Rob Liefeld Soldiers On With "Hawkman," "Grifter" & "Deathstroke"

**CBR News** · 08-08-2012, 01:58 PM

Writer/artist Rob Liefeld discusses the attraction in bringing WildStorm characters into the DCU, creating Hawkman's new Thanagar, revealing Deathstroke's new past and his next Image project.

Full article here.

**kitonok** · 08-08-2012, 02:19 PM

Чёрт возьми. Ну за что. Sorry for russian words, but this is ridiculous. Why is that man still allowed to write and draw comics? Haven't we suffered enough?

**Johnny P. Sartre** · 08-08-2012, 02:20 PM

Now now, he isn't that bad and his drawings have improved.

**ceroxide** · 08-08-2012, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Otchofriend

Now now, he isn't that bad and his drawings have improved.

not really Juan Fernandez, a good friend of mine, is doing art for him now... or Bloodstrike at least :/

**rasx** · 08-08-2012, 02:27 PM

Sad to hear Seeley's leaving Bloodstrike I am really enjoying his run.
Hey Rob when are you going to bring back Chapel

**FailureByDesign** · 08-08-2012, 02:29 PM

Good riddance, not only can he not write/draw he has a HUGE ego, if anyone has seen his twitter.

**ropeburn39** · 08-08-2012, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Rob Liefeld

I have no idea of the long term fates of any of these titles; that's well above my concern. I was asked to spice these books up and we managed to jump every book with issue #9. If you chart each book from their launch, each was having a rapid fall sales wise. It's over at ICV2, listed under "actual" sales. We stemmed the bleeding and the patients are healthier now, albeit in a very competitive market that favors what I deem the 1% -- Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man, Avengers. No variants, no incentives. We are doing it with story, character...the old fashioned way.

You increased sales for One Issue in both Hawkman and Grifter. Now they are lower in sales than they were before you started. Deathstroke is 150 copies above where you first started. Your losing all three of your patients Dr. Liefeld! As of Issue #11 your "patients" are in critical condition with a 5% chance of living.

Originally Posted by ICv2

DEATHSTROKE #8[*] $2.99 DC 16,951
DEATHSTROKE #9 $2.99 DC 20,878
DEATHSTROKE #10 $2.99 DC 19,722
DEATHSTROKE #11 $2.99 DC 17,107

GRIFTER #8[*] $2.99 DC 14,117
GRIFTER #9 $2.99 DC 15,228
GRIFTER #10 $2.99 DC 14,258
GRIFTER #11 $2.99 DC 13,382

SAVAGE HAWKMAN #8[*] $2.99 DC 16,470
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9 $2.99 DC 17,626
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #10 $2.99 DC 16,417
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #11 $2.99 DC 15,460

**lead sharp** · 08-08-2012, 02:54 PM

'His' 'art' has only improved because he has at least one inker with him on any book he does these days.

This http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/...finite-anyway/ is quite literally the deal with him these days.

He's beating his chest because Morrison's going but I don't think he'll go unless DC get wise and get shut and then he'll claim he's re building Extreme (again) and there's a Youngblood movie coming soon (again) and then it will all die on it's arse (again).

The gimp hasn't even updated his own website since October 8th last year.

**RichJohnston** · 08-08-2012, 03:11 PM

Rob has already announced he's leaving Grifter with #16.

**Johnny Thunders** · 08-08-2012, 03:18 PM

It is a sign of the times when the once mighty DC comics hire Rob liefeld to write and do art for them...

**Jadenewt** · 08-08-2012, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by ropeburn39

You increased sales for One Issue in both Hawkman and Grifter. Now they are lower in sales than they were before you started. Deathstroke is 150 copies above where you first started. Your losing all three of your patients Dr. Liefeld! As of Issue #11 your "patients" are in critical condition with a 5% chance of living.

SAVAGE HAWKMAN #8[*] $2.99 DC 16,470
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9 $2.99 DC 17,626

Actually he didn't even really help the sells of Hawkman when you look at 8 still being a buy back issue.. as the difference between 8 and 9 is less than 10%

The numbers were artificially inflated between 8 and 9 by the end of the buy back program..

**Sharcque** · 08-08-2012, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by kitonok

Чёрт возьми. Ну за что. Sorry for russian words, but this is ridiculous. Why is that man still allowed to write and draw comics? Haven't we suffered enough?

I will never understand comments like this --- Who exactly is going to disallow him to write and/or draw? Even if he's not at Marvel or DC, he will do both at Image.

**IamBATFAN** · 08-08-2012, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Sharcque

I will never understand comments like this --- Who exactly is going to disallow him to write and/or draw? Even if he's not at Marvel or DC, he will do both at Image.

Like Wanted posters, there should be "Banned" posters of Rob hanging inside the Marvel and DC offices for that little walk out they had in '91. But, like battered wives who proclaim their love for their abusive husbands, they cant escape the dangling carrot: $$$$ It's not like they needed it, right? they made a killing with their early Image stuff, enough to be set for life. All those optioned movie rights to Will Smith, Tom Cruise, J-Lo. In Rob's case, his dangling carrot: his "babies" Cable, Deadpool and X-Force. I guess dignity was not in their vocabulary. Eventually they all came back to Marvel and/or DC.

Rob SHOULD stick to just his Image stuff.