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Robservations with Rob Liefeld

The Robert Kirkman Tapes, pt.1! Transformers! G.I. Joe!

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

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

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Transformers! Void Rivals! G.I. Joe! Industry Titan and Superstar Creator Robert Kirkman sits down for a wide ranging, in depth conversation about his booming Skybound label and the comic book industry at large. 

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0:00.0

Today we welcome one of the biggest, most successful, most impactful common book creators of the last two decades, none other than the author of The Walking

0:22.8

Dead of Invincible, of Void rivals, the man who is behind the resurgence, the incredible

0:29.9

popularity of the Transformers and G.I. Joe comic books, Mr. Robert Kirkman, creator, writer, producer of the skybound label, which is making

0:41.8

some of the biggest comic books in the world today. We are excited to have him on the show.

0:47.4

This is the first part of an extensive interview that we did that is so big. You don't want to

0:54.0

miss out. It all starts today on an all new

0:57.7

episode of Robeservations.

1:04.3

Hey everybody and welcome to another edition of Robeservations. I am, Rob Leifeld. I have been making the comic

1:12.8

books for 40 years. I have been writing, drawing, producing. I have been consuming comic books

1:18.1

as a fan for 50 years. Comic books is my dream. It is my absolute passion. We cover so much

1:25.0

of it here on the show where we try to train the spotlight on the creators

1:30.2

that give us these great characters and these great storylines and these and these consequences

1:35.1

and all of the great colorful adventures that we celebrate, the people that give you the Spider-Man

1:42.1

books and give you the X-Men books, give you your favorite image comics.

1:46.3

Today, we have one of the biggest combo creators the last 25 years.

1:50.6

He came in, he sat with us, and we covered a wide-ranging variety of exciting topics,

1:58.2

all of which he is responsible for in one way, shape, or another.

2:04.3

Robert Kirkman hit the field about 25 years back, and he has just continued to elevate himself,

2:12.7

not only just as a writer, but as a creator, as a producer in the entertainment world, obviously the

2:18.5

1,000 episodes of Walking Dead that continue to be produced that are out there, this vast

2:24.0

library. I mean, it's like Robert Kirkman built the AMC network. You've got Invincible

2:28.9

coming up on its third season. We cover that here today, but his publishing line, his skybound label,

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