Abrams' 'Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding' Explores the Visual Development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Get an exclusive first look at the cover for this brand-new Marvel Studios art book, which features the work of Marvel’s Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding.

This October, discover the stunning vision of Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding in Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding, a brand-new art book that covers the breadth of his work on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. An exclusive first look at the cover offers just a glimpse at some of the nearly 500 illustrations contained within this volume.

Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding cover

MARVEL STUDIOS: THE ART OF RYAN MEINERDING
Written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry
Foreword by Kevin Feige, Producer and President, Marvel Studios
Release Date: October 1, 2024
ISBN: 9781419738647
Format: Hardcover; Special Edition Hardcover

Ryan Meinerding has been a key creative force in designing the look of the beloved Super Heroes and villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the early stages of Iron Man (2008). Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding showcases the artist's singular and iconic vision, from his work-in-progress sketches to his finished illustrations.

Included are:

Character designs for Iron Man
Keyframe and concept designs for Thor
Concept designs for Captain America’s many suits
Character designs for Marvel's The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, created in collaboration with Charlie Wen
Suit and gear designs for Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
And so much more…

This lavish book includes more than 500 illustrations and provides unprecedented insight into Meinerding’s creative process, as well as his view on the essential collaborations behind contemporary concept and character design.

Working in close collaboration with Ryan Meinerding over more than five years, authors Tara Bennett and Paul Terry (THE STORY OF MARVEL STUDIOS) bring MCU fans inside the visual development studio and reveal through exclusive interviews with the artist the origins of his career, his inspirations, insights into his process, and stories from the making of Marvel Studios’ first four phases. Bennett and Terry archive Meinerding’s work and present a stunning portrait of the dedication, skill, and inventiveness of one of Marvel Studios’ key visual architects.

Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding is available for preorder now and will be available from Abrams Books on October 1, 2024. Available wherever books are sold!

TARA BENNETT is a New York Times bestselling author and entertainment journalist. As an author or coauthor, she's written more than 30 official movie and TV companion books, including: The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water; The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector's Edition; Outlander: The Series official guides; The Official Making of Big Trouble in Little China; Fringe: September's Notebook (an Amazon Best Book of 2013); and many more. Tara is also the US editor for SFX Magazine, a contributing writer for Syfy Wire, NBC Insider, IGN, Paste, and others, and is a member of the TCA.

PAUL TERRY is a bestselling author, producer, and music artist. He concept-created/wrote the award-winning book series The X-Files: The Official Archives. Terry also co-authored (with Tara Bennett) The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fringe: September’s Notebook, and many more official film/TV companions. As a composer, Paul's scores include the multi-award-winning feature documentary Sidney & Friends (which he also executive produced), Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, and NBCUniversal’s Behind the Panel. Under the alias of Aptøsrs, his albums include Elders (mixed by Adam Noble). His other solo project Cellarscape includes the Independent Music Award-nominated album The Act of Letting Go.