LIEFELD GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE
Posted: 071217

The late Dave Cockrum’s Futurians are back. Deadpool’s co-creator Rob Liefeld has worked out a deal to relaunch the property in an exclusive publishing arrangement that includes television, film and print media. He made the deal with Clifford Meth, who represents the Cockrum family and the Estate of Dave Cockrum. Cockrum created The Futurians back in 1983 and published one volume with Marvel Comics before going creator-owned and shipping three issues through Lodestone Comics. Liefeld has been trying to get his hands on the property for years. He approached Cockrum in the mid 90’s but was turned down. Meth had brought them back in 2014 when he raised over $6,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. That year the 22-page story The Futurians Return shipped. The new title is expected to ship from Image in the fall.