The comic book veteran revealed he had requested a more significant role in marketing and a special credit beyond the standard acknowledgment given to creators.
Rob Liefeld, the creator of Deadpool, has severed ties with Marvel after expressing dissatisfaction with how he was treated at the New York premiere of Deadpool and Wolverine last year.
Liefeld, 57, claimed on his Robservations podcast that Disney and Marvel executives, including Kevin Feige, ignored him at the event. He was also disheartened when he and his family were excluded from the after-party.
“It was meant to embarrass, diminish, defeat me,” Liefeld said. “At some point, you go, ‘I’ve received the message, and the message is clear’.”
The comic book veteran revealed he had requested a more significant role in marketing and a special credit beyond the standard acknowledgment given to creators.
“Without the worlds, the characters, and the concepts that we create — and in this specific case, the world of Deadpool — there are no films to shoot. No blockbusters to distribute,” Liefeld stated. He previously criticized Marvel for delaying Deadpool and Wolverine, which took six years to release after Deadpool 2, and questioned how the character would fit into the family-friendly Marvel Cinematic Universe.
