Young Justice: Coming Soon to a Cartoon Network Near You
Young Justice is one of the new series to premiere on Cartoon Network this fall and will fill the slot left vacant by the recently-cancelled “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”, which I can’t say I’m sorry to see go. You know a series is in trouble when the only entertaining character on the show is Aquaman.
This show is similar to the Teen Titans but on a more serious bent, and is based upon both the DC comic of the same name, the Teen Titans (both comic and show), and other characters who’ve appeared in the DC universe over the years. To give themselves a bit of artistic license with both the story and the characters, the writers have based the show to take place on Earth-16.
The team includes their leader Aqualad, Robin (the Dick Grayson version), Kid Flash (Wally West? there’s that artistic license I was talking about earlier), Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis (an updated Arrowette?). The video shows Speedy/The Red Arrow and I thought it mentioned Wonder Girl as well. It also boasts regular appearances by the Justice League members as well, including Superman, Batman, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter.
Based upon some of the images I’ve seen, the animation looks fantastic. I hope the show does “Teen Titans” justice as it is still among the list of favorites at this house.
Here’s the Comic-Con spot. Not much of a preview per-say, but more of an interview with the creators. It’s pretty good all the same. Click on the image above to play the video or on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiOjAmXDjW4
Date: September 2, 2010
Categories: Comics, Film and Television
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