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Jason writes...
So I'm watching "City of Stone" again, one of my favorite storylines, and I'm wondering, how on earth could a young MacBeth not realize Gillecomgain was the Hunter who killed his father?
I mean, clearly they know each other, and the Hunter is wearing a mask that has markings the exact same shape of Gillecomgain's giant scars. Doesn't seem like the best disguise.
Greg responds...
Asked and answered already. Check the archives.
Kyle writes...
Are you planning to create any more Gargoyles comics, like maybe one for Timedancer?
Greg responds...
I'd love to, but it's not up to me.
Yojimbo writes...
After zooming in on a screen shot from "Welcome to Happy Harbor," I noticed that some of Red Tornado's back story from the comics was on the lower left screen when Aqualad announces that Red Tornado is on his way to The Cave (The Elemental Wars and his time with the Leymen).
1a) Was this information scripted to be used or was it something cleverly injected by someone else?
1b) According to the Earth-16 timeline, when does the Elemental Wars and Leymen membership take place (i.e. 7 years ago)?
Greg responds...
1a. It was something NOT so cleverly injected without my knowledge by someone (whom I'm sure meant well) and was noticed to my dismay only after it was too late to fix. I was hoping no one else would notice it, but clearly that was too much to hope for. I'm officially disavowing it -- because I have no choice. It contradicts stuff we've already got planned for future episodes in the series.
1b. Hasn't happened. Whether or not it will happen: No comment.
Jurgan writes...
"Xander writes...
Can you tell us who was the first (a) person, (b) being and (c) entity to figure out how to work the Phoenix Gate?
Greg responds...
Yes, I can."
Really, you can? I wouldn't think the term "first" could apply to the Phoenix Gate. And I'm not even being sarcastic (well, maybe just a little), but how can something in an infinite loop ever be said to have a beginning or end? Perhaps there's an earliest time it appeared, but odds are it was taken there by someone else, who may have taught this "earliest" person how to use it- in which case, could (s)he really be said to be the first person to have used it? I'm interested in this- do you think of there being a beginning to something like the Phoenix Gate? Or am I just reading way too much into an off-the-cuff smartass remark?
Greg responds...
Mostly, yeah, you're reading too much into it...
BUT.. haven't I already answered this? The first entity to figure out how to work the Gate was the entity that bound the Phoenix IN the Gate.
Phoenician writes...
So . . . earlier this week (1/19/2011) I picked up and read Young Justice #0. (sigh) I'm still waiting to hear the release dates for Mecha-Nation #2 or #3, so I was happy to pick a comic written by (well you, lol) Greg Weisman & (Spec Spidey's) Kevin Hopps :) Anyways, without further delay,
*** Young Justice #0 SPOILERS BELOW!***
My continuing caveat with these Young Justice reviews is that I barely know a lick of DC lore. Frankly, it was Spectacular Spider-Man that most effectively introduced me to the Marvel Universe, despite me watching/reading other Marvel properties years earlier.
So if there's any inside jokes/easter eggs/homages here, I'm not likely to notice them.
Nevertheless, from the moment I read the first page, I was immediately pulled into the story. Maybe it was because I saw the two-part premiere, but even if that's the case, I don't think accessibility will be an issue for this DC newbie.
Anyways, this comic takes place between the last two scenes of "Independence Day" Part II . . . July 5th to July 8th. It really is perfect timing this issue came out this week, just days after Part II re-aired, and a couple of days before the new episode goes on the air.
The first couple and last few pages transition between television-to-comic and comic-to-television with such ease, I'm kinda wondering if both were written at the same time. ;)
Anyways, onto the story . . . this one mostly focuses on Kid Flash and him taking in the stray . . . you know, Superboy.
I am definitely reminded of the awkward moments Superman realized he has a clone, and that abandonment feeling lurks everywhere Supey goes, starting at Kid Flas-, er, Wally's home in Central City.
After a day of vegging in front of television (I'm gonna guess that Wally was giving Superboy a crash-course on pop culture), Kid Flash gets a letter from Batman (without crushing Superman's hope that it might have been Superman looking out for him) with a cash card dedicated to Superboy's "expenses." They make their way to the mall and 'Forever Sixteen' to get Superboy something to wear that isn't a solar suit . . . I smiled when Superboy only bought black shirts, justifying the classic cartoon trope of wearing the same thing every episode.
Unlike Aqualad or Robin (who are either patrolling in the ocean or stuck at the Wayne Mansion), it doesn't take long for Kid Flash and Superboy to find trouble, aka the Terror Twins, Tommy & Tuppence Terror. They seem the particularly physical sort for simply robbing a jewelery store, but it doesn't take long for Kid Flash and Superboy to get them away from their appointed hostages and well, the mall.
But before things really heat up, the Terror Twins get timid and make tracks (tee hee) . . . and not to Kid Flash and Supey's credit. We're treated to the Flash and Superman, who treat the duo with news that Batman has made his decision as well as another moment of silence (though not as awkward) from Superman.
Todd Jensen revealed to me that the names Tommy & Tuppence were also used for a husband & wife detective duo in a few Agatha Christie novels. As previously mentioned, I wouldn't know the level of coincidence/homage in this factoid, but I find it interesting enough to worth sharing :)
All in all, a fun issue, and I gotta say, I'm liking the friendship that's developing between Kid Flash and Superboy, which was short of getting hostile when the two originally met in the two-parter -- now, Kid Flash is giving Superboy a 'bro' punch on the shoulder . . . and immediately regretting it. d:
Can't wait for the -- (check issue number) -- um, first issue (as well as you and Kevin's return as writers later in the series)!
***Young Justice #0 SPOILERS ABOVE ***
Greg responds...
Thanks. Kevin and Brandon and I have been following the work on issues 1-6 very closely, and we think you'll be pleased. Kevin and I finished the script to issue 7 already, and are hard at work on 8.
Tommy and Tuppence Terror were indeed a nod to Christie's work, but also a nod to my buddy Tuppence Macintyre, who once upon a time helped out so much on the Scotish research for Gargoyles.
Greg Bishansky writes...
"Welcome to Happy Harbor"
It's times like this I am grateful to J. Michael Straczynski's "Babylon 5" for conditioning me to be patient with new TV shows. Like the early episodes of "Babylon 5," while this episode was quite enjoyable, it didn't suck me in and hook me. There just seemed to be a disconnect for me and what was happening on screen.
Mr. Twister didn't excite me as an antagonist. His design was great, and the effects of his powers were great, but there was just something there that didn't grab me the way, let's say Electro did in the first non-pilot episode of "Spectacular Spider-Man." But, maybe it's because I've never been a DC reader, and I never heard of Mr. Twister before this episode aired.
The character interaction was perfectly enjoyable, though. Kid Flash has great chemistry with just about everybody, and his line about finding himself hot had be rolling. Superboy continues to be a fascinating character, especially in his search for identity and purpose.
But, the meat here is the newest team member, Miss Martian. At first glance, she appears to be an unfortunate hold out to the early Silver Age of comics where most of the female characters were just girlfriends and damsels in distress, such as Marvel Girl and Invisible Girl back when Stan Lee was writing the books. But, by the end of the episode, she takes charge and proves that she is quite formidable and deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with anyone else on this team. I had a feeling her whole "baking cookies" moment was designed to get us to underestimate her.
And her gambit where she posed as Red Tornado was brilliant. I'll admit, I was fooled.
Not bad. I liked it. I liked the pilot much better, but I appreciate a slow build... especially when I know the payoff is going to be excellent. And trust me, comparing this to "Babylon 5" is about as high a compliment as I can give.
Looking forward to next week's. I'll definitely keep watching.
Greg responds...
Baking cookies wasn't there to get you to underestimate her. Mostly it was there to illustrate character and hint at future revelations.
Young Justice Stats - Part II
Young Justice Stats - Part II
I typed ALL this up yesterday, posted it -- and it vanished into the ether.
Anyway...
We've completed the scripting and recording of all 26 episodes of Season One of Young Justice.
Episodes 1-7 have aired.
Episodes 8-9 are in post-production.
Episodes 10-13 are being animated in Korea.
Episodes 14-15 are having their models colored.
Episodes 16-18 are getting final models on characters, props and BGs finished.
Episode 19 is in checking.
Episode 20 is in timing.
Episode 21 is in storyboard revision.
Episodes 22-24 are awaiting storyboard notes and revisions from their directors and/or the producers.
Episodes 25-26 are in storyboard.
In Season One, we have 179 named characters from the DC Universe. That's an average of 6.9 characters introduced per episode, though of course some introduce more and some less.
We used 66 actors total. That's 2.7 characters per actor, though that's a particularly meaningless number, as some characters don't speak or only grunt. Also many actors only performed a single role, while others performed considerably more than 2.7. The record holder (with 11 roles under his belt) is Kevin Michael Richardson with 11, beating out Jeff Glenn Bennett by one.
The average number of actors used per episode is 12. The episodes that required the fewest actors were 3, 9, 12 and 24 that needed 9 actors each. The episode that required the most actors was 25, which needed 19 actors.
Our shortest scripts -- at 31 pages each -- were from episodes 1 and 12. Our longest scripts -- at 35 pages each -- were from episodes 6, 7, 9, 16, 21, 22 and 25. The average page count across the 26 episodes was 34 pages.
The average line count was 231 lines of dialogue per script. The largest line count was 276 for episode 25; the smallest was 213 for episode 8.
Our longest dialogue track was 14:33 for episode 7. Our shortest was 10:07 for episode 12. The average length of our dialogue tracks is 12:14.
Of course, by the time you see them, all episodes will be the exact same length, give or take 30 seconds, including our 20 second main title -- which is a length dictated by the network. (I guess the days of minute-long theme songs are over.)
That's it for now...
Anonymous writes...
In the pilot, there was a Zeta Beam from the Adam Strange part of the DC 'Verse , is Adam Strange then still a silver age hero in the timeline or has he been shifted more to the present?
Greg responds...
No comment on Adam Strange.
But our transport tubes -- which require a machine at BOTH ends (as opposed to Star Trek, for example) -- use Zeta Beams.
YOUNG JUSTICE Episode #7 ("Denial") Credits
YOUNG JUSTICE Episode #7 ("Denial") Credits
YOUNG JUSTICE
"Denial"
Producers
Brandon Vietti
Greg Weisman
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Written By
Thomas Pugsley
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Directed By
Michael Chang
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Line Producer
David Wilcox
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Young Justice Theme Written And Performed By
Kristopher Carter
Michael McCuistion
Lolita Ritmanis
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Music By
Kristopher Carter
Michael McCuistion
Lolita Ritmanis
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Casting & Voice Direction
Jamie Thomason
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Starring The Voices Of
Stephanie Lemelin as Artemis
Danica McKellar as M’gann M’orzz
Nolan North as Superboy
Khary Payton as Kaldur’ahm
Jason Spisak as Wally West
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Starring The Voices Of
Thom Adcox as Klarion
Edward Asner as Kent Nelson
Jeff Glenn Bennett as Red Tornado, Abra Kadabra
Kevin Michael Richardson as Nabu
Cree Summer as Madame Xanadu
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Based On DC Comics Characters
Batman Created By
Bob Kane
Miss Martian Created By
Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel
Doctor Fate Created By
Gardner Fox
Madame Xanadu Created By
David Michelinie and Val Mayerik
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Production Manager
John Diaz
Assistant Production Manager
Mark Wilson
Animation Coordinator
Matthew Benzinger
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Lead Character Design
Phil Bourassa
Character Design
Dusty Abell
Jerome Moore
BG Key Design
Manalac “Tec†Cornelio
Enzo Baldi
Prop Design
Alexander Kubalsky
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Storyboard
Charles E. Drost, III
Paul Harmon
Jeff Johnson
Storyboard Clean-up
Olga Ulanova
Owen Sullivan
Animation Timing Director
James Tim Walker
Timing
Jeff Hall
Gordon Kent
R. Michel Lyman
Burton Medall
Animation Checking
Jan Browning
Chuck Gefre
Justin Shultz
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Color Stylist
James Peters
Ink & Paint
Kim Bowen
Background Paint
Mike Inman
David McBride
Craig Robertson
Effects Animation
Matthew Girardi
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Main Title Animation
MOI Animation, Inc.
Wutitis
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Editor
Jhoanne Reyes
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Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Mark A. Keatts
Sound Reading
Fred Salinas
Wilson Martinez
Dialogue/ADR Editors
Patrick Foley
Mike Garcia
Post Production Manager
Scott Shinick
Dialogue Recording Studio
Studiopolis, Inc.
Recording Machine Operator
Jeff O. Collins
Sarah Baluch
Post Production Sound Services
Audio Circus, Inc.
Online Editor
Christopher D. Lozinski
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Animation Services
Lotto Animation, Inc.
Supervising Animation Director
Heechul Kang
Background Director
Yunhee Kim
EunHee No
Eunjung Choi
Animation Directors
Daegu Heh
Hyeoksoo Lee
Myeonghwan Park
Production Staff
Hyoungmin Doh
Miok Kwon
Eonho Lee
Jinhwa Heo (Jun-E)
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Layout Artists
Soohyeon Gwak
Gapchan Jung
Jungmo Kim
Final Checker
Hosoon Shin
Color Stylist
Mihyun Ji
Model Checkers
Jaehee Oh
Jisoo Kang
Composition
Sangbong Oh
Hoyeon Joo
Yuri Choi
Daehee Rim
Sunghun Lee
Key Animation
Yeongsik Hwang
Seokjin Jang
Seongho Jeon
Howon Jung
Sebo Lee
Joonho Song
3D CGI
Seokki Um
Misook Choi
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Production Administrator
Nicole Martin
Production Accounting
Athena Wingate
Luisa Guzman
Production Support
Audrey Kim
Kira Tirimacco
Renee Toporzysek
Casting Administrator
Liz Carroll
Executive In Charge Of Music
Niki Sherrod
Business And Legal Affairs
Lori Blackstone
Bonnie Negrete
Joulene St. Catherine
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Production Supervision
Bobbie Page
Production Management
Ed Adams
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Executive in Charge of Production
Jay Bastian
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Executives In Charge Of Production For Cartoon Network
Tramm Wigzell
Brian E. S. Jones
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Executive Producer
Sam Register
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This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States of America and other countries. Any unauthorized duplication, copying, distribution, exhibition or use may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.
© 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Country of first publication United States Of America
YOUNG JUSTICE and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
Warner Bros Animation Inc. is the author of this film/motion picture for the purposes of Article 15 (2) of the Berne Convention and all national laws giving effect thereto.
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There are, as always, a bunch of people who ALSO helped out but don't receive credits on screen for various (legal and precedent) reasons.
A handful (in no particular order) include...
Dan Soulsby - Talent Coordinator
Eric Lewis, CAS - Dialogue Sound Mixer
Chris Eaton - Assistant Engineer
Otis Van Osten - Sound Supervisor
Ron Salaises - Sound Effects editor
Carlos Sanches - Re-Recording Mixer
Stacy Michaels - Foley Mixer
Alex Ulrich - Foley Walker
I know I'm probably forgetting some folks, and I REALLY apologize! If you send me a reminder, I'll pimp you in another post!
Anonymous writes...
Hi, this is more comment then question. First of all the quality of the animation and the character designs for Young Justice is truly wonderful. 10 out of 10...well maybe poor WW's tiara could do with some shrinking. Her forehead is hiding behind that huge thing. :p
I am just hoping that this verse will keep the essence of the DCU but not go down the same road that TAS and Jl/JLU went down. I see you have assured us that you are trying to keep this Earth unique and fresh. I hope so.
Please do better also in how you write your females. The Timmverse women can never touch your Gargoyles females in my opinion and, no, you don't have to comment on that. :) Your ladies were actually complex and have personalities. I couldn't even bear the way Wonder Woman was written in JL/JLU and she is my idol. I must admit I was not happy by the way way the ladies were portrayed in the first episode of YJ. But I have faith that you will do right by them.
So thanks again for making me excited to tune in and watch some decent animation.
So
Greg responds...
Can I just ask...?
You say you were "not happy by the way way the ladies were portrayed in the first episode of YJ," but do you mean that? You don't like how they were portrayed -- or you don't like how little they appeared at all? Cuz there's a big difference between those two things.
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