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Anonymous writes...
1. Besides being a butler for the Wayne family, what else is known about Alfred’s early life before he became a butler?
2. In the film Batman Begins, there was a line spoken by Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne. I can’t remember the exact words, but I think she said, “It’s not about who we are, but what we do that defines us.†Given what happened on “Usual Suspects,†was the lesson you wanted us to learn from that episode was loosely based on that quote from the movie?
Greg responds...
1. Plenty.
2. It wasn't at all based on the movie quote - which I'd completely forgotten - though the sentiment was similar. (It's not like that's a new lesson in pop culture. For example, Gandalf says a more memorable version - to me, at least - of the same thing to Frodo in "The Fellowship of the Ring".)
Trevor writes...
1. In this article from October 2010 (http://io9.com/5662361/the-creators-of-green-lantern-and-young-justice-drop-major-spoilers-about-dcs-new-tv-shows), it was stated "the villains will however be making their own covert ops young superhero team to counteract Young Justice." What team was the article talking about, the Injustice League, Riddler's team at the start of "Usual Suspects," or was the article in error?
2. In this Ask Greg reply (http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=921), you stated season one's 179 name characters included some who were cut such as Catherine Cobert. Of the number of characters cut, were any of them also characters that have only appeared in the tie-in comic?
3. On November 18, 2011, the master timeline for Young Justice was at 185 pages. How many pages is it at currently?
Greg responds...
1. I honestly don't remember what got said vs. what was written in the article, but I think Brandon and I were referring to stuff we were germinating for Season Two. For example, our take on the Fearsome Five (Psimon, Mammoth, Shimmer, Devastation and Icicle Jr.) did appear in Season Two. And there's more to come.
2. Uh... maybe. I can't remember.
3. It's currently 201 pages long. And I need to update it this week.
Anonymous writes...
You said before that there isn't any recorded, on camera footage of the voice actors for Young Justice. Why did you record behind the scenes stuff for The Spectacular Spider-Man but not for Young Justice?
Greg responds...
The Sony folks recorded stuff and encouraged us to record stuff on Spidey. Then they didn't use any of it.
No one at Warners ever claimed they were going to use that kind of footage, and none was recorded or requested.
I'll leave it to you to decide which scenario is most frustrating.
Harmony writes...
1. Does Kaldur, and by extension Orin, need to keep in regular contact with water, or they'll dry out or get sick or whatever?
2. When Kaldur comes on land and uses his lungs, does it feel normal and natural like when humans use their lungs, or is it harder for him?
Greg responds...
1. Yes, but not like hourly (as in the old days) or anything like that.
2. He uses his lungs under the water too. He just fills them with oxygen manufactured by his gills, not sucked in through his nose or mouth. (Or maybe I'm wrong. I'm not a pseudo-scientist, I just work with pseudo-science on T.V.)
Anonymous writes...
I asked before if Kaldur and Garth hung out at all in between Downtime and Auld Acquaintance, but I also meant to say 'not counting issues 14 and 15 of the companion comic book'. So did they?
Greg responds...
Yes.
Shayaan Karimi writes...
Sorry for the multiple posts, but i didn't want to risk asking too many questions in one post.
1.)Do the team help each other out with schoolwork or compete with grades? Wally's really good with science, but do any of the others have subjects they're really good at?
Thats it, thanks in advance Mr.Weisman!
Greg responds...
I'm sure, they all help when asked. And different kids are good at different subjects, with considerable overlap.
Marvelman writes...
Hi. Someone else requested a video of Jason and Stephanie performing Wally and Artemis. I'd like to second that! They are soooo funny. I realize that it is too late to do this for the season 2 DVD, but do you think it would be possible to produce something like this as a special feature for a season 3 DVD? (Obviously, I am assuming there will be a third season.)
Greg responds...
They don't seem to be putting too many extras on DVDs these days, I'm afraid. In any case, it's not up to me.
Kerry Johnson writes...
Hi again. I'm excited for season 2 and can't wait to see the season finale (in English, I'll admit to spoiling it for myself). Sorry for repeats/dumb questions/clogging up the line wit mass questions (apology for past grievances). Mostly artist quality questions.
1. Do you have any say over the character designs while they're being made, or just the final cut?
2. How long does it take to design a character for a show, and do some people take longer to design than others based on things like gender or if they're a hero or villain?
3. Bourassa's designs for most of the JLA have been carried over into many projects, including Young Justice, so would a design for a villain be carried from another project?
4. I love the designs for everyone on Young Justice, particularly Klarion, the Brain and Queen Bee. The Brain looks so unique from any other version, Queen Bee's outfit looks perfect, and Klarion looks way better than in the DCAU. Hell, he looks kind of sexy to me.
We're both a little disturbed by that last one, aren't we? Keep doing the good work, send by boundless praise to every artist on the show, and I'll seek some clearly needed help.
Greg responds...
1. I have input at every stage.
2. This is more of a question for Phil. I'm sure he'll be thrilled that I'm linking his site: http://philbourassa.deviantart.com/?rnrd=7885
3. Nothing's been 'carried over'. Sometimes, Phil makes a similar choice from a previous project. But every character in YJ was designed for YJ.
4. Will do. Thanks.
Marvelman writes...
Is it possible Young Justice could be continued in the comic book or OAVs if the show is ever cancelled?
Greg responds...
Anything's possible.
HellyeahYJ writes...
Appart from Wolf, does any member of the team have a pet?
Greg responds...
Superboy has two pets: Wolf and Sphere. Miss Martian has Beast Boy: does that count? ;)
BHZ writes...
1-Has Garth ever been to the Surface?
2- Do the Atlanteans know the Amazons, since they share some myths?
I guess half of season 2 will have aired by the time you get to this question,
I hope a season 3 has already been announced!
Greg responds...
1. As of when?
2. Aquaman knows Wonder Woman, at least.
Wonderfulakari writes...
So which companies have the greatest profit/influence, Lexcorp, Wayneindustries or what even Ollie runs.
Greg responds...
Ollie has no company - he's always just on this side of being broke - and he would tell you that means HE is winning.
Paul writes...
1) Will there be another pack of cards available at the July comic-on this year, this time with other characters on them like say Hawkman, John Stewart, Blue Beetle etc?
2) On the off chance that the new intro for Young Justice: Invasion is shortened for time by Cartooon Network like they're doing with the season 1intro at the moment, can you let us know the running time of the full Invasion intro please? Is it 20 seconds long?
3) In the time between Downtime and Auld Acquaintance, did Kaldur hang out with Garth at all?
Greg responds...
1. I wish, but no.
2. We never did a long version for Season Two.
3. Yes. (Have you picked up our companion comic?)
Anonymous writes...
1) Did Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) become available for use before "Usual Suspects" was written?
2) If so, why did you decide to make Rocket the 8th member instead?
3) Was Rocket mainly added for ethnic diversity? I know you'e fan of Rocket and Icon as well, but was diversity the main reason?
4a) Any particular reason why you felt that as many as 3 of the Team's members needed to have evil fathers (or an evil donor, in Luthor's case)?
4b) What made you opt to go the 'rough background/from a broken home' route with Artemis when you could have just done so with Aqualad (who is also descended from a criminal)? Doing so would have created more variety in the characters' backgrounds. Apologies if this question comes across as rude, I do like Artemis but I feel that her saga could have been covered by Aqualad (aside from the love interest for Wally bit lol.)
Greg responds...
1. I don't remember the exact date, but she became available AFTER we had already set the entire first season.
2. Rocket was ALWAYS planned to be the NINTH member from day one, which is why we seeded her in a handful of times in earlier episodes.
3. Diversity was a reason, but it was pretty far down on the list. As you mentioned, I always liked Rocket and liked what she could bring to the Team in those last couple episodes.
4a. Honestly, it just worked out that way. We actually de-evil'd Wally's dad back to his pre-Millennium good dad state.
4b. We weren't trying to 'COVER' beats like it's some kind of checklist. We wanted the AQUALAD you've seen on the show, the one with a solid parental childhood who had been one of the big four teen sidekicks. (The fact that we've since learned that he's Black Manta's son, doesn't change the guy you knew in Season One, who believed his father was Calvin Durham.) Likewise, we wanted the ARTEMIS you saw on the series, with the background we gave her. We didn't need and weren't looking to combine these elements into one character to service some pre-ordained needs in as few characters as possible. The whole process is WAY more organic than that.
Tyler Reznik writes...
Hello again, Mr. Weisman. My questions today relate to Ra's al Ghul and the League of Shadows.
1. Has Ra's ever been an assassin himself, or does he merely command them?
2. Did Ra's found the League of Shadows?
3. Whether Ra's founded the group or not, when was the League of Shadows founded?
4. When did Cheshire join the League of Shadows?
5. You've identified Talia's mother as a woman named Melisande. Was/is she also Ra's' wife?
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions, and those of many others. It is much appreciated.
Greg responds...
1. He's killed people, if that's what you're asking.
2. Yes.
3. I haven't pinpointed a date, but it was a long time ago.
4. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
5. Yes.
Lurker writes...
1-When will the comic book catch up and begin telling stories of season 2? Also will the comic tie into the video game?
2-Dont you think it would be a good idea to publish character profiles with a few informations, to make the question line a bit smaller?
Greg responds...
1. Starting with the VERY end of issue #19 (out now) - but really starting with issue #20 (out in September).
1a. Given enough issues, sure.
2. We've got FAQs up the whazoo. Trouble is few check them.
Tup writes...
It appears my last post was deleted in light of your new no-long-lists policy (I have to say I agree, though this time around, my list was only three questions.) So, I resubmit one question, and come up with two new ones (all sort of Captain Atom-y related). I hope it gets through.
1. In the whole JLA/I/E/Extreme Justice era of the 90s, Captain Atom did not get along with Wonder Woman. Green Arrow and Hawkman were never big friends, and Batman seems to detest anything that glows green. Are there any "fights" or rivalries in the League in YJ, or are they all big super friends?
2. Seeing as how the Vietnam War is now over 40 years ago, and not 20 as it was when you and Cary wrote the Captain Atom comics, how does it influence characters? Rako was made a kid (and around 50 now?), but how old are Rois and Eiling? They both have to be well over sixty, or even seventy.
3. Which Captain Atom-derived character is your favorite, Major Force or Bombshell?
Greg responds...
1. Without going into details, they all get along professionally, but some are better friends than others.
2. Yep. It's an issue that I've largely avoided dealing with so far. But eventually. The main shift that through me so far, was how old I had to make Peggy Adams Eiling.
3. I'm not that familiar with Bombshell, and I co-created Major Force, so... take a guess.
jon damon writes...
hope this is good with the new guidelines.
1. Is Aquaman king of Atlantis, or King of All Seas?
2. Is all of Atlantis in the Atlantic? I'm just asking because "Lemuria" shares its name with the hypothetical sunken land in the Indian Ocean.
3. Is Poseidonis in the northern of southern hemisphere?
Greg responds...
1. Technically, his title is "Orin, King of Atlantis, Poseidonis and the Seven Seas".
2. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
3. Northern.
Anonymous writes...
1. Correct me if I’m somehow mistaken, but wasn’t there supposed to be some kind of catastrophe that nearly wiped out the Martian race at some point on Earth-16 or did that catastrophe never happened at all and all the Martians still alive?
2. Were ALL White Martians treated as second-class citizens, or were there those within the Red/Green Martian population who might have been sympathetic towards them? It would be hard to believe that the ENTIRE Red and Green Martian population would be so cold towards the White Martian population.
Greg responds...
1. Before I answer, please tell me where "wasn't there supposed to be" comes from. I'm curious.
2. Nothing's monolithic. For example, J'onn obviously has no anti-White bias.
witch boy writes...
is teekl a he or a she?>
Greg responds...
Yes.
Anonymous writes...
1 - How old is Ubu?
2 - How old is Black Manta?
3 - How old is Cat Grant?
4 - How old is Mayor Hill?
5 - How old is Mark Desmond?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
1. Ubu is 31.
2. Manta is 37.
3. Cat is 23.
4. Hill is 52.
5. Mark is 42.
Anonymous writes...
1 - How old is Professor Ojo?
2 - How old is Uncle Dudley?
3 - How old is Icon?
4 - How old is Dubbilex?
5 - How old is Henry Yarrow?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
1. Ojo is 49.
2. Dudley is 65.
4. Dubbilex is 5.
3. & 5. I haven't done the math on Icon or Yarrow.
Anonymous writes...
1 - How old is Black Adam?
2 - How old is Amanda Waller?
3 - How old is Lucius Fox?
4 - How old is Wotan?
5 - How old is Wade Eiling?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
For various reasons, I've only done the math on Waller, who is 44.
Derek writes...
In the marvel Avengers Academy series, the cast is made up of characters that could have potentially become supervillains. The goal of the Avengers is to basically put them on the straight and narrow.
Are there deliberate similarities in this concept to Young Justice.I notice that Miss Martian, Superboy, Artemis and possibly Aqualad all have villanious ancestry. Also the loss of Zatanna and Robin's parents could have served as catalyst to send them down a dark path.
Greg responds...
I think we deal with this most directly with Artemis and Superboy, but the idea of the road not taken is an important theme to the series.
Hawkfan writes...
1. Out of uniform/costume, are there any significant physiological difference between Thanagarians and humans along the same lines as those between humans and kryptonians, or humans and Martians (ie slowed aging, enhanced strength or vision, weakness to elements etc.)?
2. Would you please clarify Hawkman and Hawkwoman's powers on Earth 16? (as an aside, I hope they have some form of telescopic vision, I always like when that was included as part of their powers in the comics)
3. We've only seen Hawkman and Hawkwoman use maces so far. Are these special Thanagarian maces and do they ever use other archaic style weaponry (ie spears, nets, swords, or shields)?
4. At top flight speed can the Hawks keep up with the likes of Superman and Captain Marvel?
5. In the comics, the Hawks feared using Thanagarian weapons and technology on Earth in case they fell into the wrong hands. Thus they started using ancient Earth weaponry instead. Does this part of their origin hold true on Earth-16?
I love the show and the character designs for Hawkman and Hawkwoman on Earth-16. I hope at some point you delve into how they came to be on Earth in the first place. Also, I hope we get more scenes that focus on how the media and the general public react to the League and superheroes. I loved hearing the reporters questions after the induction ceremony in the Usual Suspects. It's always fascinating to think about how ordinary people would react to such a strange world. Also, I hope we get more school scenes for Wally, Dick, and Artemis.
Young Justice deserves 10 seasons and a movie. Keep up the great work!
Greg responds...
1. Well, there are the wings...
2. No.
3. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
4. If all four are each flying at their top speed, then no.
5. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Devastation?
2. How old is Psimon?
3. How old is Sensei?
4. How old is Pieter Cross?
5. How old is Mattie Harcourt?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
1. Devastation is one.
2. Psimon is 21.
3. Sensei is 63.
4. Pieter is 28.
5. Mattie is 32.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Mary West?
2. How old is Talia al Ghul?
3. How old is Mercy?
4. How old is Abra Kadabra?
5. How old is Madame Xanadu?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
1. Mary is 38.
2. Talia is 26.
3. Mercy Graves is 24.
4. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
5. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is John Stewart?
2. How old is Whisper A'Daire?
3. How old is Lois Lane?
4. How old is Joan Garrick?
5. How old is Rudy West?
Greg responds...
As of the end of Season One:
1. John is 27.
2. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
3. SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.
4. Joan is 88.
5. Rudy is 40.
Hawkfan writes...
1. Did Alan Scott's power ring give him the power of flight?
2. As of this writing, every construct that we've seen a Green Lantern make (Hal's giant hand in 102, Guy's baseball mitt, John's sawblade he used to cut the plant creatures in Revelations) has been attached to the power ring itself. Are Green Lanterns on Earth-16 incapable of using projectile type constructs (ex. a bow and arrow, a gattling gun, etc.) or must the hard light constructs always be tethered to the ring?
3. Are power rings on Earth 16 limited to hard light constructs or can a GL create constructs and imbue them with properties (ie create a flamethrower that shoots out flame, or a giant magnet that attracts metal?)
4. How does the media differentiate between the different Green Lanterns? Is Hal just called Green Lantern, and Guy and John just called by their names?
5. Do the different Green Lantern's personalities and creativity manifest themselves in the types of constructs they make? I always liked in the comics how John's background as an architect set him apart from Hal and Guy.
Greg responds...
1. How does any power ring do that?
2. I haven't thought about it, but projectiles seem reasonable.
3. I haven't thought about it, but I lean toward hard light constructs.
4. Mostly.
5. Yes.
Jasser writes...
*sigh* again..
1. Were the side effects of the shields intentional(on Luthor or whoever's point)?
about the shields.
It's very confusing to me, they SUPPRESS his human DNA, but that gives parasite MORE to drain,and also makes him easier to recover his powers;that works like the shields give him Kriptonian genetics instead of suppressing the human DNA that's dominating. Shouldn't parasite, as Superboy suggested, just absorb his genetic potential, even with the human side suppressed? It's not like the shields temporarily change his entire genetic structure...I think.That doesn't make any sense(then again, it is a microscopic plausibility issue compared to the series as a whole, and I don't complain about THAT)... I also could just be misinterpreting parasites power.Wonder if he could absorb tornado or fate or a sharks powers.He spoke of his powers in terms of genetics, but that could just be for this specific case with Aliens, and acrobatics arn't genetic, but DNA isn't learned...I've just confused myself.
so I guess my question, after that exasperated ramble of a build up...
2.What exactly do the shields do to superboy?
Greg responds...
1. Heh heh heh...
2. You lost me in your paragraph. But the answer to your actual question here is exactly what you stated: they suppress Superboy's human DNA, allowing his Kryptonian side to blossom without interference. They also seem to effect his brain chemistry.
Jasser writes...
Is all magic the same?-That was horribly worded, what I mean to ask is,like... is Zatanna's backwards spells technically and different from Atlantian Tattoo magic or Lord of Chaos fire? I can see they are visually different and have different levels of strength, but could,say Doctor Fate preform all of them? Is one inherently more potent then another? How can all these sub-sects exist of the exact same thing-or are they not all the same thing? I'm not certain what i'm asking here,and I really am sorry for that-but it's bothering my brain.
and since that was a paragraph and not a list..
1.How do the seperate branches of magic relate to each other?
1a. are they all on the same ''magic scale''? (if you can preform a really powerful magic like doctor fate, would you just as easily be able to preform lesser magic like the Atlanteans).
1b. Is one inherently stronger/difficult then another?
1c. Did they develop independent of each other but are virtually the same? (that wasn't meant to be a yes/no question...I don't know how to word it differently).
I'm keeping the paragraph because I think it illustrates my thoughts better, but I think you'd prefer just to outline the questions I listed.Wish I could previous this, I'm afraid it's going to look like an annoying wall of text! grr..
(Also, I just discovered I asked a question alittle while ago that was already asked, sorry! For these I just ctrl + F'd the words "magic", "spell(s)" and "sorcery")
Greg responds...
A. All everything ultimately is energy. But no, all magic is not the same.
B. There are different rules.
C. Doctor Fate could probably accomplish by his own means most everything Zatanna could do, but he would go about it differently.
D. A Lord of Order or Chaos is way more powerful than Zatara or Zatanna.
E. Think of it this way: all life on earth is carbon-based. But that doesn't mean you have much in common with a fern.
1. See above.
1a. See above.
1b. See above.
1c. Yes, they developed independently, but ultimately it's all a redistribution of energy.
Sethmo writes...
Hi. First off, most awesoe show I've seen, surpassed only by (or even to, can't decide) by Alan Wake. Second, my question. How did Huntress (Artemis' Mom)get in a wheel chair (e.g. what were the events that made her unable to walk?)
Greg responds...
During the commission of a crime.
Ed writes...
1. How do Artemis and Paula support themselves financially?
2. Where was Paula born?
Greg responds...
1. Paula has a job, and Crusher provides some support. For example, he still pays the rent on their apartment.
2. Vietnam.
Anonymous Andy writes...
Is there a chance that the YJ tie-in comics will eventually be combined into a single graphic novel, like with Gargoyles?
Greg responds...
Do you mean into trade paperbacks? If so, then yes.
Orio, again writes...
[I am re-submitting my questions in a suitable format; my old post was under the same name and asked the same questions. It would be helpful if it could possibly be deleted. I'd like to apologize for blurting out all my questions, it's just that I was all excited about posting because I never had before and I felt like I wouldn't be able to get everything I wanted to get asked put in before the queue closed. I have no idea how things work around here as far as that.]
6. Who is Aqualad closer to? Garth or Roy?
7. Are Aqualad's water-bearers some type of machine, or are they of magical origin?
8. How close is Aqualad to Robin?
10. Do Atlanteans eat fish, or are they opposed to the idea?
Greg responds...
6. Garth, probably. But he's close to Roy too.
7. They're Atlantean tech designed to work in concert with and augment Atlantean sorcery.
8. About a foot and a half.
9. There is no #9.
10. Most eat fish. Some are vegetarians.
Orio writes...
[I am re-submitting my questions in a suitable format; my old post was under the same name and asked the same questions. It would be helpful if it could possibly be deleted. I'd like to apologize for blurting out all my questions, it's just that I was all excited about posting because I never had before and I felt like I wouldn't be able to get everything I wanted to get asked put in before the queue closed. I have no idea how things work around here as far as that.]
Hello, Mr. Weisman!
I'd like to start out by saying that I'm a huge fan of Young Justice, and think it's amazing how you can deal with such dark-ish concepts and still maintain a soft tone--and deal with a ginormous cast in one show! I'm actually very excited, typing this, because I've never actually had the chance to ask questions, so… Here goes!
2. Since it's probably trivial enough (and kind of impossible, since pretty much all of them are dead) not to be mentioned in any future show episodes, how old were each of the Flying Graysons (excluding Robin, of course) when they died? How old was the uncle, Richard, when he went into a coma (I think that's what happened... Am I wrong?)
3. Likewise, what were their personalities?
4. Did Robin's older cousin take on the role of an 'older brother' when he lived due to the age difference between the two of them, as well as how close they were as a family?
Greg responds...
1. There's no number 1.
2. I haven't figured out their ages.
3. I'm not going into that outside the confines of telling a story.
4. Yes.
Derek writes...
1) So Martian Manhunter knows that Miss Martian was a white martian right? So is she really "legally" his niece via adoption or was that just a cover story?
2) Where did the idea of Miss Martian basing her personality on a sitcom come from? I thought it was very clever.
Greg responds...
1. Right.
1a. Neither. He's her niece. Her mother - a Green Martian - is J'onn's sister. M'gann's father is a White Martian.
2. Uh, I think that was my idea originally, but it was thoroughly worked on by the entire brain trust, i.e. me, Brandon Vietti and Kevin Hopps. In addition, writer and former child sitcom star Nicole Dubuc, also contributed a lot at the script stages.
Jason R. Carter writes...
1. Any particular reason why Luthor is pronounced like Luther as opposed to "Lu-thor"?
2. Is Earth-16 Atom stuck at that size or can he grow to human size?
Greg responds...
1. Guess it's what I grew up with.
2. He can be normal sized.
Paul writes...
1) Is Lex Luthor immune to Queen Bee's control?
2) When Cheshire retreated at the end of "Usual Suspects", was she feeling some respect for Artemis at bringing down Sportsmaster?
3) Is Zatanna a cougar?
Greg responds...
1. Does he need to be?
2. Respect...? I suppose. Some. More like complicity.
3. Huh? She's just a few months older than Robin.
The spider writes...
Not that i have a problem with it but why is batman so much younger than everyone else(including flash)?
Love the young justice show!
Greg responds...
He's not.
LupusLover writes...
Was Paula Crock put in a wheel chair before she went to prison or during?
Greg responds...
Before.
Adam writes...
Hello!
As I'm writing this, "Usual Suspects" aired yesterday. Before I get to my question, I'd just like to thank you for a few things. First, that for "Young Justice," which has more or less replaced "Justice League Unlimited" for me as my favorite DC adaptation of all time, and I didn't think that was going to happen. Second, thanks for "Spectacular Spider-Man", which is tied with YJ as my favorite comic adaptation ever. And finally, thank you SO much for including Icon and Rocket in "Usual Suspects". I'm not sure Rocket will stay with the Team, but as a Milestone fan from way back, it meant a lot to me to see these characters get some screen time.
Now for my question, since I don't recall having seen it asked before: in "Misplaced," did Zatanna understand, before she put it on, that she might never be able to take off the helmet of Fate? It was a powerful moment (I loved the reversal my expectations given Zatara's fate in the comics), but I'm not clear on whether Zatanna had a sense of the potential jeopardy she was in.
"Usual Suspects" was immensely satisfying for me, and I'm looking forward to next week's season finale. I hope you and your fellow creators are proud; I think the work you've done on YJ has been a high watermark for cartoons based on comics.
Greg responds...
I think she understood the risk intellectually, but deep down didn't fully believe it would end up biting her on the ass.
The black guy writes...
As a kid, I grew up watching superhero cartoons. I watched Spider-man(loved him), Superman(hated him), Batman, and etc. I thought to myself, "There is not a fly in the milk." It wasn't until Justice League Unlimited(Jon Stewart was awesome) and Static Shock where I could see Superheroes who looked liked me. The same culture as me. Green Lantern was raised in the projects and regularly got his haircut in Barbershop just like mine. Static had that same parent who acted just like mine did. What I am trying to say is thank you. Thank you for being so open minded with established characters and having the foresight to think that not all kids in America or the world have to have that "Great White Hero." Adding Icon and Rocket to the Young Justice was a great homage to Dwayne McDuffie, the man who made those characters or pushed for the inclusion of those characters in the mainstream. I'm glad that my little girl can have that same cathartic feeling about Rocket as I did for Static and Jon Stewart.
Greg responds...
Just to be clear, I was a huge fan of Dwayne's work - and specifically of Icon and Rocket. Denys Cowan and I developed an Icon & Rocket series for DreamWorks back in the late nineties, but we weren't able to sell it.
But from a timing standpoint, the decision to include Icon and Rocket in YJ came LONG BEFORE Dwayne's sudden passing. In hindsight, it was a tribute. But at the time, we just loved the characters, which is another kind of tribute in and of itself.
Anonymous writes...
Why is Superboy in every episode so far? Is he supposed to be the character with more focused, or no real reason?
Greg responds...
These decisions are made as organically as possible... based on what we need to cover and how various characters do or don't fit into the action.
Foxwolf writes...
Hi Greg
As someone who is interested in writing episodic stories, I was wondering if you could tell me your approach on how you write a season for a series like YJ? I remember seeing an image on Brandon Vietti's blog where he had post-it's on a board mapping out all of season 1. Do you start with the season's overall story first, eg. The Light wants to take control of the Justice League and Red Arrow is the mole who will help them?
Then do you just come up with events that move the story forward and scatter them across episodes? Do you come up with plot points and character development separately or in tandum, eg. Superboy's growth would work well with this event? I ask because in my own writing I have season arc's and checkpoints on where I want some character's to grow but have struggled with "filling in the blanks".
Just off the top of your head, would you be able to share a few of the post-it's from a particular YJ episode?
And what are your thoughts on "filler story episodes". My interpretation was "Secrets" and "Performance" were filler in that they didn't drive the overall season story forward, but did have character development. Do you think it's important in writing for a series to give the audience a break from the story arc at regular intervals?
Thanks for your time Greg on sharing your writing process.
I was also wondering if you could please identify which voice actors voiced the following uncredited characters? Thanks.
120 - Coldhearted
Boston Police Officer
Chicago Police Officer #1
Chicago Police Officer #2
South Dakota State Trooper
121 - Image
Biaylan General
124 - Performance
Dragon's Breath
Carlo
Carlo's Brother
Greg responds...
1. Yes, we start with the overall story first and then break it down in smaller and smaller bites (using index cards - not post it notes - on a bulletin board).
2. We didn't have any filler episodes in this series. Everything played to one degree or another toward the end game. But some episodes are more intense than others and some are more directly involved in the arc than others. For example, after the triptych of mole episodes (121-123), we wanted to use 124 as a bit of a breather before launching into our resolution in 125 & 126. Having said that, 124 still kept our focus on on-going issues from the arc, like who Red Arrow suspected as possible moles, and how Superboy was abusing his shields.
3. I'm afraid my season one record draft scripts are boxed up. So I don't have access to who played minor bit parts handy.
jjj writes...
Hi Greg,
Thanks for a great show! I have a question about "The Mole". I believe that in Targets, Sportsmaster implied that the mission in Bialya was one of the things his inside source told him about. If that's the case, how did Roy know about Bialya?
Thanks!
Greg responds...
Well, Sportsmaster had many sources for info on Bialya. But Red Arrow had access to the info through League computers and/or Green Arrow and/or his buddies on the Team, who trusted him implicitly.
Evan writes...
Hi, Greg!
I just wanted to know: is there a death penalty in Atlantis? No real reason, I'm just curious.
Thanks!
Greg responds...
Haven't thought about it.
Colleen writes...
Did you consider making Lois Lane a TV reporter or presenter, and having her do all the journalistic narration, instead of Cat Grant?
Greg responds...
No. Lois' identity seems entwined with being a print reporter for the Daily Planet. She didn't feel right as a GBS reporter and anchor.
The Greenman writes...
Excellent, excellent show, ref: YJ.
Just watched "Usual Suspects" and this one was great.
I most especially loved the aspect of mixing science and sorcery to use the Starro chips. I kept thinking to myself, how is it possible to influence the will of Starro if it's incapcitated? You solved it.
For this episode specifically:
What are the names of the t.v. stations 7, 11, and 5?
Greg responds...
I don't know.
Effie writes...
Wow, "Usual Suspects" was incredible. My favorite episode to date! Can't wait for the finale!
Just one question: how did you and Brandon (and whoever else) decide who the mole would be? Was it a long process, or did the idea just come naturally?
Greg responds...
Both. We pretty much figured that out early, early on. I suggested Speedy/Red Arrow for the series, and Brandon suggested Artemis - who also seemed like a great choice to me. So together (with Kevin Hopps), we came up with a way for both to have very significant roles.
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