Early GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Concept Art Shows A More Comic-Accurate Yondu

James Gunn recently revealed an early concept art of Yondu on Instagram, and it shows a more comic-accurate version of the character than what we saw in the film. Hit the jump.

By VISIONaryNPa - Sep 15, 2016 09:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Guardians of the Galaxy

Source: Instagram

In a recent post by director James Gunn, he revealed some early concept art created by Andrew Kim in which shows a more comic-accurate (sans the fin) look of Yondu from Guardians of the Galaxy. If this was to be Yondu's look in the film, we could've very well have gotten a decidedly different incarnation of the characters for the film that were more comic faithful. In the concept art, it appears as though instead of a fin, Yondu would've had a mohawk-like hairstyle as well as some pretty native duds.

Check out the concept art below:

Sweet early concept art for #Yondu in #GotG by Andrew Kim featuring a fantastic vision of @michael_rooker's abs.

A photo posted by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) on
Sep 13, 2016 at 10:43am PDT

What do you think of this early rendering of Yondu from the film? Sound off below.

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13 Comments

ThatAlexDude - 9/15/2016, 2:03 PM

I can't blame James Gunn not to have this 'do in the movie. I could imagine that it would probably be also a living hell for Rooker to grow all that hair, too.

Utopian8418 - 9/15/2016, 4:34 PM

I justwanted him to have a long mohawk

BlackHero - 9/16/2016, 4:49 AM

Spock0Clock - 9/15/2016, 4:55 PM

Okay....

NoobNoob - 9/15/2016, 9:39 PM

A More Comic-Accurate Yondu? but...were's the mohawk? even the costume doesnt look like the one of the comic....he dont even had a bow, how dare you to say "comic-accuarate"? its look like a pj from league of legends

Early GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Concept Art Shows A More Comic-Accurate Yondu

James Gunn recently revealed an early concept art of Yondu on Instagram, and it shows a more comic-accurate version of the character than what we saw in the film. Hit the jump.

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