Summary
The newDeadpool and Wolverinetrailer featured several easter eggs, including a dig at the Merc with a Mouth’s co-creator Rob Liefeld. Now, Liefeld has taken to social media to reveal what he thinks about the joke made at his expense.
The newDeadpool and Wolverinetrailer featured a moment during which the two titular characters walk side by side on a street with damaged buildings behind them.One of the buildings features a sign above the door and windows reading, “Liefeld’s Just Feet.“TheDeadpool and Wolverineeaster eggwas a dig at the Merc with a Mouth’s co-creator, Liefeld, who is commonly criticized for being unable to draw feet.
While some fans might expect Liefeld to be upset about a joke made at the expense of his artistic abilities, it appears Liefeld was aware of the easter egg ahead of time. In a post on X,Liefeldfirst toutedDeadpool and Wolverine’s action sequences, writing, “I’ve been telling everyone how great this movie looks and it’s the BEST action since Winter Soldier. The car fight! Forest fight! The ********** fight! It’ll be up there with the best Comic Book Film of all time!” Liefeld then shared several X posts by other users who spotted the reference to him. Liefeld then responded to a fan who suggested the comic book writer likely laughed at theDeadpool and Wolverinetrailerjoke.“I’ll go you one better, I approved it 9 months ago!” Liefeld explained.
Liefeld’s response to theDeadpool and Wolverinetrailer joke is not surprising consideringDeadpool 2already roasted his inability to draw feet. DuringDeadpool 2’s convoy action scene,Zazie Beetz’s Domino shows off her mutant powers of luck, prompting ridicule from the Merc with a Mouth. “It’s certainly not very cinematic,” Deadpool laments about Domino’s powers before suggesting a “freak show comic book artist” who “can’t draw feet' likely came up with those abilities. If it wasn’t clear, Liefeld was also a co-creator of Domino.
So, Liefeld is no stranger to beingroasted by theDeadpoolmovies, and he’s likely well aware of what critics have said about his artwork. In fact, Liefeld toldInversethat Ryan Reynolds contacted him to pitch him the Domino joke, which he enthusiastically approved. So, it appears the fan who believed Liefeld would love theDeadpool and Wolverinejoke was correct.
Liefeld isn’t the only one who enthusiastically reacted to the newDeadpool and Wolverinetrailer. While the preview offered the best look yet atEmma Corrin’s villainous Cassandra Novaand several X-Men character cameos, theDeadpool and Wolverinetrailer still left plenty of mystery for fans to discover when the Merc with a Mouth finally makes his MCU debut.
Deadpool and Wolverineis scheduled to be released in theaters on July 28, 2025.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine marks Ryan Reynold’s take on the Merc with a Mouth’s entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Together, the two embark on a universe-hopping, R-rated adventure that’s sure to change the MCU forever.
