Deadpool’s Rob Liefeld Takes Shots at Kevin Feige, Calls Marvel ‘Classless’
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. The character was created decades before Liefeld worked in comics, but he is close to Christine Valada, the widow of late Wolverine co-creator Len Wein, who was upset with the decision.”
Then, in June 2024, Liefeld wrote an email to Marvel asking for a special credit on Deadpool & Wolverine. He did not ask for any money but did further inquire about access to movie premieres and other opportunities.
“Marvel’s treatment of creators has never been their strength,” his email said. “Without the worlds, the characters, and the concepts that we create — and in this specific case, the world of Deadpool — there are no films to shoot. No blockbusters to distribute…I am not the easy button at Staples. I am the human imagination behind it all….Comic book creators cannot continue to be relegated as afterthoughts. This is easy to address. Unless I reach out to address it, it will never manifest.”
Liefeld never received an official response to his email. However, it was at the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine that he learned that he and his family had not been invited to the afterparty.
“He also felt snubbed by Disney brass, including Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, whom he says was near him on the red carpet but did not acknowledge him,” The
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