Rob Liefeld

[sgt.null]

"...and perhaps I was nothing more than a vapid comic book artist."



progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html

language alert!



george perez vs rob

[dANdeLION]

Your post makes no sense. Fix it, or I'll just delete it, because Rob Liefeld sucks.

[High Lord Tolkien]

Leifeld is infamous for tracing others work and tweaking it a bit.
Although, Sarge, that example is poor.

[sgt.null]

Your post makes no sense. Fix it, or I'll just delete it, because Rob Liefeld sucks.

of course he sucks - that was my point.

[dANdeLION]

My brother, who is a better artist than I ever was, once argued with me that Liefeld didn't suck. I still don't know how he could think that. Liefeld has no sense of proportion, obviously never studied anatomy, cannot draw hands or feet to save his life, and seems to think everybody in the world wears turtlenecks, while carrying ridiculously large weapons. He is literally the worst penciller ever to be hired at Marvel. There's a page on that website there some black guy is sitting on the edge of a bed that's apparently made of concrete, as the dude looks quite heavy, and the mattress isn't even hinting at bending under his weight. Liefeld is complete shit.

[sgt.null]

and pouches. everyone of his characters seem to have an endless supply of pouches on whatever they are wearing. what is in them?

and none of his characters can hold objects - including the endless supply of bigger and bigger guns.

and squinting...

[dANdeLION]

Enough of all this Rob Liefeld bashing! I think Rob Liefeld sucks as an artist. See? I just called him an 'artist'! Wotta compliment! Even though it's a blatant lie.

[sgt.null]

i am not sure the term artist applies here.



a simple anatomy class could fix many of the problems.

[dANdeLION]

Like I said, calling him an artist is a lie, even when you say he's the worst artist ever, which is what he is.

[sgt.null]

my least favorite artist growing up was Don Heck



but at least you can see form in his drawings.

never much liked Tuska either



but i can now appreciate his work.

how did crap like Liefield ever get popular?

[dANdeLION]

I never understood how that chain broke, when it's clear Iron Man hadn't even stretched it out fully. I agree Heck wasn't very good; but at least he had an understanding of what a human looked like.

[sgt.null]

maybe marvel only buys shoddy chains?

I did like Dick Dillin. a consumate professional who drew Justice League for 12 yrs. part of the reason it irriates me when creators miss deadlines or abandon books is because Mr Dillin spoiled me.



not as flashy and detailed as other artists, but it provided a nice continuity for the series.