How? I'll Tell You How Rob Liefeld Gets Work.

The question was asked, "Fucking Liefeld. How does this guy keep getting work?"
And here's how I answered: I once asked a few people the same question and I was told the following: 1] He makes deadlines (these days anyway) 2] Some writers ask for him - he's made a lot of pals. 3] His books sell. I find that one the oddest indeed, but the facts are that people buy his books and that's the indicator. If you buy his books just to scan them, post them on-line and rip on him, the companies don't care - they made the sale. Thus Liefeld is profitable. The guy sold more copies of two individual books - X-Force #1 and Youngblood #1 - than most artists will sell in their entire careers no matter how many books they illustrate, combined. You can't argue with those numbers - you can try, you can say how crap the art was, but he sold MILLIONS of copies of those two books alone, and the bottom line, that he made and still makes money, is the only important thing here.
He m…
And here's how I answered: I once asked a few people the same question and I was told the following: 1] He makes deadlines (these days anyway) 2] Some writers ask for him - he's made a lot of pals. 3] His books sell. I find that one the oddest indeed, but the facts are that people buy his books and that's the indicator. If you buy his books just to scan them, post them on-line and rip on him, the companies don't care - they made the sale. Thus Liefeld is profitable. The guy sold more copies of two individual books - X-Force #1 and Youngblood #1 - than most artists will sell in their entire careers no matter how many books they illustrate, combined. You can't argue with those numbers - you can try, you can say how crap the art was, but he sold MILLIONS of copies of those two books alone, and the bottom line, that he made and still makes money, is the only important thing here.
He m…