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Marvel's Ryan Meinerding wishes he'd finished She-Hulk concept art that showed off her casual side (and some hippies)

The unfinished piece was set aside to handle some more pressing needs for the MCU, but Meinerding never had the opportunity to go back and complete it. (Yet.)

News by Caroline Cao, Contributing writer

Published on Mon Nov 25 2024

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When you’re a Marvel artist producing mountains of concept art, unfinished dreams land in the scrapbook. The old adage, “Kill your darlings” is a bittersweet reality of the business.

This is something the Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development, Ryan Meinerding has to live with on a regular basis. At New York Comic Con 2024's spotlight panel on the concept artist, Meinerding talked about how his art and designs often end up unfinished as he moves onto the next project. “A lot of times I start something and then move onto something else, like big battle scenes,” he told his audience with no small sense of regret.

Alluding to the 2023 Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Meinerding fondly mentioned an unfinished piece of concept art of Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk rollerblading on the Venice beach, holding up a Volkswagen bus filled with hippies to assist with a flat tire – all while looking on her phone.

The room laughed at the mention, seemingly eager at the idea of a comically cute image of the She-Hulk multitasking – and just as disappointed that it wasn’t available to them. For anyone willing to negotiate the virtual back issue bins, there's a chance to pick up the next best thing: this 1984 Marvel Press poster by comic book artist John Byrne, which demonstrates a similar casual humor to what Meinerding was describing:

Of course, if there's a lot of demand, why couldn't Meinerding go back and finish it now as a poster or art print in its own right...? Come on, Marvel – think of the merchandising opportunities!

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Caroline Cao: Caroline Cao (she/her) is an NYC-based writer and Earthling who won’t shut up about cartoons, film, tv, and musical theatre. Her film/tv/theatre writing has popped up on /Film, Polygon, JoySauce, The Amp, and more. She also engages in writing chamber opera librettos. Ramen, pasta, and fanfic writing are some of her true loves.

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Marvel's Ryan Meinerding wishes he'd finished She-Hulk concept art that showed off her casual side (and some hippies)