Robservations with Rob Liefeld – Details, episodes & analysis

Let Them Fight! With some of comic books greatest action masterpieces being repackaged and reissued, Rob reflects on the greatest action comic books in history! 

Unrealized directions and storylines for X-Men & X-Force are discussed! Wolverine! Cable! Magik!

It’s Comic Con 2024! Rob gets a surprise visit from Ed Piskor’s family! Comic Con dinners reveal the topics on everyone’s mind and there is no escaping the topic of Robert Downey Jr. returning to Marvel! 

We are always entertained in sports when our favorite athletes pop off at each other and comic books has a rich history of testy rivalries as well. We look back on some of the more bitter vitriol exchanged by rivals of a competitive era. We have more beef to grill than a cattle rancher! 

The DC Dilemma continues to confound their cinematic universe but a new Chief promises a new hope as James Gunn plots the future of the DCU. We look forward rather than back, towards what is to come and examine the shape a fresh Superman might take! Also, a Jack Kirby acknowledgment! 

Comic Book Movie Mayhem is upon us! The past year has not been kind to either Marvel or DC as films from both studios struggle to regain their peak box office performances. We examine the state of the comic book movie, starting with the MCU. What does Marvel’s recent track record tell us going forward, what created the disconnect in the first place and most importantly, have they already found the path way towards their next break thru smash! 

From Comics to Cosby, Springsteen to Super Heroes, the comic books, television, movies and music of a stellar year! Plus, the cult classics and the secret of Spider Man’s black costume! 

Fresh franchises reached blockbuster status! Ghostbusters & Indiana Jones battled it out at the top of the charts! Gremlins, Karate Kid, Police Academy found the spotlight! Marvel’s Secret Wars series dominated the comic book scene and Spider Man was Back In Black! An incredible year of big swings and bigger hits! 

Celebrating two titanic talents, Kubrick & The King! The comic book adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film, 2001 A Space Odyssey, arrives 8 years after the movie compelled audiences all across the globe. Produced by Marvel Comics, It was written & illustrated by Jack “King” Kirby who pushed the concept far beyond Kubrick’s initial film and inspired characters that populate and are published in the Marvel’s Universe to this day.

As Deadpool:Badder Blood #1 arrives in stores, Rob takes you behind the scenes of his latest work. From initial concept to finished page to the shelves of your local shop, this episode provides a comprehensive study of how a comic book is brought to reality.