Rob Liefeld Announces His Retirement From Comics (For Half An Hour)

[Rich Johnston]

In a Facebook thread stared by Ethan Van Sciver, he stated

I would like to Rob Liefeld to draw Badrock Obama. But he won't.

A mashup of Barack Obama and Rob Liefeld's Badrock from Youngblood presumably. Liefeld replied;

Ethan, I am retired from comics but you have my blessing, it would look great if you drew it

Liefeld recently stormed out of DC in a barrage of tweets, but it was still expected that he would continue to work in comics, whether on Infinite with Robert Kirkman, the Extreme line for Image, or on projects such as his Scriptural Zombie comic or even getting round to finishing Youngblood Bloodsport.

But it appears it is not to be. Rob Liefeld is 45.

UPDATE: Rob Liefeld now tweets;

I am NOT retired from comics. Taking some time off and will be back at it soon. Thanks!

No I am not permanently retired from comics. I'm too young! Momentarily, yes. Geez, let a guy enjoy some R and R

My mistake is that I don't give facebook comments the same weight as I do twitter rants. Lesson learned.

That's quite the flip flop!

[Tonebone]

Now all we need is for Gallagher to retire from comedy, Steven Segal to retire from acting, and for Yoko Ono to retire from music, and the new age of cultural enlightenment can begin.

[Dawnelldo]

More like forced retirement, dude burned too many bridges.

[darkspark]

Could it really finally be over? I'm overcome with emotions

[ChrisMcFeely]

Really and for true?? Don't be playing with me now, Rich.

[toodoor]

Now all we need is for Gallagher to retire from comedy, Steven Segal to retire from acting, and for Yoko Ono to retire from music, and the new age of cultural enlightenment can begin.

I didn't know Segal had started acting...

[DavidWBrown]

*starts a slow clap that grows into thunderous applause*

(Don't get the idea that I am honoring the man.... I am THRILLED to not have to see his crap on the shelves of a comic stand any more. HACK)

[atrocitus]

Thank god. The world is fair

[Enog the Prober]

I predict his career (like most Comic Book Villains) will return from the dead to plague Humanity once again.

[Matt Spatola]

Did he bank his Image money? Because to me 45 is pretty young to be retiring when you have a bunch of kids who will be going to college someday.