The SECRET Secret Origin of Image

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

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

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

As 1991 comes to a close, new doors open and new opportunities are pursued by the top names in comics. Liefeld & Larsen huddle with independent publishers as they forge a new path outside Marvel! Todd McFarlane attempts to leave comics behind and sit in the Front Row with a bold sports endeavor. All roads will lead to the formation of a revolutionary movement that shakes comics to its core!

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. This is Rob Leifeld. We are doing another Rob Observations podcast. This is Rob
0:09.7	Observations. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you for joining me. We talk comics, pop culture, movie, toys.
0:16.9	We've even talked records. Power records. There's an episode on episode on this yes there is um i have been making
0:24.1	my uh way in comic books as a fan since uh 1975 and as a professional for the past 35 years i love
0:32.3	comics um i hope comics loves me i say that with a big smile. Comics have been very, very good to me.
0:41.0	We are going to continue on this journey where we have found ourselves smack dab in the very early
0:49.2	1990, 1990, 1991 today as we're knocking on the door of 1992.
0:54.8	And for me,
0:55.3	1992 is Image Comics.
0:57.4	So for all intents and purposes,
0:59.2	we are going to refer to this,
1:02.1	uh,
1:02.5	section,
1:03.3	segment as the secret,
1:05.4	secret origin of Image Comics.
1:07.9	Because this is where we start putting all the building blocks together
1:10.5	and where you're going to see like maybe stuff you've never heard before, conversations, alliances,
1:17.7	movements that were starting to shape what you would know as the number three comic book
1:23.6	company of the last 28 years, however long. And, uh, and, and at one point,
1:32.3	and that'll be a great episode. We were the number two comic company with seven comics. Yes,
1:36.4	we were. The number two comic company with seven comics. And if you don't think that was the shot
1:40.9	heard around the world, you, um, are kidding yourselves kidding yourselves. You'll be excited to hear all this.
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