Jack Kirby-Inspired FANTASTIC FOUR Concept Art; Plus ROBOCOP Weapon Designs

Jack Kirby-Inspired FANTASTIC FOUR Concept Art; Plus ROBOCOP Weapon Designs

Concept art for Tim Story's Fantastic Four inspired by Jack Kirby, who co-created Marvel's first superhero team along with Stan Lee. Its illustrated by artist, Ray Lai ("Watchmen"). Plus, check out Ray's weapon designs for the RoboCop reboot.

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By nailbiter111 - Jun 13, 2014 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: Ray Lai
Concept Art by Ray Lai
Jack Kirby Inspired Space Station Corridor Console
Jack Kirby Inspired Space Station Air Lock Niche Machine
Baxter Building - Jack Kirby Inspired Lab Machine
Baxter Building - Jack Kirby Inspired Lab Machine
Baxter Building - Jack Kirby Inspired Lab Machine
Baxter Building - Jack Kirby Inspired Lab Machine
Victor von Doom Statue



ROBOCOP WEAPON DESIGNS


Inventor, astronaut and scientist Dr. Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) is spearheading a trip to outer space, to the center of a cosmic storm. There he hopes to unlock the secrets of the human genetic codes for the benefit of all humanity. Reed’s crew for the mission includes his best friend, astronaut Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis); Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), Von Doom’s director of genetic research and Reed’s ex-girlfriend; and Sue’s hot-headed younger brother, pilot Johnny Storm (Chris Evans). With benefactor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) in tow, the four set off for the exploration of a lifetime. The mission is uneventful – until Reed discovers a miscalculation of the speed of the approaching storm. Within minutes, the event threshold is upon them. The space station is engulfed by turbulent clouds of cosmic radiation which genetically transforms the crew. Their DNA is irrevocably altered… and so is their future. Back on earth, the effects of the exposure are quickly revealed. Together, they turn tragedy into triumph.

Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis & Julian McMahon
Director: Tim Story * Screenwriters: Carl Johansen, Mark Frost & Michael France
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Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 6/13/2014, 7:09 PM
Wasted opportunity.
Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 6/13/2014, 7:10 PM
Chris Evans was great as Johnny Storm. After that, sigh.
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 6/13/2014, 7:11 PM
"Kirby gave us our idea of the modern cosmic: Before him "the unknown" meant a 50s vision of clunky spaceships and green Martians, but in the 60s Kirby took the Fantastic Four on an unprecedented voyage into pop art psychedelia, turning humble comic books into 10¢ cosmic grimoires much as The Beatles did with pop records (he and Stan Lee were the Lennon and McCartney of comics.) It’s impossible to imagine the interstellar gigantism of Star Wars without Kirby’s epic visions. And Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 could only play catch-up to Kirby – see his comic adaptation of the movie for a real mind-blower." -Esquire
Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 6/13/2014, 7:12 PM
Chillies wasn't bad. Fox went cheap on how the Thing should look.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 6/13/2014, 7:12 PM
@HypeMusheen

I think he's fine, he could be a young Reed.

I do notice though from that photo he has some scars going on.
Wonder what the story was behind that?
vtopa
vtopa - 6/13/2014, 7:12 PM
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm? BAD. CASTING.
JAC
JAC - 6/13/2014, 7:15 PM
Michael Chiklis' Ben Grimm was the only good part of that series.
Maven
Maven - 6/13/2014, 7:15 PM
There was a time when I liked this film...
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 6/13/2014, 7:15 PM
@Humperdink hold on I'm writing up a paragraph on how miscast he is as Reed
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 6/13/2014, 7:18 PM
I liked the cast overall..Evans was good as Johnny & Chiklis was good as Ben but The Thing should be CG to really work.
Ian was spot on as Reed,he looks just like Mr. Fantastic & Alba was miscast but looked so good in skintight uniform.

The writing & directing was weak..Doom should be so ominous & the feel of movie should be epic not campy.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/13/2014, 7:22 PM
WHen they say Jack Kirby inspired, does that mean they went back to his old comic books and created movie concept art based off of that?
If that's true what the hell have they been doing this whole time cbm's have been out, making shit up? All this time they been making cbm's and none of the artist went back to the original source to see how they did it? I find a hard time understanding that.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/13/2014, 7:27 PM
The Thing >> Doo Doo Man
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/13/2014, 7:41 PM
Doom's costume was the only thing I liked about this movie.
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 6/13/2014, 7:43 PM
@Humperdink

Me too, man.. me too.

Dr. Doom was a embarrassment to the source material, Invisible Woman was miscast, the others were ok for there roles but everything else went to shit.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/13/2014, 7:45 PM
I actually thought the first F4 was ok. Jessica Alba was just a bad casting altogether. The relationship between Johhny Storm and the Thing was one thing they actually got right.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 6/13/2014, 8:21 PM
Didn't enjoy either movie...

But it must be admitted that from a visual standpoint, the FF films rival Watchmen for comic accuracy. They LOOKED perfect.
Mothchild
Mothchild - 6/13/2014, 8:25 PM
Nice 3D models
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 6/13/2014, 9:05 PM
Both FF movies had good things about it
It's just the overall execution of it, is what's terrible about

Good things
Ben and Johnny's relationship
Silver Surfer..... Nuff said
Dr Doom's look
Fantastic car
2 or 3 decent action scenes

Everything else was pretty bad
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 6/13/2014, 9:09 PM
The concept art looks great however the films where bad.
wookiefit
wookiefit - 6/13/2014, 9:16 PM
@ SuperCat

I agree. Doom was the only thing good. The funniest thing was having a Hispanic actress pretend to be white with bleach blond hair and in love with a guy who looked 10-15 years older than her. These movies were okay at best for their time, but overall were terrible.
wookiefit
wookiefit - 6/13/2014, 9:26 PM
LA Kings win the Stanley cup in double OT.
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 6/13/2014, 9:42 PM
@succthis:


Doom would have words with you.
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 6/13/2014, 9:55 PM
There are a lot of things they got right with Foxtastic Four, it's just that the tone was all wrong. That's what happens when you hire the director of fvcking Barbershop. Also, Jessica Alba. *sigh*
2gold
2gold - 6/13/2014, 10:24 PM
Julian McMahon was such a terrible Doom. Just absolutely terrible. He wasn't menacing in the least.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 6/13/2014, 10:38 PM
@Mercwitham0uth

Well I actually went to see the second one too. Silver Surfer voiced by Laurence Fishburn?! I was there. I thought it couldn't be that bad.

Then came the giant thunder cloud Derp that was Galactus.

It was my own fault really.

I'm more optimistic about the new FF, though.
I know people don't think it will work, but I actually think a different direction is just what they need. I'm open to something different if it works.
Phlegmbot
Phlegmbot - 6/13/2014, 10:43 PM
@RexDartEskimoSpy - Those movies get a lot s--t from fans for being lighthearted, but I find that's unfair for 2 reasons:

1. The movie was not going for all the angst of so many other superhero movies. It HIT the tone it was going for perfectly. It achieved what it was aiming for.

2. The fact that these were the lighthearted adventures of a bickering family is EXACTLY what Lee & Kirby were doing. Re-read those early issues. Heck, re-read Byrne's run -- not one new idea in the whole thing (save for throwing She-Hulk onto the team), and the tone was even lighter than Lee & Kirby's.
Phlegmbot
Phlegmbot - 6/13/2014, 10:46 PM
@ Humperdink - Yeah, it's a shame they couldn't come up w/anything for Galactus. I think they were stumped: "Do we make a giant in a purple skirt or do something else altogether?"

Considering how fans reacted to the first movie, I think they made the safe choice and just kept Galactus hidden. There *were* plans for a Silver Surfer movie which never happened.

All of that said, based on the casting alone, it looks like these 2 FF movies are going to soon be considered "classics."
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