A "MAJOR X" Event #1 Preview

[Killerbee911]

Make that a relative cash cow. Issue #1, second prints and variant covers sell. No surprise there. But those high sales don't sustain with subsequent issues. It's still a Liefeld series. Interest eventually wanes.

Except that is not really true not but for reason you think Liefeld has not been a regular on a book in ages I think Deathstroke or Deadpool corps has been the most books he has penciled in a row for long time(like 6 issues). Liefeld is rarely on series for long and most cases he has another penciler drawing. I keep on saying they are legit reason to dislike and criticize Liefeld and people don't have to make up stuff. It hard to say interest wanes like he has track record for staying on book for a long time he mostly does an issue or two . Even when he was in "his prime" he didn't deliver books on time so you can rarely find long stretches with him.

On that note Whilce Portacio and Brent Peeples are doing issues 2-5. So literally people are complaining about Liefeld drawing TWO comics of a mini series that is even necessarily continuity and it is pretty much ignorable if Marvel wants it to be that way.

[Somecrazyaussie]

Yeah, art is subjective, but only up to a point. Drawing is technical. I am not about ripping him to pieces because I don't like it, it is because it is not consistent, his characters look like different people in separate panels. His drawing is not anatomically correct characters are put in physically impossible positions have ridiculous torsos or limbs. Their features and bodies are wrongly proportioned.

That is objective.

Liefeld has explained his "style" in various interviews. His main aim was not to imitate what other artists were doing at the time. He wanted his comics to pop from the page. A style all his own. A trademark. Now, that style isn't going to be for everyone. But, there are people out there that do like it. He is slightly better than he was, though.

[Killerbee911]

Liefeld has explained his "style" in various interviews. His main aim was not to imitate what other artists were doing at the time. He wanted his comics to pop from the page. A style all his own. A trademark. Now, that style isn't going to be for everyone. But, there are people out there that do like it. He is slightly better than he was, though.

On that part Liefeld is worse than he was in the past, In past Liefeld was way more detail with style. That is what his stuff use to look like



This more what his stuff look like now



His proportions were never great but his ridiculous muscles and guns were more detailed and closer to norms. His stuff was ridiculous but the had element of "extreme" in them that was dynamic and kinda fun. Imo he seems more concern with speed and falls back on this "my style" like it or love it too much. Yeah he has gotten better at somethings like faces (and feet) but he clearly puts in less effort imo.

Major X was middle of road Liefeld stuff he gave you couple of solid panels and couple of wtf panels

[JudicatorPrime]

It hard to say interest wanes like he has track record for staying on book for a long time he mostly does an issue or two.

By a "Liefeld series" I meant that he is usually the chief writer/scripter, even if he isn't doing the artwork. And yes, the issues after the first one typically do drop in sales.

[Killerbee911]

By a "Liefeld series" I meant that he is usually the chief writer/scripter, even if he isn't doing the artwork. And yes, the issues after the first one typically do drop in sales.

Every book drops in sales after the first issue. Seriously you aren't going to find a real track record for what his sales does he real hasn't done any series for any extend period of time even as writer/plotter to get a good trend.

[comicscollector]

Sigh.
Major X#1 was all sold out.I forgot to pre-order it but i was expecting to still find a copy but no luck.
I will have to wait for a copy of the second printing to read it now.