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Verdragon writes...
Does Black Canary have formal training in psychology?
Greg responds...
Yes. (Or, at least, the Earth-16 version does.)
M. writes...
Hi Greg! A few years ago I asked "Did Will actually believe what Jade said about being a soccer mom and all that?". What I meant was "Doesn't he suspect that Jade left them for another reason?" I mean, WE know something else is going on but, does he?
Greg responds...
Do we know that?
Verdragon writes...
Does Klarion know that Vandal Savage is the father of Nabu? If so, is that why Klarion is obedient to him?
Greg responds...
1. Yes, he knows.
2. Klarion's not obedient to anyone. But he and Vandal have fun together.
Lenine writes...
Maybe that's a question to the deisgners, but how is seasons 3 and 4 Tigress's hair tied? Is it some sort of Arya Stark hair style?
Greg responds...
Yeah, I'd ask the designers.
Verdragon writes...
Two Brain-adjacent questions
1. Was Monsieur Mallah tried as a human, since he was seemingly incarcerated at Belle Reve with other humans?
2. Where is The Brain incarcerated, and how (did they unscrew his brain-jar from its base or something)?
Greg responds...
1. He was tried as a sentient.
2. He's also at Belle Reve. He's still in his same container, but certain functions have been disabled.
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg :)
I hope you`re doing great.
A few months ago you`ve stated in an answer that you were not allowed to openly depict a certain character in YJ Outsiders as LGBT+.
Did you had the same problem for this...or any other character in YJ Phantoms?
Greg responds...
Only that same one character.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Shirley Mason?
2. How old is Mr. Tawny?
3. How old is Kraig?
4. How old is Monkey?
5. How old is Wolf?
Greg responds...
1. Shirley Mason was born in 1935.
2. Mr. Tawney was born in 2006.
3. Kraig was hatched in 2009.
4. The Monkey God came into existence approximately 7 million years ago. Whether or not that answers your question, I'll leave to your interpretation.
5. Wolf was born in 2007.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Kirby Jacobs?
2. How old is Lenore Parris?
3. How old is Leroy?
4. How old is Ali?
5. How old is Maria Garcia?
Greg responds...
1. Kirby Jacobs was born in 1961.
2. Lenore Parris was born in 1995.
3. Leroy Bell was born in 1992.
4. Ali was born in 1986.
5. Maria Garcia was born in 1983.
Bob writes...
Has Conner considered changing his name to something other than Superboy? I understand he perpetually looks like a 16 year old, but now that he's about to be married and has established himself as his own hero, has he thought about taking on a new name?
Greg responds...
Generally, I think he was fine being Superboy in the Outsiders, with Superman in the Justice League.
Taylor writes...
You've said there is a character you in YJ you see as gay, but are not allowed to show as such by the powers that be. I think you know there are many people who are pretty sure of who this character is.
Why is it still so hard to get stuff like this approved? What is the reasoning behind not showing this in the year 2021? I don't get it.
Greg responds...
I don't either. Particularly since this is the only character that we're not allowed to be objective about. Obviously, we have no issue showing Kaldur and Wyynde in a relationship. And others, as well, met with no objection. But this one character became an issue. It's a mystery to me. But I don't own the character; it's not my call.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is David Reid?
2. How old is Zucco?
3. How old is Eddie Corliss?
4. How old is Josephine Tarkov?
5. How old is Floyd?
Greg responds...
1. David Reid was born in 1991. (I think this was asked and answered already, but...)
2. Tony Zucco was born in 1960.
3. Eddie Corliss was born in 2002.
4. Josephine Tarkov was born in 1981.
5. Floyd Lawton was born in 1975. Floyd Bell was born in 1992. (Not sure which one you meant.)
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Burton Thompson?
2. How old is Carlo?
3. How old is Casey Klebba?
4. How old is Cooper?
5. How old is Dale Gunn?
Greg responds...
1. Burton Thomspon was born in 1978.
2. Carlo and his twin brother were born in 1984.
3. Casey Klebba was born in 1983.
4. Harold Cooper was born in 1974.
5. Dale Gunn was born in 1990.
Anonymous writes...
Young Justice Questions for Greg Weisman:
1. Are Superman and Lois Lane currently married, and if so, for how long?
2. When Orm's identity as Ocean-Master, how did Arthur Curry and Mera react to this revelation?
3. After Lady Shiva killed Ocean-Master, where was his body taken to after she quickly cleaned out the house?
4. As of Young Justice Season 4, who is the current leader of the Justice League?
5. Within The Light, what are the designation numbers for Ultra-Humanite and Zviad Baazovi?
Greg responds...
1. Yes.
1a. No spoilers.
2. How do you think?
3. No spoilers.
4. It's still Black Lightning. He offered to continue on to follow through on some initiatives he had started. And the membership of the League voted him a second term.
5. The Light doesn't really have in-universe designation numbers. But I guess their out of universe designations are L-11 and L-12, respectively.
Anonymous writes...
1. When was Thomas Wayne born?
2. When was Martha Wayne born?
3. How old is Magog?
4. How old is Git N Payd?
5. How old is Red Hooded Ninja?
Greg responds...
1. Thomas Wayne was born in 1939.
2. Martha Kane was born in 1952.
3. David Reid was born in 1991.
4. Git N. Payd was born in 1993.
5. The Red-Hooded Ninja was born in 1999.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Marv Evers?
2. How old is Pete Danbury?
3. How old is Jason Bard?
4. How old is Ishtar?
5. How old is Nikolas Stofka?
Greg responds...
1. Marv Evers was born in 1981.
2. Pete Danbury was born in 1987.
3. Jason Bard was born in 1989.
4. Ishtar was born around 1,816 B.C.E.
5. Nikolas Stofka was born in 1970.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Wilhelm Vittings?
2. How old is Psycho-Pirate?
3. How old is Angela Eiling?
4. How old is Beluga Boy?
5. How old is Biggitz?
Greg responds...
1. Wilhelm Vittings was born in 1997.
2. Psycho-Pirate was born in 1960.
3. Angela Randall was born in 1939.
4. Beluga Boy was born in 1998.
5. Biggitz was born in 1986.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Weisman,
In the third season of Young Justice, the first letters of each episode title ended up spelling out the message, "Prepare the Anti-Life Equation." For the current fourth season, is it safe to assume that you've come up with something similar and you expect us to figure out what the message is?
Greg responds...
It's not UN-safe to assume that.
Anonymous writes...
1. When was Blister born?
2. When was Giant born?
3. How old is Lynn Stewart-Pierce?
4. How old is Collector of Worlds?
5. When was Match born?
Greg responds...
1. Blister was born in 2000.
2. Giant was born in 2000.
3. Lynn Stewart was born in 1988.
4. The Collector of Worlds is about 16,000 years old, give or take.
5. Match was cloned in 2009.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is Tod Donner?
2. How old is Fire?
3. How old is Don Allen?
4. How old is Dawn Allen?
5. How old is Elongated Man?
Greg responds...
1. Tod Donner was born in 1972.
2. Fire was born in 1996.
3. Don Allen was born in Team Year Six.
4. Dawn Allen was born in Team Year Six.
5. Elongated Man was born in 1995.
Anonymous writes...
1. How old is S'yraa S'mitt?
2. How old is Bio-Ship?
3. How old is Fury?
4. How old is Everyman?
5. How old is Chameleon Boy?
Greg responds...
1. S'yraa was born in 1972.
2. Bio-Ship was, um, "born" in 2010.
3. Fury was born in 2003.
4. Everyman was born in 2000.
5. Chameleon Boy is fifteen by the end of Team Year Nine.
Verdragon writes...
I have a few questions about Bwunda:
1. What exactly happened with M'barra and his taking power?
2. If the nation has been in a state of general unrest in recent history, when exactly did Luthor build his hotel (if he even built it to begin with)?
3. Where exactly is Bwunda in relation to other countries in Africa?
Greg responds...
1. I'm not going to tell an entire story here at ASK GREG.
2. No one said it was in unrest. It's run by a dictator that Lex does business with.
3. For the time being, I'll leave that to your imagination.
NoOneSpecial writes...
So, I’m trying to understand something about Batman Incorporated. The League is sanctioned under the UN, so they operate, more or less, within the law, but the UN can limit what they do publicly.
The Team is not something the public or the UN is aware of, so they are off the books. I’m guessing the League consider the Team to be largely an internal matter amongst themselves and don’t want to drag the UN into it, since most of them as their own protégé they are training, and others are young heroes they want to help mentor. But by the end of Season 2, the League recognize the Team as equals and allow them to plan their own missions. Of course, they still work together, but the League no longer claims to be an authority figure over the Team. But does that mean the Team is no longer monitored by the League? And if so, that means they are not bound by the UN and they don’t seem to be during Season 3.
This brings up the issue with Batman Incorporated. Batman and other Leaguers decide to quit and continue to work together in secret since the UN is blocking them thanks to Luthor. Jefferson is not pleased by this or the fact they were still working with the League behind the scenes. But how is this any different than what the Team was doing? They go on covert missions and help the League behind the scenes, while the public is unaware of what they do, and they don’t have permission from the UN. A good example would be in Season 1, when they go on a mission to Bialya, where the League is not allowed to go. So, the League were already working around the UN by using the Team. So, why would it be an issue for the League to use Batman Incorporated in what is largely the same manner? What was the difference in Batman, Katana and Metamorpho infiltrating Santa Prisca for intel, when the Team did that very same thing as well?
Yes, there is the argument that they are being no better than the Light be adopting their methods, but wasn’t this part of the reason the Team was created in the first place? After Cadmus, they realized the bad guys are getting smarter on how they operate, so the Team would help level that playing field. And yes, Jefferson has a point when he says they shouldn’t be keeping secrets. But the League was also doing this when it kept the Watchtower hidden.
And minor thing, but didn’t the Reach Ambassador expose the Team to Secretary Tseng during the conversation with Captain Atom? And if he didn’t, why didn’t Lex expose them to further his antihero campaign?
Also, are the Team, well-known among, I guess I would say, the villain community? Black Manta obviously knows them and told Captain Boomerang. But the Team has been going nearly 10 years now. Wouldn’t some word of mouth have gotten around about their exploits?
Greg responds...
1. The Team is still monitored by the League. But they leave much of the running of it to the Team's older members. They aren't bound by U.N. restrictions but should be. It's a cheat because the U.N. as an organization is not officially aware of the Team's existence. The members of the U.N. who are, keep the secret for their own reasons.
2. In a way, it's not. One of the things that upsets Jeff is that nearly everyone was in the dark. Another is that Batman Inc. (which was never really their name - though Jeff's repetition of it started to stick) wasn't simply going on covert missions but was manipulating people and events. It's not the Santa Prisca mission that upsets Jeff. But the Brooklyn manipulations are an entire other story.
As Jeff stated, he sees a value in the Team's covert existence and missions - not for the sake of them being covert - but because it allowed the young heroes to learn and grow outside the spotlight.
As for how prominent the Team is within the super-villain community, it's a mixed bag.
Anonymous writes...
This is a question about the writer's room and your relationship with the writers.
Do you and Brandon develop all of the premises for the episodes yourselves? What if a writer comes to you and says: "I have my own really cool idea for an episode. Can I pitch it to you?" or "I don't know if you guys are planning to bring back Wally or not, but, if you are, I have a really cool scene in mind for Wally's return."
Would this be inappropriate? Is he or she crossing some kind of line? Is he in danger of being fired? Is a writer's job strictly to develop the premises you give her? Or, is there some flexibility to parameters of his job description?
Greg responds...
For the last two seasons, Brandon and I skipped the premise stage entirely, and we broke every episode together on index cards, and I took those cards to outline. Then Brandon, myself and the freelance writers are handed a completed outline. (We have no staff writers on the show, and haven't after season one, for budgetary reasons.) So, no, a writer can't come in and say "I have my own really cool idea for an episode." Freelancers are not in danger of being fired; they simply don't have that opportunity on this series. It's too intricately plotted. They do come on at the outline stage, and we talk through everything and try to stay very open to their ideas for the episode they've been assigned and to the other episodes in the writers room that day. But the story is the story. If they decide to bring Wally back in an episode where we didn't previously plan to bring Wally back, it's simply not going to happen.
But no one ever suggests going that far off book, anyway. That's just not this gig, and that's made clear up front.
jade writes...
How did you come up with Aqualad´s new deisgn, it looks really cool and i hope we get to see him again in season 4 !
Greg responds...
I'm not sure which new design you're referring to. Do you mean his Aquaman design?
Inertia writes...
1 When Bart is asked to join the outsiders he says Kid Flash is out, too, from back in Wally's day so he has no problems with being a public hero without a secret identity. Does this mean the World knows Wally West was Kid Flash and think Bart is the same as Wally. I just don't get that line it's from First Impressions.
2 When nightwing said "Still, everyone's here except the one guy I really need." was the one guy he was referring to Wally? Last time when I asked the question i forgot to mention that is from the series finale of season 3 when the team is assembled before black lightning is elected as leader. I asked this question again since I don't think the question was properly framed with the necessary information the first time, apologies for that.
Also thanks a lot keeping this relic from my childhood alive really appreciate it and have a great day.
Greg responds...
1. No. He's saying that Kid Flash was a known hero, as opposed to, say, Nightwing or Miss Martian. Many people incorrectly assume that Bart as Kid Flash is the same person as Wally was as Kid Flash. But neither of them have revealed their secret identities to the world. Though Bart isn't particularly careful about his.
2. No. He was talking about Black Lightning, who showed up a few seconds later. He needed Black Lightning, because he was about to recommend him to be the League's new chairperson.
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