Abrams’ Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding explores the visual evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

Authors Tara Bennett and Paul Terry have worked closely with Ryan Meinerding for more than five years (THE HISTORY OF MARVEL STUDIOS) brings MCU fans into the visual development studio and reveals – through exclusive interviews with the artist – the origins of his career, his inspirations, insights into his process, and stories from the making of the first four phases of Marvel Studios. Bennett and Terry archive Meinerding’s work and present a powerful portrait of the dedication, skill, and ingenuity of one of Marvel Studios’ most important visual architects.

“Ryan Meinerding is a humble genius who brings his passion to his work into it the work. And he’s not just a great visual artist. He’s great tellersaid Kevin Feige, producer and president of Marvel Studios, in the book’s foreword. “Since Iron ManThat remains the most impressive thing about Ryan. He can’t just imagine the translation from the comic page to the big screen. He is a idea Machine. Marvel is the house of ideas. And he’s right outside the door. It’s impossible to truly convey how important Ryan is to Marvel Studios and its success.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

TARA BENNETT is one New York Times Bestselling author and entertainment journalist. As an author or co-author, she has written more than 30 official companion books to films and television shows, including: The Art of the 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 leaders; The official emergence of major unrest in Little China; Fringe: September Notebook (an Amazon Best Book of 2013); and many more. Tara is also the US Editor for SFX Magazine, a writer for Syfy Wire, NBC Insider, IGN, Paste and others, and a member of the TCA.

PAUL TERRY is a bestselling author, producer and music artist. He conceived/wrote the award-winning book series The X-Files: The Official Archives. Terry was also a co-author (with Tara Bennett). The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fringe: September Notebookand many other official film/TV companions. Paul’s scores as a composer include the multi-award winning feature film documentary Sidney & friends (which he was also an executive producer), Dave Stevens: Attracted to perfectionand NBCUniversal’s Behind the panel. Under the pseudonym Aptøsrs he released, among other things, “Elders” (mixed by Adam Noble). His other solo project, Cellarscape, includes the Independent Music Award-nominated album The act of letting go.

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