Rob Liefeld Inducted Into Wizard World’s Hall Of Legends

Fan favorite comic artist Rob Liefeld has accomplished a great deal in his career, and thanks to Wizard World he can now add one more impressive item to his resume.

Liefeld was recently announced as the first recipient of Wizard Worlds Hall of Legends award. Wizard World will honor Liefeld with the award at Wizard World Philadelphia in a special ceremony on Friday, June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Wizard World defines the award with the following description. “For more than a quarter-century, the name Wizard World has represented the best in comics and pop culture. As one of the media pioneers in the space, Wizard World is proud to be honoring and respecting the legacy of the comic arts through the Wizard World Hall of Legends, a new initiative to celebrate the artists, writers, and insiders who have built the industry and those continue the traditions.”

Liefeld’s popularity has continued in the comics community, but he drew an even bigger fanbase after one of his creations hit the big screen last year. That would, of course, be Deadpool, and the film’s huge bow at the box office led many to seek older stories of the merc with a mouth out for their collections.

The anticipated sequel will star two more of Liefeld’s creations, the time-traveling mutant Cable and the lucky assassin Domino. Their popularity will only increase, especially if the two go on to star in an X-Force movie. In addition to Deadpool, Liefeld has also won fans for his work on Youngblood, Brigade, Glory, Avengelyne, and of course the X-Men, and you can find a bit more about his history below.

Following the success of X-Force (#1 went on to sell an unprecedented five million copies in the United States alone making it the #2 selling comic book of all time), Liefeld teamed with his peers to launch Image Comics, the most successful independent comic book label in comics history. Youngblood, created and illustrated by Liefeld, went on to sell 1 million copies, shattering the sales record for an independent comic book. Liefeld created a comic production label, Extreme Studios which went on to publish Liefeld creations, Brigade, Bloodstrike, Supreme, Glory, Prophet, and Avengelyne, many continue their publication at Image today. More than 25 years after introducing the world to his brilliant creations, Liefeld continues to enjoy the fruits of his imagination as Cable, Deadpool, and others expand into multi-media platforms including cartoons, video games, and motion pictures.

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