Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium. In the early 1990s, self-taught artist Liefeld became prominent due to his work on Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which rode the wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Rob Liefeld's Youngblood #1. He is married to actress Joy Creel. Liefeld was born in Anaheim, California. In 1986, he was a last-minute replacement penciller for the first issue of Stetch, published by Silverwolf Comics. In 1988, at the age of 20, he completed his first significant published work, as penciller for DC Comics' Hawk and Dove limited series by Barbara and Karl Kesel, who also provided inks. Liefeld's layouts were oriented...