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Rob Liefeld

1967 - Today

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Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with writer Fabian Nicieza. In the early 1990s, Liefeld gained popularity 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 started a wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Liefeld is the 245th most popular comic artist, the 18,259th most popular biography from United States and the 66th most popular American Comic Artist.

Rob Liefeld is most famous for co-creating popular comic book characters such as Deadpool, Cable, and the New Mutants while working for Marvel Comics in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also known for founding Image Comics and his distinctive, often controversial art style.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Rob Liefeld ranks 245 out of 226. Before him are Yoshitoki Ōima, Yūki Tabata, Ed Brubaker, Tony Moore, Paru Itagaki, and Stina Wirsén. After him are Yu Aida, Toi8, Nina Paley, Joe Quesada, Jul Maroh, and Bryan Lee O'Malley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Rob Liefeld ranks 1,059. Before him are Jeff Tweedy, Ashutosh Rana, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Makoto Kitano, Andrew Tridgell, and Moon Zappa. After him are Monique Éwanjé-Épée, Alex Bunbury, Paul Harding, Kathrin Weßel, Michael Andrews, and Susanne Munk Wilbek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rob Liefeld ranks 18,267 out of 20,380. Before him are Kyle Kuzma (1995), Cory Higgins (1989), Luke Bryan (1976), Moon Zappa (1967), Rachel Boston (1982), and Emily Rios (1989). After him are Kaylee DeFer (1986), Amelia Heinle (1973), John Mulaney (1982), Monta Ellis (1985), William Jackson Harper (1980), and Miesha Tate (1986).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Rob Liefeld ranks 66. Before him are Kurt Busiek (1960), Craig Thompson (1975), Alex Ross (1970), Rebecca Sugar (1987), Ed Brubaker (1966), and Tony Moore (1978). After him are Nina Paley (1968), and Joe Quesada (1962).

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