"Young Justice" News & Discussion Thread, Part 36 (Spoilers)

[Otaku-sempai]

If we don't eventually get a fifth season of Young Justice then we could still get one or more additional spin off comics miniseries beyond Targets.

 

[Yojimbo]

Targets #5 in November solicits. Physical version releases November 22. We gettin' Metallo.

YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #5

Written by GREG WEISMAN Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Card stock variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK $3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US
ON SALE 11/22/22

Just as it seemed that Superboy was about to make some headway, enter a Kryptonite-laced Metallo! Will the team be able to finally achieve their goal and rescue Perdita, or will the Lexcorp robotics factory be their final resting place? Check out this penultimate chapter to find out!

 

[M.O.D.O.K.]

Targets #5 in November solicits. Physical version releases November 22. We gettin' Metallo.

Metallo? So, it looks like Merlyn's not the only villain making a YJ debut in this comic. I should've guessed he was coming considering the emphasis on LexCorp robotics. I wonder if Mercy's enhancements will have a link to him.

Also, I love that the cover is a callback to the cover in Young Justice (2011) #24, the one with Batgirl, Match, and Plastic Man. They're both also the fifth issues of a six-issue story arc.

 

[Frontier]

Targets #5 in November solicits. Physical version releases November 22. We gettin' Metallo.

Can't go wrong with a classic like Metallo .

 

[RoyalRubble]

Minor but Jerome Moore posted designs for some statues seen in the Atlantis arc - Varl'jat and Poseidon.

 

[ShadowStar]

I'm surprised that this was in doubt because I thought it was obvious on first viewing, but anyway, Greg Weisman has confirmed that Superboy was still on the Team at the time of "Princes All" (he had not left the Team prior to season 3 as some people seemed to think):

Search Ask Greg : Gargoyles : Station Eight

www.s8.org

 

[Yojimbo]

Orphan lives in Wayne Manor.

Robin/Tim joined the Outsiders because thought it would be good for Robin to be a public hero again.

Lagoon Boy quit the Team once he realized M'gann and Conner got back together but remained a protege of Aquaman/Orin until the end of the Atlantis arc in Phantoms. Bumblebee quit to focus on scientific studies and Guardian/Mal felt it was time to move on.

 

[M.O.D.O.K.]

Orphan lives in Wayne Manor.

I wonder what's her legal status. Has Bruce taken her in as a ward or foster child?

Lagoon Boy quit the Team once he realized M'gann and Conner got back together but remained a protege of Aquaman/Orin until the end of the Atlantis arc in Phantoms. Bumblebee quit to focus on scientific studies and Guardian/Mal felt it was time to move on.

I guess it would be awkward to stick around on the Team with your ex and her boyfriend, even if he was seemingly cool about it. I find it funny that Mal wanted to be a hero so bad in season 2, then quit in a relatively short amount of time.

 

[Yojimbo]

I wonder what's her legal status. Has Bruce taken her in as a ward or foster child?

I'd guess the latter like with Dick Grayson.

I find it funny that Mal wanted to be a hero so bad in season 2, then quit in a relatively short amount of time.

Guess this was a case of the grass always looks greener and it wasn't exactly what Mal was dreaming about so he called it quits.

 

[Frontier]

Orphan lives in Wayne Manor.

That is a change from the comics. Cass was eventually officially adopted but she mostly lived with Babs in Oracle's Clocktower...which I forget if they've established .

Robin/Tim joined the Outsiders because thought it would be good for Robin to be a public hero again.

So, was, like...nobody seeing Robin during the Batman Inc. era? Is he the only member with a secret identity other than maybe Stargirl ?

Lagoon Boy quit the Team once he realized M'gann and Conner got back together but remained a protege of Aquaman/Orin until the end of the Atlantis arc in Phantoms. Bumblebee quit to focus on scientific studies and Guardian/Mal felt it was time to move on.

All pretty believable reasons .

I wonder what's her legal status. Has Bruce taken her in as a ward or foster child?

I don't think we know whether Tim's parents are alive, come to think of it.

 

[Yojimbo]

That is a change from the comics. Cass was eventually officially adopted but she mostly lived with Babs in Oracle's Clocktower...which I forget if they've established .

Nope, she works from her apartment.

I don't think we know whether Tim's parents are alive, come to think of it.

We do not.

 

[Frontier]

Nope, she works from her apartment.

I guess without the Birds of Prey, she doesn't need to go that far yet .

 

[Yojimbo]

James Gordon found out Barbara Gordon was Batgirl in Team Year Four.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Moore also posted unused designs for the Meta-Human Ice Sculptor seen in "Odnu!".

I forgot such a character even appeared.

 

[Frontier]

James Gordon found out Barbara Gordon was Batgirl in Team Year Four.

I was wondering if they'd confirm Jim knew she was Batgirl. It didn't seem like she was doing it long before he found out.

I wonder if Weisman would confirm if he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman ?

 

[ShadowStar]

Do we know yet when Cyborg joined the Justice League? I would imagine that he joined at the end of Team Year Nine or the beginning of Team Year Ten, but it'd be nice to nail it down. The reason I'm interested is because he had the most rapid ascension in terms of designations (G-designation, then B-designation, then D-designation, then unlettered designation), owing to the unique circumstances of when he debuted as a hero.

I'm also wondering if we know whether Miss Martian was on the Team in season 4? I think she still had her B-05 designation but who's to say she was an active member?

 

[Yojimbo]

Do we know yet when Cyborg joined the Justice League? I would imagine that he joined at the end of Team Year Nine or the beginning of Team Year Ten, but it'd be nice to nail it down.

8/24: No, we don't know the exact point yet.

I'm also wondering if we know whether Miss Martian was on the Team in season 4? I think she still had her B-05 designation but who's to say she was an active member?

That's kinda splitting hairs... she was on leave for her wedding so yeah for three months at the least, she would have been on leave from the Team but things didn't go as planned. Additionally when she was preparing to leave M'arzz/the flight over, her dialogue seemed to verify she was still on the Team but doing things like settling Conner's affairs. But I'm sure post-September 16th, Team Year Ten, she continued to be on leave for the honeymoon then went back to active duty. Same with Conner and the Outsiders as we saw in issue #1 of Targets implicitly (which is 2 months later in November).

8/25: Chris Jones is drawing Miss Martian flying while phasing.

(Also should it be Mrs. Martian now, lol)

 

[Fone Bone]

At the very least Ms. Martian.

 

[knightwing]

What is the chance that WBD will let young justice get another season on another streaming platform or network?

 

[ShadowStar]

I noticed something intriguing. In Christopher Jones's provisional art for the Marvel Family (which he designed and drew years ago), Sergeant Marvel has one gold bracelet/gauntlet on either hand, while Lieutenant Marvel has two and Captain Marvel has three. This appears to reflect their rankings. But when we see Sergeant Marvel in "Teg Ydaer!", she has two bracelets on either hand. I wonder if this is a mistake/goof, or a hint about something?