Link Round-Up: Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War by UK-based Thomas Walker

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Business Insider: Why Civil War is the best Marvel superhero movie yet
Chicago Tribune: Satisfying superheroism
ComicsBeat: Thoughts from a second Captain America: Civil War viewing
The Economist: Captain America: Civil War could have been a messy disaster. It isn’t.
Forbes: Captain America: Civil War (Again) Proves More Is Less
Kevin Smith says Civil War is “greatest comic book movie ever made“
Marvel Just Screened Captain America: Civil War, and the Initial Reviews Are Great
Mary Sue: Captain America: Civil War Is Good (but Too Stuffed to be Great)
Nerdist: the Perfect Hero Explosion
New Times: Comic-Book Cinema Without the Wonder
Vanity Fair: the Marvel Machine at Peak Performance
Vox: Civil War will make you remember why we love superheroes
Vulture: Captain America: Civil War Is a Busy — But Uninventive — Blockbuster
What Culture: 10 Reasons It’s A Near-Perfect Comic Book Movie
Wired: Captain America: Civil War Is Fantastic, But Not Because of Captain America

Comic Round-Up: April 22, 2016

Captain America: Civil War Concept Art by Alexander Lozano

Interview: Ian Richardson discusses his work for 2000AD, Image (Noble Causes) and Dark Horse (Halo) and his independent project, The Unthinkables.


Interview: Matt Kindt submerges us in Dept.H


Interview: Simon Hanselmann talks about his work and his unlikely journey from a difficult childhood in Australia to comics stardom in the United States.

Interview: Until I'm Done Or Until I Get Fired: Gerard Way On His Plans For Young Animal

Humor: Why We Don't Need So Many Avengers

"Why We Don't Need So Many Avengers" by Jhall for Dorkly

Fresh Take: Avengers as Pigs

"Avengers Pigs" by Ceará, Brazil-based Roni Aguiar

[ Previously: Fresh Take: Dogs of the Marvel Universe ]

Okay, not the most flattering of forms, but it might make an interesting exercise for an artist to draw random characters as an arbitrary animal.

Posters: Avengers: Age Of Ultron

"Avengers: Age Of Ultron" by Tyler Stout,

Prints available for purchase from Hero Complex Gallery. US$60 / $110

These go on sale Thursday October 1 at a random time between 9-11am PST. Follow HCG on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or sign up to their newsletter at their website for the on sale announcement.  It's a 24" x 36" screenprint with the regular edition with metallic silver inks in a signed and numbered limited edition of 750 for $60. The variant edition has gold and silver metallic ink and is in a limited edition of 350 and costs $110.

Posters: Avengers Age of Ultron

"Avengers Age of Ultron" by Joshua Graham of TheArtEye

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$20

Illustration: The Avengers Fan Arts

The Avengers Fan Arts by 维恩B

Illustration: Marvel Comic Characters Fan Art

"Avengers" by Toronto, Canada-based Jamal Campbell ("Pryce14")

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Marvel Comic Characters Fan Art

Fresh Take: Mini Avengers

"Mini Avengers" by Thailand-based Surasak Jaipuk (Kuchu Pack)

Illustration: Marvel Portrait Series

Marvel Portrait Series by Wisesnail

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$15

3D Print: Hulkbuster Armor Action Figure

3D Printed Hulkbuster Armor Action Figure by Alex Cambrain

Files available for download on Shapetizer. US$2.00

Since the recent release of Avengers: Age of Ultron earlier this summer, there has been a lot of fan art tributes, including a steady flow of elaborate cosplay costumes, chiefly for Iron Man, who pretty much stole the show.  We’ve already seen several 3D printed costumes from the movie, including full body suits, and prosthetic arms.

Designer Alex Cambrain decided that he had to have a Hulkbuster suit for himself after watching the movie trailer.  Only, he wasn't willing to jump straight to life-size costumes, and the toy lines weren't out yet.  So he modeled the suit himself and 3D printed himself an action figure with fully articulated joints.

 "The software I used was ZBrush-4R7," Cambrain explained to 3DPrint.com. "This version includes some features which are vitally important for Robot modeling. For example, using "ZModeler” I can stretch geometric shapes very conveniently. I spent almost one week’s spare time on modeling."

The figure has twelve separate pieces that must be assembled after printing: the head, the torso, arms, legs, feet, thighs, knees and several nails.  He used an Ultimaker 2 3D printer to print out each of the pieces on the highest possible resolution. It took thirty-four hours to print the torso alone and another eight hours to print out the arms and legs.

For those who wish to download and print this very same Hulkbuster suit themselves, Cambrain has made the files available to download for $2.00 on Shapetizer.

Fan Art Round-Up: Hulkbuster

"Hulkbuster- Veronica" by Ian Lim

Hulkbuster Fan Art Gallery

Tony Stark's Hulkbuster armor from Avengers: Age of Ultron movie may be the single best CG effect of any comic book movie to date.  It was the best part of the movie, in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure eight year-old me would have stabbed someone in the face to get his hands on a toy version of this design.  Below is the best fan art of the armor we could find.  As usual, if you know of any cool pieces we missed, drop a comment below!

Toys: Age of Ultron Cosbabys

"The Avengers: Age of Ultron Cosbaby Series" from  Sideshow Collectibles

The Avengers: Age of Ultron Cosbaby Series 1 will feature Iron Man Mark XLIII, Captain America,  Thor, Iron Legion, and Ultron Sentry in baby form. Each Cosbaby stands approximately 9.5cm tall, has a bobble-head and has a retail price or US$15.99. A collectible set of 6 will also be available for US$89.99 and additionally includes an Ultron Sentry (Prime).

The second series features Tony Stark in his new suit from the movie, the Iron Man Mark XLV, Ultron Prime, Ultron Mark I, War Machine Mark III, Black Widow, and Vision. A collectible set of 7 will also be available that also includes a Tony Stark with his Mark XLIII Armor.  The full set is available for pre-order for $99.99(USD) or pick up individual figures for US$15.99.

Video: Avengers of Oz: Age of Tin Man

"Avengers of Oz: Age of Tin Man" by Darren Wallace

YouTube user Darren Wallace took some video editing liberties in creating a mash-up of the popular Marvel franchise Avengers with the classic film The Wizard of Oz.

The mash-up re-imagines the Tin Man as Ultron, the Cowardly Lion as Thor, the Scarecrow as Captain America and Dorthy and Toto as Black Widow. This is the stuff movie-lover dreams are made of.

Lego Creation: Avenger Mechs

"Tinman X Ironman" by Titans Creations

Lego Mech Suits for the Avengers

In this brilliant series, Titan Creations designs Lego mech suits for each of the Avengers!  I can't help but think that this would be an AWESOME Lego video game. 

It would be just like Hawkeye to wear a mech suit and use it for nothing better than drawing an even larger bow.

Fresh Take: Sengoku Avengers

"Sengoku Avengers" by Champaign, Illinois-based Alex Mitchell (Genesischant)

These are incredible, not just because of the art style, but because of the enormous amount of thought the artist put into them.  I would love to see this characters in a story.

"I was wanting to do a new redesigned/ translated set of comics characters for a while, and the new Avengers movie presented a great team to build from. It has the kind of big iconic characters that work best for these sort of reimaginings. Instead of the theatrical 'chambara' setting I used for my Justice League, I decided that the historically based, yet still legendary figures of the Sengoku era of Japanese history would be the inspiration."

Illustration: Nick Fury

"Nick Fury" by Adam Fay

Video: HISHE does Age Of Ultron

"How Age Of Ultron Should Have Ended - Part One" by How It Should Have Ended

If Ultron has the power to be in the internet and can pretty much access anything he wants, why isn’t he wreaking havoc on our financial system, causing planes to crash, and just wreaking havoc in general? Ultron could have easily made things much harder for The Avengers.  HISHE is on the case with yet another round of speculation.

Fresh Take: Marvel Characters

Marvel Characters Drawn from Everyday Objects by Nguyen Quang Huy (Draw4Fun)

Twenty-five year-old freelance artist Nguyen Quang Huy creates super heroes by hand, using common household objects as a starting point.  The results are sure to get your creative juices flowing.

Mash-Up: Avengers / Raptor Squad

Avengers / Raptor Squad Mash-Up by Thailand Arch Arus (Apolar)