Rob Liefeld Quits DC Comics, Blasts Editorial Staff

A few weeks ago, Rob Liefeld started a Twitter hate-war when he started taking shots at Marvel Comics and its creative staff.  Now, he’s at it again.  This time, Rob Liefeld has taken to Twitter to announce that he has just quit DC Comics.  But it doesn’t stop there.  He then spent most of the day putting the DC Comics editorial staff on blast and repeatedly threatened/promised to release more dirt on them.  As you can imagine, Rob Liefeld’s Twitter temper tantrum is getting a lot of attention.  Take a look…

Just finished sending my thank you’s to DC personnel. Officially got off the DC52 treadmill this morning…

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Scott Clark will be replacing me p. Deathstroke. Marat will continue the work on Grifter…I had a great time at DC.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

I believe in what DC is doing, but had to preserve my sanity.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

I walked off all 3 books. Can’t wait to see any attempts to spin. I have every email.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

The 0′s are my last issues. Thanks for all the love.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

This is the 4th time I quit in the last 4 months. This time it will stick.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Never thought the Image section of my book would be topped. This last year was a humdinger. The DC52 chapters will go top all of it.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Reasons are the same as everyone’s that you hear. I lasted a few months longer than I thought possible.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Massive indecision, last minute and I mean LAST minute changes that alter everything. Editor pissing contests… No thxnjs

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Last week my editor said ” early on we had a lot of indie talent that weren’t used to re-writes and changes..made it hard”. Uh, no, it’s you

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

I respect Dan Didio andBob Harras and thank them for the opportunities. Again, I dig many DC 52 books.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

And DC called my Deathstroke #0 my “best work to date.” love that email!

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Don’t look for any tell all interview with me. Just follow this feed….the best stuff has not been shared–not even close!

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

I had at least 20 editorial battles and won 80% but those battles wear you down.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Everyone kept covering for another guy who kept slipping and tripping all over his deadlines. Excuse after excuse…then, silhouettes…

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

And where it’s all headed is overseas talent anyways. Why do you think that they fly around doing new talent searches in foreign countries?

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

Don’t mistake this for vitriol— the big two are looking to replace talent with cheaper models, domestic and otherwise.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012

If I haven’t made it perfectly clear let me re- affirm-I am not important to DC comics. Just a freelancer. Nothing I do will change anything

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 23, 2012

Reason I went public hours after informing DC is because I did not want anyone controlling my news but me.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 23, 2012

Next time a little DC editor wants to show me how big his little pecker is—oh, right that’s over for good.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 23, 2012

And that little pecker belongs to @yourpalsmitty let’s give him a round of applause. He’s a big dick now!!

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 23, 2012

I’ll be having fun with all this for months to come. The emails will floor you.

— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 23, 2012

While I have very, very little respect for Rob Liefeld and his constant need to create controversy, he may actually have a point here.  Liefeld is far from the first or only person to walk away from the “New 52” in recent months.  Remember when Gail Simone walked off Firestorm?  Or when Amy Reeder quit Batwoman? By all accounts, the DC editorial staff is incredibly difficult to work with, demanding constant last second changes to both stories and artwork.  So while, overall, the DC Comics relaunch has been a sales success, it hasn’t come without a whole lot of drama, hurt feelings, and burned bridges on the back end of the operation.  It will be interesting to see how long DC can keep this up before it comes down to Geoff Johns and Jim Lee having to write and draw every book because no one else is willing to work there.