Courtesy of Iron Circus Comics, AIPT can share excerpts from the now live Kickstarter Other Worlds: The Art of Alex Ries. The 300+ page hardcover will include forewords by Jamie Beswarick and Greg Broadmore and extensive commentary from the artist himself.
“With a unique imagination, a timeless sense of wonder, and a detailed grounding in reality that gives it all life, Ries’s creatures and worlds light a lasting spark within the viewer,” said Iron Circus Founder C. Spike Trotman.
Check out the excerpts below!
(DATE TK) From the depths of Subnautica: Below Zero, to the creatures of Godzilla X Kong: The New Kingdom, to the grandeur of countless alien planets in films like Warriors of the Future, to the worldbuilding of The Birrin Saga, the artwork of acclaimed concept artist Alex Ries inspires and astonishes with designs of aliens and worlds that look like they could actually exist, because they come from a place of informed speculative biology. And now Spike Trotman’s Iron Circus Comics — the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, which has raised nearly 5 million dollars via crowdfunding — is returning to Kickstarter to publish OTHER WORLDS: THE ART OF ALEX RIES, the first ever collection of personal and professional of the prolific Alex Ries, featuring iconic art from Subnautica: Below Zero, as well as never-before published pieces. OTHER WORLDS: THE ART OF ALEX RIES is a 300+ page hardcover that will include forewords by Jamie Beswarick and Greg Broadmore and extensive commentary from the artist himself. OTHER WORLDS: THE ART OF ALEX RIES will be available via Kickstarter.
Ever since his youth spent in the vast, rural expanse of South Eastern Australia, Ries has explored his sense of connection to the natural world and fascination with science. Explorations of the diversity of life on Earth, the possibilities of life beyond it, and the pressing themes of conflict and reconciliation between civilization and the natural world have all fueled his creative output and come to define his work as an artist. Ries’ sublime work on Subnautica: Below Zero allowed him to use his knowledge of real-world marine life to create biologically plausible extraterrestrial creatures, while The Birrin Saga, his major personal work, explores the alien planet of Chriirah and tells the story of this world and its inhabitants.
“With a unique imagination, a timeless sense of wonder, and a detailed grounding in reality that gives it all life, Ries’s creatures and worlds light a lasting spark within the viewer,” said Iron Circus Founder C. Spike Trotman.
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