Youngblood Strikefile
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Cover to Youngblood #1 (April 1992) by Rob Liefeld
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Various |
| First appearance | Megaton Explosion #1 (June 1987) |
| Created by | Rob Liefeld |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Pentagon |
| Member(s) |
Badrock Big Brother Brahma Chapel Combat Diehard Cougar Diehard Dutch Johnny Panic Knightsabre Masada Photon Psi-Fire Riptide Troll Twilight |
Badrock
Doc Rocket
Sentinel
Shaft
Suprema
Vogue
Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 one-shot Megaton Explosion #1 before later appearing in 1992 in its own ongoing series as the flagship publication for Image Comics. Youngblood was originally published by Image Comics, and later by Awesome Entertainment. Upon Rob Liefeld's return to Image Comics, it was revived in 2008 and again in 2012.
Youngblood was a high-profile superteam sanctioned and overseen by the United States government. Youngblood's members include Shaft, a former FBI agent who uses a high-tech bow and arrow; Badrock, a teenager transformed into a living block of stone;Vogue, a Russian fashion model with purple-and-chalk-white skin; and Chapel, a government assassin.
Youngblood was inspired by creator Rob Liefeld's idea that if superheroes existed in real life, they would be treated as celebrities, much the same way as movie stars and athletes. The series, therefore, depicts the superhero members of Youngblood not only as they participate in adventures fighting crime and evil, but navigating the world of celebrity endorsement deals, TV show appearances, agents, managers and the perceived pressures of celebrity life.
From 1985 to 1987, Liefeld did pinups for Megaton Comics, including one of the character Ultragirl that would see print in Megaton Comics Explosion #1 (June 1987), a "who's who"-type reference book featuring individual entries of characters in the style of an encyclopedia or handbook. Carlson gave Liefeld an opportunity for his own creation, Youngblood to see print in this form. The two-page entry featuring the team (consisting at that point of Sentinel, Sonic, Brahma, Riptide, Cougar, Psi-Fire and Photon) was the team's first appearance in print.
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