After seven years away from Youngblood, Liefeld reunites with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg CEO of Platinum Studios Inc., the managers of the Youngblood I.P. for the property’s current owner, Rip Media Inc.
Who remembers Youngblood from Liefeld’s participation in the industry shaking launch of IMAGE comics back in the 90’s. The original Youngblood miniseries sold over 25 million copies worldwide, thanks largely to the boom in comics speculation of the time. Its publication history spans over 100 issues with featured contributions throughout its run from talents such as Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) Alan Moore (Watchmen, Supreme), and Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, TheKingsmen).
“It’s so great that I can run into the comfort of characters that I created, that launched a movement. They carry such history. I love Youngblood so much. These characters are my absolute passion.”
Rob Liefield
Rosenberg and Liefeld are combining to create new Youngblood media and merchandise, kicking off with a new title written and illustrated by Liefeld himself, set to launch from Image Comics in 2025.
“As our company’s very first comic, Youngblood set the course not just for Image Comics, but for creator-owned comics, so we couldn’t be more thrilled that Rob is returning to his signature creation.”
Image Comics Publisher & Chief Creative Officer Eric Stephenson
Liefeld and Rosenberg promise more details in the weeks ahead, but initial plans include a Youngblood Vault Edition representing high resolution scans of the original art from the first Youngblood series in a deluxe oversized hardcover, as well as a Facsimile Edition of Youngblood #1 to mark the title’s 33rd anniversary in April 2025, both to be published by Image Comics.
About Rob Liefeld
Rob Liefeld is the creator of such original titles as “Deadpool”, “Cable,” “X-Force,” “Youngblood,” and “Prophet” among others. 20th Century Fox film division greenlit the DEADPOOL film franchise in 2010 to great fanfare, releasing two movies starring Ryan Reynolds, as the title character that has grossed over $1.5B globally in Box Office Revenue. The third movie, Deadpool and Wolverine, launched July 26th, 2024, from Walt Disney Studios and has broken all records and become the largest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
ABOUT PLATINUM STUDIOS
Platinum Studios, Inc. is a comic book-based entertainment company controlling a large independent library of comic book characters, which it develops for filmed entertainment, games, merchandise, and other media. Fourteen-time New York Times Best Seller creator Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is the Chairman and CEO. Productions include the number one box office film, “Cowboys & Aliens”, starring Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Platinum Studios’ library includes characters that have appeared worldwide in both millions of comics and broadcast television, film, games, the internet, and more.
ABOUT SCOTT MITCHELL ROSENBERG
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg broke every sales and marketing record known to independent comic publishing, and led many successful comic spin-offs into toys, television, and feature films, including, via his Malibu Comics label, signing the billion-dollar live-action film and animated television phenomenon Men in Black with Sony Pictures, which includes four films, three seasons of animated programming and popular interactive ride at Universal Florida, still going after more than 20 years. Rosenberg was also the first line-wide digital comic publisher after adapting the Adobe Photoshop software for computer color production of comics.