Robserecaps Twelve – episode 42 Youngblood
by Joe
Just so I don’t have two pics of Captain America next to each other, the art for this post if different, see more cool pics in the post for this episode itself. And away we go!
- April 15th, 1992, the big launch day for Image Comics and Youngblood #1
- the Rob says there were helicopters in the sky around his appearance at Golden Apple Comics because there was nothing else going on in the world that day. A quick Duck Duck Go search tells me Leona Helmsley went to jail for tax evasion on that day
- The Rob also mentions his appearance on Dennis Millers Late Night talk show, which you can watch here
- the Rob says the cover to Youngblood #1 was all over the catalogs, but not on Diamonds Previews catalog
- Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane and the Robs departure caused Marvels stock to drop 11 points
- One of the original seven, not the Rob, Jim or Todd, said the pecking order at Image would be different than at Marvel, which the Rob thought was hilarious
- With the signing of the the Image boys, Malibu went from 3% market share to 7% market share, Marvel still at 50%
- Magic Johnson, both on and off the court, and Booster Gold were the inspiration for Youngblood
- Part of the deal of the Rob being on the Dennis Miller Show, which came through the day of, the talent booker bought a case of Youngblood #1 to give to the audience
- Sean Patrick Flannery, the star of Young Indian Jones, was HOT he was getting bumped as the first guest by the Rob
- the Rob is whisked from the Dennis Miller Show to Golden Apple Comics, where there was a line 9-10 blocks long, footage of the news that day is here
- Easy-E also showed up to the signing (see the post photo), the Rob was surprised he had such a high pitch voice
- Easy-E wanted to give the Rob some CDs, when then went to his car, his trunk was full of Uzis
- After the signing, Easy-E called the Rob all the time looking to collaborate on a book called the Hood, that never got made due to Easy-E falling ill and passing away.
- Another celebrity at the signing was Phil Morris who played Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld
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