I caused a commotion in the LCS the other night when I said I'd rather see an Adam Hughes cover than an Alex Ross cover.

Ross's "realism" has started to get too realistic. His people look too real, and this subtracts from the heroic dynamics of what should be on a good superhero cover.

Now that it seems that I am familiar with it, although the work is still very
much superb, I want something not based in real world reality.

Eric -

Unfortunately, the old cliche, "Familiarity breeds contempt" strikes again !

Note: several people have stated at JBF and elsewhere that everyone's comic should be their first comic, i.e. that all comics should be readable the first time.  However, wouldn't it be great if every time we read a comic, it was like reading it for the first time, even if we had already read it several times !  Not only would we never get tired of it (and some comics are this way), but each read would be a brand new and positive experience every time !  Or to say it another way, we get the same "WOW" factor every time (almost like selective amnesia) !

(Pause) I can just hear Ricardo Matalban saying, "Welcome to Fantasy Island" !

I found that in Justice, Alex Ross’ art was less realistic, more dynamic than in his earlier work. I think he’s loosening up and drawing less from photo or live-model reference. (Edit: I mean that in a good way.)

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Justice was  penciled by Dougie Braithwaite, and then painted by Alex Ross. That probably accounts for the more dynamic aspect of his work on that project.