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Well isn't this something. Variety reports one of the worst artists of the 1990s - something many press sources may not dwell upon - decided to cut off contact with Marvel after they didn't give him proper credit, and never invited him to a Deadpoor & Wolverine screening:

Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has declared he has “cut ties in all ways” with Marvel after he and his family weren’t invited to Disney’s afterparty for last July’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere.

Liefeld has other gripes with Marvel, involving the placement of creator credits in the film and what he perceives as a lack of respect from the film and television studio’s chief, Kevin Feige. Liefeld attended the screening at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center and says he posed on the red carpet with the “Deadpool & Wolverine” creative team but alleges the photos were deleted before they were posted anywhere.

“It was meant to embarrass, diminish, defeat [me],” he said of his experience at the New York City premiere on the latest episode of his “Robservations” podcast. He added that his reps tried to get the Liefeld family into the party but they were ultimately turned away by the studio’s publicity team. “Disney is the deciding factor here. To have them say, ‘You and your family are not welcome here. We tolerated you for the screening.’ At that point, I knew in my heart I couldn’t go forward.”

He continued, “At some point, you go, ‘I’ve received the message, and the message is clear.'”

He also emphasized that he never felt slighted by 20th Century Fox during the first two “Deadpool” movies, before the studio — including the film rights to the Deadpool character — was acquired by Disney.

So in other words, it would seem as though, under Disney management, they no longer respect creators, no matter their talent or personalities, and are dumping them ungratefully. Now, I don't find Liefeld appealing, but that doesn't excuse Disney management's non-reception for him.

Of course, some could argue that embarrassing is just what Liefeld wound up doing as an artist when he worked for both Marvel/DC, and his shoddy artwork was diminishing and defeating too. Yet it's doubtful that's the reason why he wasn't welcome at the party. More possible is that selfishness has gotten the better of the Disney staff in more ways than one.

There's plenty of other contributors to Marvel with far better reputations than Liefeld who'd do well to distance themselves from what it's become now. I recall there was a time when they disrespected Gary Friedrich of Ghost Rider fame, and this sounds like a repeat of the problem. Maybe that's why creators with more decent resumes shouldn't even attend the premieres of these movies anymore.

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