He was so successful on marvels new mutants that they renamed it xforce, the first issue of which broke records which were later broken, but thats what records are for. There are a myriad of comic book artists who painstakingly research anatomy and medical photographs and watch cinematic masterpieces to try and emulate the great auteur principle of miseenscene. The legend of liefeld began during the early90s comic book boom, when rob blasted onto new mutants by tearing it down and creating a new team filled with his own characters, whilst astonishing the world with his hyperkinetic art style. With the recent success of deadpool, another one of liefelds creations, it seems like hollywood might be about to get a liefeld makeover. Liefeld is probably referring to audiences confusion about deathstroke and deadpool, especially after the merc with a mouths recent success. This was of course during the mighty days of image comics, a company started by comic creators jim lee, todd mcfarlane, erik larsen, whilce portacio, jim valentino, marc silverstri and rob liefeld. For this new variation on the title, liefeld will be working with writer chad bowers deadpool, xmen 92 and artist jim towe. Liefeld also implores fans not to bash heads over the chicken and the. I hate rob liefelds art heromachine character portrait. The comic book greats with rob liefeld part 3 youtube. Rob liefeld designed the most rob liefeld character ever. See more ideas about rob liefeld, comic books, comics.
Comic book readers were instantly enthralled by this brash, brilliant. In a recent chat with geek youtubers nerdy pop via comic book, the image cofounder discussed the differences between his marvel mercenary and dcs cutthroat killer deathstroke. His selfconsciously exaggerated work, which managed to compromise between. Rob liefeld recently announced that his extreme studio line of comics had been optioned as a possible movie universe by graham king and fundamental films, a deal that reportedly includes up to 9 different titles. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. Gex which was part of a comic book company rob founded called awesome comics. One of the worst artists ive seen continually get work with the big comic companies. And while liefeld certainly wasnt the sole reason for the 90s having so many bad comics im willing to defend that he was one of the biggest contributors.
Rob liefeld is an illustrious comic book creator, writer and author from orange county, ca, best known as the creator of everyones favorite merc with a mouth, marvels deadpool. A forgotten piece of comic book history is about to make its longoverdue return, with the announcement that deadpool creator rob liefeld will develop new material for. The oldschool vhs series the comic book greats hosted by stan lee. Books by rob liefeld goodreads meet your next favorite book. The comic book greats with rob liefeld part 3 duration. While talking with my grandmother today she mentioned that when she was a christian schoolteacher in anaheim, ca she taught robby liefeld and he was always drawing on things and they he later went on to be a comic book artist. The comic book greats with rob liefeld part 1 youtube. Motherfucker has never owned an eraser in his entire life. Just to let you know, i dont hate rob liefeld or anything. In 8th grade i drew a twopage image parody called bloodjack. In this episode rob liefeld, todd mcfarlane, whlice portacio, and jim lee take you through their process of how to make a comic book. Jul 24, 2017 kirkman pointed out that mychaels was liefeld s assistant at the time. Rob liefelds return to image with bloodstrike in july. Oct 31, 2009 just to let you know, i dont hate rob liefeld or anything.
You know the names deadpool, cable, youngblood and. This list is making the rounds, the 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, highlighting his particular style of anatomy, perspective, teethgritting and. Kirkman pointed out that mychaels was liefelds assistant at the time. I dont like liefelds work, but the thing is, the opinion of any one fan is irrelevant. Art by rob liefeld, jonathan sibal, and danny miki. Rob liefeld comic book information and titles worked on. Part 1 of the oldschool vhs series the comic book greats with rob liefeld hosted by stan lee. Rob liefeld on how his extreme universe became a movie. You know the names deadpool, cable, youngblood and were just scratching the surface. Youngblood was the first comic to ever be published by image comics, a company formed by a group of artists including liefeld, jim lee, and todd mcfarlane who had. Liefeld created a comic production label, extreme studios which went on to publish liefeld creations, brigade, bloodstrike, supreme, glory, prophet and avengelyne, many continue their publication at. Oct 27, 2014 part 1 of the oldschool vhs series the comic book greats with rob liefeld hosted by stan lee. Dec 03, 2007 this list is making the rounds, the 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, highlighting his particular style of anatomy, perspective, teethgritting and shoulder pads.
The comic book greats with rob liefeld part 2 youtube. This guy, if you can believe it, is named beowulf, because of course he is. As shaft deals with an eating disorder, troll is approached and warned by the head of the department to behave himself, and knight sabre gets in some extensive training. May 04, 2015 set to launch in june from image comics, the covenant is a new series by rob liefeld and artist matt horak which takes a brief story from the bible about the stealing of the ark of the covenant. Rick stawinski, paul burk, todd mcfarlane rob liefeld. Rob liefeld quotes from all comicbook artists secretly want a successful television or movie project because of the wider audience. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium. The items you are about to order are exclusively created and distributed by this site. Rob liefeld has 356 books on goodreads with 85144 ratings. Already, 2017 is off to a strong start for fans of comic book properties. The second bit of preparation liefeld did was rewatch the comic book greats video series that he, todd mcfarlane, jim lee and others shot in. Rob liefeld is a successful, but controversial artist. Welcome back everyone, todays spotlight shines on the extraordinary rob liefeld.
The comic book greats with rob liefeld part 1 duration. Despite the somewhat apocryphal backstory, asserting that wade wilson is a knockoff of the similarly named slade wilson, it was deadpool who reached the pinnacle of superstardom first. Would autographed comics by rob liefeld be worth much. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. Its all the perfect storm of the most creativelybankrupt horseshit youve likely. I hate rob liefelds art heromachine character portrait creator. The comic book greats how to create a comic book youtube. Youngblood, created and illustrated by rob liefeld went on to sell 1 million copies, shattering the sales record for an independent comic book. The artists interviewed include todd mcfarlane, rob liefeld, jim lee, whilce portacio, sergio aragones, chris claremont, bob kane.
Jun 20, 2017 a forgotten piece of comic book history is about to make its longoverdue return, with the announcement that deadpool creator rob liefeld will develop new material for futurians, a superhero team. For us, this happened last week when our random surfing of amazon turned up the comic book greats. Rob liefeld announces youngblood comic series return. Pages in category characters created by rob liefeld the following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. All orders are subject to delays due to travel and deadlines on behalf of the artist. Jun 14, 2012 the worst thing about rob liefeld by which i mean one of the attributes of rob liefeld is that he refuses to make any adjustments to his art. Rob liefeld, one of the most iconic comic artists of the 1990s, had, in his heyday, a very distinctive style. The first page was two panels with barely any content.
It was a massive success and, at the time of the release, it became the highest selling independent comic book ever. With the success of the nwa biopic straight outta compton members of the group are in the news. The comic book greats is a 1991 documentary series produced by stabur home video. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Rob liefeld reviving classic comic book property futurians. Rob liefeld is one of modern comics most polarizing and enduring creators, thanks to his various creations. Stan lee challenges rob liefeld and todd mcfarlane to design a character in twenty minutes with the name over kill. He seems like a nice enough guy with genuine enthusiasm for comics. Stan interviewed a different comic book artist for each episode. Liefeld creates violent biblical action tale with the covenant. Join facebook to connect with rob liefeld and others you may know. A penciler and writer who rose to recordbreaking success in the 1990s with titles such as the new mutants, xforce, and youngblood. Todd spawn mcfarlane and rob youngblood liefeld both explain and illustrate the realities of creating comic books.
Mar 24, 2017 welcome back everyone, todays spotlight shines on the extraordinary rob liefeld. In this episode rob liefeld, todd mcfarlane, whlice portacio, and jim. Long before the ark was raided and lost in raiders of the lost ark, it was originally stolen and recovered in the old testament. Rob liefeld helped lead the charge and his new superhero team book youngblood was the companys very first release. Part 3 of the oldschool vhs series the comic book greats with rob liefeld hosted by stan lee. I described the book as representing everything that was wrong with 90s comics, but that judgement was misguided as that honor definitely goes to rob liefelds youngblood series. The plan was and still is to print the comic book for free and. Rob liefeld creations comic book artist, creator of. Rob liefeld reveals sketches from eazyes potential comic book. They have friends and models pose and they set up the.
Oct 16, 2019 rob liefeld is one of modern comics most polarizing and enduring creators, thanks to his various creations. Rob liefelds best and worst rob liefeld comic vine. After rob liefelds very public breakup with dc comics this week the meltdown continues as the creator of deadpool conducted a battle of words via. Aug 25, 2015 rob liefeld reveals sketches from eazyes potential comic book. Rob liefeld is an american comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. Rob liefeld celebrates his extreme time in comics cbr. Liefeld is the original creator of the comic, and says that he has turned the lights on and off on the comic depending on the creative team that he has to work with. I described the book as representing everything that was wrong with 90s comics, but that judgement was misguided as that honor definitely goes to rob liefeld s youngblood series. Just recently, the news hit that renowned comic book writerartist, rob liefeld has inked a deal with graham king and mark gao of fundamental films as well as screenwriterproducer akiva goldsman for the rights to develop his extreme universe into a multifilm franchise. Todd mcfarlane, rob liefeld, jim lee, whilce portacio. Two years ago, rob liefeld announced a kickstarter to fund the return of his extreme comic book titles, specifically brigade.
In the early 1990s, liefeld gained popularity due to his work on marvel comics the new mutants and later xforce. Im sorry, but no, rob liefeld really is a terrible, terrible artist. Liefeld creates violent biblical action tale with the. Aug 25, 2012 after rob liefeld s very public breakup with dc comics this week the meltdown continues as the creator of deadpool conducted a battle of words via twitter with swamp thing and batman comic book. I dont have a problem with him lifting the design from byrne, but i do think this is a great example of his deficiencies as an artist. We get more specific from here, but if we didnt lump these together the entire list would be broken spines and colossal hooters. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for cocreating the character cable with writer louise simonson and the character deadpool with writer fabian nicieza. Jan 12, 2016 rob liefeld, love him or hate him he was a big deal in the early 90s and still draws a crowd to this day. Plotting, writing, character development, inking styles and story telling techniques are explained by the two hottest names in comics today. That one time stan lee asked rob liefeld who is winter soldier.
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