At Norman Rockwell Museum
November 10, 2012 - February 24, 2013

Heroes & Villains is the first museum exhibition celebrating the artwork of Alex Ross, today's foremost comic book artist. Ross, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work, is often referred to as "the Norman Rockwell of the comics world." Heroes & Villains features over 130 paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures from Ross's personal collection. The pieces range from a crayon drawing of Spider-Man that he created at the age of four to paintings from his early career on projects like Marvels and Kingdom Come through to his more recent work on Flash Gordon and Green Hornet. This exhibition outlines Ross's career of redefining comic books and graphic novels for a new generation of followers of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and other classic comic book superheroes.

Showcasing the strong influence of American illustration and Pop Art on Alex Ross, original works by Norman Rockwell, Andrew Loomis, J.C. Leyendecker, and Andy Warhol are included. Artworks by Ross’s mother Lynette Ross (a successful commercial illustrator in her own right) are on display as well. A selection of comic books and related paraphernalia collected by Warhol throughout his life are showcased within the exhibit.

Heroes & Villains is the first museum exhibition of Ross's work and comprises four galleries. Ross has graciously prepared an original artwork for Norman Rockwell Museum which is available to the public in poster form exclusively at The Museum Store, and online, in November. Ross will also make a rare appearance for the opening celebration on November 10, 2012. This night ( Nov. 10th ) is also a great opportunity to get your ROUGH JUSTICE: THE DC COMICS SKETCHES OF ALEX ROSS Art Book signed by Ross!!

For more info just CLICK HERE!

In the most recent issue of Publisher’s Weekly Magazine they do a cover story about the “Best Books of 2012″ and, because Pantheon Book’s “Building Stories” Graphic Novel made the list, they chose Chris Ware to illustrate the cover! Wait, there’s more!! One important thing to notice about this magazine cover is that they have a brand-new logo and this is the very 1st time in their publishing history to feature a fresh one… that’s so cool!!

I hope they keep this new one, I completely love it! Down below is an example of the one they have had for a long time. Yeah, it’s iconic, but this new one is so modern & cool. Please keep it PW!!!

Yes! Very Cool!! Over at the ESTETICA DA COMUNICACAO website they recently wrote a very excellent blog post which is a BOOK REVIEW for Chris Ware’s brand-new Graphic Novel titled, BUILDING STORIES ( 2012 Pantheon Books ). The piece was written by Pedro Silva and he seems to have really got what this book, and the experience of reading it, is all about ( Thanks Pedro & Good Job ). So, please give it a quick read, we think you’ll enjoy it too! Hey, just CLICK HERE. Also, please feel free to share this post on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks!

Over at the BIBLIOKLEPT Blog Charles Burns’ latest Graphic Novel, THE HIVE, just received a really nice Book Review & we couldn’t be happier. Of course the artwork is incredible but we like how the Reviewer seems to focus more on the writing style of the story. It’s a clever article. THE HIVE is the second book of a three-part trilogy that is being published by Pantheon Books. So, please be sure to check out, just CLICK HERE!

Oh yeah, they also wrote a Book Review for Charles Burns’ X-ED OUT too ( which is the first book in this series ). So please be sure to give that a quick read as well, thanks, CLICK HERE !!

Awesome! We wanna thank Zainab over at the COMICS AND COLA BLOG Website for doing a very excellent Book Review on BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN. For the 2 or 3 people living under a rock ( Ha Ha! ), this is the latest Batman Graphic Novel published by DC Comics. It was written by Chip Kidd and the incredible artwork was done by a very talented Comic Book Artist named Dave Taylor ( Who lives in the UK ). Here’s a LINK to check it out, please do. Also, Thanks Zainab!

Good News - Ever since Chris Ware’s brand-new Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES, was published by Pantheon Books it has been getting quite a bit of good attention, whew! In fact, the super-excellent website THE THOUSANDS ( all the way from Brisbane, Australia! ) just did a very nice Book Review. A special thanks goes out to Nathania Gilson for doing such a fine job. It’s not only very well-written but she also took some really awesome photos!! To check it out just CLICK HERE!

This post is a shout out ( OK, it’s total Propaganda ) to share the news that we have posted a bunch of beautiful new photos of some of Chip Kidd’s “Book Cover” design work on the website’s “Gallery Page”. If you have never been there, the basic concept is to share examples of Chip’s work over the years and we also try to post all the most recent stuff too. This one page is kinda new but it’s always growing & changing. Please remember that we add new photos there all the time, as they come in, and you never know what you’ll see! So, please click the “Gallery” TAB Button every now & then ( it’s up above ) or if you’re feeling super-lazy right now ( ha ha ) then just CLICK HERE!

Also, Please be sure to share this website ( any page or post ) with all your friends on Facebook, Twitter, your Blog, etc… Thank You!!

Just a quick post to share this LINK to a very cool website called DAN TALKS ABOUT COMICS. In his most recent post he talks about Chris Ware’s new Graphic Novel published by Pantheon Books titled, “Building Stories”. This Book Review is very well-written and gives an interesting take on the high-concept of Chris Ware’s “Book in a Box”. He also recognizes Ware’s writing ability in a unique way. Please be sure to check it out & also remember to share it with all your friends, thanks.

After you spend a few hours at CHIPKIDD.COM enjoying all the fun information & beautiful graphics you need to head over to the KUOW.ORG Website to listen to a very in-depth Podcast and entertaining interview with the ultra-talented Graphic Novelist, Charles Burns. This is Seattle’s NPR Radio ( 94.9 fm ) page and their Reporter, Steve Scher, shares a really great talk with Mr. Burns.

The main focus of their talk is Charles Burns’ brand-new Graphic Novel titled, THE HIVE. This is the follow-up to Pantheon Books’ recent success, the X’ED OUT book. Actually, THE HIVE is the 2nd book in what will eventually be a “trilogy”. Now, we were not able to embed their podcast here but you can easily click this LINK and visit their website. Once there, you’ll want to click on the podcast button & listen. It’s located right under the Title of the Post & it’s a “blue arrow”. Please keep in mind that once you start it their 1st story covers a little bit of Politics, but that doesn’t last too long & then they really get into their talk with Burns. It’s really worth hearing & it’s also a REALLY GREAT INTERVIEW!

This is just a quick post to share some very cool “Book Promo Material” for Chris Ware’s new Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES, that I came across on the Internet last night. The 1st pic is a sexy Bookstore Promo Poster that was created by Pantheon Books. Then, down below, here is a fun INFO Graphic that shows the contents of “The Book in a Box”! Bloggers, please feel free to share these on your personal website/blog, thanks!