Robservations with Rob Liefeld

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! 

This episode is guidance intended for professional eyes and ears only. 

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. 

From Guardians Of The Galaxy to Shadowhawk, his work has entertained the masses! Comic book legend and Image Comics Partner, Jim Valentino, joins the show for an extended chat covering his many accomplishments & his impact on the comic book industry. The man who green lit Walking Dead & Invincible speaks! 

Howard The Duck! Lobo! Deadpool! Ambush Bug! Bloodwulf! She-Hulk! Rob walks through his own progression as a fan, watching the emergence and later, the evolution of the fourth wall breakers in comic books.

The Comics Scene was exploding with new characters and opportunities, until, it wasn’t. How comics went from a creative  based model to a curator based model and what was lost in the exchange! 

X-MEN! PUNISHER! IRON MAN! The creator of Bishop and original Image Comics Founder, Whilce Portacio, joins the show to discuss his incredible art and his impact on the comic book culture! He covers his decades of crafting popular stories and art, building a studio with Jim Lee and Scott Williams, and starting a school in the Philippines that launched the careers of Lenil Yu, Philip Tan and so many other incredible talents! 

As Robert Kirkman leaves Marvel in 2008, he releases a call to arms for all creators. In the aftermath, significant industry notables fail to offer their support, sharing opposition instead. 

A celebrated indie darling signs with Marvel only to find multiple obstacles in his path. In 2008, he would break from his contract, become a partner at an industry rival and record an infamous and controversial call to arms. In Part 1, Rob takes you through how it all went down. 

The word went out and you responded overwhelmingly, by the thousands, with your ways to FIX MARVEL! I share many of them here today. 

Dark Knight! Superman vs. Spider Man! 2026 rolls in with multiple anniversary celebrations for Marvel, DC & Image! Audio note: Portions of this episode contain uneven or distorted audio levels.

2025 was a rough year for Marvel across every platform. As Marvel looks to return from rock bottom, Rob brings a sense of understanding and examines what is missing from the current culture inside the Marvel Locker Room.

Drastic changes in the way the comic book industry operates have lead to massive forays into fraudulent & deceptive information being shared as actual facts? Just why are the rankings and numbers of comic books sales so wrong and misleading? How did we get here and what changes can be made? 

It’s our last show of the year! Just what did we learn from 2025 anyway? 

Batman! Battle Beast! Marvel Talent Exodus! As we look towards the end of the year, Rob unpacks & unwraps the year that was 2025! The biggest stories, the big moves and the lessons learned! What will 2026 bring? 

1996! Comics In Chaos! An in depth look at a year that was both turbulent and exciting for comic books and pop culture! Marvel Vs. DC! Heroes Reborn! Mark Waid on being “fired”. Image Fractures! Independence Day Blows the roof off! 

The X-Men Fix! Movies & Comics, let’s fix ‘em! 

From Marvel to DC, from Gil Kane to Frank Miller to Daniel Warren Johnson and everything in between, the evolution of action choreography in comic books! 

Marvel! DC! Batman! X-Men! Superman! Dr. Strange! Rob shares what he believes to be the finest illustrated comic books ever published. Listen and sound off, share your views and opinions! Did he make the right calls? 

Jim Lee pursues the Star Wars license armed with generational talent but ultimately comes up short, failing to seal the deal. Would obtaining Star Wars transformed Wildstorm Studios and prevented the eventual sale to DC Comics? 

Having spent many months talking with multiple A.I. companies, Rob shares his in-depth understanding of the future of A.I. in entertainment and pop culture. 

Ace Frehly! KISS Comic book legacy! Neal Adams! The Lost X-Men Story! Marvel’s Ultimate Sadness! It a jam-packed episode of comic book excitement! 

Drew Struzan Tribute! Inking John Byrne! Talking with Jim Steranko! Meeting With Gary Vee! Image Comics Dinner! What a show!! 

Todd McFarlane! Gary Vee! Jim Steranko! Robert Kirkman! Brian K. Vaughn! New York Comic Con was an experience like no other! 

X-Men! Avengers! Fantastic Four! The Algorithm of comic book publishing is continually changing and lately it’s evolving at a rapid, somewhat troubling pace! We discuss the new model and what comes next! 

Comic Art Now! X-Men! Spider-Man! Superman!!A discussion of the tradition of the power of comic art and how it shapes the stories, moments and excitement of our favorite characters & titles!