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Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Marvel & DC: Editor Panel 1981! Avatar!

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

🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Rob goes back in time 41 years, examining a Marvel & DC combo editorial panel from San Diego Comic Con, 1981! Roy Thomas, Frank Miller, Jim Shooter, Louise Simonson & Denny O’Neil offer the Marvel & DC Comics methods of creating comics! Its a stark contrast to the way comics are presented today! Also, AVATAR, the legacy and success of Jim Cameron!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today, we are going all the way back in the crazy time machine to 1981.

0:15.6

We're an amazing assembly of comic book talents.

0:19.8

Gather together on stage at the San Diego Comic Con.

0:23.2

Yes, San Diego Comic Con, a transcript from 1981 from not just one but two amazing panels

0:29.5

were such massive, incredible superstar influencers on the comic book circuit such as Jim Shooter,

0:36.5

Frank Miller, Denny O'Neill, Dick Giordano, the illustrious Roy Thomas, and Louise Jones, soon to be Louise Simonson.

0:46.1

They all weigh in on what's it like to make comics. What's it like to stay relevant in comics?

0:52.0

The different processes that they use when editing comics. What is it like

0:57.0

editing a comic in 2022 as opposed to what they share in regards to editing comics in 1981? You are

1:05.4

going to be shocked at so many of the differences and the approaches that currently are not being applied in the

1:13.2

common book world. We discuss all of that and so much more on today's all new Robeservations.

1:20.7

Hey everybody, this is Rob Leifield. Welcome to another edition of Robeservations.

1:26.2

Robeservations is the show, is the place that we discuss the cultural impact that

1:31.7

comic books has had on the entire culture that we now presently exist in.

1:35.7

We're talking movies, we're talking television, we're talking streaming, we're talking

1:39.4

animation, video games, action figures.

1:41.4

We should probably do those more often but but we, we include them when we

1:44.4

can. I love comic books. I absolutely love the comic book art form I have for my entire life. It's

1:53.1

going on 48 years since I encountered my first comic books, and they blew my mind, age 6, 8, age seven and there was no looking back and this is

2:03.8

like in the middle of the 1970s 1974 uh 1973 these are these are the ages this is the the

2:11.3

dates that i was circling my first passion with comic books. And I never look back.

2:19.4

I've been obsessed ever since.

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