Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American
comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994
miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer
Kurt Busiek for
Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and
DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries
Kingdom Come, which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series
Astro City, and various projects for
Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for
Spider-Man and
Spider-Man 2, and DVD packaging art for the
M. Night Shyamalan film,
Unbreakable. He has done covers for
TV Guide, promotional artwork for the
Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures.