Rob Liefeld has announced a new project with IDW Publishing and Hasbro as part of a major push for the G.I. Joe brand in anticipation of new toys and the upcoming Snake Eyes movie in theaters on October 23rd.
The fan-favorite Arashikage ninja Snake Eyes stars in Liefeld’s miniseries in June. Matt Dursin and our own Clay N Ferno from League Podcast hopped on a call with Rob to capture his infectious energy and talk about how G.I. Joe has had an impact on kids of a certain age and continues to today!
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FOG! Matt: It’s good to talk to you again. We talked to you before Major X, now you’re back. Thank you.
Rob Liefeld: Good to talk to you. Hey, I love comics, it’s my passion.
FOG! Clay: We love G.I. Joe and Snake-Eyes, that’s for sure. I have a Snake-Eyes tattoo on my arm!
Rob: Dude, that is killer. Congrats. That’s awesome.
Matt: It sounds we had a similar upbringing really, as far as G.I. Joe toys and comics and cartoons.
Rob: Of course.
Matt: Clay, do you have almost all the Marvel run, or how many… You missing a few?
Clay: I’m missing a few. I’m plugging them in but I challenged myself. I only go to conventions to get them. I won’t order them off of eBay.
Rob: Right on. I went shopping a couple of weeks ago at a local shop and I loaded up too. It was good.
Matt: This is a bucket list item for you, the Snake-Eyes book?
Rob: Well when you get to be an old guy me, you look at it- (laughs) … no, I’m serious.
I don’t know how much longer I’ll be doing this. And look man, I can say with great confidence, I love where my work is at. I’m always pushing myself. I push myself in regards to storytelling more than anything because people don’t.
