Oh hi guys. Remember the 90′s?

I honestly don’t know what spells the 90′s more than EXTREME! POUCHES! OMG BULGING! MUSCLES! BIG! GUNS! LITTLE! FEET! FLUFFY! HAIR! ROB LIEFELD!

Guess what.

Brett Ratner, the guy who made X-Men 3, is set to direct this. Oh wait, there’s more. According to Ratner:

Most of the great graphic novels are gone, and ‘Youngblood’ is one of the few comicbooks left with tentpole potential. It was a real personal passion project for me, and a lot of people wanted (‘Youngblood’), but the amazing thing about the guys at Reliance is the speed with which they’re able to move.

Yep, the comic book that the nerds equate with the implosion and near-bankruptcy of the comic book industry back in the 90′s, penned by the guy who pioneered XXX-Treme! style over substance, is considered by the director of the abysmally horrible X-Men 3 as a “great graphic novel.”

I’ll give you an hour to recover from laughing your spleen out.

*wipes tears from eyes*

Okay. You ready for more? Guess which actor Ratner wants to take on the lead role?

Yes. Robert Fucking Pattison, more popularly known as the sparkly vampire Edward Cullen of Twilight. And here’s a bonus: he’s even got the hair right!

He just feels like he belongs in that world. I don’t only see him as a vampire, he’s a really good actor… [Pattinson] could do anything. He just has that look. I picture him on Youngblood, for sure.

To recap: a comic book that everyone either hates or is embarrassed to admit they like, created by one of the most-hated artists in the industry, being directed by the guy who nerds will never forgive for ruining the X-Men movie franchise, will possibly have for its lead actor somebody from a franchise hated by people who are not tween girls.

Oh god. This is fucking gold.

I am seriously going to follow how this whole project plays out. And I will buy IMAX tickets when this comes out, and when I get out of the theater I shall be filled with the feeling that my life is complete, while I ignore the dull feeling of my soul dying.

TOTALLY OUT OF TOPIC UPDATE AND IT’S SHAMELESS BUT I GOTTA DO THIS ANYWAY: So I play bass in this band called Lose Your Beer Belly. We joined this online battle of the bands, and now we seriously need your votes.

Just head on over to the contest site and vote for us on the poll at the right side.

Help out a bunch of fat musicians! Vote for Lose Your Beer Belly!

Ade Magnaye

Ade is the hero Comicgasm deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

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