Because Ross created each painting individually before situating it in the larger work, he is able to give each baddie his or her own page to be pulled out and pasted on your wall. With nothing but a plain white field for background, each colorful creep is free to pop from the book's 11" x 16" pages.
Refreshing antidotes to the digital art that has taken over so many comics, Ross's paintings ripple with texture, subtlety, and dimension. The illumination on Red Skull's raw face. The reflections on Ultron's metallic casing. The bulk of Abomination. The fluffiness of the furs that edges Baron Zemo's costume. The wrinkles in Rhino's gross skin-suit. The goofiness of Doc Ock. They all come alive in these artworks.
Ross also pens an intro and profiles of each character that focus on his or her shapes, colors, and angles, mostly designed by Steve Ditko, to whom Ross dedicates his book.
