I can still recall the first time I read New Mutants #98. Right away I could tell there was something to Deadpool. Rob made a big name for himself. When Image formed, he gave us Youngblood which currently has an ongoing series. We've heard that Brett Ratner is interested in making a movie out of it. Rob is also actively involved in the upcoming Image United, which is going to change the core Image characters. There's also Rob's "Capeshooters" that Bryan Singer has optioned. Of course there's some talk about Deadpool. I even asked him how many copies of New Mutants #98 he has.
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Rob Liefeld
Person » Rob Liefeld is credited in 999 issues.
Rob Liefeld is a successful, but controversial artist. A penciler and writer who rose to record-breaking success in the 1990's with titles such as The New Mutants, X-Force, and Youngblood.
LBCC '09: Rob Liefeld (Youngblood, Deadpool, Image United & More)
I personally have always like Rob Liefeld. He got me re-excited about comics as an actual career choice when I was in highschool.
@G-man hiliarous putting in that "Fedex" image for no reason!
No one's perfect. People DO change, and what little I know about Rob Liefeld hasn't been kind BUT the man has created some great characters and his art has improved and he seemed genuine in this interview to me and in other interviews I've seen him in. I used to despise this guy in the past so I understand a lot of the animosity towards him but think a lot of it is unjust.
If his co-creators at Image have him on board and work well with him now why can't fans let up and give him a chance?
He's had some failures but so have many other creators. I know someone will post examples of his past work and yes some of it could have been better but if you see his work NOW he has improved quite a bit. I look forward to the possible Youngblood movie I think its a great idea I will see it and hope it does well.
Screw U guys, Lefield is better than what U all wish you could be! You ranting suckers.
WOW 20 Min Interview?! That Rocks! he is really nice! Most ppl would go, 5 mins and thats it I got stuff to do.
BTW nice deadpool drawin he was doin! ></.
He's one shot with Joe Kelly ''Pinky Promise'' was Hilarious!
Joe Kelly should get involved in the movie aswell if possible :p
Funny how an interview with Rob Liefeld is posted and the "art critics" come running to give their opinion. Makes me wonder how they'd feel if someone came up to them while they were working at Wal-Mart or wherever and told them they sucked. I agree everyone is entitled to their opinion but I don't get what being a dick about it is. I'm by no means the biggest Liefeld fan but I say the guy has some big balls for sticking to what he loves doing despite the negative comments he gets. I suppose telling someone they suck makes them feel more manly when they're probably dealing with issues of living at home with their parents. I've never seen Liefeld at a convention but he seemed cool in this video. You also can tell that he's enjoying what he's doing. If he's so bad, why is Hollywood optioning his stuff for movies and why are his books selling?
Now this is just my opinion but I say if you don't like a writer or artist, fine. What's the point in sharing your thoughts when no one asked for them. If you don't like some guy's stuff, just don't buy it. Easy as that.
I hate Liefeld in the 80's. About that time i was tying to be a Comics Artis and i gave up becouse i hate how my stuff looked. Which was like His.
And seeing this interview i still hate the guy.
I don't know the whole back story as to why some people love/hate him. He seems like a cool guy and it was a good interview. If anything, he looks like the wrestler Bob Backlund!!!
Liefeld backlash backlash? Bizarre. He seems like a nice guy but I recommend you check this site out if you're annoyed at people who belittle his artistic sensabilites:
The 40 Worst Rob Liefeld Drawings
G-Man you're awesome! We need to get one of those square things that go under the mic with the comicvine logo on it.
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