Two movies that are squarely in the mid-range of comic book movies are Fantastic Four (2006) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). They weren't bad, but they weren't in the range of The Dark Knight either.
For example, making Doctor Doom's metal face organic was a good idea, but it never went very far. But what if they had gone all the way with it? Juggernaut was interesting in X-Men 3, but he didn't look much like the comic. What if they had gone father? Professional concept artist Carlos Haunte has some designs on his site that shows what could have been.
Check out the images after the jump and click to enlarge.
First, here are some concepts from Fantastic Four of Doctor Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) along with the Ben Grimm / The Thing (Michael Chiklis).
Now, here are some illustrations from X-Men: The Last Stand of Beast/Hank McCoy (Kelsey Grammar) and Cain Marko / Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones).
Official Synopsis:
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film, based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The third installment in the X-Men film series, it was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Ellen Page, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden. The film's script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs, The Dark Phoenix Saga by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and Gifted by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the mysterious resurrection of Jean Grey.
Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film inspired by the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
See more of Carlos Huante portfolio at www.carloshuanteart.com
What do you think of the illustrations?
@ Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Constantin Film Produktion, Marvel Enterprises 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Marvel Enterprises, Donners' Company. All rights reserved
For example, making Doctor Doom's metal face organic was a good idea, but it never went very far. But what if they had gone all the way with it? Juggernaut was interesting in X-Men 3, but he didn't look much like the comic. What if they had gone father? Professional concept artist Carlos Haunte has some designs on his site that shows what could have been.
Check out the images after the jump and click to enlarge.
First, here are some concepts from Fantastic Four of Doctor Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) along with the Ben Grimm / The Thing (Michael Chiklis).
Now, here are some illustrations from X-Men: The Last Stand of Beast/Hank McCoy (Kelsey Grammar) and Cain Marko / Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones).
Official Synopsis:
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film, based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The third installment in the X-Men film series, it was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Ellen Page, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden. The film's script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs, The Dark Phoenix Saga by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and Gifted by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the mysterious resurrection of Jean Grey.
Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film inspired by the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
See more of Carlos Huante portfolio at www.carloshuanteart.com
What do you think of the illustrations?
@ Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Constantin Film Produktion, Marvel Enterprises 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Marvel Enterprises, Donners' Company. All rights reserved