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

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 with nearly 500 illustrations contained within this volume. Check out an exclusive look inside the stunning new art book below.

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.

This deluxe art book provides unprecedented insight into Meinerding’s creative process and features more than 500 illustrations including 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, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and so much more!

MARVEL STUDIOS: THE ART OF RYAN MEINERDING
ISBN: 978-1419738647
Hardcover | 320 pages
Written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry
Foreword by Kevin Feige
Published on October 1, 2024

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.

"Ryan Meinerding is a humble genius who pours his passion about the work into the work. And he’s not just a great visual artist. He’s a great storyteller," said Kevin Feige, Producer and President, Marvel Studios, in the book’s Foreword. "Since way back on Iron Man, this has remained the most impressive thing about Ryan. It’s not just that he can envi­sion the translation from the comic page to the movie screen. He’s an idea machine. Marvel is the House of Ideas. And he’s right at the front door of that. It’s impossible to truly convey how important Ryan is to Marvel Studios and its success."

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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.

Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding is available now wherever books are sold!