Book Review - The Infinity Saga – Thor: Ragnarok – The Art of the Movie
- The Artbook Collector
- 3 days ago
- 5 min read
December 2nd 2025
In 2017 the God of Thunder returned with new energy, bringing more than just a hammer, but comedy too. Thor: Ragnarok is widely regarded as the mightiest of the Thor movies, thanks in no small part to the characters and visuals it introduces. As expected, an artbook was released by Marvel to explore the work that went into designing them at the time, but a re-release now available from Titan Books!
As part of their ongoing Infinity Saga series, Marvel Studios’ The Infinity Saga – Thor: Ragnarok – The Art of the Movie was published on December 2nd 2025, delivering the artwork of the original book in this reissued version. Titan Books have kindly sent me a review copy and as a fan of the original book, I’m able to give it a review and compare it to the Marvel published original too.
Content
The hardcover book has 328 pages of concept art and insights, making it one of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe artbooks. There’s a good reason for this too, as there is a wealth of goodies inside, covering the movies many locations, characters, and visual styles. It features fiery world of Muspelheim, Thor’s home of Asgard, and the colourful Sakaar, each showcasing designs and characters that makes it seem like three movies in one.
Alongside the artwork are again more interviews from the creative team, actors, and artists. This has always been the case for Marvel and they provide insights into the movie and characters, the approach to the designs, decisions about the final looks, and more. My favourite parts here are always the details given by the talented team behind the art, including Visual Development Supervisor Andy Park and the other artists, such as Jackson Sze, Ian Joyner, and Aleksi Briclot. Marvel have always done a great job at making this engaging, without it becoming a novel.
Thor: Ragnarok – The Art of the Movie has a slightly heavier focus on character art and costumes, but given the changes in outfit for Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie, plus the introduction of Hela and the visually distinct planet of Sakaar, it’s not a surprise. This is a good thing though, as the artwork is incredible and you can see the artists really got to flex their creative muscles.
Highlights here for me include the mix of approaches to Hela and Surtur, the alien gladiators of the Grandmaster’s arena, and the many interesting designs for Sakaar’s locals that would look right at home in an 80’s sci-fi movie. You realise how much there is to the movie as you read through, with interesting unused designs thrown in as well, such as the Butchers, who were earlier versions of Hela’s minions.
As well as this, the artwork for the city on Sakaar is incredibly detailed and rich in colour, with interiors being very unique to the MCU with their style. There are a lot of ship designs too that I really enjoyed and, just like the movie, makes this book a fun mix of fantasy and sci-fi.
Keyframes that capture moments of Thor: Ragnarok are impressive too and a staple for the team at Marvel. The arena battle, escape from Sakaar, battle with Hela, and more, are pieces that are each worthy of being framed. Altogether, this makes it one of the strongest Marvel artbook releases.
Credits
As always, credits are placed on the page, so you know who it responsible for each image, the best way to credit the artists. At the back of the book, their names are listed with each page they are featured on too. I give them the highest praise for this with each book and that doesn’t change here.
Build Quality
Onto the comparison of this book and the 2017 original now, which was titled Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok – The Art of the Movie. The Titan Books re-release comes as a hardcover with a dustjacket, as opposed to a slipcase. The slipcases were always nice, but in doing this, the new Infinity Saga series has kept their releases at a lower price and I think that’s a good thing, especially as Marvel’s newer books are charging double for that inclusion.
The new version is a little smaller, coming in at 24cm x 27cm like the others in the series. However, the original was 24.5cm x 29.5cm size without the slipcase, a small difference. This doesn’t change much inside the book either, as only small adjustments have been made. Below you can see a comparison of the two books, and beneath that a side by side with the slipcase.
The best thing about the Titan Books reissue is the quality of the physical book, as again the paper quality is now higher, making the book a little thicker, and the binding has also been improved. Image loss in the centre fold has been reduced and the print quality itself is also very good. The publisher has been very strong in this regard and improves images that were a little too dark in the original releases.
Below is a comparison of the two versions, with the new Infinity Saga version at the top. It showcases that the content is the same, with minimal adjustments for the new size.
Use of Space
This is a Marvel Studios artbook, so this is fantastic as always. The pages are filled, there is no wasted space, and the layouts allow the art too shine. These parts of the review are always short and sweet, because the designers have had this nailed down since the very first release!
Value
The Infinity Saga – Thor: Ragnarok - The Art of the Movie has an RRP of $50/ £35, a very fair price for the book. The original book can be costly, often going up into triple digits on second had websites and that is certainly painful for collector’s or those that missed out when it first released. That makes this new version perfect for those people, delivering the same content at a much lower price.
This is all before any potential deals as well, and when using Amazon for consistency, in the UK it is 23% off already, an incredible deal for the amount of amazing artwork included. There is no deal in the US at the time of writing this just before release, but these come and go too. At full price it’s already a good deal, so you cannot go wrong with this no matter when you buy it.
Verdict
Marvel Studios’ The Infinity Saga – Thor: Ragnarok – The Art of the Movie is the return of one of best books in the artbook series, now with some quality improvements and a much more affordable price. The art is superb throughout and makes it the perfect companion to the fan-favourite movie. The range of concepts, as well as getting to see what wasn’t used, makes this another excellent release that Titan Books has done a great job of making readily available again.
The original was a favourite of mine before and revisiting it was a joy, I would highly recommend this new book to any fan of Marvel and the movies!
If you missed out before and would like to add the book to your own collection, you can order the book here;
