This is the issue that started it all for us from way back when ... the first Youngblood issue we remembered reading off of a mate and subsequently went all out to find. And as for why? Just look at the cover. Great colouring, great grim n gritty pose, and that pose just exudes so much attitude. I mean we are at the age where slasher movies and horror movies are entertaining even the B grade stuff. So obviously this book hits the mark and generally speaking, the interior artwork especially the production values matched the covers. Sure there are a few splotchy pieces where Liefeld looks a wee bit rush but on the whole, this is one entertaining book
The only downside? It is not the final battle SPOILER ALERT
Basically we see the Youngblood team now together with Prophet and Kirby and Bezerkers kicking all kinds of ass from Darkthornn and his Disciples. And that's what this entire book is all about. That's it. Darkthornn is some sort of strong overlord from another dimension who came to our world to eliminate Prophet. He could potentially be from the future trying to ensure a scene like the Terminator movies while Prophet is supposedly a genetically enhanced human being designed to combat the threat of the Disciples but he is only one man and no matter how good he is, he has his limits. Thank goodness for Youngblood then eh?
The only disappointment is that the book ends here and will continue in another comicbook as a flip book in terms of this particular storyline's ending and then ... the book will return a few months later as an ongoing. Now during the original run, this was delightful news but for those reading it here and now there is no renumbering. So you can read until 4 here and then pick up 5 as it is labelled in the other comicbook before continuing with 6
Got it?
Good
Ratings: 7/10
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