Youngblood #1

Rob Liefeld is trying to make it 1992 again with a new Youngblood series. The result is a book that will appeal to his fans, but not many others. Read Full Review

YOUNGBLOOD #1 delivers on frenetic heroics and loving attention to muscle-bound outlines, but leaves story connoisseurs stranded in a fog of forgettable threats and flavorless talk. If you want your comics loud, fast, and visually busy, it has a (literal) punch, but anyone hoping for emotional stakes or narrative depth can safely skip. Read Full Review

Chris Y

Dec 29, 2025

I really enjoy listening to Rob Liefeld's podcast and I envy his enthusiasm for the industry. I also have to admit, I liked his art when he first came out. It looked fresh and dynamic. However, the novelty factor went away fast, when it became painfully obvious that Liefeld's flaws were greater than his initial appeal. Suffice to say, I had already lost my interest in him when the original Youngblood came out in the early 90s. Anyway, I really wanted to know what reading a Liefeld comic in 2025 feels like, so here we go. Let's start with the positive: It's definitely not the boring woke crap of people standing around discussing consent rules that Marvel and DC are putting out these days. The bad thing: it's a completely different kind of crap - the kind of crap that killed superhero art and storytelling at the end of the 80s and ushered in a decade of the worst bullshit imaginable. Unsurprisingly, Liefeld hasn't become a better artist since then. If anything, he has become even lazier. Youngblood is a loose collage of faces, poses and empty space and has the most cringe dialogue I've read since the early issues of X-Force volume 1. To be absolutely clear, I cannot imagine anyone enjoying this book, not even the Liefeld fans from back in the day. I will continue listening to his podcast though. He's a funny, likeable guy with lots of experience in the comics industry. How he broke into it will forever be a mystery to me though. My two points go to the colonist, who's giving his best to make these pages look like something printable. more

commmmmmics

Nov 12, 2025

No one expected greatness here, but it still manages to be worse than imagined. Rob’s work feels careless and flat, with no sign of direction or effort. Extreme garbage.