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Alex Ross Astro City: Dark Age / Book One #4 Cover Original Art (DC/Wildstorn, 2005). ...
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Alex Ross Astro City: Dark Age / Book One
#4 Cover Original Art (DC/Wildstorn, 2005).Part of the sweeping Dark Age storyline by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson this cover captures the moment "Execution Day" unfolds -- heroes, shadows, tension -- all rendered with his signature photorealism and luminous lighting. After acclaim for Marvels and Kingdom Come, Astro City became Ross' ongoing canvas for exploring story, mythology, and humanity.
This cover is from one of his most ambitious arcs, where he paints not only individual characters but the emotional weight of an entire heroic era in crisis. It is a statement work: mature, evocative, meticulously composed.
Original Alex Ross cover art from the Dark Age arc is among the most sought-after work in modern comic art. The first eight issues of Dark Age were collected and reprinted as trade paperbacks, but the original covers -- especially #4 -- carry extra prestige. For fans of Astro City, collectors of Ross' covers, or anyone at the intersection of fine illustration and superhero mythos, this piece offers both display power and long-term value.
Gouache on thick Bristol board with an image area of 12.25" x 18.5". There is adhesive tape residue in the upper margin, outside the art area. Signed in the lower left. In Excellent condition.
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2025 October 25 - 26 International Comic Art Signature® Auction #7422 (go to Auction Home page)
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