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Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Frank Miller at Marvel! Rare 1982 Interview!

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Comic Book Industry, Comic Books, Rob Liefeld, Visual Arts, Arts, Comics, Comic Artists, Books

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

We visit a rare Frank Miller interview from 1982 and go inside the mind of an absolute master of the craft. From his early days learning from Neal Adams to the origins & inspiration for Elektra to Miller’s portrayal of violence, this one is packed with drama and insight! Learn why he Miller sought to differentiate Daredevil from Spider Man & Batman! Also - the birth of Marvel’s lucrative royalty system! 

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0:00.0

Today we are going inside the mind of a master creator.

0:18.1

24 year old Frank Miller way before he would dominate comics and change the face of graphic

0:26.0

illustration forever.

0:27.5

On top of the world, having taken Daredevil all the way to number one, Frank Miller sat

0:32.7

down with the comics journal and spilled all of his ideas about how he approaches crafting the story,

0:39.3

creators, the creation of Electra, his influences, his inspirations.

0:47.0

All of the Frank Miller juice from 1982 is squeezed here today.

0:53.3

And we discuss the birth, the launch place of the Marvel

0:58.0

and Dietz DC royalty system that started everything.

1:03.2

On an all-new Robeservations.

1:09.4

Hey, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Rob Observations.

1:13.9

I am your host, Rob Leifeld.

1:16.3

I write comics.

1:17.1

I draw comics.

1:17.9

I publish comics.

1:20.2

I've been doing it for 37 years.

1:23.2

And this podcast exists to share my love of all things,

1:26.9

comic book and superheroes with you,

1:29.4

the listener. And I am so grateful,

1:32.2

so very grateful that you tune in each and every podcast.

1:36.3

If this is your first podcast,

1:38.4

you're in for a doozy today.

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