Youngblood is an early image comics comic book written by rob liefeld, based on a team he had created at the start of his career and planned to do as part of gary carlsons anthology series megaton in the late 1980s, but put on hold when he got. Netflix was in talks to adapt the characters for a series of films in 2018 but the deal collapsed. Upon rob liefelds return to image comics, it was revived in. Comic book pages, comic book covers, old comics, anime comics, comic character, character design, rob liefeld, books art, marvel comic books youngblood 1 cover by stranger929 on deviantart comic book artists comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art character design comic book drawing valiant comics comic kunst. Youngblood is an early image comics comic book written by rob liefeld. Moores work on the series earned him an eisner award for best writer in. A prophecy says that in the comic book industrys darkest days, a hero. Comic character, comic book artists, comic artist, comic books art, macross anime, dc comics collection, deadpool funny. Im a huge fan of rob liefelds creations and basically all of the early image comics superhero stuff. If you love to read, if you love the era of early 20th century america, if you love a great story, if you love intricate character development, new york and hollywood this is the book for you. The truth is they are in the midst of an ugly custody battle and i currently dont have. A thief grabs a handbag from someone nearby, and the man, whose name is jeff, runs after him. Character click links for info about character and hisher religious practice, affiliation, etc.
Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. You can help headhunters holosuite wiki by expanding it. Chapel chapel was a cia agent before joining the superhero team youngblood. Diehard was a hero in world war ii, fighting alongside heroes like glory and superpatriot. Comic book covers comic books hawkeye avengers rob liefeld image comics comic art art gallery marvel the unit. By 1987, rob wanted to pitch youngblood to some new independent comic book publishers. Youngblood cgc modern age comics 1992now for sale ebay.
So, i currently have questionable access to youngblood characters. To that end, he kills riptide and frames knightsabre to get the book back and resume his control. Marcus langston used a magical book to alter his fate from a lowlife criminal to become a genius, armored superhero sentinel and became the leader of youngblood. During his cia years, he worked with al simmons who later became spawn. Diehard is a comic book superhero from the image comics series youngblood. In the latest comic book legends revealed, find out if bedrock from youngblood changed his name to badrock because hannabarbera threatened to sue. When a young hero goes missing, his friends search for answers leads to some unexpected allies. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The character did not appear as part of the main team in the 2008 youngblood relaunch from joe casey and image comics. Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their selftitled comic book, created by. Image comics characters, comic book characters, marvel characters, comic character, fantasy characters, character design, comic book artists, comic books art, marvel art.
Now the original blockbuster hit series returns with an allnew cast and a brandnew mission. President barack obama to appear in youngblood comic book. In washington, a young man and his girlfriend are walking in the mall. The last ingredient is the take no lip and by the book leadership of shaft. Image comics has been a fertile ground for comic book storytelling since its creation. This is the number four youngblood trading card with an illustration on one side and personal information for the character on the other side. May 03, 2017 if you are a long time youngblood fan there may be some elements to enjoy. Aug 15, 2015 brett ratner wants robert pattinson for the youngblood movie. Diehard was chosen in the 40s to be the first of the usa genetic experiments, and believed to be the first successful fusion of man and machine. From a cynical perspective, you could easily look at all of youngblood s fights as this, or at the very least blackandgraymorality, especially in the early issues. Inquiries about youngblood as a film, a comic book, all of it. From a cynical perspective, you could easily look at all of youngbloods fights as this, or at the very least blackandgraymorality, especially in the early issues. Can they survive the onslaught of maddock, blackrock, argus2, argus14, and warwolf.
Theres barely a plot, and whats there is a thinly veiled excuse to show each character for the first time and not much else. Readers can expect to see many of the series old characters. The original characters from the series were based on the characters of teen titans. Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their selftitled comic book. Awesome comics or awesome entertainment also known as awesomehyperwerks when they were briefly joined with hyperwerks entertainment was an american comic book studio formed in 1997 by image comics cofounder rob liefeld. Buy a cheap copy of youngblood hawke book by herman wouk. Youngblood was created by rob liefeld when he was in high school in the mid1980s. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics.
Thats right, rob liefelds youngblood is being relaunched once again this may. Volume one was my favorite, characters i really liked and had storyline potential, i miss combat. In it, he played a part in the trial of fellow youngblood teammate knightsabre. The character initially appeared in comics published by image comics, but has also appeared in. In the early 1990s, liefeld gained popularity due to his work on marvel comics the new mutants and later xforce. Youngblood was originally published by image comics, and later by awesome. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The unpredictable legacy of rob liefelds youngblood. For anyone outside of that group, i do not see any reason to pick up this book. The book is centered around the story of a lieutenants experiences during the iraq war, in which he tries to deal with issues regarding his position within his platoon and the community around him. Get the best deals on youngblood cgc modern age comics 1992now. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The definitive 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains. And woven with consummate skill throughout the events of his story is a comic. I did like the team youngblood book and the additional character of dutch i think that was his name. That means theres only so much time that can be devoted to any one character, since theres limited space on each flipside of the book to tell the story in a 2225 page comic.
The first transgendered comic book character, the dwayne mcduffie, ivan velez jr. The character of photon was originally, along with fellow youngblood member combat, to be a part of the khunds, an alien race seen in the legion of superheroes, but eventually became photon. There are some rather major character developments that are surprising including an unexpected person taking up the role of the president of the united states. New youngblood publisher trolls rob liefeld on twitter, wants to. Youngblood was the first title to hit the stands under the image banner and what began as a single flipbook issue turned into a huge universe of vibrant characters. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. That was doing the earliest day of image comics, which shook the comic book market by giving an enthusiastic part of the public exactly what they wanted. Marcus langston used a magical book to alter his fate from a lowlife criminal to become a genius. Chapel is a fictional supervillainantihero comic book character appearing in books published by his creator, rob liefeld. Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their selftitled comic book, created by writerartist rob liefeld. Its a bad idea to put both stories in the same book. I had some time to spare so i made this video highlighting the youngblood home team. Youngblood is an early image comics comic book written by rob liefeld, based on a team he had created at the start of his career and planned to do as part of gary carlsons anthology series megaton in the late 1980s, but put on hold when he got job offers from both marvel and dc at the same convention. Youngblood was originally published by image comics, and later by awesome entertainment.
Rob just seemed to churn out character after character in what was the avengers meets g. Youngblood was created during the 1980s, but the teams first real appearances was in their own book in 1992. See more ideas about image comics, comics and rob liefeld. Outside of youngblood, he was featured in a crossover with the valiant comics heroes, notably bloodshot. But youngblood gives us twelve characters and puts them all in the same book. Shaft also made an appearance in the alan moorewritten judgement day limited series printed by liefelds second comic book publishing company awesome comics. A book within the genre of military fiction, matt gallagher writes a beautiful tale of struggle, love, and soulsearching. Here we are 20 plus years later and i am finally getting around to purchasing my first youngblood comic book. This series effectively replaced the original youngblood title. In the 2012 relaunch, photon, formerly a male character, becomes lady photon. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 oneshot megaton. Explosion before later appearing in its own ongoing series in 1992 as the flagship publication for image comics.
The language is as strong but less showoffy than those other two books. If you are a long time youngblood fan there may be some elements to enjoy. I love trade paperbacks everything should be trade paperbacks and so thankful this was released so i can have all the issues of the original mini series in one place instead of individual issues. Youngblood members diehard, combat, vogue, and dutch are on the trail of gigers cybernet organization and come facetoface with some of the deadliest adversaries theyve ever faced. Youngblood currently consists of two of the original members, a few members who have rejoined the team and one new addition. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for cocreating the character cable with writer louise simonson and the character deadpool with writer fabian nicieza. It was a massive success and, at the time of the release, it became the highest selling independent comic book ever. Rob liefeld bids farewell to image comics characters youngblood. Diehard was a hero in world war ii, fighting alongside heroes like glory and. Youngblood is going to win awards, as did redeployment and yellow birds, but this is bigger than those books in terms of story and scope and arguably better if those are things you enjoy in a book. Sep 06, 2017 the unpredictable legacy of rob liefelds youngblood. The character had a 56issue comic book series, a sixissue miniseries, and a revival in 2012 consisting of six issues.
May 07, 2018 youngblood was the first title to hit the stands under the image banner and what began as a single flipbook issue turned into a huge universe of vibrant characters. I came upon youngbood hawke by accident and thought i would give the big book a try. Trivia originally, rob liefeld intended to cowrite dcs teen titans alongside marv wolfman, but the series fell through, and so it became known as youngblood. Chapel was a cia agent before joining the superhero team youngblood. Film based on the comic book character john prophet. Youngblood bloodshot valiant comics, image comics, comic art. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Youngblood comic story 23 pages report information. According to cbrs steven grant, this status is derived not so much from the comic s content, but for triggering both the 1990s speculator boom and bust and the trend towards the. Comic book characters, marvel characters, comic character, comic books art, comic art, book art, marvel art, marvel dc comics. Youngblood 2017 25 years ago, youngblood launched the image revolution and turned the comics world on its head. Liefeld created the character in 1992 as member of the government superhero group youngblood, which started in their series of the same name. Rob liefeld helped lead the charge and his new superhero team book youngblood was the companys very first release. Mar 15, 2020 in the latest comic book legends revealed, find out if bedrock from youngblood changed his name to badrock because hannabarbera threatened to sue.