Superheroes Rise From Camp to Art: Virginia Postrel
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Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The newest banner in the window ofthe Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh features a strikinglyrealistic portrait of Superman. Unfazed as bullets bounce fromhis chest, neck and forehead, the Man of Steel wears a calm,resolute expression, made all the more convincing by the creasesand fine lines of early middle age.
To comic book fans, it’s an instantly recognizable image:Superman as imagined by Alex Ross, one of the contemporary comicworld’s star artists. And the Warhol Museum exhibit “Heroes andVillains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross,” which opened Oct.1, marks a significant cultural moment.