THOR Concept Art Pays Homage To The God Of Thunder's Costume From THE ULTIMATES

Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's The Ultimates inspired a lot of what we saw in the early Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, and this concept art borrows the elements of the suit worn by the Ultimate Thor...

By JoshWilding - Jul 02, 2020 03:07 AM EST

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The Ultimates reinvented Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and the ideas introduced in Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's series ultimately inspired much of what ended up on screen during Marvel Studios Phase One. While Thor's appearance was clearly inspired by the classic Marvel Comics, concept artist Charlie Wen has now shared an Ultimates-inspired take on the God of Thunder.

There are noteworthy changes to that design (the patterned tunic and leather pants, for example), but the overall design, lack of cape, and larger Mjolnir are all inspired by The Ultimates.

As Wen explains, this was "one of the few concepts of Thor without his cape, based on the Ultimates comic series." He describes the series as "incredible" and adds, "It was one of the first times I felt like superheroes felt like real people in real situations."

That was a big part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe early on, and it's great to see how that could have looked on the big screen. What we ended up with, though, was still pretty damn great.

Check out this Thor concept art below:

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Hey guys, I’m continuing to share the first few B&W #thor #concepts I did before preproduction started on the film. This one was one of the few concepts of Thor without his cape, based on the #Ultimates comic series - which btw is incredible. It was one of the first times I felt like superheroes felt like real people in real situations 💥 * * * #marvel #mcu #earlyconcepts #norsemyth #godofthunder #imcharliewen

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13 Comments

TheBlueMorpho - 7/2/2020, 3:30 AM

The face looks like Dolph Lundgren.

KingLeonidas - 7/2/2020, 4:34 AM

Why do they ever put sleeves on hemsworth. Bts pictures revealed that on set he’s actually sleeveless the whole time and they add his sleeves via cgi. Why bother.

Se4M4NSt4ine - 7/2/2020, 4:59 AM

@KingLeonidas - think it’s easier and more practical to manipulate the metal stitching chain mail around his arm digitally for fighting and action scenes.

I remember Hemsworth said in the first Avengers that the practical Armor kept leaving him with marks on his arms so they digitalised most of it in Dark World.

KingLeonidas - 7/2/2020, 6:01 AM

@Se4M4NSt4ine - My point being, why not leave it sleeveless.

Dredd97 - 7/2/2020, 8:03 AM

@KingLeonidas - Well they were doing the JMS version, but I much prefer the Simonson/Kirby look. I still wish the helmet was a mainstay

Se4M4NSt4ine - 7/2/2020, 8:18 AM

@KingLeonidas - think it’s something to do with commercialising the characters look?

I agree with having the character sleeveless, but I think it symbolises Thor going Super Saiyan Battle mode for the modern audiences?

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