31 Breath-Taking 'Marvel's The Avengers' Concept Art Images by Andy Park

A whole bunch of breath-taking concept art for Marvel's The Avengers (2012) (also known as "The Avengers") has shown up online thanks to professional concept artist Andy Park (Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Thor) working for Marvel Studios.

Most of these show up in the book Avengers: The Art of Marvel's The Avengers. You can read my review of the book here.

Check after the jump for the high-resolution pics and click to enlarge. I've included some quotes from Park describing the images.

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Comic-Con Poster" by Andy Park
"I was fortunate enough to work on The Avengers film from start to finish.  This is a poster that connects to 6 other posters depicting the whole Avengers team assembled and ready to battle.  I was asked to do the SHIELD portion of the poster along with the Helicarrier in the background (that extends to Hawkeye's poster).  The other 6 posters were done by my Visual Development Supervisors, Ryan Meinerding and Charlie Wen."

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) fighting Loki's Army" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) vs. Loki (Tom Hiddleston)" by Andy Park
"One of the many key frames I got to illustrate for The Avengers film.  It was dream to work alongside one my all-time heroes, Joss Whedon."

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) vs. Thor (Chris Hemsworth)" by Andy Park

"The Avengers keyframe illustration showing the classic 'heroes misunderstanding confrontation.'"

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Chitauri alien jumbo creatures" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Chitauri alien jumbo creatures" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) riding Chitauri Soldier" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) " Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) fighting Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Captain America (Chris Evans)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) fighting Loki's Army" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Loki's (Tom Hiddleston) Arrival" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Loki's (Tom Hiddleston) Arrival" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Loki (Tom Hiddleston)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) and S.H.I.E.L.D." by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders)." by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)" by Andy Park
NOTE: The early designs of Nick Fury included his trademark cigar. These were abandoned by the final film.

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "S.H.I.E.L.D. soldier" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "S.H.I.E.L.D. soldier" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "S.H.I.E.L.D. soldier" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thanos Reveal" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thanos Reveal" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thanos Reveal" by Andy Park
The Avengers keyframe showing the big reveal on who was behind the alien invasion. 

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thanos Throne" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "The Other" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thor (Chris Hemsworth)" by Andy Park

Marvel's The Avengers (2012) "Thor (Chris Hemsworth)" by Andy Park


Official Synopsis:
 Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

Official Site: http://avengers.marvel.com

Director: Joss Whedon

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson

Writers: Joss Whedon

See more of Andy Park's portfolio at http://www.andyparkart.com, http://andyparkart.blogspot.com, http://andyparkart.deviantart.com, https://www.facebook.com/AndyParkArt,  

What do you think of the illustrations?
@ Copyright 2012 Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures, Andy Park. All rights reserved

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'THE AVENGERS' Thanos Concept Art

One of the biggest reveals in The Avengers (2012) was the appearance of Thanos "The Mad Titan." It sent fans running to the Internet to figure out who he was and why he was there. Thanos was the shadowy figure who gave Loki the alien army he used to try and conquer Earth. His appearnace was only 5 seconds long and it was one of those "blink you missed it" moments in films.

Which is why it's so exciting that the Avengers app "Second Screen" unlocked concept art of Thanos. I bought the Avengers Blu-Ray this week and am still going through it, but someone else did and shared the following concept art after the jump.


Click on the images to enlarge.



The Avengers (2012) Thanos concept art by Andy Park (bottom) and various



The Avengers (2012) Thanos concept art by Charles Wen

 Here's what Thanos looked like in the comics.

 Here's what he looked like in the post-credits scene.

I don't know who all the artists are, but I recognize Charles "Charlie" Wen and Andy Park's signature on two of them.
Official Synopsis:

See more of their portfolios by going to the following sites:
Charles Wen http://charliewen.typepad.com/
Andy Park - Andyparkart.com

What do you think of the illustrations?

@ Copyright 2012 Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures, Andy Park, Charlie Wen. All rights reserved

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French Video Shows Ryan Meinerding Talking About Working With Marvel Studios

For his French exhibition, Ryan Meinerding talked about what it was like to working on the Marvel films.

Most of the text is in French, but you get a pretty good idea based on his English responses. If you know French and want to translate I'd be happy to add them.

The most interesting part is working with the different directors of the Marvel films.

Working with Kenneth Branaugh, director of Thor (2011)

"Kenneth Branaugh...always had very specific things that he wanted out of the characters and the costumes and the key frame moments. It was amazing how specific he would be about some of the key frame moments...he would want it tweaked in a very specific way"

Working with Joe Johnston, Director of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Working with Joe Johnston is fantastic. Because he's one of the only directors I've ever worked with because if he didn't like the way something worked he would just sit down and draw it to fix it. Because...he worked on the Star Wars movies and the Indiana Jones movies as an artist. So that was an amazing experience because...he would actually sit down with us to try and figure it out."

Working with Joss Whedon director of The Avengers (2012)

He knows the comics better than we do...He would...have very, very specific ideas about costumes....Specifically which [comic] artist's work he relate it to. Basically, he gave us a lot of information to start off with each of the characters and we just tried to keep up with his mind. Because, he thinks fast and he writes even faster.

What did you think of the interview? Did you learn anything new about Ryan or his work on the films?

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Watch Thor Demolish Destroyer in D'Alessandro's Dynamic 'Thor' Storyboards

The movie Thor had some insane visuals, but one of the scenes that got the biggest cheer is when Thor got his hammer and wasted the Destroyer armor.

One of the storyboard artists on the film was Federico D’Alessandro (I Am Legend, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger) and he has a storyboard on his website I had to share.

Here's the scene if you haven't seen it. Prepare to be amazed.


This is the scene from the script dated 03-26-10

Clad in his full battle armor, holding Mjolnir in his hand -- the God of Thunder once more.


Thor kneels, brings Mjolnir down onto the ground. 

KRAKABOOM!


Lightning strikes the Destroyer. It convulses.


Thor swings Mjolnir around, takes off straight up into the air, as the Destroyer gets back on its feet and looks up at the Thunder God. Storm clouds gather around Thor as he summons gale force winds.


Debris from the battle begins to rise up into the sky. The Destroyer stays there, kept grounded by its massive weight. It lifts its head up at the Thunder God, opens its faceplate, locks it in place, unleashes its blast. Thor dives downwards straight at it, with Mjolnir before him.


Mjolnir collides with the Destroyer's fiery energy blast, overpowering it, pushing it back, forcing it downwards at the Destroyer. Thor jams his hammer deep into the Destroyer's faceplate. The fiery energy within the creature builds up and EXPLODES within him, firing out of all his openings.


Thor smashes the Destroyer to the ground in a tremendous heap, the fiery energy within it extinguished forever. Thor pulls Mjolnir from its faceplate, walks away from its lifeless carcass. As he does, the other objects and debris pulled into the air by the gale winds drop down from the skies, around the Destroyer, burying it.

Amazing stuff.I actually prefer the way it was boarded since we get a side shot and a full view of the hammer just plowing through the armor.

See more of Federico D’Alessandro's portfolio at thefilmartist.com.

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