- Marvel has published a giant new mural for Avengers: Doomsday
- It gives us a fresh look at its massive cast and villain-in-chief, Doctor Doom
- One MCU character is surprisingly conspicuous by their absence
Marvel has unveiled a huge new mural for Avengers: Doomsday that features all but one of its sizeable cast.
Shown for the first time at the Chinese fan convention Bilibili World in Shanghai last Saturday (July 11), the artwork gives us another look at the highly anticipated movie’s heroic ensemble.
AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY – the final full film I had the honor of leading as Director of Visual Development at Marvel Studios.This illustration commemorates that journey & reveals the characters & their looks for the first time. #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/87l95XZZ7dJuly 11, 2026
The image, which was later shared online by former Marvel Studios Director of Visual Development Andy Park, also offers a fresh glance at Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom.
Predictably, we don’t get to see Doom’s likely scarred face — a reveal Marvel is surely holding back for the film’s full release. Nonetheless, his iconic mask, coupled with those piercing, ice blue eyes, indicates that the Multiverse Saga’s primary villain will be an emotionally cold, calculating, and formidable foe for our heroes to overcome.
Missing in action
With San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2026 — and, by proxy, this year’s edition of Marvel’s oft-anticipated Hall H panel — it’s little surprise to see the comic giant starting to accelerate its promotional campaign for the next Avengers film.
What is eyebrow-raising about the Marvel Phase 6 flick’s first official artwork, though, is the absence of a specific Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character. And I’m not talking about heroes who weren’t announced as part of Doomsday‘s initial 27-strong cast, such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Deadpool, or Captain Marvel.
So, who is it? None other than Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, aka the ocean-dwelling anti-hero and the MCU’s first mutant, who was first introduced to MCU fans in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Namor’s absence is certainly strange, especially as the rest of Doomsday‘s original cast reveal is part of this mural. The inclusion of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, who wasn’t part of the movie’s initial line-up, but was eventually confirmed to be part of proceedings when Avengers: Doomsday‘s first teaser was released last December, makes Namor’s non-appearance all the more bizarre, too.
Is this a simple albeit major oversight on Marvel’s part not to include him in this artwork? Or does it indicate that Namor will only have a minor role/cameo to play in Avengers 5? With Namor appearing in Avengers: Doomsday‘s fourth teaser, I seriously doubt it’s the latter. That said, I don’t believe Marvel would purposefully cut him from this illustration. Hopefully, someone at Marvel Studios will shed light on this if they’re asked about it at SDCC.
In the meantime, find out everything we know so far about Avengers: Doomsday. Once you’re done, get the full lowdown on Avengers: Secret Wars, aka Doomsday‘s sequel that’ll also cap off the Marvel Multiverse Saga.
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