‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Ebony Maw Alternate Concept Art Revealed

Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War brought Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and their allies to the biggest challenge yet, as the Mad Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) ventured throughout the universe to find all six Infinity Stones to snap half of all living creatures out of existence to “restore” the universe. As our heroes powered through, they also end up battling members of Thanos’ Black Order, one of which includes Ebony Maw (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor).

The final design for Ebony Maw is one of the most memorable character designs of the film. This is not only due to how well it adapts the likeness of Ebony Maw from the comics, but of course due to the fact that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) compares his appearance to that of Squidward Tentacles from SpongeBob SquarePants or in the case of the French dub, Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series.

But before the final design for Ebony Maw ended up reflecting that of SpongeBob’s cynical neighbor, other designs were developed. Concept artist Jerad S. Marantz shared his own take on Ebony Maw, before Ryan Meinerding’s design was chosen:

One can certainly sense more of a Voldemort vibe from this design compared to the Squidward look from the official design chosen for the film.

Ebony Maw ends up getting sucked into space thanks to Tony Stark and Peter Parker (Tom Holland) pulling an Aliens (1986) on him. Either way, he only appeared in the first half of the film, but Ebony Maw will always be remembered as perhaps the most memorable member of the Black Order.

Here is a tentative synopsis for Avengers: Endgame: 

A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.

Avengers: Endgame is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 26, 2019.