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May 7, 2012 4:38 pm Yeah. I caught the Word Balloon podcast with him, and while I haven't always liked his stuff, I want the guy to succeed. His enthusiasm is infectious.

May 7, 2012 3:18 pm Yes, I agree the degree to which this show subtly addresses character is one of its hallmarks. Here's an example from the first episode that I was thinking about: Captain Atom is either now in charge of the Justice League (having taken over for Batman) or is a completely arrogant jerk, who no one seems to tell off. At one point he says, "I am ordering a two prong attack..." Whoa, buddy, slow down there. Who says you get to give the orders? I am mostly kidding, but the great thing about this show is, as a viewer, you don't know which it is. It could be either scenario. (My guess is that Batman has taken a step back from leadership of the JL since the starro-tech incident, allowing Captain Atom to step up.)

May 7, 2012 11:17 am - Loved seeing Raan. Love the re-design of Adam Strange. Interestingly, I really liked Alana Strange too, especially when she through the life line to the alien. Classy. - I like the explanation of Beast Boys powers and his new relationship with Miss Martian ("Sis"). - I am not sure if I find Beast Boy annoying, though he could grow on me, perhaps this season's Wally. Beast Boy seems like an immature 12 year-old, which means the characterization is actually pretty good. I can't help feel that he should be a little more mature given 5 years have past since we first met him. (Maybe he was only 7 at the time?) Though, with the trauma that he's gone through, it does make sense that he would be a little emotionally stunted. And, it also possibly explains why he chooses not to look like his "human" self. - What did Miss Martian do that left Conor no choice? - Speaking of which, they have definitely made Miss Martian more mature in this season. Of the characters we've really spent time with, she's the one who seems to have grown the most in the past 5 years. - I don't like that Miss Martian went all sociopathic at the end of the episode. It unnerved me greatly because she is a character I really like.

May 7, 2012 10:53 am I like the casting choices, especially Owen Wilson.

May 7, 2012 10:37 am "CHEW!"

May 3, 2012 1:28 pm Yes, and Gail Simone plays up a "different" aspect of his character. He comes across as more fatherly to one character in particular.

May 2, 2012 5:39 pm In fact, The Kree/Skrull War was just republished this week in HC. :-) But, to answer, I think all have been traded. I don't know if all are still in print.

May 2, 2012 4:17 pm How was Chaos War? I know it features a lot of Avegers (living and dead), but I have not read it. Yay? Nay?

May 1, 2012 2:40 pm I agree with this completely. Whedon has a nack for character and making what could be mundane scenes in lesser hands interesting. There is film will break $150M domestically this weekend. Buzz and feedback has been really strong. It's going to be huge. It could even topple Harry Potter 7 pt 2 as the largest North American debut weekend on record, but I suspect it will come in just shy of that mark.

April 30, 2012 12:32 pm So, I have watched the episode 3 times now. I have a couple more thoughts / comments. * Zatanna and Rocket were members 25 & 26 of the JL. Red Arrow was number 21. This means that three other members have joined the JL between Red Arrow and Zatanna. This brings me to my next comment... * Did anyone else see Black Lightening is now a member of the JL? (He's in one of shot at the end of the episode when the JL shows up in NOLA.) * I have a feeling Wally is now the Flash. * There are now (at least) 22 current and former members of the Young Justice team. Considering the team essentially had 9 members at the end of the last season, that's a lot of growth. * Tim alludes to the team being short-handed, despite the fact that there are 10 members available to go on the current mission (11 including Mal). This implies that other YJ members are busy doing something else. * Even still, not all of the current / former members are accounted for. Assuming Batgirl and Cassie take up two spots between 9 - 22, it means 5 YJ team members are as-of-yet unknown. (Until proven otherwise, I am going to assume one of the remaining slots was Jason Todd's.)