Marvel Takes Us Up Close With 'Black Panther' Costumes, Thor Gear, and Thanos's Buddies

  • <p>Josh Brolin (left) visits the Marvel booth at D23 Expo 2017, showing off Thanos’s Infinity Gauntlet prop (with all the stones intact) from Avengers: Infinity War , one of three films Marvel had in its exhibit, along with Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok . (Disney/Image Group LA) </p>
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    Infinity Gauntlet

    Josh Brolin (left) visits the Marvel booth at D23 Expo 2017, showing off Thanos’s Infinity Gauntlet prop (with all the stones intact) from Avengers: Infinity War , one of three films Marvel had in its exhibit, along with Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok . (Disney/Image Group LA)

  • <p>A rumor spread through the expo that the characters under the shroud behind Thanos were going to be the Fantastic Four. Alas, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/movies/marvel-chief-kevin-feige-debunks-rumor-fantastic-four-joining-mcu-050214060.html" data-ylk="slk:that turned out not to be the case;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link">that turned out not to be the case</a>. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    What’s Behind the Curtain?

    A rumor spread through the expo that the characters under the shroud behind Thanos were going to be the Fantastic Four. Alas, that turned out not to be the case. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>Instead, Brolin lifted the cloth<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/movies/1474041-043124704.html" data-ylk="slk:to reveal the Black Order;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link"> to reveal the Black Order</a>, a group of Thanos’s goons in the comics. The maquettes, used as models for the VFX team, included from left: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Thanos, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf. (Disney/Image Group LA) </p>
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    The Black Order

    Instead, Brolin lifted the cloth to reveal the Black Order, a group of Thanos’s goons in the comics. The maquettes, used as models for the VFX team, included from left: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Thanos, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf. (Disney/Image Group LA)

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  • <p>New artwork features the Panther (Chadwick Boseman) flanked by Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o). (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    ‘Black Panther’ Banner

    New artwork features the Panther (Chadwick Boseman) flanked by Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o). (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>The supersuit worn by T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), freshly crowned king of Wakanda. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Black Panther

    The supersuit worn by T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), freshly crowned king of Wakanda. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>Okoye (Danai Gurira) is a member of T’Challa’s all-female special forces group, Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Okoye

    Okoye (Danai Gurira) is a member of T’Challa’s all-female special forces group, Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

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  • <p>A loyal companion to the late king T’Chaka, Zuri (Forest Whitaker) becomes a close advisor to T’Challa. Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), meanwhile, is another member of Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Zuri and Nakia

    A loyal companion to the late king T’Chaka, Zuri (Forest Whitaker) becomes a close advisor to T’Challa. Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), meanwhile, is another member of Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>Shuri (Letitia Wright) is the sister of T’Challa. Ayo (Florence Kasumba), whom we briefly met in <em>Captain America: Civil War</em>, is the king’s security chief. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Shuri and Ayo

    Shuri (Letitia Wright) is the sister of T’Challa. Ayo (Florence Kasumba), whom we briefly met in Captain America: Civil War, is the king’s security chief. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>M’Baku (Winston Duke) is an African tribesman who becomes Man-Ape, one of the Panther’s archenemies in the comics. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    M’Baku

    M’Baku (Winston Duke) is an African tribesman who becomes Man-Ape, one of the Panther’s archenemies in the comics. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

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  • <p>Hulk tries to smash Thor. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Banner

    Hulk tries to smash Thor. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) is an Asgardian warrior who has relocated to the hedonistic planet Sakaar, run by the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum). The brother of the Collector (Benicio Del Toro), Grandmaster enjoys nothing more than staging epic contests. He also sports some crazy sandals. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Valkyrie and Grandmaster

    Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) is an Asgardian warrior who has relocated to the hedonistic planet Sakaar, run by the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum). The brother of the Collector (Benicio Del Toro), Grandmaster enjoys nothing more than staging epic contests. He also sports some crazy sandals. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

  • <p>The latest verison of Asgardian armor worn by Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Thor

    The latest verison of Asgardian armor worn by Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

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  • <p>A replica of the supersized sofa where Grandmaster takes in his gladiatorial games. Hulk’s battleaxe and warhammer bookend the sofa, while Sakaarian guards stand at attention. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
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    Grandmaster’s Couch

    A replica of the supersized sofa where Grandmaster takes in his gladiatorial games. Hulk’s battleaxe and warhammer bookend the sofa, while Sakaarian guards stand at attention. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies)

<p>Josh Brolin (left) visits the Marvel booth at D23 Expo 2017, showing off Thanos’s Infinity Gauntlet prop (with all the stones intact) from Avengers: Infinity War , one of three films Marvel had in its exhibit, along with Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok . (Disney/Image Group LA) </p>
<p>A rumor spread through the expo that the characters under the shroud behind Thanos were going to be the Fantastic Four. Alas, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/movies/marvel-chief-kevin-feige-debunks-rumor-fantastic-four-joining-mcu-050214060.html" data-ylk="slk:that turned out not to be the case;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link">that turned out not to be the case</a>. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>Instead, Brolin lifted the cloth<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/movies/1474041-043124704.html" data-ylk="slk:to reveal the Black Order;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link"> to reveal the Black Order</a>, a group of Thanos’s goons in the comics. The maquettes, used as models for the VFX team, included from left: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Thanos, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf. (Disney/Image Group LA) </p>
<p>New artwork features the Panther (Chadwick Boseman) flanked by Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o). (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>The supersuit worn by T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), freshly crowned king of Wakanda. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>Okoye (Danai Gurira) is a member of T’Challa’s all-female special forces group, Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>A loyal companion to the late king T’Chaka, Zuri (Forest Whitaker) becomes a close advisor to T’Challa. Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), meanwhile, is another member of Dora Milaje. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>Shuri (Letitia Wright) is the sister of T’Challa. Ayo (Florence Kasumba), whom we briefly met in <em>Captain America: Civil War</em>, is the king’s security chief. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>M’Baku (Winston Duke) is an African tribesman who becomes Man-Ape, one of the Panther’s archenemies in the comics. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>Hulk tries to smash Thor. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) is an Asgardian warrior who has relocated to the hedonistic planet Sakaar, run by the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum). The brother of the Collector (Benicio Del Toro), Grandmaster enjoys nothing more than staging epic contests. He also sports some crazy sandals. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>The latest verison of Asgardian armor worn by Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
<p>A replica of the supersized sofa where Grandmaster takes in his gladiatorial games. Hulk’s battleaxe and warhammer bookend the sofa, while Sakaarian guards stand at attention. (Photo: Marcus Errico/Yahoo Movies) </p>
Marcus Errico
·Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Entertainment

Marvel blew away D23 Expo with a stage-filling collection of heroes (and villain) assembled for Avengers: Infinity War. Back at its booth, the studio displayed costumes and props from its upcoming slate: Thor: Ragnarok (Nov. 3, 2017), Black Panther (Feb. 16, 2018), and Infinity War (May 4, 2018). Flip through our photo highlights to go behind the scenes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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