A backup tales of team youngblood story by rob liefeld, eric stephenson, mark pacella, and marlo alquiza. I actually am pretty strict with the grading but i am no expert and this comic has not been officially graded. 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. Stats and descriptions of youngbloods weapons and equipment. A typical superhero team comic, it is interesting enough to please most comic book readers.
Youngblood battlezone 1 a, may 1993 comic book by image. The last ingredient is the take no lip and by the book leadership of shaft. Considering the lateness of most early image titles, the later date. There is a 2nd print of this comic with the cover art on both sides.
Riptide got her powers during an undersea accident that would have killed her if not for the mysterious sea witch. Brigade cover 1 page pencils rob liefeld inks norm rapmund colors kiko taganashi letters typeset genre superhero. Im a huge fan of rob liefelds creations and basically all of the early image comics superhero stuff. Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their selftitled comic book, created by writerartist rob liefeld and published by image comics. Leaping from helicopters that look just like their guns, the team. In washington, a young man and his girlfriend are walking in the mall. Get the best deals on youngblood image comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. It was originally intended to be an ongoing series, but never made it beyond the second issue. Rob liefeld goes back to the future with youngblood hc. The series is part of the youngblood family of comic book titles created by rob liefeld as first published by image comics in 1992 in 1993, liefeld solicited youngblood stories from. I described the book as representing everything that was wrong with 90s comics, but that judgement was misguided as that honor definitely goes to rob liefelds youngblood series. Cover date notes may, while the indicia reads april 1993. I had some time to spare so i made this video highlighting the youngblood home team.
Youngblood was the first comic to ever be published by image comics, a company formed by a group of artists including liefeld, jim lee, and todd mcfarlane who had. At the very least, youngblood is an intriguing historical document for those who are fascinated by comic book history and the different creators and sensibilities that mark the variety of periods throughout that colorful history. Even forgiving the artwork of rob liefeld, the story itself is poor and its characters are a bunch of unlikable, generically pissedoff individuals. Because the authorities dont want anything to do with it and its the first case like that in history, they left the superhero.
Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from. Please see photos of actual comics you will be getting. This comic collection is a relaunch of the youngblood series with some of the characters from the previous incarnation and many new ones. But it is a fun comic that has just enough going on for me to stay hooked from page 1 to the end of the issue. Read youngblood 1992 comic online free and high quality. Flipbook sentinel corner box back cover image comic book youngblood 1 a. Tackling the man, he is about to be shot by an assassin o a nearby rooftop, but when someone shouts a warning, jeff grabs a pen from his pocket and throws it at the assassin, hitting him in the neck. Since youngbloods debut as the first comic book published by image comics on april 17th 1992, it has gained a controversial legacy over the years for bad artwork, dialogue, storytelling, and. Youngblood comic book lot image comics total comics. President barack obama to appear in youngblood comic book.
Story, characters, all of these things tie together into an intricate web that is part of a bigger whole. It opens with an assassination attempt on the youngblood leader, a former fbi agent turned super archer named shaft, who avoids getting shot by throwing a pen at the would be assassin with enough force to knock him over and kill him. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Now the original blockbuster hit series returns with an allnew cast and a brandnew mission. Anyone who has ever chosen to work on a series with a longestablished team like youngblood knows that it demands a lot of heavy, creative thinking. Youngblood image comic book collections for sale ebay. Subscribe to comicsalliance think you know all there is to know about the first ever image comics comic, youngblood. Riptide is a fictional comic book superhero from image comics. 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. Since youngblood s debut as the first comic book published by image comics on april 17th 1992, it has gained a controversial legacy over the years for bad artwork, dialogue, storytelling, and. There is a 2nd print of this comic with the cover art on both sides surrounded by a gold border. This issue explores the characters and gives some more insight into who they are. Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their selftitled comic book, created by writerartist rob liefeld. This explosive first issue features two teams and two exciting adventures.
At most, youngblood is an awesome, fun, exciting superhero team book that will thrill and entertain fans of the genre. 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. Youngblood movie writers revealed by rob liefeld rob liefeld, youngblood creator and artist has shared the scoop on whos going to be writing the. Youngblood reborn, part one debut anniversary issue.
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