Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Mr. Green Lantern himself, the legendary Geoff Johns, joins the show for an extended chat about his incredible career and his latest and greatest work, the creator owned label and initiative known as Ghost Machine! Also, Marvel’s Midnight launch!

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Rob shares the most brutal, harrowing deaths in comics and how they affected him when he experienced them as a kid. Also, The Numbers are back! Top Sales Charts from decades past - what was tearing up the charts in the 70’s & 80’s?? 

What a show! Reactions to Marvel’s X-Men announcement from D23! Rob is joined by Seth Green & Hugh Sterbakov, author’s of The Freshmen, as they discuss their brand new project! Cable drama and Absolute Batman controversy close out the show!

Absolute Batman controversy! Marvel’s Star Wars Team Up! The X-Men 97 season finale delivers! This show is packed!! 

With the release of the new documentary about the last days of Stan Lee, Rob offers unique insights, truth and perspective about much of what is shared in the film! Also, essential Dr. Doom stories and much more! 

The creator of Cable & X-Force weighs in on the depiction of Cable in the penultimate episode of X-Men 97 season 2….what could the finale hold? In Hot Topics, the monumental box office of Spider Man: Brand New Day is discussed, including the extended contributions of director, producer and star in shaping its phenomenal success. 

GHOST RIDER! The character has received renewed interest and curiosity as a result of the Ryan Gosling announcement, causing many casuals to investigate the history of the character. Rob shines the spotlight on the significance of the  90’s era of Ghost Rider and the key creators that had the Spirit Of Vengeance burning brighter than ever before!

With the release of Spider Man:Brand New Day the focus turns to everyone’s favorite Wall-Crawler and Rob’s favorite stand alone Spidey saga’s! Byrne! Miller! Golden! A who’s who of comic book’s most celebrated talents put their best spin on Spider Man! 

Frank Miller! Deadpool! Hall H! Doomsday! Marvel! Todd McFarlane! The Image Partners! Avengers! Robert Kirkman! Ghost Rider! Ryan Gosling! We’ve got it all in our Comic-Con Round Up! 

Hulk! Dr. Strange! Silver Surfer! Namor! Titanic Marvel Heroes gathered together again at the dawn of the 21st Century, featuring the work of Hall Of Fame All-Stars! Why are these comics not collected in trade or available digitally in any way, shape or form? Rob dives deep into the Erik Larsen era Defenders! 

Deadpool 4! Cable! Marvel Drama! So much news!! It’s the jam packed Road To Comic-Con episode! 

Marvel is making moves! New location?? New Editor In Chief?? Will any of it matter? Can their faltering brand be fixed? 

X-Men! Wolverine! Odysseus! Athena! Byrne! Damon! A tale of 2 Odyssey’s! Rob does a deep, non-spoiler discussion of Christopher Nolan’s adaption of Homer’s The Odyssey as well as John Byrne’s personal Odyssey to reunite with the franchise that he helped launch into the pop culture stratosphere! 

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, so there had to be some elements that Marvel is succeeding at? Here are the 3 Things Marvel Gets Right! 

Transformers! Wonder Woman! Extremity! Chainkata! Today we look at the phenomenal work of Daniel Warren Johnson, the singular most consequential talent of the last decade! Rob celebrates his artistic vision and accomplishments! 

49 years before Christopher Nolan took his shot at bringing Homer’s Epic The Odyssey to screen, Marvel took their own unique crack at it as part of their celebrated Comic Classics Marvel line up! 

In the months following 9/11, legendary talent, Frank Miller set out to create a story pitting Batman against the terror network, Al-Queda. Over the course of 6 years, the story, characters and publisher changed. Rob walks you through all of it as it unfolded in real time. 

X-Men! Cable! X-Force! X-Factor! The new season of X-Men is booming with 90’s excitement and Cable & X-Force creator Rob Liefeld pulls back the curtain on the secrets and inspirations behind the characters and conflicts defining the show! 

X-Men! Daredevil ! New Mutants! Continuing our list of absolute essential runs to better understand the transformative power of Mighty Marvel when it’s most imaginative talents are unleashed, free from the restraints of corporate editorial retreats!  

Congrats to Big Brad! You got the Marvel job, now you need to make the necessary changes! Rob recommends 5 Essential Marvel Runs to best understand & restore the Mighty Marvel Magic!

Folks out there be raging, baiting, hustling for engagement! Beware the lies that are sold as truth! The State of A.I., Hot Topics and more! 

Avengers! Fantastic Four! Justice League! X-Men! Youngblood! Anniversary Achievements examines the big hits and the big misses that have occurred with anniversaries past! Also, Todd McFarlane! Marc Silvestri! Whilce Portacio! Erik Larsen! Jim Valentino! How Rob assembled the most bad ass 60-something’s to contribute to Youngblood #100! And some young gun, Robert Kirkman, a writer no less, made a cover too! 

No artist is making more noise in the comic book space than artist and entrepreneur Mike Mayhew. His art is electric and exciting. He is bold and bright & excited to share how he has built his comic book business over the past decade. I loved chatting with him, much to learn and apply! 

Marvel: The Buckley Blunders! What happens when the new boss arrives and the curtain is pulled back at Marvel. Decades of failure exposed.

Amidst wide spread concern that the industry is headed for another crash, Rob is joined by retail and convention magnate, Jimmy Jay, to discuss the warning signs & preventative measures for avoiding disaster. Also, the exceptional career of Gerry Conway (1952-2026) is honored! 

Rob celebrates the career of Jim Lee by sharing his favorite works by the legendary, best selling artist! 

The Mighty Mailbag Edition 2026! You asked the questions, Rob gives the answers! Thank you for listening! 

Avengers:Doomsday! Supergirl! Spider-Man! Clayface! Fresh from CinemaCon, Rob shares his impressions of all the upcoming comic book films and their potential impact on Marvel & DC publishing operations!

Rob is on the road from CinemaCon in Vegas. He shares views and insights to Image & Youngblood at 34 and on the Marvel Massacre where artists suffered for executive privilege! 

4 decades of McFarlane excellence sets the stage for our inaugural Hall Of Fame episode! We look at Todd’s extended body of work. Spider-Man! Spawn! Hulk! Invasion! Infinity Inc! Batman! Which one is your favorite? 

Invincible! Battle Beast! Terminal The creative powerhouse writer, producer  and Image partner joins Rob for a monster, in-depth 2 hour conversation covering his incredible creative output. The future of Invincible, Battle Beast, Terminal, Transformers and the Energon Universe is discussed. Plus, The Kirkman Manifesto from the author himself! Strap in for a great time! 

The ABSOLUTE Episode. Why it works, where it’s going! 

Doomsday! What we know, what we think we know and what to expect from Marvel’s biggest movie in years! 

The Decades:1979! Peak AVENGERS & X-MEN! Alien! Star Trek:The Motion Picture! Disco Ruled. Michael Jackson makes Off The Wall! Marvel introduces 11 key characters! A spectacular year, a year so fine, welcome to 1979! 

Another jam packed show featuring the details of Frank Miller’s far reaching plans to reboot DC’s Icons in 1985. Find out about “The Amazon”, “Metropolis” and “Dark Knight” entailed. Plus, The Juice with Jimmy Jay, covering the insanity that was Megacon and a tribute to the late, great Sam Kieth! 

A Jam-Packed Jumbo sized episode! With Marvel as cold as ice what will it take to finally heat them up? Also, Dark Knight at 40! The Untold Secrets Of Dark Knight revealed, art and ideas that reshaped, altered and polished what continues to be the most influential comic of this modern age! 

Stan & Jack! Chris & John! Chris & Jim! The Break Up’s, Shake Up’s & Make Up’s that shook the industry! 

Wonder Con! Megacon! C2E2! Planet Comicon! Convention Season is here! Rob takes your $500 dollars and spends it for maximum engagement! 

The Legend of King Arthur never shined as bright as it did in the early 80’s with John Boorman’s Excalibur and Brian Bolland’s Camelot 3000 releasing one year apart. Two seminal works of tremendous influence get their due flowers! 

D’ORC! WHITE SKY! NECTAR! An avalanche of new titles are dominating the headlines, sending fans scrambling in their hunt to obtain them! Rob is joined by retail/convention magnate Jimmy Jay to breakdown the current comic book market! 

A pair of Comic Book roles provide essential lifelines for talent in difficult times! The stories of Iron Man and Deadpool, and the transformative cinematic opportunities they provided! 

Paramount has won the right to own Warner Bros. and the mountain of debt that comes with it. With $75 billion dollars in debt hanging over them, costs will be cut, channels and labels sold off. Rob proposes a scenario where Marvel steps up to license the DC Comics publishing rights. Is a shared publishing universe a possibility? 

All is not well in Marvel-land. They can’t keep talent, their comics are stale and gimmicks won’t save them. What comes next? 

Rob attends the Comics Pro Industry Conference and shares his adventures and impressions! 

JLA! Titans! Crisis! An episode squarely focused on the most important hire in the history of DC Comics! How George Perez topped the charts, bringing an army of Marvel Zombies across the street to DC with him! Also - Todd McFarlane calls in! A must listen episode if ever there was one! 

Jack Kirby left Marvel for DC Comics in 1970 and the industry shook. While his characters, such as Darkseid, are in the spotlight in today’s blockbusters, such as DC K.O., it wasn’t always so. The story of Jack’s sudden exodus and Marvel’s subtle but effective counter measures continues to provide valuable lessons for the industry today! 

We made it to 500 episodes and Rob celebrates sharing insights and notable quotes from legendary comic book super stars from across the ages. Listen and learn! 

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Attack On Titan! Kaiju No. 8! My Hero Acadamia! Manga is soaring in popularity but how exactly is it made? What is the process of making your favorite Manga title and how does it differ from the classic American comic book creation process? Rob looks at the history of the studio system!

Spider Man! Hulk! Rom! The Defenders! Avengers! The Late, Great, Sal Buscema was a pillar of Marvel Comics for over 6 decades! Rob shares his favorite Sal Buscema work as well as interviews and commentary from his peers.