Marvel (Unsurprisingly) Delay the Loki Season 2 Artbook
February 17th 2025
A month before the release of Marvel Studios' Loki: Season Two - The Art of The Series, Marvel have delayed the book again, this time into May.
I just posted today, as seen below, that the artbook was looking like it would be delayed as it still has no cover art. This is usually a bad sign, as the cover art often comes at least a couple of months before release and not having it this late has historically lead to a delay. The book was due March 18th, but is now coming on May 13th. This is confirmed by online listings, including Amazon US. Some sites are still showing the old date, but these will be updated as seen in the past.
The state of Marvel and their inability to hit release dates deserves it's own article, because to be blunt, it's been a complete disaster and there is no excuse at this point. Made more of a shame because the books themselves are often very good and the artists at Marvel Studios are some of the best in the industry.
This book was originally due out in October, then December, then February, then March and now May. It is far from an isolated case, no Marvel published book since the last entry for the Infinity Saga, Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Far From Home - The Art of the Movie, has hit its initial release date.
The artbook that is out this month for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was due out a year ago. You can read about the mess of that release in my article here - Marvel Studios' She-Hulk Artbook Delayed... Again.
Publishing Marvel Studios' Loki: Season Two - The Art of The Series in May would make this release 1 year and 7 months after the second season premiered on Disney+, which can only lead to reducing sales potential from fans. It is also a book without a slipcase, the last of the old format of artbooks, as they now include them with prints. The first artbook to come in this new format has already been published, but as Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine: The Art of the Movie only received one smaller delay, there is now a crossover of book formats.
The book will highlight the concept art for the series, including the characters, settings and more. The releases all feature insights from the art team too, so they can be expected here as well and they are also very good at filling the pages and crediting the artists. Despite the endless delays, when you do finally get their books in your hands, they are fantastic and perfect for Marvel Cinematic Universe fans.
I'm also curious to see what will be printed for Kang, as actor for the character, Jonathan Majors, has since been fired from Marvel Studios after being convicted of assault. His character and likeness were present in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania - The Art of The Movie however, which also came after his firing.
I have the book on order and will feature previews and a review here in (hopefully) May when my copy arrives.
Those interested can pre-order Marvel Studios' Loki: Season Two - The Art of The Series here;
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