Rob Liefeld’s New ‘Youngblood’ Series Debut To Feature Covers By Comic Book Superstars
by Olly MacNamee
Image Comics founder and Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld‘s new Youngblood series, to be launched this November by Image Comics, will feature covers by some of the best in the business — including Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland), Daniel Warren Johnson (Transformers, Do A Powerbomb), Ryan Stegman (X-Men, Venom) Ryan Ottley (Invincible, Battle Beast) Kael Ngu (Venom), Erik Gist (UnDeadpool, Spawn), and Mark Spears (Monsters).
This all-news series comes hot on the heels of Liefeld’s recent Youngblood Deluxe remastered series that was hugely successful with fans.
Leifeld said of this new series:
“These are the most in-demand, most popular, most celebrated names in the comics business and Old Man Liefeld could not be more grateful, more humbled that they delivered these spectacular Youngblood covers!”
And here’s the plot:
“In Youngblood (2025) #1, the team is summoned to a crisis in the Pacific as a mysterious vessel appears and a deadly nemesis is revealed. Readers won’t want to miss this bulletproof return to one of the most exciting series to ever hit the spinner-rack.”
Eric Stephenson, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics, added:
“Series relaunches have become standard practice in comics over the last 30 years, and Youngblood has certainly come back more than once, but the big difference this time is that Rob is fully in control again. For all intents and purposes,Youngblood #1 in 1991 was Rob Liefeld #1 — his opening statement on what his comics were all about—and in my opinion, while a variety of talented writers and artists have done some great work on Youngblood over the years, the missing ingredient has always been Rob. If you’re a Rob Liefeld fan, this new series is both everything you’ve come to expect and the epic return you’ve been waiting for.”
Youngblood (2025) #1 is out on Wednesday, November 5th and is appearing at San Diego Comic Con Thursday, 24th July (at the “Rob Liefeld: Youngblood 33rd Anniversary” panel at 5 p.m. in Room 7AB) and signing Saturday, 26th July at the Image Booth (#1915) at 5.30pm.
