Thor Concept Art Mix-Up

Some of you may have seen this image floating around the internet over the last few days. Thought to be some concept art for the upcoming live-action Thor movie, it is actually some art unknowingly created for a Thor animated production.

Comic book artist Dan Panosian posted this story along with the picture on this DeviantArt page:

Want to a funny story that will bring a tear to your eye?

Of course you do. You're still reading this. So I get a call from an Art Director friend of mine on Saturday as I was preparing to get my place ready for the Fedor/Arlovski fight. He asked me if I could submit a last minute design for the Thor movie that Marvel is doing.

Over course I was thrilled. They needed it Monday morning. Fine, whatever! They could of needed it in a few hours and I would of complied. It's Thor! Hell, I did design work for [link] Superhero, the Movie - I was waiting for a REAL superhero movie to come along!

Anyway, I factored in a few things. Like creating a suit that could successfully pad an actor and give him some heroic bulk, etc. I also knew that the colors had to be a bit more subdued than the Kirby comic book. And sadly, I had to come up with something that wouldn't look ridiculous on. A tall order.

So, I did what I could and enjoyed every minute of it. I managed about 65% of what I envisioned. Generally that's a decent success when it comes to applying your vision to paper.

I even incorporated the marks on Thor's plates into his logo...

Here's the sad part. I turned it in and that's when the AD mentioned it was a design for the ANIMATED movie. I just assumed it was for the Live Action film I've heard buzz about... Clearly I need to learn to ask more questions...! Assumption is the mother of all... what's the word I'm looking for? ;)

Hell, at least I got to design a Thor costume, right?

Does this mean there is a new animated Thor project in the works? I'd say probably not. According to the DeviantArt page, this picture was posted in January 2009. Based on that timing, the animated movie that was mentioned is probably Thor: Tales of Asgard which was early in production at the time.

If you want to have a look at some actual Tales of Asgard concept art, check out the DeviantArt page of Phil Bourassa. Along with these character designs, Bourassa also worked on Planet Hulk and designed the cover for Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

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  Thor: Tales of Asgard Trailer

Here is the trailer for Thor: Tales of Asgard which is due out in time for the live-action Thor movie this summer!

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  Thor: Tales of Asgard First Look

Here is the clip from Thor: Tales of Asgard that can be found on the Planet Hulk DVD and Blu-ray, courtesy of MTV.com

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  Planet Hulk Trailer

Another event at the Marvel Animation panel at last weekend's San Diego Comic-Con was the first look at the Planet Hulk trailer.

Originally scheduled to be the final film in the Marvel/Lionsgate seven picture deal, Planet Hulk will be released in February 2010 with Thor: Tales of Asgard following in 2011. The Thor film, which is already completely finished according to Craig Kyle, has been delayed to coincide with the live action Thor feature film.

Enough talking, check out this trailer and let me know what you think!



Other Marvel news from the Con:

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes will be joining the Nicktoons line-up. The entire series will be aired, including episodes not previously seen in the USA.

The third and fourth anime to be produced by Madhouse will be X-Men and Blade.

The second season of Wolverine and the X-Men will feature such characters as Magik and Deadpool.

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