About Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is a popular comic book author selling over 60 million comic books worldwide throughout his 40-year career. Best known for creating Deadpool, Cable & X-Force for Marvel Comics, he added to his accomplishments by forming Image Comics at the age of 23. His Youngblood comic book series launched the successful label, debuting with sales of over 1 million copies. The Youngblood series has sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
In 1996, Liefeld left Marvel and alongside 6 other notable comic book creators, created IMAGE COMICS. They quickly became the number one independent label in comic book history. Rob’s own IMAGE offshoot, Extreme Studios created many successful publications such as Avengelyne, Prophet, Bloodstrike, Brigade, Glory, and Supreme but it was his creation Youngblood, that shattered all expectations and sales records with over 1 million copies sold. Rob’s unique style resonated with Comic book fans selling huge numbers. Extreme Studios was the top studio in the comics field worldwide, their family of titles second only to X-Men with a 5.78 market share according to Market Reports.
Rob returned to Marvel in 2019 with Major X, a six-part series that became one of the biggest-selling comics of 2019 with multiple reprints of every issue. In 2020, Rob will release a highly anticipated G.I Joe comic from Hasbro and IDW, Snake Eyes: Deadgame.
Deadpool was made into 2 major motion pictures featuring Ryan Reynolds playing the titular character. They shattered box office records making over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide.