Rob Liefeld Creates Unique Deadpool Art on the Fly: Ryan Reynolds Gets a Masked Makeover
Rob Liefeld Produces Original Deadpool Art While FlyingRyan Reynolds's visage on the cover of People magazine was recently enhanced with a Deadpool mask by co-creator Rob Liefeld, creating a one-of-a-kind work of art. On Instagram, Liefeld posted a video of him covering Reynolds' face with a mask.This one-of-a-kind artwork merges the actor who popularized the character with Liefeld's distinctive aesthetic. The resulting sketch pays amusing and lighthearted tribute to Reynolds and Deadpool.As Liefeld gets ready to bid the character farewell, Deadpool is on his mind.Over the course of his career, Liefeld's connection with Deadpool has been complex. There were few possibilities for him to draw the character when he departed Marvel to co-found Image Comics. But he came back to Marvel in the late 1990s, drawing Deadpool once again when he was on Wolverine.Deadpool Team-Up is a five-issue limited series that Liefeld has confirmed will be his last Deadpool comic. It will launch in August. Deadpool will pair up with Wolverine, Hulk, and other Marvel heroes in the series, as well as less well-known figures like Crystar.The Deadpool films have made Liefeld pay.Liefeld's contribution to the character's creation has been recognized in the Deadpool films; in fact, Liefeld makes a brief appearance in the first movie. The character's visual design in the films also borrows on Liefeld's distinctive aesthetic. Due in large part to the box office success of the Deadpool films, Deadpool has become one of the most well-known Marvel characters worldwide. As a result, Liefeld's connection to the character has gained prominence in recent times.The Last Deadpool Comic by LiefeldDeadpool teaming up with other Marvel heroes will be the focus of Liefeld's final Deadpool comic, Deadpool Team-Up, a limited series. Liefeld's recent run of Deadpool novels, which began with Bad Blood in 2017 and the follow-up Badder Blood in 2023, will be collected into this collection. Liefeld expressed his excitement about bringing these characters together in a single comic. Additionally, he expressed his pride in the work he did on Deadpool and his happiness at being able to hand the character off to capable people.