rocket1312

What is the context for this? I thought these two were on relatively friendly terms in recent years?

For what's it worth, Rob does a pretty spot on impression of McFarlane.

stingermck

I mean, he's not wrong. Todd making some shitty and questionable decisions with DC toys.

fujishig

Well this got announced/solicited today:

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Searc...mpany=1144&o=1

Yes, Rob Liefeld's Bloodwulf and Bloodstrike characters for 75 bucks a piece. I don't know when he said that about McFarlane but he has no leg to stand on in the "making toys" game.

Why So Blu?

Wow, Bloodwulf and Bloodstrike bring back memories. Bloodwulf was basically Liefeld ripping off DC's Lobo and Cabbot Stone was basically a Cable rip-off. Dan Fraga used to draw Bloodstrike and was a pretty good artist, but Bloodstrike was such an X-Force/X-Men rip off.

fujishig

The funny thing about Cabbot Stone is that both he and his brother (in Brigade) were basically clones of Cable.

And the next question would be "why didn't he just clone Deadpool" but the fact of the matter is that Deadpool didn't really gain in popularity until way after Liefeld's time with him.

Josh-da-man

Black Cable


Pigtail Cable


Ponytail Cable


Superman Cable


Lobo Cable


Deadpool Cable

rocket1312

That's a little bit of revisionist history with regards to Deadpool. He may not have been nearly as popular as he is today, but he was pretty darn popular in the beginning. The legend goes that Marvel got so much positive feedback after his first appearance that they wanted him in X-Force #1, but the issue was already in progress and he couldn't be included. So instead he was added as a trading card and his return was hyped up in X-Force #2. I think he appeared in roughly half the issues in X-Force's first year.

As for Deadpool clones, there was that one chick in Brigade that had the red body suit and dual swords. And Die Hard from Youngblood was pretty much just a palette swapped Deadpool, even if the characters otherwise didn't really have much on common.

Why So Blu?

Supreme was actually fun when it started out since Liefeld only wrote that, but once Alan Moore starting writing it, it was great.

I used to also read Brigade. I met the artist that drew that - Marat Michaels at a convention - very nice guy.

The one thing I will always give credit to Image for is that they revolutionized the coloring of their books. They actually added depth and used photoshop to enhance the artwork. Marvel and DC just used flat one-shade coloring.

fujishig

He aped the design but not the Spider-man like quips for whatever reason.

Why So Blu?

Yeah, the Diehard character was pretty much a Deadpool clone minus being a clown.

stingermck

Not to defend Rob, but that's standard price for Executive Replica figures. They produce very niche figures like Rocketeer, Shi, Heavy Metal, etc.

fujishig

Right, but he licensed it out to them, so it's not like he's making affordable figures of his own designs or anything. Still not sure if the McFarlane impersonation is a good natured rib or where it actually came from.

Josh-da-man

I never really thought of Diehard as being a Deadpool clone. I always figured he knock-off G. I. Joe's Snake Eyes.