Where is the Secret Invasion Artbook?
Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion: The Art of the Series was listed a long time ago as part of the ongoing series of artbooks from Marvel. But, it has been a long time now since the June 2023 premier of the show and the artbook is yet to be released. At this point it may be safe to say it's not going to.
The above image is all the has been released for the book, which is always an indication the book is not near release. Marvel do little in the way of promoting their books, so no previews have been shown either. Though artists have released art on their person social media accounts.
I have a little insider information on the book, having spoken to an artist that worked on the project. They said they they are usually asked to do interviews for the artbooks, but was not done so for Secret Invasion, a further indication this is not coming.
The release date was for September 2024 and it was easy to be sceptical of this release, given that other artbooks in the series were all being delayed while this remained in place. What was different about this book though, was that it wasn't pushed, the publication date came and went and it was simply listed as out of stock or unavailable. This is still the case on the websites where it is still listed and no update can be found online, implying this has been silently cancelled, but retailers may be unaware.
There is a precedent for this, books were once listed for the Daredevil and Jessica Jones series when they were on Netflix many years ago. The books were delayed before becoming unavailable and then removed entirely from online retailers.
It is a shame this seems to have been cancelled, the Marvel Studios artbooks are high quality and show concepts that didn't make it, as well as offering behind the scenes information. Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law managed to avoid cancellation and the book for Loki Season 2 is still listed too. No artbook is coming for Echo as it currently stands.
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