Ryan Leger writes...

The Mobius Chair and the Mobius Dimension exist in Earth-16. Does Mobius himself, the Anti-Monitor, exist in Earth-16? And is it the same version from Green Lantern: TAS, since Razor is in Earth-16?

Alexandar writes...

did miss martian know that marie logan had a son before miss martian first meet marie logan and garfield logon and if so why?

Ryan Leger writes...

You created the DC villain, Major Force. How come he never appeared in Young Justice? Or are you saving him for when Kyle Rayner finally shows up?

Anonymous writes...

In both the Gargoyles and Young Justice universes, did the events of 9/11/2001 happened?

GSR2020 writes...

Hello, Greg! I have some questions regarding The Spectacular Spider-Men.

1. Were you planning on Kenny and Shelly dating each other since you were writing Starbrand & Nightmask?

2. Unlike when you were working in The Spectacular Spider-Man, you introduced several original characters in this comic, including a new super villain and two new super heroes. Did the higher-ups at Marvel encourage creating new characters or did you always intend on doing so?

3. Were the ideas behind these new characters (particularly K.N.A.I.V.E., Elementary, and Spider-Sprite) always in the back of your mind even before working on the comic?

4. Is K.N.A.I.V.E.'s head supposed to resemble a hammer?

5. If so, was it supposed to be some joke or reference to K.N.A.I.V.E.'s "owner", Hammerhead?

Phoenician writes...

This marks my sixth S8 repost/retrospective on the Dynamite run of Gargoyle comics, posted on the three-year anniversary of "Undercover". As usual, anything initially noted in 2023 will be marked as such, with 2026 thoughts to follow. As for news blasts from the past, the week that "Undercover" was released also saw Nate Cosby tease artwork for the upcoming Gargoyles: Dark Ages comic. Exciting times, and quite fitting that this is the first review after reading about the initial announcement of the next Gargoyles comic arc, set for August 2026!

Anyways, here we go . . .

From 2023:
I just love how, after decades of discussion, dissection, and debate, we are still kept on our proverbial toes. Looking back at our Halcyon speculation, it now appears Xanatos has knowledge of, if not been the source of Goliath's legal counsel. And now the cybots that was on one of pages teased to us are being operated by Glasses. So that silhouette remains the sole hint of Halcyon's involvement. For now.

With Castaway's appearance in the courthouse, I'm reminded once more that the Illuminati have a lot of hands in *a lot* of cookie jars, especially with Xanatos and Bluestone also involved in their respective corners of this story. Add my own suspicion mounting that Xanatos's lockdown of the Eyrie Building leads to a Dracon showing up at the castle less than 24 hours later and I'm left feeling that Xanatos is once again more involved than any of us can anticipate (which is always entertaining), though his motives remain mercurial at best. But as a fan reading these issues, that is genuinely the fun with all these moving pieces, but in-universe, I'm not surprised Brooklyn feels like he's drowning.

The Wolf revelation was another delight, as much as the chill of Dino's ambivalence of Tony's survival. Yikes. But your [sic] right, Ed, perhaps Dino's playing Wolf to subtle sabotage when he takes a stab of breaking into Rikers (gotta love the change of pace after all the breakouts). On the gangland front, gotta love Volkov unintentionally throwing Brod's line of cutting off the heads of the snake from "Turf".

I do like the idea that Antoinette, Tony (through Antoinette), and Dominic are playing their own game in all this. In figuring how Antoinette knows so much of the gargoyles, it wouldn't surprise me that Tony's been sharing on that front (Glasses and Pal Joey have likely also divulged their previous encounters as well). Her knowledge of their home can be chalked up to being New York's worst kept secret. Her easy entry in the Eyrie Building is the puzzle piece without a partner yet (at least for me).

Wondering about Pete and Rosie. Given that their captors were disguised, they couldn't clear the air [2026: that is, with their own families] even if they did escape from Dracon's people.

As discussed in the past couple months, I do think we'll start seeing Elisa's standing with the 23rd Precinct (if not the whole NYPD) to be put to the test in the next few issues, especially since Goliath's hearing will be the top of all of the headlines coming out of New York City.

As for Roebling's ruling, he was considering a motion as to whether Goliath had -- for lack of a better term -- human rights. I think Elisa's explanation to the rest of the clan was the reveal that the judge ruled not to decide right then and there if Goliath did or did not have rights, but to have a full, formal proceeding to make that determination. So perhaps that is what is distinguishing between the initial hearing in #5 and the 'trial' in these upcoming issues. [2026: Craig later clarified that any in-court arguments or evidence presented "will likely be in the form of a hearing, not a trial" and he was indeed right about that.]

Brooklyn's TimeDance splash page was a scene stealer for sure, but Lexington and Broadway's conversation was another. These NECA figures can't come soon enough. [2026: Lex hit stores in September that year, although my figure arrived some time after that.] I'm really hoping Lexington will arrive before the year ends -- it would be awesome to have the Trio in hand before the Here in Manhattan arc wraps up. :D

2026 going forward:
Not that other hooks in this arc weren't effective, but returning to the moment that Goliath tells Brooklyn to turn back and leave him there to test his theory that humans are still capable of accepting gargoyles as humans was probably the hook I most easily imagine as a natural for animation. Of course, it's not action-packed, but maybe that's why . . . it subverted my expectations in "Render Unto Caesar" (despite the title) and therefore was the natural moment we'd return to in "Underwater."

Seeds planted with Coldstone's outrage that Goliath would choose to remain in captivity. I admit, I should have heeded Lexington's comment in "Legion" when he described "Othello" as someone who wasn't always Goliath's friend. But more on that when I repost my thoughts on "Cold Comfort".

Not fishing for revelations/confirmations/spoilers, but I'll just note that three years later and I'm of the mindset that Tobe was hired by Xanatos. Of course, I'm notoriously wrong when it comes to predicting you'll zag when you zig, but I'm okay with that. As I pointed out in 2023, I enjoy being kept on my proverbial toes. I look forward to what future issues will reveal!

Oh what a joy it would be to hear Clancy Brown's Wolf speak Russian. One day, who knows?

I like how Dino Dracon is growing to appreciate the advantages for keeping someone like Dane alive. It has none of David Xanatos's foresight, let alone the inherent value Xanatos sees in people that he could still use, but it's fun seeing his ego bubbling as he slowly realizes the possibilities in changing tactics from his evidently more direct and obvious modus operandi.

I do wish the flags in the courtroom were more obviously identifiable as New York City flags (or New York state, whatever would make sense).

Brooklyn chalks up the Phoenix as making "all the big decisions" for him, much like our World Travelers in Season Two believed Avalon was intentional in its destinations. Still, I'm reminded of your rambles from way back when regarding fate and free will and how the two are not mutually exclusive. I'll be happy to hear about another Gargoyles comic spin-off, but TimeDancer is frequently in my top seven (okay, in my top three . . . and it's not #3). On that note, I also love Gnash interrupting Brooklyn's TimeDance flashback.

Broadway's observation that Lexington's routine online correspondence with Staghart is touching. Despite the musketeers feeling out of sync, he remains a brother who pays attention. Lexington's looking back at him in the last panel of that page is another I'd love to see animated.

Broadway jokes about Antoinette's pedigree, but learning that Wolf's descended from Vikings and gangsters (and is his own genetic mutt) is a riot, and that's just the background to the chilling revelation at the forefront of those last two pages -- that Dino's okay if his nephew "buys it" during Wolf's planned ambush at Rikers. All in all, it's another wild hook to end an issue with.

Until next time! Though I intend to cover every issue so long as they keep coming, I'm hoping there's only a few more (I count four) before the next issue of new canon debuts!

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

What are the chances that an Earth-16 version of the 2024 storyline, "Absolute Power" could happen in a future season of "Young Justice"? What would you specifically like to do differently in comparison to the comics' version of the event?

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

On 05/29/26, I tried to ask you a question on this website, and when I entered the code and tried to submit the question, it claimed there was an error. I then tried different codes and the error still happened and I still couldn't submit the question. Then, when I looked on the "Unanswered Questions" and "Latest Responses" sections, there was a repeated phrase, "Nobody here but us chickens." This seemed to imply that the website was broken at that time. Can you please explain what exactly happened?

Finally, here was the question below that I was trying to ask you and I am hoping you will provide an answer:

If you've read "DC K.O.", the final issue of the event reveals that the King Omega tournament happened on other Earths throughout the rest of DC Multiverse; not just Earth-0, and it appears to be part of Earth-0 Darkseid's plan to cause a "Crisis of Absolute Proportions" by bending the victor of each universe to his will and presumably creating a multiversal army to fight against the heroes and villains of Earth-0. As such, if you are somehow able to bring back the "Young Justice" TV series for future seasons, will a future season reveal whether or not Earth-16 also went through its own King Omega tournament as well? If it turns out that it didn't happen, then how would you be able to explain how Earth-16 was spared from participating in its own King Omega tournament?

Cameron11C writes...

Hi, Greg

I have a question about the “Spectacular Spider-Man”. Do you think it’s possible to continue the show on a different network? Kind of like what “Spider-Noir”’s doing on Amazon Prime. And do you think the original cast and crew would be interested?

Yeah, it’s been 18 years since the original show was cancelled. But it was THE Spider-Man show. I just wish Disney wasn’t so selfish.

Alex writes...

Hey Greg! Hope all is well. Forgive me if this question has been answered already, but I was curious about the role Icon and Rocket played at the end of season 1. They entered near the end of the storyline for season 1 and didn’t receive the most development. Was it intentional to make it more of a signal of how quickly League and Team membership changes? Or was it a time or writing constraint? No worries either way as both characters developed in season 2.