Thoughtnami

Dang, so Young Justice really was going an extra mile or two by introducing a more diverse cast of nonexistent characters and going out of the way to insert fresh ones as well. Most impressive. I knew I liked it for a good reason!

Oh, a lot of those characters existed. Bumblebee and Mal Duncan were the among first Black superheros at DC Comics back in the 70s, and the “runaways” were pastiches of Super Friends characters (as were Marvin White and Wendy Harris) , while Static, representing the Black Vulcan of the group, was already preexisting.

I do love the fact they put Static (even though that name was never said, everybody knew that’s who he was), Rocket, and Icon on the series, introducing those Milestone characters to an audience who would never know about them in the first place. 

That’s the one thing I hated about the New 52. Even though they claimed to be a more diverse universe (pointing at Cyborg’s inclusion in Justice League and the Batwing, Static Shock, and Voodoo books as further proof), a lot of the original universe’s diverse characters were completely purged, including the fairly new versions of Azrael, The Question, and Aqualad.

I’m still ticked this is the last time we’ll see Wally West in anything for quite a while. 

But I’ve digressed long enough.

Just a note, Miss Martian does exist (only referenced in a background cameo) and Tim Drake was never Robin III (Dick Grayson was Robin I, Jason Todd was Robin II, Tim Drake was/is Red Robin, and Damian Wayne was Robin IV). But, hey, close.

Re: Miss Martian - I’ll allow it, though for all we know, it could have been Martian Manhunter in disguise. He is one to shapeshift to female forms from time to time.

Re: Robin III - Well, in the main comics continuity, yes, but on the series, Tim Drake was the third Robin. The second Robin, Jason Todd, was seen in a memorial hologram beneath the Hall of Justice. He died in battle in an fight unseen by the masses.

Additionally, Arsenal, but he had a debatable position on the teams.

Red Arrow was on the Justice League, not the nameless sidekick team, and his clone Arsenal also wasn’t on the team. But yes, the original Roy Harper still exists in the New 52 DC Universe. 

Want to see adventures of your favorite Young Justice heroes after the show and comics end? Well, you’re in luck. DC Comics will likely not have anything featuring the characters you’ve enjoyed since the series premiered.

(I didn’t say you were in GOOD luck)

If you’re looking for the “classic lineup,” only Dick Grayson and Superboy (Connor Kent) are alive and existing in the current DC Comics “New 52” Universe. As for the others:

Wally West (Kid Flash): Doesn’t exist.

Miss Martian: Aside from a few possible cameos, hasn’t been seen in action in any regular series since 2011.

Artemis Crock: Dead. Her death was a motivator for the other heroes to be inspired to fight. Yep. Fridged.

Kaldur’ahm (Aqualad): The Powers-That-Be promised he’d be in the new Teen Titans book, but that was almost two years ago, and no sign, so … he currently doesn’t exist. 

As for the members of the team after the five-year jump, you’ll have better luck.  Cassie Sandmark (Wonder Girl), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Tim Drake (Robin III, yes, Robin III), Garfield Logan (Beast Boy), Bart Allen (Impluse), Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle), and Zatanna Zatara in the mainline DC books.

Raquel Erwin (Rocket) is in the New 52 continuity of DC Comics as is “runaway” member Virgil Hawkins (Static), but aren’t in the books at this time due to DC not really giving a damn about the Milestone characters in the first place unknown reasons between Milestone Media (owners of the characters) and DC Comics (publishers of the characters). La’Gann (Lagoon Boy), Mal Duncan (Guardian II)  and Karen Beecher (Bumblebee) don’t exist in the New 52 DCU. 

The “runaways” (Tye Longshadow [Apache Chief], Asami “Sam” Koizuni [Samurai], and Eduardo “Ed” Dorado Jr.[El Dorado]) aren’t in the New 52 DCU either.

Still going to miss Young Justice. Such diversity and great characters. 

DC turned Superman into Batman with superpowers. They ‘re about to transform Captain Carrot into a Rocket Raccoon-like outlaw. And they keep fridging female heroines. 

Meanwhile at Marvel, they killed off Professor X, brought back the original X-Men because why not, and started a series where they’re systematically killing off teenage heroes.

Also, looking at a spoiler, “superior” isn’t always better.

I think I realized that I need to distance myself from the Big Two because grim and grit is the modis operendi for the foreseeable future. 

It really is the 90s again in comics, isn’t it?

Archive-hunting again, and I tend to forget the stuff I wrote around here. 

Like this imagined scenario of Captain America being a part of the DC Universe which seamlessly fit in well.

And this one about what makes a good Bat-Rogue, why I think Superman would make for a great Toriyama-esque manga, kind of outing a Batman: The Animated Series villain,  a couple of rare Adventure Time sketches I did putting my style to Ice King and Finn, a pair of scenes of something DC-oriented I wanted to do but decided against, and figuring out which business plan makes more sense, an all-Simpsons channel or an all-Looney Tunes channel.

I write and draw a lot.

And as long as I have air and my lungs and a sound mind, I’ll continue doing so.