thought was decent enough to hold any interest in the character... but still this piece is also too much for me... just preference over the obvious quality of the piece...

I just prefer McGuinness's style KD. Jims Bust is a very nice version.
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=13895

[Zurbaran1]

I'm not a huge fan of Ross's Superman. Always looks too old.

Nope, not always. He's done the younger Superman. Just look at the Mythology book cover and Giclee. It really depends on which version of Ross Superman you are looking at. I personally prefer the younger one. I don't like everything he does but his work is certainly not crap.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/Zurbaran1/Mythologyfrontcover_lg.jpg

[Bullseye]

Nope, not always. He's done the younger Superman. Just look at the Mythology book cover and Giclee. It really depends on which version of Ross Superman you are looking at. I personally prefer the younger one. I don't like everything he does but his work is certainly not crap.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/Zurbaran1/Mythologyfrontcover_lg.jpg

Never said it was crap. :) I bought his Avengers piece which is awesome. Also love his Wonder Woman.

[Zurbaran1]

Never said it was crap....

Never said you did ;-) Just a comment that fit in with my post. I have seen his work called crap and that's just silly.

[JadeGiant]

I like Ross's work but it is not my preference. I think the artwork goes very well with the stories and if viewed without any context, it loses something. Your average Joe who knows who superman is but hasn't read the comic is very likely to question why supes is old and fat when looking at Ross's work.

From a visual perspective, I also like McGuiness work - something that I think looks very nice.

[risingstar]

I remember when Marvels came out... The comic community was floored. Then Kingdom Come was released... People couldn't get enough of Ross. Lithographs were easily commanding over $1000 a piece in the secondary market. Some original pieces or art were selling for over $20,000.

Then, like anything else, it is a question of time before people, for whatever reason, start trashing his work because, well, just because.

I am simply amazed when I see the words "crap" and "Ross" in the same sentence.

JMO

[Super Serg]

I remember when Marvels came out... The comic community was floored. Then Kingdom Come was released... People couldn't get enough of Ross. Lithographs were easily commanding over $1000 a piece in the secondary market. Some original pieces or art were selling for over $20,000.

Then, like anything else, it is a question of time before people, for whatever reason, start trashing his work because, well, just because.

I am simply amazed when I see the words "crap" and "Ross" in the same sentence.

JMO
Agree WholeHeartedly!

*ss*

[d rod]

I have a couple of Ross art pieces. As far as the full size statue (like I stated previously), it's not for me. Now, this doesn't take away that I loved his art in the several series that he did. Comic art doesn't always mean it would be excellent as statue art. I liked his art because it fit the story real well. I also enjoyed elseworlds. This doesn't mean that I would enjoy an elseworld character to be a regular series. Sometimes the change of pace is nice.

[Ish]

i'm not a fan of ross's "realistic" style, i would rather have a jim lee or mcguiness life size any day

[mwf6171]

Never said you did ;-) Just a comment that fit in with my post. I have seen his work called crap and that's just silly.


No that was me. In my opinion his stuff is crap. I would have to be paid to have anything of his in my collection. That being said, the two Batman posters he made are at least decent. Probably the only two things of Ross' that I wouldn't classify as crap.

[Ish]

No that was me. In my opinion his stuff is crap. I would have to be paid to have anything of his in my collection. That being said, the two Batman posters he made are at least decent. Probably the only two things of Ross' that I wouldn't classify as crap.
agreed :laugh:

[Kirk Durfey]

While I like Ross's art, I wouldn't want a life size statue based on it. Actually, I don't think I'd want a life sized statue based on anybody's art...