Am I the only one who HATES Alex Ross's Batman?

[Red Mask]

I like Ross as an artist but I get fairly annoyed when all of the male characters (Superman, Batman, & Aquaman particularly) look EXACTLY the same in the face, but with different hair color...BLAH!! (

Other artist do the same thing. Jim Lee & John Byrne are some examples.

 

[comicman]

I always felt his early work with Batman and Superman made them look a little podgy in places, but as the years have gone on, he's really tightened up their physique's. His work on Justice was fabulous.

 

[The New Kid]

I personally don't like his Dc characters they look so old,....his Marvel characters are on point though....

 

[batsters]

Not such a fan myself ..

 

[batsters]

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[Benstamania]

Ross's Batman looks like Gregory Peck.

I don't mind Ross in mini's but I'd grow tired of it if it were in the monthly Batman title. Great artist, good batman artist...it just...not the definitive way to draw/paint bats.

Then again...what REALLY is?

 

[The New Kid]

Alex Ross captures the Silver and Golden Age perfectly. I never bought that lens B.S. It's impractical and stupid logic. Some fans are just discouraged to see how they would look in a more realistic way.

I don't think that is the main reason...the characters just look pudgy. and their costumes look like poor halloween costumes....

 

[Red Mask]

The costumes match the comics. Don't blame Ross for making us realize what spandex looks like.

 

[Nepenthes]

exactly ^ . he's paying the strongest respect to the Golden Age.

 

[Miss Webb]

Ross does the classic 'monumental' style which is reminiscent of statues you see in parks where the figures are massively thick and/or muscled. There's little tapering or porportioning, which is why the figures look 'wide'. While I appreciate his style it doesn't work for me in a comic book...everyone looks jowly and old. If they're already middle aged they look ancient. Square heads, thick necks and jowls. Barrel chests with heavy legs and arms. Thick is good, shaped up thick is better!

 

[storyteller]

He simply draws photo realistically. And in his mind he believe these guys shouldn't look like a cartoon build. I would actually like to see what he would do with a movie version design.

 

[larryfilmmaker]

The costumes match the comics. Don't blame Ross for making us realize what spandex looks like.

you summed it up right there

 

[Tojo]

Way i look at it is, why does Superman need to look like such a real middle-aged man? He's an alien God, so he could have taken some liberties there. And then WW has the appearance of a middle-aged lesbian feminist circa 1989. Batman looks totally unathletic. A truckdriver who enjoys a few too many krispy kremes, or a powerlifter, as opposed to the physically imposing yet lithe gymnast/martial artist Batman is.

Other than that i love all his work, Kingdom Come blew me away.

 

[Red Mask]

Batman looks totally unathletic. A truckdriver who enjoys a few too many krispy kremes, or a powerlifter, as opposed to the physically imposing yet lithe gymnast/martial artist Batman is.

Other than that i love all his work, Kingdom Come blew me away.

Many wrestlers on TV have a similar build. If you want speed you won't develop too much muscle. Yet building more muscle but won't guarentee washboard abs and ripped definition. It's because one needs to eat more calories to build muscle.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Part of the problem, I think, is that his Batman is such a literal take on the comics costume.

He draws really realitic. And, his Batman looks like what Batman would actually look like in spandex. It's just not pretty, b/c in real life.....a guy like Batman wearing that.....just wouldn't be very pretty.

 

[Red Mask]

Part of the problem, I think, is that his Batman is such a literal take on the comics costume.

He draws really realitic. And, his Batman looks like what Batman would actually look like in spandex. It's just not pretty, b/c in real life.....a guy like Batman wearing that.....just wouldn't be very pretty.

It's not Ross's fault when reality makes us see how ridiculous supeheroes look. I'm still not impressed with the Batman Begins armor. Drop him on Times Square around noon, and I'll still laugh at him.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

Does Batman really go anywhere during the day?

 

[Red Mask]

Does Batman really go anywhere during the day?

It depends on the case or what the JLA are doing. But fighting at night is just an excuse to not see the costume details. Even at night, whether it be Times Square, Las Vegas, or plain florescent lights, he'll look funny under the light.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

It's not Ross's fault when reality makes us see how ridiculous supeheroes look.

To play devil's advocate here, most people don't read comics to know what something would be like in reality.

 

[kenellard]

Part of the problem, I think, is that his Batman is such a literal take on the comics costume.

He draws really realitic. And, his Batman looks like what Batman would actually look like in spandex. It's just not pretty, b/c in real life.....a guy like Batman wearing that.....just wouldn't be very pretty.

Batman doesn't just wear spandex. in the comics bats has armour plates under his fabric costume, Ross doesn't try to represent this at all, he just paints victorian body builders in halloween costumes

 

[Red Mask]

Batman doesn't just wear spandex. in the comics bats has armour plates under his fabric costume, Ross doesn't try to represent this at all, he just paints victorian body builders in halloween costumes

Before they came up with that excuse Batman was just wearing spandex or silk. Silver Age. Remember, Ross loves the Silver Age. And back then, guys like Jack Lelane and Steve Reeves weren't as big as today's juiced up bodybuilders. You'd never think they were taking drugs. Lee, Benes, McGuiness draw neanderthals and steroid chumps.

 

[KingOfDreams]

I don't like the brow wrinkles. I like Ross's work in general but he should stick to covers. His interiors look motionless.

 

[cryptic name]

It's not Ross's fault when reality makes us see how ridiculous supeheroes look. I'm still not impressed with the Batman Begins armor. Drop him on Times Square around noon, and I'll still laugh at him.

and he'd still kick your ass

 

[kenellard]

and he'd still kick your ass

If I went up against bale in the begins suit, I'd run up some stairs and throw rocks at him, I'm guessing it'd take him a while to get to me

 

[kenellard]

that is unless he remembered to pack his Bat-anti-get-hit-by-rocks-spray, he has a gdget for everything Dammit!