Love him or hate him Rob Liefeld's work in the 90s had energy and impact. Is he the best with anatomy? no. Is he the best character designer? no. Is he the best story teller? no. But you know what...
Love him or hate him Rob Liefeld's work in the 90s had energy and impact. Is he the best with anatomy? no. Is he the best character designer? no. Is he the best story teller? no. But you know what he is good at, getting energy on the paper. It's easy to forget how much the work by him, Mcfarlane, Jim Lee and others broke from the mold in the 90s. That's worthy of a bit of respect.
That said, Liefeld isn't perfect as an artist or a person.
Completely agree with all of your points. Prior to Liefield, Lee, McFarlane etc., under the Shooter regime, a Marvel "house style" was pushed heavily. It was getting pretty stale at that point....
Completely agree with all of your points.
Prior to Liefield, Lee, McFarlane etc., under the Shooter regime, a Marvel "house style" was pushed heavily. It was getting pretty stale at that point. The original Image guys, before their exodus, brought a different kind of energy to Marvel, shook up the status quo and got consumer's attention.
I don't like his art but I like Liefield "bashing" even less. It's tiresome. Actual criticism of his art is fine but the personal attacks go way over the line. I'm actually pretty impressed that Liefield hasn't let that make him bitter and still has tremendous affection for the medium and other creators.
Good watch. I didn't recognize his name, but just from the headline, I knew it was that guy! I have this theory that it's not as much that his anatomy is bad, but more that his style is sorta...
Good watch. I didn't recognize his name, but just from the headline, I knew it was that guy! I have this theory that it's not as much that his anatomy is bad, but more that his style is sorta tacky and vulgar, and attacking him for bad anatomy is easier.
Rob Liefeld is one of the most successful, recognizable, well-known and popular comic book artists in history despite being difficult to work with, egotistical, contrary and missing deadlines on a consistent basis. He has made more money than most of us will ever see in our lifetimes. He still cannot draw a foot.
Robert Liefeld (born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with writer Fabian Nicieza. In the early 1990s, Liefeld gained popularity due to his work on Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which started a wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Liefeld's Youngblood #1.
Love him or hate him Rob Liefeld's work in the 90s had energy and impact. Is he the best with anatomy? no. Is he the best character designer? no. Is he the best story teller? no. But you know what he is good at, getting energy on the paper. It's easy to forget how much the work by him, Mcfarlane, Jim Lee and others broke from the mold in the 90s. That's worthy of a bit of respect.
That said, Liefeld isn't perfect as an artist or a person.
Completely agree with all of your points.
Prior to Liefield, Lee, McFarlane etc., under the Shooter regime, a Marvel "house style" was pushed heavily. It was getting pretty stale at that point. The original Image guys, before their exodus, brought a different kind of energy to Marvel, shook up the status quo and got consumer's attention.
I don't like his art but I like Liefield "bashing" even less. It's tiresome. Actual criticism of his art is fine but the personal attacks go way over the line. I'm actually pretty impressed that Liefield hasn't let that make him bitter and still has tremendous affection for the medium and other creators.
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Good watch. I didn't recognize his name, but just from the headline, I knew it was that guy! I have this theory that it's not as much that his anatomy is bad, but more that his style is sorta tacky and vulgar, and attacking him for bad anatomy is easier.
The 40 Worst Rob Liefeld Drawings (Part 1)
I loved Deadpool 2 referencing this.