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" I love Deathstroke! I was 12 in 1980 when Deathstroke appeared in 'Teen Titans' #2. "
Rob Liefeld
Appeared
I Love
Titans
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" As a kid, my favorite book, up until 'X-Men,' was 'Avengers.' What does Captain America have? He has a shield. What does Thor have? He has a hammer. What does Hawkeye have? He has a bow and arrow. That's why Cable came with weapons. That's why Deadpool had swords and machine guns and pistols. It's like, let's weaponize these dudes. "
Rob Liefeld
Hammer
Why
Kid
" My role as an artist helps me tremendously in breaking down each story. Pacing, layout, movement - having drawn a few thousand pages, I understand the language of comic books very well. "
Rob Liefeld
Me
Books
Artist
" I've seen every Ryan Reynolds movie. I'm a fan. "
Rob Liefeld
Seen
Every
Fan
" I've had really hard struggles in my life. "
Rob Liefeld
Hard
Life
My Life
" The Tony Stark I grew up with wasn't as snappy and as quippy as Downey Jr. made him, but now I only think of his performance. "
Rob Liefeld
Only
Him
Now
" Certain things work on paper held together with staples. Comics use bright colors to make things leap off the page, but movies are a different medium. "
Rob Liefeld
Work
Movies
Colors
" When you hold something you created, drew, and conceived, and now here it is in 3D plastic - it is a rush. "
Rob Liefeld
Plastic
Now
Here
" When I took over 'New Mutants,' writing and drawing, and I figure this is a big deal, I'm 23, 22 at that time, and I am nervous because I've had nothing but success. And now they're giving me the entire platform to create. And I figure, if I fall flat on my face here, it's going to hurt. It's going to set me back. "
Rob Liefeld
Writing
Face
Fall
" Unapologetically, absent me, there is no Deadpool. Period. I am the name, the costume, the look, the origin, and the attitude. Great one-liners are the result of other writers. But there's no Deadpool at all in existence without me. "
Rob Liefeld
Me
Attitude
Great
" If you spend 90 seconds with Ryan Reynolds, you know he's Deadpool. There is no one else on the planet that has any business being that character, ever. "
Rob Liefeld
Know
Planet
You
" I started thinking, 'What if Superman or Batman really existed?' Superman would be doing Nike commercials. The members of Youngblood take the genre of super-heroes and turn it into a business. "
Rob Liefeld
Thinking
Business
Doing
" I root for 'Spawn' and every other comic-book movie. I hope all of them are successful because, any time one fails, it makes it that much harder to get one made. "
Rob Liefeld
Hope
Because
Time
" Ryan is Deadpool. Look, Ryan Reynolds, he's gone through that same career arc; the guy is ridiculously talented. He has a huge, huge passion for 'Deadpool.' "
Rob Liefeld
Look
Guy
Gone
" I'll be on the street and go up to people - 'Have you read a comic book before? Well, here's one.' You've got your pro-life people, your pro-choice people, your feminists. I'm a comicbooks activist. "
Rob Liefeld
Street
People
Here
" Deadpool was intended, as Cable was, to be tied into Wolverine's history. "
Rob Liefeld
Wolverine
Tied
History
" 'Youngblood' #1 was my first brush with Internet bashing. Message boards were just emerging, but the criticism was drowned out by millions of copies flying off shelves. "
Rob Liefeld
Flying
Criticism
Message
" We can't be beholden to the past. "
Rob Liefeld
Past
Beholden
" A fixer-upper is good for your business if you are the guy who fixes it up. "
Rob Liefeld
Guy
You
Up
" I've always loved both Marvel and DC equally, but I don't have a career without DC giving me the original 'Hawk and Dove' mini-series. "
Rob Liefeld
Hawk
Career
Giving
" I'm not a fan of the Michael Keaton 'Batman,' which came out in 1989. "
Rob Liefeld
Keaton
Came
Fan
" I never thought we'd live in an age where we'd get to 2008's 'Iron Man,' which I think is a perfect movie. "
Rob Liefeld
Live
Age
Man
" I am a lifelong Moebius geek. The European approach is perfect, the art is beautiful, and the storytelling is fantastic. "
Rob Liefeld
Art
Perfect
I Am
" Deadpool exploded for the youth around 2010 with 'Marvel vs. Capcom.' He was the most popular character. He does kicks, then mocks you as he hits you and dances around you when you hit the ground. "
Rob Liefeld
Ground
Character
Youth
" Everyone at ComiXology has been very supportive and enthusiastic about getting 'Youngblood' as well as the rest of the Awesome/Extreme catalogue online. Hopes are high that this relationship leads to more online comics. "
Rob Liefeld
High
Relationship
Everyone
" I can tell you, young 22-year-old Rob Liefeld was having quite a run. "
Rob Liefeld
Young
Having
I Can
" As I get older and more mature, my artwork changes accordingly. "
Rob Liefeld
More
Mature
Get
" Just because one tribe piles on you, take shelter and continue to work towards your next goal, your next project. Don't be discouraged and remember that there are many fans of your work rooting for you to succeed. "
Rob Liefeld
Work
Remember
Succeed
" Our style, in one word, the Image guys, our approach to the page was bold. "
Rob Liefeld
Image
Word
Style
" Anything that is good influences the next thing. It's inevitable. I believe that Hollywood influences the comics, and the comics influence Hollywood - it's a cycle. "
Rob Liefeld
Believe
I Believe
Good
" I am a huge fan of all things Mondo, and when the opportunity to illustrate a Mondo print celebrating the 'Deadpool' film presented itself, I leapt at the chance! "
Rob Liefeld
Film
I Am
Opportunity