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July 13th , 2012, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Dynamite home entertainment is happy to announce The Art of painted Comics hardcover, including the first all-encompassing retrospective covering the entire history of painted Comics.  featuring art by Alex Ross, Greg Hildebrandt, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Julie Bell, Joseph Michael Linsner, Glen Orbik, Simon Bisley, Dave Dorman, Phil Noto, Greg Horn, Brian Bolland, Ashley Wood, Charles Vess, mark Teixeira, Arthur Suydam, Dave McKean, and numerous MORE!

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Overseen by Alex Ross, The Art of painted Comics is the art book which provides a complete history of painted comics.  It is an summary of the topic: a peek into a world that has, to date, been regrettably overlooked; a sampling of artistry that will foster an appreciation of the mastery of the men and women behind the images that have long held our collective imagination.  Make sure to pick this remarkable book this coming October!

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“Several years ago, Dynamite home entertainment had, at my urging, begun work with writer Chris Lawrence and me to finally create a book devoted to the art of painted comics,” says legendary comic book developer Alex Ross.  “I’ve always found that painted art in comics is regarded by many people as a recent application and not a mainstream part of how comics are made.  painted covers and stories for the comics medium has been around for decades, with some of it going back to the beginnings of the art form. This much labored-over, lushly illustrated book will finally set the record straight and expose the reader to a rich history of how painted art has shaped the popular art form of comics.”

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“When Alex [Ross] and I first discussed The Art of painted Comics, we talked about it as a magazine short article – a retrospective feature, to be much more precise,” adds writer Chris Lawrence. “Then we began brainstorming, and – in no time whatsoever – our ‘must-have’ list of artists, projects, and paintings (more than 27 pages in length) made it abundantly clear we had to think bigger. A lot bigger. The end result is absolutely astounding – a beautiful volume that is equal parts art book and comics history. With hundreds (if not thousands) of images drawn from the collections of artists and comics aficionados from around the globe, this book represents a one-of-a-kind visual timeline of an artistic method that’s played a role in comic books for…well, for practically as long as there have been comic books. It is the story of painted comics, told by those who have studied its lore, by those who have found inspiration in its artistry, and by the artists themselves.  assembling the art required a Herculean effort, but Alex and the team at Dynamite shown they were up to the task, putting together pages upon pages of paintings that will captivate readers for hours. once those readers discover the stories of the men and women behind the brushstrokes…after learning how the images influenced the artists and painted comics they love…they’ll look at the paintings again with new eyes. and they’ll be captivated all over again.”

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“This book started out as us wanting to do a retrospective book on the distinguished profession of Alex Ross,” adds Dynamite president and publisher Nick Barrucci.  “Alex preferred to go another route by instead creating the supreme definitive book of the art and history of painted comics.  This project involved lots of work and research because it is the first of its kind, and we are all happy of The Art of painted Comics!”

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