YOUNGBLOOD #1 LAUNCH GOES FULL BEAST MODE

April Carvelli
Youngblood
This November comic shop retailers are all-in on Rob Liefeld’s highly anticipated return to his iconic Youngblood series. Youngblood (2025) #1 has stacked the deck with a whopping 27 retailer exclusive covers and Image Comics is ready to deal some damage.

The original Youngblood #1 was the opening salvo in the Image Revolution and remains one of the bestselling independent comics of all time with sales over one million copies. With Liefeld finally back at the helm of his signature creation, Youngblood is in full power mode once again.

The Direct Market will be battle ready for the Liefeld Legion onslaught. Comic shop retailers suiting up with their very own exclusive Youngblood (2025) #1 covers are: Big Time Collectibles featuring Rob Liefeld cover art Big Time Collectibles featuring John Giang cover art Big Time Collectibles featuring John Giang cover art Big Time Collectibles featuring Rob Liefeld cover art Geek Street Productions featuring Rob Liefeld cover art Geek Street Productions featuring Rob Liefeld cover art Top Shelf featuring Jimbo Salgado cover art Top Shelf featuring Jimbo Salgado cover art PCB Hobby featuring Sajad Shah cover art PCB Hobby featuring Sajad Shah cover art Black Saber Comics featuring Jordan Noir cover art Heroes & Fantasies featuring Leno Hernandez cover art Shell Beast featuring Tezco13 & Smunchy cover art Shell Beast featuring Tezco13 & Smunchy cover art AnZ Comics featuring Rob Liefeld cover art AnZ Comics featuring Ivan Tao cover art AnZ Comics featuring Alan Quah cover art AnZ Comics featuring Kev Mallqui cover art Midtown Comics featuring Rob Liefeld cover art Countdown Comics LLC featuring Marat Mychaels cover art East Coast Comics featuring Franck Uzan cover art TenFwd Comics featuring Tyler Kirkham cover art Comic Inspiration featuring Jeff Monk cover art FURYCOMIX featuring kyuYong Eom cover art Nirvana Comics featuring Riley Brown cover art Windy City Comics featuring B.Ernest Williams cover art Third Eye Comics featuring Jim Rugg cover art “I’m simply blown away by all of it,” said Liefeld. “Not just the incredible enthusiasm from retailers, but the outstanding cover art that these amazing talents produced! I’ve never approved so many images at such lighting speed. Each cover that came in was of the highest caliber! What a thrill!”

Above, from left to right: Midtown Comics’ Retailer Exclusive cover by Liefeld, Third Eye Comics’ Retailer Exclusive by Jim Rugg, Nirvana Comics’ Retailer Exclusive cover by Riley Brown. PORTLAND, Ore. 09/12/2025

In addition to the battery of retailer exclusive covers, Youngblood (2025) #1 will dominate the shelves with an impressive roll-out of eye-popping covers by 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) for the launch.

Liefeld ignited a collector firestorm earlier this year with the release of the highly sought-after, instant sell-out Youngblood Deluxe single issues—now the blood is back and cranking the excitement into overdrive! 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 racks.

Youngblood (2025) #1 by Rob Liefeld will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 5: Cover A by Rob Liefeld Polybagged & Collectible Card – Lunar Code 0925IM0247 Cover B by Rob Liefeld – Lunar Code 0925IM0248 Cover C by Skottie Young – Lunar Code 0925IM0249 Cover D by Ryan Stegman – Lunar Code 0925IM0250 Cover E by Daniel Warren Johnson – Lunar Code 0925IM0251 Cover F by Ryan Ottley – Lunar Code 0925IM0252 Cover G Blank Sketch – Lunar Code 0925IM0253 Cover H 1:25 copy incentive by Kael Ngu – Lunar Code 0925IM0254 Cover I 1:50 copy incentive by Em Gist – Lunar Code 0925IM0255 Cover J 1:100 copy incentive by Mark Spears – Lunar Code 0925IM0256 Cover K 1:500 copy incentive by Rob Liefeld Signed Cgc Graded Foil – Lunar Code 0925IM0257 Cover L 1:2000 copy incentive by Rob Liefeld Original Art Sketch – Lunar Code 0925IM0258 Cover M black & white manga by Rob Liefeld – Lunar Code 0925IM0259 Youngblood (2025) #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play. Above: Comic Inspiration’s Retailer Exclusive cover art by artist Jeff Monk Above: Midtown Comics’ Retailer Exclusive cover art by artist Rob Liefeld Above: Third Eye Comics’ Retailer Exclusive cover art by artist Jim Rugg Above: Nirvana Comics’ Retailer Exclusive cover art by artist Riley Brown
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is the #2 graphic novel publisher in America. It is the publisher of such award winning titles as, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal, The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger, Descender, Gideon Falls, It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power Bomb, Stray Bullets, and more. The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com.

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