Anonymous writes...

Me again. I might be pushing my luck, but here are some more general questions:
1. I think one of the things that outstand the most about your work is that you don’t underestimate or patronize your audience. That is very rare. Don’t you ever find people in the industry that tell you, even if not with words, something in the line of “You’re taking this way too seriously” or “We don’t need this kind of depth in a kid’s show”?
2. I see that in seasons 3 and 4 of Young Justice you were much more explicit about politics (personally, I applaud that you placed such blunt words about climate change on Garth, and I think the allusions to a certain “tronald” person through Lex Luthor were priceless). You also had much more explicit violence and became very obvious about sex, specially in season 3. And yet, it seems to me that you got less conservative backlash for all of that than for the inclusion of gender diversity. Any thoughts?
3. This is an observation. While I largely agree with Goliath’s point at the end of City of Stone about searching the answer in life and not in death, I also argue that after a thousand years of existence Macbeth deserves to rest, should he truly want to. For what happens later it seems he does find a new desire to stay alive, yet that could also be interpreted as something he forces himself into out of a sisyphic need. Of course, the fact that the only way to end his life would be to actively kill Demona does make the thing more troublesome. Bottomline, I feel that Macbeth has perfectly legitimate and rational (as opposed to mentally pathological) reasons for wishing to stop his life.

Anonymous writes...

Continuing, this are my Young Justice specific questions:
1. Forgive me if I am being dumb about this, but I still don’t understand how Zatanna’s “mere contemplation” was the trigger for the coming of the Child. How could the Lords of Chaos (both out of and in the mortal plane, apparently) instantly learn about it? It was still just an undeveloped idea, it hadn’t even been spoken out loud yet. The Lords of Order and of Chaos don’t seem able to predict the future or being in connection with every single mind in the universe. I also don’t understand why they would consider it a failure of Klarion or assume a priori he wouldn’t be able to handle it, but I guess I shouldn’t expect the Lords of Chaos to be particularly rational.
2. If all the newly invented Martian names are a reference to existing English names, What do R’ess E’dda, M’aarell and J’Karaa stand for?
3. Can you confirm the nationalities of Wendy, Mist, Livewire, the Infinitors and Jaime’s family?
4. Was Deathstroke known to the Justice League by Team Year 0?
5. You’ve already been asked whether Halo is a mix between the old Gabrielle and the Motherbox or is only the Motherbox in Gabrielle’s body, and you’ve said that these options aren’t mutually exclusive. I don’t understand your answer. One states that Gabrielle´s inner self, persona, or however is it right to call it, is not lost, but it merged with the Motherbox and together they became something “different from the sum of its parts”. The other says that all that remain of Gabrielle was her organic body (that would include her brain and, presumably, certain neural paths already built, so Halo can access Gabrielle´s memory and general knowledge in spite of everything). Since in the Young Justice universe there is such thing as a “soul”, I guess it’s easier to ask it like this: Is Halo’s soul a fusion of the Motherbox’s and Gabrielle´s souls, or is it only the Motherbox’s? Again, I apologize if this is just me being slow.

Anonymous writes...

(Following the custom, I apologize in advance for any mistakes, since English is not my native language). Dear Mr. Weisman:
First of all, I’ll simply say that you are among the greatest and that I consider both Gargoyles and Young Justice to be masterpieces. I also think is very kind of you to have this space for fan questions, and even more so to continue running it despite how frustrating it sometimes seems to be. I for one can’t blame you for needing a break; actually, you seem to be far more patient than I would be.
Although I drop by regularly to see the latest answers, I have never asked a question (in fact, this is the first time I ever break my personal rule of never posting anything that resembles a comment, however remotely); when I get a new doubt and can’t find it in the archives, I rather wait until someone else has the same idea. However, your (again, completely understandable) need for vacations got me thinking that perhaps I’ve been taking this space for granted by not seizing the opportunity to ask (I don’t know if this make sense, but I can’t seem to phrase it better).
Apologies, I didn’t mean to write such a long introduction. My point is, I thank you for this site and I admire your patience. Now, these are my questions not about Youg Justice plot or universe:
1. The first isn’t really a question, rather a request of confirmation. If I understand correctly what you have already said about the healing power of stone-sleep, the limits of this power, besides the obvious (mutilation, etc.), are based on the seriousness of the injury but also in how much the damage has progressed by the time the gargoyle falls into sleep (it wouldn’t be the same to receive a blow that causes an internal bleeding five minutes after sunset than five minutes before sunrise). Did I get this right? B: If so, Which one was the determinant factor in the case of Hudson’s eye?
2. Perhaps a rather idle question, but: What is the texture of gargoyle skin? Mammal-like, reptile-like, stone-like?
3. On Spectacular Spiderman, I can only assume it was your own idea to match Shakespearean quotes with the events of the plot. How did you come up with that? B: Why did you choose specifically “A midsummer night’s dream” for the school play?
4. In Young Justice Who are in charge of the fictional languages and how did you find them?
5. You’ve said other DC projects you have worked on are “canon adjacent” to Earth-16. Does the same applies for Brandon Vietti?

Zachary Freeman writes...

Hello,
I hope this email finds you doing well.
My name is Zachary Freeman and by day I am the proud art teacher and comic book club facilitator here at Madison's Trust Elementary in Northern Virginia. By night I am a huge comic book fan myself.
In the weekly comic book club I meet with approximately thirty 5th grade students. They come to the club due to their common interest in all things comic books, cartoons, video games, science fiction and anime. This club rotates students approximately every 8 weeks so others may have a chance to become involved. The students spend the time learning the history of comic books from the 1930s to present where they are given a rundown of some of the books that they may find in their local comic book shop that Wednesday. In addition to that the students are learning how to create their own characters, develop their own stories with original characters or already created loved ones and create their own short books. They are taught concepts such as splash pages, the importance of cover design and lettering.
I am reaching out to you now to inquire if you would consider being involved with the Comic Book Club. In the past people and companies have become involved with us by making a donation of books, artwork or sending along a letter as ways to help encourage and provide new influential reading and reference material to these young creators.

THANK YOU so much for your time and consideration. Have a great day and I hope to speak with you again soon.
all the best,

Anonymous writes...

So now that Superboy and Miss Martian are married, that means Superboy has a total of 11 sister-in-laws (which also includes M'ree M'orzz) and 17 brother-in-laws (which also includes M'comm M'orzz). Is this correct, or did I get the familial relationships wrong?

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

I found out on the YJ Wiki that the Earth-16 version of Kara Zor-El is 14 years old, physiologically. Was your decision to make Kara this young because out of all the surviving members of the House of El, she would most likely form a familial sibling-like bond with Kon-El (who is, and still remains, physiologically 16 years old); so that she would have someone in her family close to her age to confide in about how she feels about surviving the destruction of Krypton and other things?

Anonymous writes...

True OR False?

1. Jason Todd became a member of the Team because Batman eventually realized that Jason's crime-fighting tactics were particularly brutal, and Batman had hoped that Jason working with the Team would help him reduce his use of violent tactics.

2. Up until the Earth-16 version of the events of "Green Lantern: The Animated Series," Carol Ferris was completely unaware that Hal Jordan was Green Lantern.

3. After the events of Earth-16 version of "Green Lantern: The Animated Series," Carol Ferris is currently in possession of a Star Sapphire power ring and is currently the only human member of the Star Sapphires.

4. The Earth-16 version of the "Green Lantern: The Animated Series" character Aya (or at least, a copy of her program with no memory of her origins) is currently in the "Justice League Action" universe; as seen in episode 48 of that show).

6. Granny Goodness has been secretly keeping an eye on Mary Bromfield ever since Mary stopped becoming Sergeant Marvel in 2015; hence why she manipulated Mary into succumbing to her lust for power in the Season 4 mid-season post-credits scene.

7. Due to Mary Bromfield succumbing to her lust for power (as a result of her fallout with her mentor, Zatanna, and the secret manipulations of Granny Goodness), everyone on Earth likely assumes that she has been missing since May 15, 2020; when in truth, she has been training on Apokolips to become a member of the Furies during the five-month interval.

8. Darkseid's Omega Beams cannot kill Vandal Savage.

9. Jason Todd likely had feelings for Barbara Gordon, but he was never able to fully explore those feelings due to his tragic death at the hands of the Joker.

10. Kara Zor-El joining the Furies is NOT truly of her own free will, but as a result of suffering from Zone-Sickness from being trapped in the Phantom Zone for 42 years; as such, it can be assumed that her original personality is that of a kind-hearted individual who loves her family dearly.

necro mage writes...

did zatanna despise dr fate after he took full control of her father?

anonymous writes...

do Ed and his dad live in Taos? or do they live somewhere else and use Zeta-Tubes to get to STAR Labs and the Meta-Human Youth Center?

Anthony Apikyan writes...

Why is the Emir allowed to be peace regarding what he has lost yet Demona and MacBeth are denied? Shouldn’t the clan have allowed them both to die when they were in Paris? It seems your show is very inconsistent regarding the morals and lessons you try to invoke for the viewer.