20th Century Fox’s VP of digital marketing and strategy Noah Young contacted Powell, a childhood friend (and former bandmate) who is best known for illustrating John Lewis’s bestselling March trilogy. Powell put him in touch with several artists.
Excitement grew as the artists began posting their contributions on social media late last week, prompting mentions in the comic press.
“Each artist was given different emotional beat in the movie,” says Sienkiewicz, who sent creative director Jeffrey Kelly more than a dozen roughs that slowly morphed into the final image of Wolverine ready to pounce.
“He initially sent samples of my earlier stuff to show me what they were looking for tonally,” he adds. “My style tends to be aggressive and edgy, and they wanted something that felt earthy and rough. Nate’s image is more introspective and quieter. But they’re all very different, which is kind of cool.”
We at tripwire really miss the days of the illustrated poster and this year has seen this and the John Wick illustrated posters, so maybe we are starting to see a renaissance for this art form. We hope so. We also don’t know if any are making it over here to the UK either.
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