The Legion of Superheroes
10/2/2019 10:57 am
Ok Young Justice fans, we've got some homework to do on this Whelmed Wednesday and if you study along with us, you'll get all the answers to the test at the end. Just kidding there is no test, but as far as Young Justice is concerned, we've never heard of the Legion of Superheroes on the show until the finale of season three! So, who is the Legion of Superheroes? What can they do and where are they from? Or perhaps even better, when are they from! Let's breakdown just who these superheroes are:
- Created by: The Legion of Superheroes was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. The Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe, and first appears in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). Interesting note, Otto Binder is also credited as creating Supergirl.
- Superman Connection: The first iteration of the Legion of Superheroes lasted for 36 years which is a huge feat in comics today. Their original mission was to work with Superboy (Superman as a teenager) and use his powers and abilities to help in 31st century problems.
- Legion's Scope: The Legion is a group not unlike the Justice League but their scope is a lot bigger. In the future, there is an allied planets federation and the Legion is comprised of many heroes from many worlds. Much of their charter is based on what the Justice League was able to accomplish in our time.
- Who: The founding members of the Legion are Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad. They are joined by many other heroes like Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Brainiac-5, Chameleon Boy, Phantom Girl, Colossal Boy, and Mon-El among many others.
So the Legion of Superheroes is essentially a galactic Justice League from 1,000 years in the future. Got it, so why is this important for Young Justice? Good question:
- Time Travel: In a show where time jumps are all but a guarantee and each jump is always forward, The Legion's ability to travel back in time adds a whole new direction to how the show can play out. Deaths could be prevented, outcomes can be changed, and history can be destroyed or upheld.
- New Characters: You may have noticed that the characters from the Legion all have names like "girl", "lad", "lass", or "boy". This is a young group of heroes and since Young Justice is always looking to tell the story of young heroes, these new Legionnaires are perfect for telling another young hero story while also including future stories of our core members.
- Huge Threats: Generally the Legion doesn't like to time travel. They only do so in dire circumstances. Originally they needed someone of Superman's power to help in a future crisis. On The CW's Supergirl show, the Legion came back to hide one of their members from a potentially life threatening tech virus that could end all technology in the universe. On the TV Show Smallville, the Legion came from the future to prevent the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday. Basically, if they are in your time frame, they are there to fight some serious dangers! With Darksied almost capturing the Anti-life equation, it's no wonder they have appeared!
In the end, The Legion's appearance gives Young Justice a whole new opportunity of storytelling. New young heroes, bigger threats and a story telling element (time jumps) that can now go in both directions! On a personal note, I would flip if Supergirl joined the show! The possibilities are endless and we couldn't be more excited to see what the team does with the Legion! Happy Whelmed Wednesday everyone and be sure to follow our sister site HarleyQuinn.tv as we prepare for NYCC! Ariel is already on the East Coast preparing!
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Young Justice Outsiders Heads to Blu-Ray
9/18/2019 11:38 am
Exciting news Young Justice fans! If you aren't on DC Universe and or are out of country and you've been dying to see the third season of Young Justice, the show is coming out on Blu-Ray! No more need to hook up VPNs and whatever else you did! No worries we're not judging! The Blu-Ray collection will come with all 26 episodes of course and includes such notable guest starring appearances as Alan Tudyk, Lacey Chabert, Bill Fagerbakke, Oded Fehr, Daniela Bobadilla, Chad Lowe, Jacqueline Obradors, Keone, Young, Dwight Shultz, Mirina Sirtis, Deborah Strang, Gwendoline Yeo and Danny Trejo; and topnotch voice actors Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch, Diane Delano, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore, David Sobolov, Kath Soucie, James Arnold Taylor, Kevin Michael Richardson and Steve Blum.
Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Senior Vice President, Originals, Animation and Family Marketing.had this to say about the show:
The audience demand for Young Justice is obvious – the fans are the ultimate reason the series has returned after six years, and the viewership on the DC Universe streaming service has been significant. We recognize that thirst for Young Justice and know those same fans will want to have the action-packed third season – with all of its new characters, voices and challenges – as a compilation package.
Fans will be able to purchase the whole third season digitally September 24th! If you want a physical copy, the Blu-Ray releases November 26th!
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Season 4 Plotlines We're Excited For
9/18/2019 9:27 am
Hey Babe, miss me? Ha, I kid. After some well-deserved rest, I’m back and ready with another Young Justice piece for Whelmed Wednesday. What a final few episodes, right? Between Vic joining the good fight, Artemis and Wally’s ‘reunion’, and Brion switching sides, most everyone was waiting on the edges of their seats. With that in mind, now we begin the long, arduous journey of waiting for Season 4. Have no fear, though. If there is anything Young Justice Fans are good at, it’s waiting. (It wouldn’t be Young Justice without a hiatus, am I right?)
How does one fill up a hiatus, you may ask? Well, for a start, theorizing about Season 4 plots always works! Season 3 was a very plot-heavy season, with many dangling bits and threads to get us excited for Season 4. Here’s our top picks of what we’re looking forward to, in no particular order:
- What’s Jade Up To?: Call me biased all you want, but I wasn’t the only fan to notice her absence in the latter half of Season 3. I’ve already analyzed how she may have more going on than what we’ve been shown, and was surprised to see that the mystery wasn’t brought up again. Even more curious, apparently Lian knows about her mother’s identity as Cheshire? Thus, I’m led to believe that it will be explained in Season 4. Will our favorite Murder Mom (credit to Emily Buza for coining the perfect term) get a redemption arc? Or has she truly left her family for a life of crime? I, for one, cannot wait to find out.
- Red Hooded Ninja: I know, this is a big one. While it hasn’t been officially confirmed that the Red Hooded Ninja is Jason Todd, I feel pretty comfortable making that assumption. After his and Damian’s appearances were teased in ‘Rescue Op’, a huge portion of the fandom lies eagerly in wait to see how their storylines will play out. Given that our very own Brandon Vietti directed ‘Under the Red Hood’, I think Jason’s storyline is in very good hands.
- More Character Development: As mentioned above, Season 3 was a very plot heavy season. It was also very character heavy, which left little time to dig deep into serious character development. According to Greg and Brandon, Season 4 will return to focusing on the core team, which could be amazing for their development. I would love to see more of Kaldur and Wyynde’s relationship, and how Artemis is mentoring the younger Team members. Dick’s plotline could involve him finding out about Jason Todd, and Conner and M’gann still have a wedding to prepare for! Fingers crossed that the time-skip won’t be too monumental so we’ll get to see our core team grow and develop as young adults.
- The Nuclear Option: While nobody wants the Nuclear Option to happen, it’s a little like Chekov’s Gun. It’s been mentioned, thus, something has to happen with it. Are the little tots going to be in danger come Season 4? Do I need to start worrying (even more) about the safety of Lian Harper? Let’s hope we won’t regret waiting to find out.
- Mother and Fatherbox: What’s going to happen with Halo and Cyborg? After Metron’s conversation with them, we’re pretty sure they won’t be leaving the main picture any time soon. Seems like they’ll continue to have important roles to play in the coming season(s). I’m keeping my fingers crossed for more cute Violet moments, as well as the continuing of the budding Garfield and Vic friendship. If I focus on the happy things, then nothing too bad will happen, right?
- The Dark Side: As much as I wished that I’d never have to see Dr. Jace on my screen again, it looks like she’s here to stay. I can hear Neal Powell laughing at me from the other side of the country, but whatever. I’m curious to see what becomes of Brion and the Markovia situation come next season. Will he ever break free from Zviad’s control? Has he truly settled himself into his darker role? Will Halo play a part in saving him? Who knows!
- Is Wally Really Gone?: I’m not going to get too much into this, because I feel like this subject has been talked about nonstop since ‘Overwhelmed’ aired. On one hand, the episode could have served as a goodbye to Wally, and his and Artemis’ relationship. On the other, you’ll notice that throughout the entire season, we’ve never really been given a clear answer as to Wally’s existence. Even when Artemis asks if he’s dead, he tells her not to talk about that. Sure, I could be digging even deeper into the ‘Wally is alive’ grave. Our favorite West could be gone. ...Or could he? Perhaps the LoS will play a role in potentially bringing him back.
- Legion of Superheroes: Speaking of the LoS! I can already hear the excitement. I’m far from an expert on the topic, so I’m going to divert this one to Eric. He’s writing an entire article letting you know how excited he is about their involvement next season! If that won’t be enough for your LoS anticipation, I know that the Whelmed Podcast will have an entire discussion episode focused on them sometime in the next few months. Plenty of material to keep you research-fed and entertained until Season 4!
Did we miss anything? Are you looking forward to something else? Let us know in the comments, over email, or on Twitter! We love to hear from you all, keep staying whelmed, traught, and feeling the aster.
Season 4 Will Have This Familiar Story Element
9/5/2019 6:26 pm
Today we are excited to share with you our first news about season 4! On DC Daily, the daily talk/news show that is on DC Universe, Executive Producers Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti spoke about Halo, fleshing out Earth 16's universe and most importantly, Season 4 news! The show's fourth season will be twenty six episodes long! Of course, it wouldn't be a Young Justice season if there wasn't a TIME JUMP! How big of a time jump? We don't know yet but another 26 episodes and more time to cover, WE ARE IN FOR THIS! Additionally, there will be a conscious choice to follow the original team members a bit more while still introducing new young heroes. After all it is Young Justice!
Halo voice actor, among many others, Zehra Fazel was also on the show and shared a lot of info on her voices and what it meant for her to be on the show and bring Halo life! If you are a DC Universe subscriber, check it out here!
Let us know what you think in the comments below and in the forum!
Nevermore Recap
8/27/2019 12:50 pm
Well, we’ve finally reached the end. Twenty six episodes, one hiatus, lots of crying, screaming and cheering, and one finale to top it all off. It’s hard to believe that it’s finally over. Well, for now. We have a whole nother season to look forward to! I won’t get into the sap here (you can find it on my Twitter and Tumblr, though), but it’s truly been a pleasure to write these recaps for y’all.
An action-packed finale! The Outsiders and Team join up to take down the trouble in Markovia. Brion murders his Uncle, and Tara is revealed to the team. Jefferson is elected to be the new leader of the Justice League. Slobo is squashed in a post-credits scene… did I miss anything? We’ll find out below!
- Jeff to the Rescue: Jefferson arrives at Dick and Barbara’s apartment, having heard about the coup in Markovia. Barbara explains how a win for the Outsiders will help improve the League’s public opinion, but a loss could severely damage it. This is why M’gann is leading Gamma squad through Markovian air space, having combined members of the Team and the Outsiders to prevent Dr. Eks from executing King Gregor’s loyal followers. Meanwhile, Beta squad (Artemis, Nightwing, Halo, Forager and Conner) prepares to boom tube straight to Markovburg to back up Alpha squad (Brion, Tara, Beast Boy and Vic) as they take the fight right to Bedlam. Oracle will coordinate all three squads while keeping the League and Batman’s team informed.
- The Light’s Plan: Everything is in place on the Light’s end, and all players are prepared. Lex is positive that the Outsiders will fail, thus proving his media stance on them and swaying the public’s opinion back in his favor. He will implement the hero registry, which the members of Infinity Inc. will quickly join, rendering the League obsolete. In order to ensure a public failure, the Light plans to sacrifice Tara’s position as their mole and have her kill Beast Boy.
- Attack on Markovburg: Beta Squad arrives on scene first, cornering Delamb. Vertigo stops them and allows Delamb to get away. He isn’t able to get far, for Alpha finds him and prepares an attack. Geoforce and Tara lead the attack, while Jeff calls on Cyborg for a different mission. During the scuffle, Beast Boy’s arm gets broken. Gamma squad was able to free the loyal subjects from Dr. Eks, and Nightwing musters up the strength to hit Vertigo with an escrima stick, knocking him out. He updates Gamma squad before Beta squad follows after Alpha.
- Swerve of the Judas Contract: Geoforce is finally able to trap Delamb, seething with rage over the miseries he has caused him. Cameras are on him, and the stakes are high. He’s about to take him out for good, but Beast Boy pleads with him otherwise. This is when Deathstroke cuts in on Tara’s comm, urging her that now is the time to kill Beast Boy. Before she can, she is stopped by Artemis, who knew she was a mole the entire time. Geoforce is shocked at his sister’s betrayal, and I update my list as to the amount of ‘betrayals’ he has suffered this season. Tara ultimately chooses the new friends she’s made, and tears off her comm link. Cyborg uses this link to show Jeff who’s on the other end. Bus-ted.
- Say Uncle: As Brion mulls over this latest betrayal, Ambassador Baazovi arrives. Delamb escapes from his confines, and the ambassador insists that Delamb must be stopped. Brion traps him once more before filling his body with hot lava (too soon?) and killing him. THis is all caught on camera, and the various heroes look on in shock. Conner and Nightwing tell Brion that he crossed a line, as they don’t kill. Meanwhile, the Ambassador insists that Brion is a hero, stirring up support from the Markovian public. With his goading, Brion decides to forgo his brother’s rule as king, and take over instead. He asks Halo and Tara to join him, but they both refuse. He orders all the heroes out of the country.
- Consequences: Many people are devastated from Brion’s sudden turn, Violet especially. Deathstroke and Lex recount the events of Markovia, with Lex insisting that everything is still going perfectly in his plan. However, that doesn’t quite seem to be the case. Black Lightning has taken the evidence of Lex working with Deathstroke and presents it to the UN. Lex Luthor insists that it’s all fake news, but Conner steps in and stands up as a Cadmus clone, created by Lex Luthor. Guys, Conner’s development this season is just amazing. I cheered when I watched him stand up for himself. Garth calls for an immediate vote of no confidence to remove Lex from his position. Dick and Barbara watch the aftermath from home, noting how Troia is the frontrunner to replace Lex. I sure hope she is. Additionally, Commissioner Gordon has reinstated the Bat-Signal. After Tara’s trial, she is released into the custody brother, Gregor, and will do community service by working with the Outsiders. Under the Ambassador’s insisting, Brion takes back Dr. Jace. Yeah, that loud, aggravating groan? That was me.
- Another Influence: Vandal Savage informs the light that he and Darkseid have come to a new agreement as Darkseid continues his search for the Anti-Life Equation. It’s also revealed that the Ambassador (now known as Zviad), was partially responsible to Brion’s sudden turn. He was able to psychically manipulate Brion to follow his darkest impulses. Brion just really can’t seem to catch a break, huh?
- A New League: Nightwing has called a meeting with all active members of the League, the Outsiders, and the Team. Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Miss Martian step down from their roles as leaders, and Nightwing elects Jefferson to lead them fairly. Jefferson agrees, on the condition that there be no more secret teams. ‘Batman, Inc.’, will be folded back into the League. The Team will remain covert, as a place for new members to learn out of the spotlight, and the Outsiders will stay as-is. Speaking of the Outsiders, they have officially welcomed Tara, Forager and Superboy as members. M’gann is surprised at this development, and tries to return her ring to Conner. Instead, he admits that he is the one who needs forgiveness from her, and the two make up. Here’s hoping for a wedding next season! (I know I’m being naive, just let me have this.)
- Party at the Diner: A montage follows, showing the aftermath on some of the characters we’ve met. Wendy finally takes off her inhibitor collar, much to Ed’s delight. Vic stops the bullying on Cisco Ramon. Forager starts attending school as Forager and not Fred Bugg. Neither Violet not Brion seem too happy without the other, and Infinity Inc. has pledged their allegiance to Brion. At Bibbo’s diner, many of our treasures heroes just enjoy some time off with their loved ones. And then, at the very end… we get a glimpse at a ring. Could it be? Legion of Superheroes? Catch me excited for season four!
That’s all I have on Season 3, my friends! Well, recap-wise, that is. Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of content to keep you all occupied until the arrival of Season 4. I hope you all have enjoyed this season as much as I have, and remember, we always want to hear your thoughts on our social media feeds! From us to you, stay whelmed, feel the aster, and let hope burn bright.