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Kes writes...

Hi!

I have a few Young Justice questions about magic. First, is magical affinity in their world partly genetic? (Zatanna shares her father's powers, and many Atlanteans have magical skill.) Or does it have more to do with teaching and personality (Kent Nelson told Nabu that Wally's soul belonged to science)? Could a lone student with a spellbook learn, or does it take more than that?

Last, I absolutely loved Zatanna changing her boots to a more practical version in "Secrets"! More battle-practical female attire, please!

Greg responds...

1. It helps.

2. Certain individuals may have more of an affinity for magic than others.

3. Potentially. Doesn't mean they'll be good at it.

4. Thanks; we agree.

Response recorded on April 11, 2012

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ writes...

Hey Greg :)
Did the event of Snowbird's Don't Fly ever happen in the show's universe? It didn't look like it, from the way Roy left Ollie, but you never know. Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it in the archives.
Thanks! Love the show by the way; everybody who's complaining about it is just looking for reasons to gripe.
(And good luck with all these questions!)

Greg responds...

SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.

Response recorded on April 11, 2012

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Anon writes...

What spell did Zatanna try to conjure before she was "chocked" by Red Tornado? What did she say?

What spells Zatanna used in "Secrets" and "Misplaced"?

What does Klarion say when he attacks Zatanna? Was that reversed speech too?

Greg responds...

Have I really not answered regarding 115 and 118 yet?

Okay, here we go. (I assume you can do the backwards translating yourself once you see them in writing.)

115 "Humanity"/Zatanna's spells:
Trulb tuo S’worrom eurt noitacol!
Emit ot yrt tuo eht wen kool!
Etaerc a… a… dleihs dnuora ym-- <choke sound>
Emoks emoceb a dlofdnilb!
Ekoms dna srorrim…Etaerc Dik Hsalf snoisulli!

118 "Secrets"/Zatanna's spells:
Egnahc sehtolc otni ruo smrofinu!
Teah taht s’nopaew letam!
Etativel reh!
Teah taht s’nopaew letam!
Etativel drows ot em!
Erif nrub, nordlauc elbbub!
Lacitcarp raewtoof won!
Dloc dniw wolb! Dloc dniw wolb! Dloc dniw wolb!
<muffled: Sepor, emoc esool!>
Sepor, emoc esool!
Etativel sexob! - (Actually, this one got cut for time.)
Egnahc sehtolc otni sgnidnib!

118 "Secrets"/Sword of Beowulf spell:
Abannan Afol Beowulf.

119 "Misplaced"/ Klarion's spell (shared with Wotan, Blackbriar Thorn, Felix Faust and Wizard):
Wir sind die pfeifer von hamelin…

119 "Misplaced"/Zatara's spells:
Tup hcae meti ni sti reporp ecalp!
Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros!
Nommus eht gninthgil!
Ekat em daetsni.

119 "Misplaced"/Zatanna's spells:
Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros!
Etativel mih ffo eht margatnep!
Temleh fo Etaf, laever flesruoy!

119 "Misplaced"/Billy Batson & Captain Marvel's magic word:
SHAZAM!

119 "Misplaced"/Klarion's 'baby magic' spells:
Fi ehs stnaw ot etativel os yldab, tel reh.

119 "Misplaced"/Zatara & Doctor Fate (i.e. Nabu & Zatanna) spell:
Yam eht owt emoceb eno ecno erom!

Response recorded on April 11, 2012

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B writes...

In your opinion, will people stop asking you for spoilers and trying to sneak it past you by disingenuously framing it as "in your opinion, will this happen on the show", as if it could be a matter of opinion and not certain knowledge when you are the showrunner?

Greg responds...

What exactly are you asking here? Whether or not I'm going to give a free pass to people who phrase the request sneakily? Or whether folks will stop asking when I make it clear that it's not going to work?

As to the former, I'm not that dense. As to the latter, I wish. But I doubt it. I don't know how I could have made this point any clearer:

I WILL NOT BE SPOILING!!!

And yet...

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Anonymous writes...

You have said in the past that if you were ever allowed to use guest appearances in spec spidey(if it had continued) there was a particular Hulk story you wanted to adapt. Was it the story from Amazing spider-man annual 3? If not which story was it?

Greg responds...

Did I say that? A particular story?

I don't recall saying that. I definitely wanted to adapt that era when Hulk was practically a force of nature - and a bit of a Bigfoot-style legend, with very few people absolutely knowing for certain that he existed.

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Anonymous writes...

What is hob-goblin of little minds about?

Greg responds...

SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.

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Anonymous writes...

In awakenings when fortress 1 is destroyed we see the crew jumping out into the river. Does this mean all the crew escaped safely, if not were there any actual deaths from that incident?

Greg responds...

Hard to believe EVERYONE survived.

Response recorded on April 11, 2012

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Anonymous writes...

Ok trying these questions seperately this time around hoping atleast something gets approved.

While it appears that Xanatose generally prefers to avoid killing he's had his moments where he almost does(sending the steel clan to kill the gargs in awakenings when he realized he can't control them being the biggest example). So I have to ask has he ever killed or had someone killed?

Greg responds...

Not that he'd admit to.

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BLA writes...

Hello Greg,
I absolutely love watching Young Justice, and I want to compliment you and your staff for putting on such a stellar show week after week (when Cartoon Network actually decides to aire episodes, that is). The script and attention you all give to detail is truly phenomenal, which brings me to my first question:

1. For the particulars of each episode (ie: Robin’s knowledge of computers, Wally’s knowledge of science, and people speaking foreign languages), do you actually have specialists on hand such as linguists, chemists, geologists, physicists, etc. to consult when determining how exactly you would diffuse a volcanic explosion among other things? Or do you and the writers just do an obscene amount of research before writing up each scenario?

Also, I’m fairly convinced at this point that the ability to withhold spoilers is some sort of superpower. I know I’d be too excited for the show to refrain from giving out details. Do you don a mask and cape to become “The Weisman” before answering our questions?

Thank you for your time. As always, it’s a pleasure watching your work and reading your responses.
~BLA

Greg responds...

1. Mostly we do a ton of research - and we also make a ton of stuff up. But I do have a few experts I go to for certain things. For example, Aris Katsaris has provided us with the Ancient Greek which we've adapted to Atlantean. John Wells helps out with all things DC Universe. Etc.

2. No cape. But sometimes I put on a funny nose and glasses. Actually, I'm just a stingy individual when it comes to SPOILERS. It isn't hard for me to refrain from revealing stuff. In fact, some of the folks here at Warner Bros. want me to TEASE more about upcoming content, and I'm extremely reluctant.

Response recorded on April 11, 2012

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Batman's Bitch writes...

How did Red Arrow know where Artemis was at the end of episode six? There are many zeta tubes teleporters, and not only in gotham, how did he know where to find her?

Greg responds...

He obviously ran a surreptitious computer check in the Cave before departing. (Or something else. To some extent, the specifics don't matter.)

Response recorded on April 11, 2012


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