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#683. Joker's Monkey Clowns
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#684. Lightning Lad
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#685. United Planets Senators
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#686. Renee Montoya
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#687. Harvey Bullock
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#688. Wild-Wagon
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#689. Martian G'arrunn Technician
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#691. Ripley
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#692. Condiment King
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#693. Orin & Orm's Mother
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#694. Plant-Bender
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#696. Ice-Sculptor
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#697. Primitive Girl
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#698. Primitive Boy
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#699. Babylonian Generals
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#700. Cartoon Meta/Infinity Cadets
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#701. Mr. Daou
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#702. Melisande
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#703. Angela Eiling
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#704. Dr. Erdel
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#705. Cluemaster
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#706. Wingman/Wing How
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#707. Crimson Avenger
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#708. Terrance Thurston/Doctor Thirteen
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#709. K'rii St'ferr
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#710. Tiger Shark
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#711. Lemon Sharks
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#712. Auditioning Cats
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#713. Martian Birds
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#714. Krypto
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#715. Pitbull
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#716. Man with Pitbull
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#717. Woman with Pitbull
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#718. Krush
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#719. Krush Jr.
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#720. Widowhood
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#721. Guardians of the Universe
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#722. Earth Green Lantern #4, a.k.a. #NoSpoilers!
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#723. Martha Kane Wayne
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#724. Thomas Wayne
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#725. Aya
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#726. Hippolyta
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#727. Ryan Choi
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#728. Boss Moxie
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#729. Peacemaker
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#730. Killer Croc
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#731. Penguin
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#732. Ibac
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#733. Sabbac
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#734. Detective Chimp
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#735. Shazam (the Wizard)
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#737. J'onzz Family
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#738. M'aarell
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#739. J'karaa
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#739. J’karaa
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#740. Ancient Chian Ancestor
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#741. Ancient Danuuth Ancestor
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#742. Haly's Circus Trapeze Artists
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#743. Ghosts on the Bayou
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#744. Merlin
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#745. Juan Cordero's Mother
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#746. Juan Cordero's Oldest Younger Sister
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#747. Juan Cordero's Youngest Sister
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#748. Cassandra Savage's Half-Sister
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#749. Cassandra Savage's Half-Brother
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#750. Cassandra Savage's Stepfather
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#751. Sharon Hawkins
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#752. Jean Hawkins
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#753. Robert Hawkins
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#754. Bianca Reyes
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#755. Alberto Reyes
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#756. Milagro Reyes
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#757. Eduardo's Abuelo
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#758. Mrs. Josef Mueller
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#759. The Mueller kids
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#760. Jack
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#761. Greg Vietti
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#762. Brandon Weisman
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#764. Justin King VI
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#763. Philip Wilcox
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#764. James King VI
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#765. Henry Heywood
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#767. Diabolique
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#768. Champs Elysees*
*Note: No accents included, as Ask Greg can't seem to handle 'em.
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#769. Montmartre
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#770. Montparnasse
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#771. Seine
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#772. Rive Gauche
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#773. Principal Sanchez
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#774. Sackett
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#775. Flaming C
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#776. Blue Falcon
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#777. Dyno-Mutt
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#778. Brother Power the Geek
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#779. Flex Mentallo
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#781. Bgztlqwar
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#782 Branwilla's Ghost
Anonymous writes...
if you only intended for there to be a handful of characters that are leads, why didn't you keep the cast small like season 1 instead of adding a bunch of characters you have no intention of focusing on? that way, people could have focused on the mains without being distracted by the characters who are background. can you really blame people for being disappointed when their favorite character shows up, only for the show to do nothing with them and move onto someone else?
Greg responds...
I don't blame people.
Why are you blaming me for making the show I want to make? (Or more accurately, the show that Brandon and I want to make, and which many, many, many fans seem to enjoy?)
I've already answered over and over again why we have always continued to expand our cast. Why some characters are leads in a given season. Why some are supporting. Why some are cameos. Why our spotlight moves around as it does. Feel free to go through the ASK GREG archives and get the lowdown. I'm definitely not in the mood to repeat myself.
But I will make these points:
Blue Beetle was a lead in Season Two. In Season Three he was supporting. In Season Three he only cameod. But should we have NEVER introduced him, just because we didn't make him a lead EVERY season?
Zatanna was supporting in seasons one, two and three. She became a lead for a chunk of Season Four. Should we never have introduced her either?
And if, for example, we made Wonder Girl a lead in Season Five (assuming we get a season five and assuming that's in our gameplan), should we have waited UNTIL Season Five to introduce her? Or might not her Season Five characterization BENEFIT from her having been introduced earlier and us having watched her grow at least a little from a Wonder Woman fangirl in Season Two, to the leader of the Outsiders in Season Four, leading up to whatever might be depicted in Five? And if we then dropped her back down to Supporting in Season Six, would that mean we should never have made her a lead in Season Five?
Different fans might disagree about their specific favorites, but I'd bet anything that NO FAN wanted us to have six heroes and NEVER introduce any more ever. It's a big DC Universe out there. And nearly every fan is frickin' greedy for their favorites to appear.
Hayden Philyaw writes...
Hello I have another question!
I remember reading something about how there was some unused ideas for Young Justice Invasion! What were those unused ideas?
Greg responds...
There weren't unused ideas specifically for Invasion. Brandon and I simply have a TON of unused ideas for Young Justice and Earth-16, in general. But I'm not going to tell you what they are. Cuz I don't give out spoilers.
Anonymous writes...
Notice how in season 1, no one felt the need to bring up the fact that Aqualad is black? He just is, and he was a well-developed character. Same with Jaime in season 2 - he's clearly Latino by his name and appearance and sprinkles Spanish into his speech, other than that his character had a compelling storyline that had nothing to do with his race. That's how you do diverse representation properly.
Whereas with Halo and Khalid, the audience is outright told that they're Muslim instead of shown, and it's a big part of both of their arcs. YJ is a superhero show with an ensemble cast that doesn't go super deep into the character's personal lives, and religion is personal - that's why we don't know the majority of the characters' religion.
To harp on it so much with the two Muslim characters reinforces this idea that Muslims are "others," that we're not "normal" like white Christians and that we're all extremely conservative and ultra religious. It would have been nice to have a character that's visibly Muslim (Halo's hijab) or shown to be Muslim in subtle ways (like by saying certain Arabic phrases or mention celebrating a holiday) and just let them be a normal character with a compelling storyline.
You guys had representation down perfectly in the first two seasons, I don't know why you've changed the approach?
Greg responds...
Wow, I disagree with just about EVERYTHING you've written above.
For starters, you're not TOLD Halo is Muslim. You're shown that they're exploring whether Islam might hold some meaning for them. You're not TOLD Khalid is Muslim, you're shown what his Muslim heritage means to him.
And I think both characters have extremely compelling storylines. You don't have to agree, of course. But I don't have to agree with you, either. And I think you're just WRONG.
And we sometimes do go into religion for other characters. Zatara immediately springs to mind since we showed his faith in the very same episode in which we explored Khalid's religion - and in the one that follows.
I don't think either Khalid or Halo are presented as ultra religious, either. Certainly, Halo's not. They're not even certain they want to be Muslim yet. (They're exploring!) I don't even think Khalid's mother is presented as ultra religious, really, though I'll admit you could make that argument about her. And Gabrielle's mother is talking about religion ONLY because Violet asked her about it. She's not proslytizing.
Zatara's the only guy, actually, whom we see kneeling in church and praying. Why doesn't THAT bother you? Is he suddenly "other" and not "normal".
I mean, sure, he is. That's the point. WE ARE ALL OUTSIDERS. Everyone is different. With different needs and different wants. Faith being one of many, many, many variables worth exploring.
And we have other Muslim characters who NEVER mention their faith at all. Queen Bee and Noor Harjavti, to name a couple. One's a villain, and one's pretty minor. But my point is that we don't have any rules. We're doing what we think is right for each of our characters individually.
And I don't think we have "changed the approach." I think we've evolved it. We're going deeper. (Cuz, you know, we're in our fourth season.) Deeper in TONS of ways. Deeper into Beast Boy's mental health. Deeper into Artemis and Jade's difficult childhood. Deeper into Halo's sexuality. Why should religion be off-limits? Especially, since EVERY single Muslim we consulted with and who worked on the season liked what we were doing and helped us get there. This has a positive meaning to many people. I know cuz they've told me that. And again, that doesn't mean YOU have to like it. It just means you can't possibly claim to be speaking for everyone. Not even for every Muslim.
And while I'm at it, I wouldn't be shy about going into Jaime's Mexican heritage. Hasn't come up yet. But I'm not saying it won't. It could become a big issue, if and when we go deeper into his character. Might hit on his Catholicism. Might not. But I wouldn't shy away from it.
Kaldur's blackness is pretty much a non-issue in Atlantis, but we have dealt with his lack of "purity" to certain racist Atlanteans in our companion comics. It's a metaphor. And not a subtle one. So you are OBJECTIVELY WRONG when you say we didn't deal with race. We did. IN DEPTH.
But my real issue, is that I really, REALLY don't like you trying to rein us in and tell us what is and isn't worthy of our attention. It grates on me that you're speaking in absolutes, as if there's only ONE GOOD WAY TO MAKE A SHOW. And, again, I disagree. Strongly. (Or was that not clear?)
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