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The on-again/off-again relationship between Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld and Marvel Comics is off again — this time, probably for good. The best-selling artist and Image Comics co-founder says he only has a few active years left in comics, and he doesn’t plan to spend them working for a company that he says disrespects him and his contributions to their success.
Speaking on his podcast (via The Hollywood Reporter), Liefeld blasted Marvel Studios for alleged poor treatment at the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere — the latest in a series of skirmishes with Marvel on both the comics and film side. Liefeld, who has written and drawn some of the best-selling Marvel Comics of the last forty years, originally split with the company in 1992, when he co-founded Image Comics with six other superstar artists. He returned to Marvel for the hugely-successful Heroes Reborn event in 1996, but had another falling out with management and split from Marvel again — and they sued him soon after.
Liefeld Has Worked on Numerous Deadpool and Cable Projects in Recent Years
Liefeld has worked for Marvel on and off since 2000, but in the last decade or so, he has been working almost exclusively on Cable and Deadpool-related projects. Wih the increased popularity of Deadpool and Liefeld’s draw as an artist, many of those series have become best-sellers for the publisher. Liefeld is often allowed to tell stories that are in their own bubble, minimally impacted by the Marvel Universe continuity outside, which is important since his comics are often running late by months at a time. Marvel doesn’t mind, because the sales numbers don’t seem to dip that much amid the delays.
Source: Robervations
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