Liefeld's Anatomy

Ah, another blog dedicated to our ever regular blog reader Jason Green, so if you can't get this picture of Cap out of your head don't blame me.

Jason and I were talking last wednesday and I mentioned that when I was a kid I remember really liking the Marvel Onslaught crossover, which led into series called Heroes Reborn. Jason looked at me like I had lost my mind, mainly because he wasn't a fan of artist Robert Liefeld. For Heroes Reborn, Liefeld was responsible for 12 issues of the reborn Captain America title, another series I remember thinking looked really cool. Now, let me put some perspective on my perception during this time. In 1996, when these comics came out, I was about 13 years old, so my views on human anatomy were through looking at my fellow middle schoolers who were all in the middle of puberty. Everyone looks freakish and mutated when they're going through puberty!

This is probably why I thought the image of Captain America posted above didn't look absolutely bizarre when it first came out. Now, I can safely say Leifeld has an "interesting" take on human anatomy - that or the Super-Solider serum is the equivalent of getting cheap breast implants.

Liefeld is currently the artist on a 5 part mini-series called Onslaught Reborn, and his take on the human body has improved vastly over the last decade. I still think his style is really cool, even with his older work. And you have to give it up to his X-Force issues.

By the way, if you're looking for the original Onslaught series it is sadly out-of-print and the trades fetch a ridiculously high price on e-bay. No, you can't borrow my copies either!

-Jon