What is your Favorite Art,Drawing or story by Rob Liefeld? 1 1

[jaybuck43]

I would like to point out that Liefeld loved that Cap pick so much it was hanging up in his office during an interview.... (no this isn't photoshopped)

[kav]

[Unca Ben]

Well, I understand where he's coming from.

He likes Liefeld and there's nothing wrong with that - and he was surprised by the negative reaction -which I confess is a little unexpected.

 

So he's lashing back. Not unusual behavior.

 

OK, here's what's ridiculous about this whole thread.

 

The topic was "What is your Favorite Art,Drawing or story by Rob Liefeld?"

 

It wasn't a thread about "who don't you like" or "what makes good art" or any of the many places most of the vitriol would fit in. It was an honest question that has now had a small handful of posts related to the topic and about 15 pages of trolls that come out of the woodwork to mock someone they don't like.

 

Yeah, I'm an unabashed fan of the work Liefeld did when I was a kid. It was great, especially when you have the perspective to remember how formulaic and identical most comics were back then.

 

I suspect none of you know the guy, I suspect none of you follow his work, and I'm almost certain none of you have done anything with your lives worthy of this soapbox you're preaching from. If you're John Byrne or Sal Buscema or Jack Kirby and know what it's like to actually produce comics for 25 years, sure, your opinion would be interesting to hear. But I doubt any of you have produced even a single comic in your life.

 

I don't go jumping on a thread for an artist I don't like just to mock him and his fans. It's juvenile. Some of us actually wanted to have a chat about Liefeld art and what we enjoyed. Instead we have the comic book equivalent of the Westboro Baptist Church picketing out front..

 

I don't really see much difference between most of these posts and the same things I see from those vilifying gays and minorities and women. People hiding behind masks and mocking someone to satisfy their own small egos:)

 

 

I get your frustration.

 

I suspect you haven't been around here much, and if you have then you know this can be a pretty tough place at times, and you should have expected this reaction.

 

I'm a fan of Don Heck, especially his '50s -'60s work, and it's pretty common for him to be bashed on these boards. When that happens I show examples of his work and explain what I like about it. It usually doesn't change many opinions though, but that's alright.

 

For the record, I didn't bash Liefeld here.

And I've done some fairly worthy things in my life; running into burning buildings on a regular basis to protect life and property, then later to help design technology like GPS, ultrasound equipment, and the chipsets that allow your Intel or AMD microprocessors to communicate data with its RAM, graphic processors, and other peripheral buses.

I feel kinda worthy.

 

Back to Liefeld, I bought a bit of his stuff in the day, but it didn't hold up well for me over time.

 

[prez]

 

Liefeld Haters...

 

 

[kav]

Would you rush into burning bldg to save Liefeld OA pages?

[mob_medina7]

Well, I understand where he's coming from.

He likes Liefeld and there's nothing wrong with that - and he was surprised by the negative reaction -which I confess is a little unexpected.

 

So he's lashing back. Not unusual behavior.

 

OK, here's what's ridiculous about this whole thread.

 

The topic was "What is your Favorite Art,Drawing or story by Rob Liefeld?"

 

It wasn't a thread about "who don't you like" or "what makes good art" or any of the many places most of the vitriol would fit in. It was an honest question that has now had a small handful of posts related to the topic and about 15 pages of trolls that come out of the woodwork to mock someone they don't like.

 

Yeah, I'm an unabashed fan of the work Liefeld did when I was a kid. It was great, especially when you have the perspective to remember how formulaic and identical most comics were back then.

 

I suspect none of you know the guy, I suspect none of you follow his work, and I'm almost certain none of you have done anything with your lives worthy of this soapbox you're preaching from. If you're John Byrne or Sal Buscema or Jack Kirby and know what it's like to actually produce comics for 25 years, sure, your opinion would be interesting to hear. But I doubt any of you have produced even a single comic in your life.

 

I don't go jumping on a thread for an artist I don't like just to mock him and his fans. It's juvenile. Some of us actually wanted to have a chat about Liefeld art and what we enjoyed. Instead we have the comic book equivalent of the Westboro Baptist Church picketing out front..

 

I don't really see much difference between most of these posts and the same things I see from those vilifying gays and minorities and women. People hiding behind masks and mocking someone to satisfy their own small egos:)

 

 

I get your frustration.

 

I suspect you haven't been around here much, and if you have then you know this can be a pretty tough place at times, and you should have expected this reaction.

 

I'm a fan of Don Heck, especially his '50s -'60s work, and it's pretty common for him to be bashed on these boards. When that happens I show examples of his work and explain what I like about it. It usually doesn't change many opinions though, but that's alright.

 

For the record, I didn't bash Liefeld here.

And I've done some fairly worthy things in my life; running into burning buildings on a regular basis to protect life and property, then later to help design technology like GPS, ultrasound equipment, and the chipsets that allow your Intel or AMD microprocessors to communicate data with its RAM, graphic processors, and other peripheral buses.

I feel kinda worthy.

 

Back to Liefeld, I bought a bit of his stuff in the day, but it didn't hold up well for me over time.

Bravo thank you for your service

[Unca Ben]

Would you rush into burning bldg to save Liefeld OA pages?

 

Only if you were holding onto them, Kav.

[kav]

Would you rush into burning bldg to save Liefeld OA pages?

 

Only if you were holding onto them, Kav.

If there was Liefeld OA I probably was the one started the fire....

[RabidFerret]

I get your frustration.

 

I suspect you haven't been around here much, and if you have then you know this can be a pretty tough place at times, and you should have expected this reaction.

 

I'm a fan of Don Heck, especially his '50s -'60s work, and it's pretty common for him to be bashed on these boards. When that happens I show examples of his work and explain what I like about it. It usually doesn't change many opinions though, but that's alright.

 

For the record, I didn't bash Liefeld here.

And I've done some fairly worthy things in my life; running into burning buildings on a regular basis to protect life and property, then later to help design technology like GPS, ultrasound equipment, and the chipsets that allow your Intel or AMD microprocessors to communicate data with its RAM, graphic processors, and other peripheral buses.

I feel kinda worthy.

 

Back to Liefeld, I bought a bit of his stuff in the day, but it didn't hold up well for me over time.

 

Exactly. To each their own.

 

I'm not suggesting everyone agree and like Liefeld. Just seems a bit pathetic that so many people come out of the woodwork to bash someone.

 

Especially when their own "attempt" at a comic is some seriously horrendous looking mess. Kav? Chuck? Seriously guys? Wow, way to put in a solid weekend on making a comic. The effort and talent really shines through!

[kav]

I get your frustration.

 

I suspect you haven't been around here much, and if you have then you know this can be a pretty tough place at times, and you should have expected this reaction.

 

I'm a fan of Don Heck, especially his '50s -'60s work, and it's pretty common for him to be bashed on these boards. When that happens I show examples of his work and explain what I like about it. It usually doesn't change many opinions though, but that's alright.

 

For the record, I didn't bash Liefeld here.

And I've done some fairly worthy things in my life; running into burning buildings on a regular basis to protect life and property, then later to help design technology like GPS, ultrasound equipment, and the chipsets that allow your Intel or AMD microprocessors to communicate data with its RAM, graphic processors, and other peripheral buses.

I feel kinda worthy.

 

Back to Liefeld, I bought a bit of his stuff in the day, but it didn't hold up well for me over time.

 

Exactly. To each their own.

 

I'm not suggesting everyone agree and like Liefeld. Just seems a bit pathetic that so many people come out of the woodwork to bash someone.

 

Especially when their own "attempt" at a comic is some seriously horrendous looking mess. Kav? Chuck? Seriously guys? Wow, way to put in a solid weekend on making a comic. The effort and talent really shines through!

[kav]

[kav]

[RabidFerret]

 

OK, now that's pretty awesome:)

[kav]

You've been a member for 5 years and only posted about how awesome Liefeld is??

[RabidFerret]

You've been a member for 5 years and only posted about how awesome Liefeld is??

 

Well, given the welcoming environment is it that much of a surprise?

 

And seriously, is there anything cooler to talk about? Is there a thread for Rapid City I missed somewhere??

[kav]

You've been a member for 5 years and only posted about how awesome Liefeld is??

 

Well, given the welcoming environment is it that much of a surprise?

 

And seriously, is there anything cooler to talk about? Is there a thread for Rapid City I missed somewhere??

There might be some liefeld discussion threads on the internet somewhere.....

Ha ha you picked the most unpopular position imaginable no surprise you're getting some flak...but if you like him that's all that matters...

[*Bronze age fan*]

Here's a copy of the first issue of one me and a friend did in college. I was the writer.

You can tell it's the early 90's, it's an issue #0!

 

 

That looks cool too. You should have drew the cover guy....with tiny little spud feet. The doossshhhhnozel guy might have liked it.

[kav]

Spudfeet, huge torso and............POUCHES

[*Bronze age fan*]

Spudfeet, huge torso and............POUCHES

 

 

Yup. That guy did stink at drawing.

[RabidFerret]

There might be some liefeld discussion threads on the internet somewhere.....

Ha ha you picked the most unpopular position imaginable no surprise you're getting some flak...but if you like him that's all that matters...

 

Yeah, I recognize it's a tough position to take. He's been vilified for a long time.

 

But I just feel like someone needs to defend the guy. Or at least his peak work. He's made plenty of mistakes, and some of his art really is quite bad, but if you can't even acknowledge the quality of his best work, there's just something wrong.

 

At least give him the credit he's due.