Fan ask Liefeld for aplogoy

[rhett803]

A fan walks up to Liefeld and ask for an apology for Heroes Reborn, and later gives Liefeld a gift.

http://superfunadventuretime.com/2009/08/09/avengers-avenged/

I'm really loving this.

[chlop]

Interesting timing...

[siraim]

Josh put up a nice article on iFanboy.com (http://ifanboy.com/content/articles/For_This__I_Say__Thank_You__Rob_Liefeld__) about this recently and I whole heartedly agree with his sentiment. If it weren't for Liefeld, Deadpool wouldn't exist and plenty of people I know wouldn't be into comics today.

I think this guy going out of his way to embarrass Liefeld is a bit classless.

[rhett803]

I am of mixed feelings on it. First impression was that it was funny. And I still think the book gift idea was pretty good. I think it's good that a fan was willing to express his honest opinion about something. If people in general are not criticized then they will never grow.

However I do think how the guy said his "I want an apology", etc, came off as crass and rude. If he would have just said "hey listen, I wasn't a fan of Heroes Reborn and I think you could have done better. It was good to meet you and thanks for coming out to the convention, etc." well then at least he would have been polite and expressed his opinion.

I don't know about the whole thing. I'm a huge supporter of people telling others what's on their mind, yet also being respectful in doing so.

[ryan79]

I think a lot of people are just too embarrassed to admit they were all Liefeld fans back in the day. Just like how everyone loved Hootie and the Blowfish at around the same time. Liefeld made a stupid amount of cash because a lot of people bought his books. I did, you did, and we loved it. Scoff if you will, but at one time big guns, ridiculous amounts of pouches and ridiculous anatomy WAS drawing the Marvel way.

[chimpy]

He wasn't even man enough to stand up to Liefeld - he made his apology comment and then slunk away, and then when he gave the "gift" he put it on the table and ran away while his friend filmed discreetly from a safe distance. GO TEAM INTERNET TUFF GUYS!

[the-mangaman]

XD! how true. Him and his camera buddy totally slunked away. If you're going to be disrespectful you might as well man up and just do it, fully accepting the tidal wave that is the probable response of your target.

[true-believer]

I'm not a fan of Liefeld. Like, at all. And I know he warrants some slack for creating Deadpool but, honestly, I seriously doubt people would be all that interested in the character if it weren't for Nicieza and Kelly.

That said, I still think the guy who did this was a douche. Not simply because it was rude but because he's so smugly impressed with himself for being a turd. Am I expected to be impressed that he insulted someone then quickly slunk away, his wit expended by a single one liner? It wasn't even clever. I'm sure you could leave a much better impression by not wasting precious Con time at his table.

[georgexjr]

fuck that guy.

[darkknightjrk]

I think Lewis Black said it best, "When fighting against someone who's an asshole, you don't win the argument by making yourself a bigger asshole--because it make that asshole look like a mere rectum."

Plus, if he really wanted to mess with Liefeld's head, he should have gotten a lot more creative--like asking him to sketch Shatterstar and Rictor passionately making out without anything obscuring their feet.

[hawaiianpunch]

OK. First thing, I was a fan of Liefeld when I first saw him on Hawk and Dove back in the day. Then, got the X-Factor and X-Force like the little fanboy I was in the 90's. Since then, comic art has developed and my tastes have changed. Liefeld's artwork was left in my dark past.

That being said, has anyone ever met the guy? If the comics industry needed a rousing, charismatic spokesperson to get people excited about reading comics again, Rob Liefeld has to be at the top of the list. The guy's enthusiasm for the artform is infectious and, whatever you feel about his work, you can't help but be swallowed up in that attitude when you start talking to him.

So, that guy played the bitch move. He didn't give Liefeld constructive criticism. He made a rude comment that came out of nowhere, ran away, came back in a slightly different look so as not to attract atention, and dropped the "gift" on the table before running away. Does anyone deserve respect for that childish display? I don't think so.

Josh is right in saying that this type of display is the kind of negative thing that reinforces stereotypes about comic fans and makes creators not want to come to conventions at all. We all should be glad these creative people have taken their time out to come and meet and greet fans. Give all of these guys the respect they have earned. That's all.