With the upcoming Uncanny Inhumans part of Marvel’s All-New label, artist Steve McNiven was looking to give the characters a new look. He recently talked to Marvel.com about his influences and how he wanted the team to be represented:
“I really wanted to tackle Black Bolt, try something new, maybe have the design look a bit more like the stuff the movie folks do,” he said. “I had a chance to go down and visit the set of Captain America: Civil War— that’s another whole story right there!—and was floored by the level of detail and functionality that the designers accomplished! Absolutely amazing.”
He went on to explain how he wanted Black Bolt to look – based off of the cinematic type of approach he witnessed with Civil War:
“So I tried in my own small way to reinterpret the Black Bolt costume going in that direction.”
He also talked about Johnny Storm:
“Johnny was another redesign challenge, trying to move away from the blues in the Fantastic Four. Hopefully folks will like his new look! As far as drawing Johnny again, it’s been terrific!”
Check out the designs below:
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