Deadpool’s is cutting ties with Marvel. Liefeld is a comic book creator who is best known for inventing Deadpool with Fabian Nicieza and Cable with Louise Simonson.
His work has been adapted to film by Marvel a number of times, the most recent example being 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Liefeld has now cut ties with Marvel Studios following an experience he felt was meant to “embarrass, diminish,” and “defeat” him.
In an episode of his Robservations podcast, Rob Liefeld explained that his problems with Marvel Studios began in early 2023.
The issues started when Liefeld learned that “the company made the controversial decision to change the credits on Wolverine, awarding co-creator status to editor Roy Thomas.