3 Pittsburgh comic book artists join famed artist Rob Liefeld for G.I. Joe issue
Three Pittsburgh comic book artists are joining in on the final issue of “Snake Eyes: Deadgame,” a G.I. Joe comic written and drawn by famed artist Rob Liefeld.
Issue five of the IDW Publishing mini-series arrives in April, and it will feature work by area artists Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg and Tom Scioli.
Other artists attached to the project include Neal Adams, Whilce Portacio, Jerry Ordway, Art Thibert, Karl Kesel and Joe Rubinstein, among others.
“As I approached my last issue, I wanted to do something special and unique and create a signature Bronze Era comic experience honoring the legend of G.I Joe for our big finale,” Liefeld told the Hollywood Reporter. “I put the call out to some of the biggest and most accomplished names, specifically top inkers and embellishers who shined bright during that age. I asked them if they would each embellish one of my pages or ink a spread and I’ve been floored by both the response and the results of our collaboration! Dream come true!”
He also wanted to include younger artists, like the three from Pittsburgh, who grew up with Marvel’s G.I. Joe comic book.
“Seeing all these guys jam over my pencil art and storytelling is a fantastic experience,” Liefeld said. “It’s a highlight of my 34-year career and a great finish to our G.I Joe Snake Eyes finale!”
Piskor has a horror series called “Red Room” that’s launching in May, and Rugg launched a successful Kickstarter last year for “Mtsyry Octobriana 1976.” Piskor and Rugg also run the successful Cartoonist Kayfabe YouTube account, which has nearly 40,000 subscribers. Scioli published the book “Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics” last year.
This will be a @CartoonKayfabe episode or 2. Thanks Uncle @robertliefeld for the chance. Super fun collab. https://t.co/sAIOg5VCKU
— Ed Piskor (@EdPiskor) March 4, 2021
Piskor’s artwork can be seen in an article on the comicbook.com website and a process video can be seen below:
Liefeld made his name with Marvel in the 1990s by co-creating characters like Deadpool and Cable. He then left in 1992 to co-found Image Comics, which gave greater rights to the creators.
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