There’s a rich and deep visual tradition for filmmakers to tap into when they approach an adaptation of a comic book. For Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the world of Marvel’s Doctor Strange comic heritage, and the established visual style of the character’s first eponymous feature film (2016) provided opportunities to both honour the legacy and strike out to create new images and forms. A fusion of genres – fantasy, horror, and time travel – as it progresses, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness becomes increasingly Gothic and horror-styled, and has a visual energy that might be familiar from other Sam Raimi movies; notably The Evil Dead and his Spider-Man films.
Fundamental to the work required to mount a lavishly resourced comic book movie like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the input of a visual development and concept art team, whose work becomes part of a dynamic
