Spider-Man/X-Force: SABOTAGE!!

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Spider-Man/X-Force: SABOTAGE!!

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Sep 29, 2020

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Things go SIDEWAYS as The Summer Of X concludes with a momentous cross-over event teaming two of Marvel’s hottest creators with their biggest franchises! Spider Man! Cable! Deadpool! Juggernaut! Liefeld & McFarlane! Rob gives a first person account of the non-traditional way this crossover came together with two of comic books most maniacal creators breaking...

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Sep 29, 2020

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Robservations is the new podcast by Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld which exists to explore and celebrate comic books as an art form and their tremendous impact on the culture.

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Secret Wars & the Rise of the Cross Over Event!: Mini-series and Cross Over events arrived in the 80’s, signaling a huge shift in dynamics between publishers, retailers and fans. It changed comic books forevermore! Was it all just a happy accident? Rob examines the origins behind the Rise of Corporat... by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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Legendary Runs! The Rise of Art Adams! Legion Of Super Heroes!: Career connections are the result of extended runs that create crucial bonds between readers and creators! Rob shares the most important career advice he ever received from the one and only Todd McFarlane. One run may be all any title needs to launch a... by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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Summer of X: Mutant Genesis: 1991 ushered in a revolution for the X-Men titles as Marvel launched the Mutant Genesis event! The result was 2 record setting titles and over 12 million sales between X-Force #1 and X-Men #1. The work of re-shaping the already top selling X-Men line i... by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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The “L” Boys!: The winds of change were shifting in the comics industry, the old guard was fading and a new class was ready to take the industry by storm. Rob details a chance encounter with Todd McFarlane in 1988 during San Diego Comic-Con that was the beginning of ... by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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