The Complete Concept Art of Batman v Superman

Batman v Superman is one of my favourite films, particularly because of its bold visual style. So it was really exciting to delve into the alternate designs done by incredibly talented concept artists.

Below I’ve collated every piece of concept art I could find to take you through the journey of this film’s design and visual language. I hope you enjoy.

Suit Designs

Alternate concepts for Batman's suit by Constantine Sekeris and Michael Wilkinson.

Alternate designs for Batman's suit with a beautiful flowing cape by Jerx Marantz.

Some Arkham-inspired alternate designs for Batman's suit by Jerx Marantz.

Set Designs

Concepts for the Batcave interior by Ed Natividad.

Here you can quickly see the aesthetic of the sleekest and most high-tech Batcave coming to life.

Location Visualisation Art

Gotham City

The grungy and bleak tone of Snyder’s Gotham begins to come to life in this concept art by Christian Lorenz

Metropolis Visualisations

In the Snyderverse, Gotham and Metropolis are sister cities separated by the bay between them. Metropolis has a much sleeker, modern aesthetic, as usual.

Below are some visualisations of Metropolis’ cityscape by Christian Lorenz.

Alternate designs for the Superman statue

This is the statue that is graffitied "False God" later in the movie. These designs are uber futuristic and shiny compared to what we got.

Superman Concepts

Keyframe art by Vance Kovacs and Christian Lorenz for some key Superman scenes scenes in the movie.

Alternate designs for Doomsday

A series of alternate designs show how Doomsday could have been closer to his comic counterpart. Art by Jerx Marantz.

The most unique design for Doomsday came from Vance Kovacs imagining this skinny Doomsday complete with a slime-helmet and killer teeth.

A concept for Doomsday looking like a long-haired Zombie, and a keyframe of Superman facing him by Vance Kovacs.

Vehicle Designs

Legendary production designer Patrick Tatopoulos drew one of the first sketches for the new Batmobile on a napkin in 2013.

A never-used concept for Batfleck's very own Batwing vehicle by Natividad. Would've been so cool!

Art of Kryptonian ship-wreck by Victor Martinez and Christian Lorenz.

Superman v Batman Battle Key Art

Amazing keyframe concept art for the Batman and Superman battle by Vance Kovacs, with clear religious iconography.

Concept art for the Superman/Batman battle set against Park Avenue Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. Larry Fong revealed they were going to shoot the battle there, but couldn't because the building was demolished in 2015.

Keyframe art by Victor Martinez of Batman prepared with his weapons to fight Superman.

Superman v Doomsday Keyframes

Keyframe art for the Superman/Doomsday battle by Vance Kovacs with an alternate design for Doomsday.

Final Battle Keyframes

Concept art for the final battle featuring Wonder Woman by Vance Kovacs and Jerx Marantz.

Keyframe for Superman's death again with unmistakable iconography.

Batman’s Armour Suit Designs

Amazing concept art for Batman's armoured-suit by Jerx Marantz.

And finally, this amazing alternate design for the armour by Vance Kovacs with a red visor clearly inspired by Batman’s ‘The Trasher’ suit from The Court of Owls drawn by Greg Capullo.

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