Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Robservations is the new podcast by Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld which exists to explore and celebrate comic books as an art form and their tremendous impact on the culture.

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539 episodes
Updated Thursday

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Thursday · 1 hr 15 min
The Greatest Spider Man Stories!
With the release of Spider Man:Brand New Day the focus turns to everyone’s favorite Wall-Crawler and Rob’s favorite stand alone Spidey saga’s! Byrne! Miller! Golden! A who’s who of comic book’s most celebrated talents put their best spin on Spider Man!
Monday · 1 hr 12 min
Comic Con 2026! The Hits & Misses!!
Frank Miller! Deadpool! Hall H! Doomsday! Marvel! Todd McFarlane! The Image Partners! Avengers! Robert Kirkman! Ghost Rider! Ryan Gosling! We’ve got it all in our Comic-Con Round Up!
July 23 · 1 hr 5 min
The Defenders! In Exile??
Hulk! Dr. Strange! Silver Surfer! Namor! Titanic Marvel Heroes gathered together again at the dawn of the 21st Century, featuring the work of Hall Of Fame All-Stars! Why are these comics not collected in trade or available digitally in any way, shape or form? Rob dives deep into the Erik Larsen era Defenders!
July 20 · 1 hr 11 min
Deadpool 4! Cable! Comic-Con 2026!
Deadpool 4! Cable! Marvel Drama! So much news!! It’s the jam packed Road To Comic-Con episode!
July 17 · 1 hr 24 min
Wacky Marvel Goes West!
Marvel is making moves! New location?? New Editor In Chief?? Will any of it matter? Can their faltering brand be fixed?
July 15 · 1 hr 13 min
X-Men:Elsewhen! The Odyssey!
X-Men! Wolverine! Odysseus! Athena! Byrne! Damon! A tale of 2 Odyssey’s! Rob does a deep, non-spoiler discussion of Christopher Nolan’s adaption of Homer’s The Odyssey as well as John Byrne’s personal Odyssey to reunite with the franchise that he helped launch into the pop culture stratosphere!
July 13 · 1 hr 4 min
The 3 Things Marvel Gets Right!
Even a broken clock is right twice a day, so there had to be some elements that Marvel is succeeding at? Here are the 3 Things Marvel Gets Right!
July 10 · 1 hr 8 min
Daniel Warren Johnson
Transformers! Wonder Woman! Extremity! Chainkata! Today we look at the phenomenal work of Daniel Warren Johnson, the singular most consequential talent of the last decade! Rob celebrates his artistic vision and accomplishments!
July 8 · 48 min
Marvel’s The Odyssey
49 years before Christopher Nolan took his shot at bringing Homer’s Epic The Odyssey to screen, Marvel took their own unique crack at it as part of their celebrated Comic Classics Marvel line up!
July 6 · 1 hr 15 min
Holy Terror, Batman? Miller’s Masterpiece!
In the months following 9/11, legendary talent, Frank Miller set out to create a story pitting Batman against the terror network, Al-Queda. Over the course of 6 years, the story, characters and publisher changed. Rob walks you through all of it as it unfolded in real time.
July 4 · 1 hr 31 min
X-Men 97! X-Force Creator Speaks!
X-Men! Cable! X-Force! X-Factor! The new season of X-Men is booming with 90’s excitement and Cable & X-Force creator Rob Liefeld pulls back the curtain on the secrets and inspirations behind the characters and conflicts defining the show!
June 15 · 1 hr 26 min
Big Brad’s Marvel Essentials! Part 2!
X-Men! Daredevil ! New Mutants! Continuing our list of absolute essential runs to better understand the transformative power of Mighty Marvel when it’s most imaginative talents are unleashed, free from the restraints of corporate editorial retreats!
June 13 · 1 hr 2 min
Big Brad’s Marvel Essentials!
Congrats to Big Brad! You got the Marvel job, now you need to make the necessary changes! Rob recommends 5 Essential Marvel Runs to best understand & restore the Mighty Marvel Magic!
June 11 · 1 hr 13 min
Ragebait, A.I. & Hot Topics!
Folks out there be raging, baiting, hustling for engagement! Beware the lies that are sold as truth! The State of A.I., Hot Topics and more!
June 8 · 1 hr 39 min
Anniversary Achievements!
Avengers! Fantastic Four! Justice League! X-Men! Youngblood! Anniversary Achievements examines the big hits and the big misses that have occurred with anniversaries past! Also, Todd McFarlane! Marc Silvestri! Whilce Portacio! Erik Larsen! Jim Valentino! How Rob assembled the most bad ass 60-something’s to contribute to Youngblood #100! And some young gun, Robert Kirkman, a writer no less, made a cover too!
June 4 · 1 hr 35 min
The Mike Mayhew Interview!
No artist is making more noise in the comic book space than artist and entrepreneur Mike Mayhew. His art is electric and exciting. He is bold and bright & excited to share how he has built his comic book business over the past decade. I loved chatting with him, much to learn and apply!
May 28 · 1 hr 28 min
Marvel: The Buckley Blunders!
Marvel: The Buckley Blunders! What happens when the new boss arrives and the curtain is pulled back at Marvel. Decades of failure exposed.
April 30 · 1 hr 36 min
The Crash!
Amidst wide spread concern that the industry is headed for another crash, Rob is joined by retail and convention magnate, Jimmy Jay, to discuss the warning signs & preventative measures for avoiding disaster. Also, the exceptional career of Gerry Conway (1952-2026) is honored!
April 27 · 1 hr 41 min
Jim Lee: Top 5!!
Rob celebrates the career of Jim Lee by sharing his favorite works by the legendary, best selling artist!
April 23 · 1 hr 23 min
The Mighty Mailbag Edition 2026
The Mighty Mailbag Edition 2026! You asked the questions, Rob gives the answers! Thank you for listening!

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

The Greatest Spider Man Stories!

Comic Con 2026! The Hits & Misses!!

The Defenders! In Exile??

Deadpool 4! Cable! Comic-Con 2026!

Wacky Marvel Goes West!

X-Men:Elsewhen! The Odyssey!

The 3 Things Marvel Gets Right!

Daniel Warren Johnson

Marvel’s The Odyssey

Holy Terror, Batman? Miller’s Masterpiece!

X-Men 97! X-Force Creator Speaks!

Big Brad’s Marvel Essentials! Part 2!

Big Brad’s Marvel Essentials!

Ragebait, A.I. & Hot Topics!

Anniversary Achievements!

The Mike Mayhew Interview!

Marvel: The Buckley Blunders!

The Crash!

Jim Lee: Top 5!!

The Mighty Mailbag Edition 2026