Well, let me tell you about this fella, Alex Ross, and his Kingdom Come art. Never heard of him? Don’t you worry none, I’ll explain it all to ya, plain and simple.
See, this Alex fella, he draws pictures. But not just any pictures, mind you. He draws pictures of them superhero fellas, you know, the ones that fly around in their underpants and save the world and what not. But he draws ‘em real pretty, like you could almost reach out and touch ‘em.
This Kingdom Come thing, it’s a story, a picture book if you will, about what happens when these superheroes get old and new ones come along. It’s like, the old fellas, they done things one way, and the new ones, they got their own ideas. And wouldn’t you know it, they start fightin’ amongst themselves.
Now, Alex, he paints this whole thing up real nice. He uses this fancy paint, gouache they call it, and makes everything look all soft and glowy. It’s like lookin’ at a real person, not some cartoon. Someone once said his pictures look like somethin’ that fella Norman Rockwell would draw, but with superheroes added in. I reckon that’s about right.
- Superman’s in it, lookin’ all serious and worried, like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders, which I guess he does.
- Batman’s there too, all dark and broody, like always.
- And that Wonder Woman, she’s just as purdy as ever, but she’s got a sword now, so you know she means business.
This whole Kingdom Come story, it’s about choices, see? It’s about what happens when good folks try to do what’s right, but they can’t agree on how to do it. It’s about old ways versus new ways, and how sometimes, things just gotta change, whether you like it or not. And Alex, he captures all that emotion, all that drama, in his pictures.
I heard tell there’s even a movie about it, a documentary they call it. It tells all about how Alex came up with this whole Kingdom Come idea and how he made the pictures. I reckon that’d be somethin’ to see, though I ain’t much for sittin’ still for that long.
You can even buy these pictures, if you got the money for it. They call ‘em “fine art” and “comic books,” but I just call ‘em purdy pictures. They got Superman flyin’ around, Batman lookin’ all mysterious, and Wonder Woman bein’ all strong and beautiful. They even got the whole story all put together in a book, so you can read it from start to finish.
Now, some folks, they might say this is just kid stuff, all these superheroes and fightin’. But I tell ya, there’s more to it than that. It’s about good versus evil, sure, but it’s also about what it means to be a hero, what it means to be human. And Alex, he makes you think about all that, even when you’re just lookin’ at his pretty pictures.
So, if you ever get a chance, take a gander at this Kingdom Come art. It’s somethin’ special, I tell ya. It’s like lookin’ into another world, a world where heroes are real and the fight for what’s right never ends. And who knows, maybe it’ll make you think about things a little bit differently, too.
And let me tell you, this Alex fella, he didn’t just slap some colors together. He spent a lot of time makin’ sure everything looked just right. That’s why folks still talk about it even now, years later. They say his work changed how folks see superhero pictures, made them look more real, more like people you could actually meet.
They say this Kingdom Come is one of the best superhero stories ever told, and I gotta say, lookin’ at those pictures, I can see why. It’s like lookin’ at a dream, a powerful, beautiful dream. And that’s somethin’ special, no matter how you slice it.
So, that’s the long and short of it. Alex Ross, Kingdom Come, and a whole heap of purdy pictures. Go on and take a look for yourself. You might just find somethin’ you like.
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