Badrock & Company

In the mid-1990s, Image Comics launched Badrock & Company, a six-issue series that spun the hulking, rock-skinned young hero Badrock out of the Youngblood universe into a team of his own. Written primarily by Andy Mangels, Keith Giffen, and Mary Bierbaum, with art by Todd Nauck and Giffen, the book follows Thomas John McCall and his squad—including Carin Taylor, Cole Cash, Cyblade, and Chip McNally—on missions that mix teen drama with superhero action. It stands as a snapshot of the era's fascination with youthful super-teams and Image's early expansion beyond its founding titles.