Marvel Art Exhibition

Prior to filming, award winning art gallery Generation Pop will be hosting a tribute to Marvel with a six week exhibition of official Marvel Fine Art.

Artwork on show will feature Marvels most popular characters, comic book covers spanning the last 70 years, production artwork used in the making of numerous animated series and Illustrative by comic book art legend Alex Ross.

“I always felt what we were creating was art.
It’s fantastic to see it represented this way” Stan Lee.

There will also be a number of pieces hand signed by the great Stan Lee. Stan revolutionised comics when he co-created many of Marvels characters while he was editor as well as chief script writer and art director at Marvel.

Marvel characters include the who’s who from the superhero world, Spiderman, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, X-Men and many more. With the recent release of Iron Man 2 and future film releases including Thor, The Avengers and Captain America, the exhibition is expected to attract visitors from all over the country.

Gallery Manager Robert Marks commented: "Our entire team are Marvel fans so organising this exhibition has been very exciting for us. All the artwork is officially licensed and studio approved so visitors are going to see some fantastic art featuring characters generations of movie goers and comic book fans have grown up with".

Hollywood Blockbuster to be filmed in Manchester

The timing of this exibition could not be better as we've just received word that parts of the forthcoming Captain America movie are due to be filmed on the streets of Manchester's Northern Quarter.

We understand that the plan is to turn blocks of the Northern Quarter into 1940s New York for a dramatic car chase. This big-budget superhero film is due out sometime in 2012 so we can expect filmimg to start very soon indeed. In the meantime make sure you satisfy your appetite for Marvel by visiting the Marvel fine Art collection, it's free to attend.

Generation Pop Art Gallery, New York Street, Manchester, M1 4BD. The exhibit runs from 29th July – 9th September 2010. Visit Generation Pop website for further details.