Deadpool & Wolverine Concept Art Reveals Rob Liefeld Inspired Variant

Another Deadpool variant would have paid the ultimate tribute to Rob Liefeld.

Deadpool & Wolverine already has a sizable nod to comics legend Rob Liefeld, naming a shoe store after the creator, riffing on the viral meme suggesting he doesn’t know how to draw feet. As it turns out, another Liefeldian Deadpool variant nearly appeared in the picture, a nod to Liefeld’s trademark pouch-filled costumes. Tuesday, Marvel Studios visual development boss Andy Park unveiled concept art of a Deadpool variant covered head-to-toe with pouches.

“DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE film concept art series: ROB-POOL! This was me honoring my original boss & creator of Deadpool in @robliefeld During preproduction we played with fun variations of Deadpool’s costume for a fun sequence,” Park shared on Instagram. “So I had to create these versions playing with classic Liefeld-isms like exaggerated muscles, pouches, swords, shoulder pads, his original costume color breakups and original eye shapes. So much fun! Thanks Rob! 🙏🏻”

When we spoke to Liefeld at San Diego Comic-Con, the comic creator said he wasn’t surprised in the slightest by the threequel’s stellar box office performance.

“I knew it was gonna have a ‘2’ in it,” Liefeld said when told Deadpool & Wolverine had already made $200 million on opening day. “I’ve been telling everybody, it can clear it. People are hung up on this rating. This isn’t 10 years ago … Today’s kids don’t think in PG-13 and R, and the stuff that they get online, it’s way more advanced. So our rating, let’s go, break it.”

“It’s great company to be in,” he added, referring to the other huge movies that cracked the top ten biggest openers. “They deserve it.”

Who’s all in Deadpool & Wolverine?

In Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The film also stars Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox, and Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova, with the return of Deadpool alums Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Rob Delaney as Peter, and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar. Aaron Stanford is also returning as Pyro from the X-Men film series.

Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey and Simon Kinberg serving as executive producers. Deadpool & Wolverine is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy. Deadpool & Wolverine is now exclusively in theaters.