Lone Wolf & Cub! Comic Book Feuds!

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Lone Wolf & Cub! Comic Book Feuds!

FromRobservations with Rob Liefeld

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73 minutes

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Feb 28, 2023

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It’s a double bill as we examine the origins of todays most popular trope, the grizzled warrior, the young ward and the treacherous journey across dangerous terrain! The Last Of Us! The Mandalorian! Road To Perdition!! Bonus - Comic Book Feuds:Barry Smith, Part 3! No One Is Safe!

Released:

Feb 28, 2023

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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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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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The Influencers!: The Kirby Clones! The Adams Effect! The movers and shakers of comic book influences, the styles that launched an army of imitators! Barry Windsor Smith! Jim Steranko! Stephen Platt! Rob and Jimmy delve deep into the source of so many Legendary styles a... by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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Image Comics & The Death Of Superman!: With only 8 comics, Image Comics shocks the comic book world when it becomes the #2 publisher in the summer of 1992! DC Comics regroups from being knocked from their precarious perch, creating an event that electrifies not only the company, by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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The Man Of Steel! 1986 & The Superman Reboot: In 1986, DC Comics, seeking a total reinvention of Superman, recruited John Byrne, Marvel’s brightest star, to relaunch their storied franchise and make him accessible to a younger generation. Byrne accepted, by Robservations with Rob Liefeld
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Lone Wolf & Cub! Comic Book Feuds!

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