Marvel’s Political Payoff! Boba Fett!

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

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

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Playing with politics is always a tricky situation in entertainment but Marvel gambled and won big when they incorporated the Watergate scandal, saving Captain America from cancellation! The President was a terrorist! Cap quit! Nomad was born! All hell broke loose as Cap’s stories were ripped from the political headlines! Plus, The Book Of Boba Fett and the impact of Star Wars shows!

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0:00.0	Today have we got a show for you, the politics of Marvel Comics and how it paid off huge for them.
0:25.7	Marvel made the politics of the day pay off in the most spectacular fashion for them in the mid-70s amidst the giant Watergate scandal when Captain America actually stopped being Captain America.
0:39.3	Steve Rogers became a new hero for my generation, the origin of Nomad,
0:44.8	how it all began with an exceptional writer who wanted Cap to reflect all of the scandal
0:51.1	and the politics of the day.
0:53.4	And he did it in the most amazing fashion as Cap embraced politics.
0:58.5	Sales soared and the character became more relevant than ever, saving itself, the comic
1:05.0	from cancellation from a lower bi-monthly status.
1:08.6	It's a great story.
1:09.6	I share it all with you today.
1:11.0	Also, Boba Fett, all seven episodes have aired.
1:15.8	It's over.
1:16.6	It closed.
1:17.6	The book of Boba Fett.
1:18.8	This first chapter has finished.
1:21.5	I loved it.
1:23.0	And I will tell you all about why I loved it, what I'm looking forward to, and why I think
1:27.2	Star Wars shows
1:28.4	are some of the biggest, most exciting shows available on any platform at this time. All of that
1:35.6	and so much more on today's Robeservations. And here we go. We are off with another episode of Rob Observations.
1:47.6	I am Rob Lightfeld.
1:49.7	Your host, these are my Rob Observations.
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