Youngblood
Youngblood #1 Art by Rob Liefeld. Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher
Publication information
Publisher	Various
First appearance	Youngblood #1 (April 1992)
Created by	Rob Liefeld
In story information
Base(s)	Pentagon
Member(s)	Shaft Bedrock Diehard Cougar Johnny Panic Doc Rocket Twilight Former Members Chapel Vogue Combat Sentinel Brahma Photon Psi-Fire Riptide Dutch Masada Troll Knightsabre Diehard II Suprema Big Brother

Youngblood is a fictional superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet usually the Earth. Chapel (real name Bruce Stinson) is a fictional African-American Comic book character in the Image Comics universe Masada (real name Deborah Konigsberg is a fictional Jewish Superhero from Image Comics, a member of Team Youngblood. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 one-shot Megaton: Explosion before later appearing in its own ongoing series in 1992 as the flagship publication for Image Comics. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their

Youngblood was a high-profile superteam sanctioned and overseen by the United States Government. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The members of Youngblood include Shaft, a former FBI agent and archer whose bow uses magnets to propel its arrow instead of a string; Bedrock, a teenager transformed into a living block of stone;^[1] Vogue, a Russian fashion model with purple-and-chalk-white skin; and Chapel, a government assassin. Shaft (aka Jeff Terrel is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Rob Liefeld. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has Badrock is a fictional Comic book superhero from Image Comics.

Contents 1 Origins of the series 2 Image Comics debut 3 Alan Moore age 4 Controversy 5 2004; Unfinished storylines 6 Present 7 Youngblood comics bibliography 8 Notes and references 9 External links

Origins of the series

In interviews, Liefeld has explained that Youngblood was partially based on a 1991 plan of his for a new Teen Titans series for DC Comics, possibly titled "Team Titans," to be co-written with Marv Wolfman. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Liefeld and managing editor Dick Giordano "couldn't make the numbers work," however, and Liefeld merged his Titans ideas into a new creator-owned project, Youngblood, to be published by the newly-founded Image Comics. Dick Giordano (born Richard Joseph Giordano on July 20, 1932) is an American Comic book Artist and editor Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or According to Liefeld, "Shaft was intended to be Speedy. Vogue was a new Harlequin design, Combat was a Kh'undian warrior circa the Legion of Super Heroes, ditto for Photon and Die Hard was a Star Labs android. For the Joker 's Sidekick, see Harley Quinn Harlequin is the name of four clown-themed DC Comics characters This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. This article is about the fictional organization in DC Comics I forgot who Chapel was supposed to be. "^[2]

Another inspirational source for Youngblood, Liefeld claims, is the theory that if superheroes really did exist, they would be treated much the same way as movie stars and athletes. Throughout the series there are numerous references to endorsement deals, TV show appearances, agents, managers and the perceived pressures of celebrity life.

Image Comics debut

With his opportunity with DC to do Team Titans looking bleak, and a growing strained relationship with Marvel comics over his X-Force royalties, Rob Liefeld decided to band together with other unhappy Marvel artists to form an independent comics company. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc X-Force is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero team one of several Spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise The company formed was called Image Comics, and the first comic Image debuted was Youngblood #1. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their At the time of its release, Youngblood #1 was the highest selling independent comic book ever. However, Youngblood #1 also received very poor reviews from critics, which led to Liefeld firing his co-writer from the book. Throughout its run at Image, Youngblood was attacked by critics for what was perceived as poor writing and inconsistent art, but mostly for its lateness. Near the mid 1990s, Liefeld had a falling out with his Image partners, forcing him to leave the company and take Youngblood with him. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

Alan Moore age

In 1998, Liefeld hired Alan Moore to relaunch and revamp Youngblood. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Moore's run on the title began with a miniseries entitled Judgment Day, which revolved around the mysterious murder of Youngblood member Riptide and the subsequent "super-trial" of fellow member Knightsabre. The trial was held in Supreme's citadel and conducted entirely by superhumans from all corners of the extended Liefeld comic universe. Supreme is a fictional Superhero created by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. Soon, the heroes learned of the all-powerful "Book Of All Stories" which dictated the order of the universe, past, present, and future, all of which could be altered by simply writing within its pages. Knightsabre's defense attorney, former super-sidekick Toby King (a. k. a. "Skipper") discovered that Youngblood field leader Marcus Langston, a. k. a. "Sentinel", had murdered Riptide himself, framing Knightsabre - all by using the Book of All Stories. Toby revealed that years ago, Sentinel's father had stolen the Book from Riptide's father, "Storybook Smith", and, thinking it worthless, had left it for his son. In its pages, the adolescent Marcus Langston found a grim and brutal future for himself, and decided to change it by rewriting the future with the Book. Langston created a world full of superheroes in which he was "Sentinel", a brilliant scientist and natural leader. But the young Langston's immature fantasies grew darker, and the future he painted grimmer, full of blood and turmoil. At a Youngblood team cookout, Riptide discovered the Book of All Stories from her parents' tall tales sitting on Sentinel's bookshelf, and took it back for herself. Sentinel responded by killing her, and framing Knightsabre for the crime. Once exposed, Sentinel attempted to fight his way out of the citadel and regain the Book, but was taken down by the assembled heroes and imprisoned by Supreme. Youngblood, however, had been disbanded by the government, and the team members went their separate ways.

Many readers felt that the dénouement involving the immature, unbalanced Sentinel perverting the Book of All Stories and thus "creating" the Liefeld/Youngblood universe was a meta-commentary by Alan Moore on the company's line of books and the "grim 'n gritty" era of comics as a whole. The Modern Age of Comic Books is an informal name for the period in the history of mainstream American comic books generally considered to last from the mid-1980s until Numerous other Liefeld-created heroes and superteams also underwent changes in direction and concept in the back-up strips within Judgment Day, heralding a brighter, more adventurous and optimistic future ahead.

With Judgment Day concluded, Alan Moore's relaunch began. Moore created a new teenage Youngblood group that was independently financed by the millionaire Waxey Doyle, formerly the WWII superhero Waxman introduced in Moore's run on Supreme. The team was formed by Shaft and the new members included Big Brother (Leonard Doyle, Waxey's adopted African American son who piloted a series of versatile, heavily armed robots of varying sizes; the largest was as tall as a skyscraper and able to act as the team's transport), Doc Rocket (Rachel Richards, a speedster and a medical doctor in the mould of Doogie Howser) who is also the granddaughter of Rex Richards, a golden age superhero of the same name who was once Waxy's teammate in the Allied Supermen of America), Twilight (Linda Kendall, Professor Night's niece and sidekick, analogous to the Dick Grayson version of Robin/Nightwing), Suprema (Sally Crane, Supreme's adopted sister) and Johnny Panic (John Paneczik, in Moore's words, "the first postmodern superhero"; his powers come from a suit that can create holograms and his chosen weapon is a "buzzgun" that fires designer drug ampules). Doogie Howser MD is a Television Comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant teenage doctor who was also faced with the Professor Night is a fictional character created by Alan Moore in the Supreme comic book wherein most heroes and villains are thinly-disguised counterparts Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally For the Marduk album see Nightwing (album. For the current and most prominent holder of the Nightwing title see Dick Grayson Nightwing Supreme is a fictional Superhero created by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. The team's headquarters at this time was Waxey's mansion, the House of Wax, itself something of a museum of Golden Age superheroics.

Most of the villains featured in this series were Moore's creations, like Stormhead (a mutant whose mood influences the weather around him), most members of Badblood (a team created by former Team Youngblood leader Sentinel that intentionally paralleled Shaft's new team in terms of powers and personal connections) and Jack-A-Dandy (Professor Night's archenemy, a Victorian gentleman-themed schemer modeled after The Joker). Jack-A-Dandy is a fictional Comic book Super villain created by writer Alan Moore and artist Rob Liefeld, as guided by Mort Weisinger The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics.

However, despite Moore's well-publicized plans for at least 12 issues of his new Youngblood, only two issues were ever printed and the third issue was published in another book called Awesome Adventures. The team also appeared in a short story in the Awesome Christmas Special where Shaft's journal provides the narration as the new team comes together. Moore's rough outline for the series was published in Alan Moore's Awesome Handbook, and included a budding relationship between Big Brother and Suprema, a giant planet-devouring entity called "The Goat", Shaft's fruitless crush on Twilight and the revelation that Johnny Panic was the biological son of Supreme villain Darius Dax.

Moore's lineup parallels various incarnations of the Teen Titans, which in itself reflects Liefeld's original conception of the characters that would become Youngblood. In the Handbook, Moore also reveals he intentionally chose the team members for their connections to various points and significant characters in the Awesome Universe's superhero history, particularly that which he had created in Supreme, noting this as the case in the 1980s launch of The New Teen Titans. The NTT series' redefinition of the team beyond its "sidekicks club"/"Justice League Junior" perception seems to be noted in the Awesome Holiday Special story, where Shaft rejects Suprema's attempt to replace his chosen lineup with junior assistants of Supreme's Allies teammates. Twilight's update of her look and weaponry parallels Dick Grayson's evolution from Robin to Nightwing in NTT; furthermore Twilight is at the same biological age (19) as Grayson when he assumed his new identity.

Controversy

In 1993, Liefeld solicited Youngblood stories from Kurt Busiek, who wrote detailed plots for three issues and ideas for a fourth, for Youngblood: Year One. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. This was never produced; however, in 2004, Liefeld began soliciting orders for Youngblood: Genesis, using Kurt Busiek's unused "Year One" plots. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Busiek asked Liefeld to be only credited with plots on this new series. He was only listed as plotter on the comic book itself, but when Liefeld mentioned the comic as written by Kurt Busiek and scripted by Brandon Thomas on an online comic book forum, Busiek accused Liefeld of not honoring their agreement. Liefeld replied that he only credited Busiek as a writer of the plots on the forum and nothing more. Busiek still asked that his fans not buy the series. It officially ended after two issues, as the third and fourth issues would have used Image Comics characters that Liefeld did not have the copyrights to.

In 1993, Liefeld stole the original character drawings from several high school artists from Pasadena High School. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Liefeld never compensated the high school teenagers for their work.

2004; Unfinished storylines

In March 2004, Liefeld hired Mark Millar to write new issues of Youngblood: Bloodsport; as of January 2008, only one issue has been printed. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge.

In 2004, Robert Kirkman began writing a new series, Youngblood: Imperial, but left after one issue due to his busy schedule. Robert Kirkman is an American Comic book Writer. He is best known for his work on Image Comics ' series The Walking Dead Fabian Nicieza was slated to take over, but so far issues #2-3 have yet to appear, despite solicitations. Fabian Nicieza (born Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 31, 1961) is an American Comic book Writer and

Present

In 2005, Liefeld announced that Joe Casey would be re-assembling and re-scripting the original Youngblood miniseries into a more coherent and sophisticated story, to be titled Maximum Youngblood. Joe Casey is an American Comic book writer He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3 On July 12, 2007, it was announced [1] that Liefeld would return to Image Comics to publish a collected "definitive version" of Maximum Youngblood with a new ending written by Joe Casey and illustrated by Liefeld himself. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their Joe Casey is an American Comic book writer He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3 This will be followed in 2008 by a new ongoing Youngblood series written by Casey and illustrated by Derec Donovan, with covers by Liefeld. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Youngblood comics bibliography

Note that many first issues were printed with multiple variant covers.

• Series One - 1992-1994 Issues #0 - 10 and a yearbook
• Youngblood Strikefile - 1993 Issues #1-11
• Team Youngblood - 1993-1995 Issues #1 - 22
• Series Two - 1995-1996 Issues #1 - 10,14 (super special) There were no issues 11-13
• Youngblood Battlezone - 1995 #1-2
• X-Force/Youngblood and Youngblood/X-Force 1996 one-shots
• Series Three (Alan Moore) - 1998 Issues #1, 2
• Youngblood: Bloodsport (Millar) - 2003 Issues #1 and 2(bootleg edition)
• Youngblood: Genesis (Busiek/Thomas) - 2004 Issues #1-2
• Youngblood: Imperial (Kirkman) - 2004 Issue #1
• Youngblood: Maximum Edition (Casey) - 2007

Notes and references

External links

• Savant Magazine's analysis of the Busiek/Liefeld controversy
• Excerpt from a Newsarama.com public discussion between, among others, Liefeld and Busiek
• Liefeld discusses upcoming plans for Youngblood at Newsarama
• The Youngblood Myspace Page
• Extreme Genesis for many Youngblood covers and other Liefeld art
• Web española sobre el universo superheroico de Liefeld

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