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Saturday, September 18th, 2021
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Capcom Art Director Shares Early Marvel Vs. Series 2D Sprite Concepts & Sketches
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 Takayuki Nakayama, Street Fighter V's Art Director, recently shared some rare concept artwork and early sketches from the iconic Marvel Versus series.
Some dating all the way back to
Marvel Super Heroes (1995), these early illustrations and 2D sprite renderings are a real treat for artists and longtime fans of the Marvel Vs. Capcom series alike! Nakayama's posts include many original works and rough drafts (some possibly never seen by fans until now) from the likes of
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter,
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter, and
Marvel Vs. Capcom. Scroll down to take a closer look at some very special and rare Capcom illustrations & sprite concepts recently posted by @takaNakayama on Twitter. Click on any image to conveniently open the full-size version in a new window. 
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Nakayama's tweet (below) shows some early versions of Akiman's Marvel Super Heroes group illustration posted above. Continue scrolling down to see some amazing early renderings of 2D sprites from Marvel Vs. Capcom, in addition to "rough draft" black & white versions of the iconic X-Men Vs. Street Fighter win
portraits and official character illustrations by Bengus.
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Big thanks to director Takayuki Nakayama for sharing these with the community! Give @takaNakayama
a follow on Twitter to see his latest posts and many other rare character illustrations from the Capcom vaults.
~TFG Webmaster, Frank Joseph
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@Fighters_Gen
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| Source: Takayuki Nakayama (Twitter)
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