Liefeld loses rights to youngblood

[Dr. Skeleton]

Apparently, Rob Liefeld loses the rights to his flagship characters and will apparently be adopted to a new company pretty much adding the final nail in the coffin for the Image Superhero Universe. Here's the whole story.

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/rob-li...gblood-dispute

[dimo1]

Sounds incredible, but that‘s the business world.

[Bruce Wayne]

That's too bad. But honestly the readership has moved past YB. The Bowers book despite being good only made it to 11 issues.

[Toxin45]

Todd dodge another bullet with him bringing Jessica priest into the comics and retcon chapel as spawn's killer.

[Adset]

Oh, Rob.

I liked the most recent Youngblood, too. I was jazzed that #1 referenced Judgement Day, and it looked like we were going to get a story somewhere along the line tying into it. But then, yeah. Series ended abruptly.

Does he still own Supreme? Give us more Supreme.

[Digifiend]

So basically Scott Rosenberg stole the rights from under him? That sounds like fraud, because Liefeld never signed away the rights.

[Dr. Skeleton]

Oh, Rob.

I liked the most recent Youngblood, too. I was jazzed that #1 referenced Judgement Day, and it looked like we were going to get a story somewhere along the line tying into it. But then, yeah. Series ended abruptly.

Does he still own Supreme? Give us more Supreme.

The same with Supreme, sadly.

[Riv86672]

That's too bad. But honestly the readership has moved past YB. The Bowers book despite being good only made it to 11 issues.

Yeah, I was really enjoying the new book. It did a nice job incorporating what came before, and moving in its own direction.

As for Rob, I can’t help but feel sorry for him. He’s taken a lot of crap over the years, and deservedly so in some cases, but he’s always seemed like someone i’d Like to have few beers with.

[Shadowcat]

Ugh. This is too bad to hear, but hopefully we’ll get a more consistent book, with a sustainable direction.

[armlessphelan]

It would be great if the book were great, but seeing how the new rights-holder is acting on Twitter leaves me... Unconvinced that he'll get anyone with a name to work with him.