Comic book creator Rob Liefeld is planning a return to the property that helped launch his post-Marvel career more than 30 years ago.
Liefeld will return to write and illustrate a Young blood title for Image Comics, which will publish the book next year. It marks his first work on the property in seven years and he is working with Image co-founder Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who oversees the property for the rights holder, Rip Media Inc.
“It's amazing to be able to come across the comfort of the characters I created, who started a movement. They carry with them such a history. I love Youngblood so much. These characters are my absolute passion.”
Young blood came after Liefeld created blockbusters for Marvel, including Deadpool, Cable, and X-Force. Then, in 1992, he and other top creators left Marvel to launch Image. Young blood it helped put a new publisher on the map and became the first title outside of Marvel or DC to reach #1 and sell more than 1 million copies. The original Young blood the miniseries ultimately sold 25 million copies worldwide. And the property has spanned 100 issues, counting among its top talents such as Robert Kirkman, Alan Moore and Mark Millar.
In addition to the new series, Image will publish Youngblood Vault Editionwith high resolution scans of the original artwork from the first Young blood series, collected in a deluxe oversized hardcover. There will also be a facsimile edition of Young blood n. 1 is scheduled for its 33rd anniversary in April 2025.
“Rob and I are a great team, and I'm as excited now for the relaunch of Youngblood as I was in 1992 for its initial launch,” Rosenberg said, adding, “I'm excited to bring them to audiences old and new with their creator original, Rob Liefeld.
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