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Young Justice (2019)
Young Justice (2019-) Vol. 2: Lost in the Multiverse
New York Times bestselling author Brian Michael Bendis continues his hit series, Young Justice!
After the explosive conclusion to their Gemworld adventure, the team is having a tough time finding their way back to their Earth. No, we can't tell you where they end up, but rest assured, you will be surprised! But as exciting as all that is, we have bigger problems to deal with, as Tim Drake is about to do something he has only done...lots of times before. He is about to announce his new alias...a new superhero name. A Young Justice name. And this time, it's permanent. Like, forever.
Collects issues #7-12.
After the explosive conclusion to their Gemworld adventure, the team is having a tough time finding their way back to their Earth. No, we can't tell you where they end up, but rest assured, you will be surprised! But as exciting as all that is, we have bigger problems to deal with, as Tim Drake is about to do something he has only done...lots of times before. He is about to announce his new alias...a new superhero name. A Young Justice name. And this time, it's permanent. Like, forever.
Collects issues #7-12.
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2020
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About the author
Brian Michael Bendis
4,406 books2,574 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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November 17, 2020
I have a love/hate relationship with Bendis. He’s written some undeniably brilliant comics over the years (and continues to - see his latest Jinxworld stuff) but some of his worst books suffer from word diarrhea, and nowhere is it more evident than in his superhero team books. His Avengers was basically them sitting around drinking coffee and “bantering” (ie. a meaningless blur of contemporary - now outdated - references and unfunny jokes). Same thing with his All-New X-Men, which was overloaded with characters from the beginning and only had more crammed in as the series went on, and his Guardians of the Galaxy - entire books full of characters standing around wittering on endlessly about nothing.
So it goes with his second Young Justice book. Lost in the Multiverse is the subtitle, premise and, for want of a better word, “story”. Young Justice has successfully rescued Superboy from Gemworld but can’t find their way home! So they bounce from one alternate universe to another, pointlessly fighting alternate versions of famous characters (with zero consequences of course) while inanely bantering the whole time. Ugh. It’s so tedious.
Also included is Teen Lantern’s origin, which wasn’t so much enlightening as it was leading to more questions (not that I cared to begin with), and the reveal of the contents of Jinny Hex’s mystery box that we saw in Batman: Universe. Same thing there - we see the contents and rather than understanding the reveal, it only leads to more questions like how, why and what? Very unsatisfying. Superboy’s fate made me realise this whole series is a joke and Bendis unites the Wonder Comics line - Naomi, Wonder Twins and Dial H for Hero - for no reason.
This book was utter rubbish. The first Young Justice at least had a decent story - the second doesn’t even attempt one. I’m completely turned off from this title now and won’t be bothering with it any more - I don’t recommend Young Justice, Volume 2: Lost in the Multiverse to anyone unless you can’t get enough of Bendis’ “filling space for the sake of hitting deadlines/producing content” empty waffling.
So it goes with his second Young Justice book. Lost in the Multiverse is the subtitle, premise and, for want of a better word, “story”. Young Justice has successfully rescued Superboy from Gemworld but can’t find their way home! So they bounce from one alternate universe to another, pointlessly fighting alternate versions of famous characters (with zero consequences of course) while inanely bantering the whole time. Ugh. It’s so tedious.
Also included is Teen Lantern’s origin, which wasn’t so much enlightening as it was leading to more questions (not that I cared to begin with), and the reveal of the contents of Jinny Hex’s mystery box that we saw in Batman: Universe. Same thing there - we see the contents and rather than understanding the reveal, it only leads to more questions like how, why and what? Very unsatisfying. Superboy’s fate made me realise this whole series is a joke and Bendis unites the Wonder Comics line - Naomi, Wonder Twins and Dial H for Hero - for no reason.
This book was utter rubbish. The first Young Justice at least had a decent story - the second doesn’t even attempt one. I’m completely turned off from this title now and won’t be bothering with it any more - I don’t recommend Young Justice, Volume 2: Lost in the Multiverse to anyone unless you can’t get enough of Bendis’ “filling space for the sake of hitting deadlines/producing content” empty waffling.
June 23, 2020
This book is just so much damn fun. Young Justice goes galavanting across the multiverse. I like that Bendis decides to revisit some old dimensions of the DC Universe like Earth-3 and Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew's earth. We finally get some back story on Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex. The one thing that I found a bit unnecessary was Red Robin's shift to Drake. I know Bendis thinks that's clever but it probably doesn't do much for your secret identity when you are running around with your last name as your code name. Plus, the new costume is very drab and boring. (I could go on and on about how badly DC has messed up Tim Drake since New 52 so I get Bendis wanting to distance him from the Red Robin moniker. Same goes for Wally West for that matter.) I did enjoy how all the kids from the Wonder Comics line meet up by the end of this. I was also interested in how Bendis is tying this in with the S.T.A.R. labs plots he's been running through the Superman books.
John Timms is a perfect choice for a book full of teen heroes. His art has some toned down Humberto Ramos qualities to it that work well here.
John Timms is a perfect choice for a book full of teen heroes. His art has some toned down Humberto Ramos qualities to it that work well here.
January 13, 2020
Young Justice is still a reasonably fun read, but it’s one that shows some of Bendis’s weaker sides as a writer — the book is absolutely stuffed with double page spreads filled with tons and tons of dialogue, and coupled with extremely decompressed storytelling and lack of a clear plot it just feels exhausting, even when reading monthly. I’m switching to trade-waiting on this book from this point hoping that reading it in more concentrated chunks would improve the reading experience, because I still absolutely adore the entire cast and their interactions — writing young quippy superheroes is one of Bendis’s biggest strengths going into Young Justice.
March 23, 2020
Loved the first half, last two issues were decent.
Bendis decides to have our heroes go on a fun multiverse trip. This leads them into some interesting worlds, one with talking bunny superheroes and such. But we also have a nice trip to earth 3 (The evil earth) and get to see our heroes face up against their evil counterpart. On top of that we finally might be getting home but is home really where the heroes are meant to be?
The first half is fun and exciting. I loved their interactions, especially Bart, Drake, and Connor. I also enjoyed the background of two of the newer members and found it to help me relate to them more. On top of that the art is great, and has some fantastic fight scenes mostly with superboy involved. The last two issues feel oddly paced, and also kind of confusing at points. Also not a fan of getting to a point in progress and then reverting backwards for the sake of it.
But overall, still very enjoyable. I know Bendis isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I'm digging his Young Justice a lot.
Bendis decides to have our heroes go on a fun multiverse trip. This leads them into some interesting worlds, one with talking bunny superheroes and such. But we also have a nice trip to earth 3 (The evil earth) and get to see our heroes face up against their evil counterpart. On top of that we finally might be getting home but is home really where the heroes are meant to be?
The first half is fun and exciting. I loved their interactions, especially Bart, Drake, and Connor. I also enjoyed the background of two of the newer members and found it to help me relate to them more. On top of that the art is great, and has some fantastic fight scenes mostly with superboy involved. The last two issues feel oddly paced, and also kind of confusing at points. Also not a fan of getting to a point in progress and then reverting backwards for the sake of it.
But overall, still very enjoyable. I know Bendis isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I'm digging his Young Justice a lot.
March 18, 2020
I adore Young Justice. This being said, I had a little trouble following this storyline... I mean, if there was really a storyline here. It bounced from one side to the other without a real focus or direction. The origin stories for Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex were the only few things that were consistent enough. I think Bendis is getting a bit overwhelmed writing everything at DC Comics these days.
Anyway. The art by John Timms was spectacular and it made the story enjoyable.
Read in single issues.
Anyway. The art by John Timms was spectacular and it made the story enjoyable.
Read in single issues.
June 19, 2020
This volume has a great premise: Young Justice bounces around the universe. But pretty much nothing holds up .to that premise.
First, the bouncing about the multiverse is both plotless (and pointless) and superficial. Even when we spend some time on Earth-22 (Kingdom Come) and Earth-3 (Evil Earth), nothing interesting comes out of it.
Second, upon returning to Earth, Bendis makes a rather abrupt turn to make this comic about Wonder Comics rather than the past and present Young Justice. So, Dial H for Hero, the Wonder Twins, and Naomi all crowd into the comic, pushing the characters we carry about aside. Which is too bad, because the best material in here is about the team established in the first few issues: Tim and Conner's Friendship, the backstory of Jinny (who is the great addition to the DC universe to come out of Wonder Comics, not Naomi), and to a lesser extent the background of Teen Lantern.
Third, do we seriously resolve the Superboy-is-lost plotline by again making Superboy lost!?
Overall, a frustrating comic.
First, the bouncing about the multiverse is both plotless (and pointless) and superficial. Even when we spend some time on Earth-22 (Kingdom Come) and Earth-3 (Evil Earth), nothing interesting comes out of it.
Second, upon returning to Earth, Bendis makes a rather abrupt turn to make this comic about Wonder Comics rather than the past and present Young Justice. So, Dial H for Hero, the Wonder Twins, and Naomi all crowd into the comic, pushing the characters we carry about aside. Which is too bad, because the best material in here is about the team established in the first few issues: Tim and Conner's Friendship, the backstory of Jinny (who is the great addition to the DC universe to come out of Wonder Comics, not Naomi), and to a lesser extent the background of Teen Lantern.
Third, do we seriously resolve the Superboy-is-lost plotline by again making Superboy lost!?
Overall, a frustrating comic.
July 11, 2020
Wow! This is even more of a frenetic mess than the first. When the group is not skipping around the multiverse -- -- the story stops to offer some dull origins for Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex and an even duller new codename for Tim Drake, the artist formerly know as Robin and Red Robin.
The ending sets up a crossover for all the Wonder Comics titles but I'm hard pressed to find any enthusiasm for a return visit to this series.
The ending sets up a crossover for all the Wonder Comics titles but I'm hard pressed to find any enthusiasm for a return visit to this series.
December 26, 2020
No. Bad Bendis. Bad. Put the team down. Leave them alone. Why won't you listen to me?
Brian Bendis throws the Young Justice team, who still haven't had time to properly interact, introduce their new members, or even have a proper storyline, into another six issue screwfest as they pinball around the Multiverse facing off against dark copies of themselves among other things. There are good ideas in here - a Crime Syndicate version of Young Justice has a lot of potential, but when there's nothing anchoring us to this version of our characters, making us have to care about dark versions of them is a tall order.
The breakneck pace doesn't help this book in the slightest, and yet it manages to be decompressed in its character work at the same time; it's such a strange dichotomy to read a book that can't sit still but at the same time can't seem to do anything useful with the pages that it has. I don't remember a single character interaction that helped further these relationships at all, and when you think of the history that these characters have, that's just sad.
The art also remains entirely uneven, with new series artist (?) John Timms pencilling half of every other issue and then random artists thrown in for flashbacks and such, mostly just for fun? As a result we get David La Fuente, André Araujo and Nick Derington contributions, but I can't seem to bring myself to care.
Young Justice's new lease on life continues to be almost entirely disappointing.
Brian Bendis throws the Young Justice team, who still haven't had time to properly interact, introduce their new members, or even have a proper storyline, into another six issue screwfest as they pinball around the Multiverse facing off against dark copies of themselves among other things. There are good ideas in here - a Crime Syndicate version of Young Justice has a lot of potential, but when there's nothing anchoring us to this version of our characters, making us have to care about dark versions of them is a tall order.
The breakneck pace doesn't help this book in the slightest, and yet it manages to be decompressed in its character work at the same time; it's such a strange dichotomy to read a book that can't sit still but at the same time can't seem to do anything useful with the pages that it has. I don't remember a single character interaction that helped further these relationships at all, and when you think of the history that these characters have, that's just sad.
The art also remains entirely uneven, with new series artist (?) John Timms pencilling half of every other issue and then random artists thrown in for flashbacks and such, mostly just for fun? As a result we get David La Fuente, André Araujo and Nick Derington contributions, but I can't seem to bring myself to care.
Young Justice's new lease on life continues to be almost entirely disappointing.
January 27, 2021
Existem passeios quadrinísticos pelo mutiverso que são deslumbrantes e existem aqueles que são uma bad trip. No caso deste passeio feito pela Justiça Jovem ao lado de Brian Bendis como condutor, temos um pouco de deslumbrância e um pouco de aventura. Uma das coisas mais legais nesse encadernado são três. As origens da Lanterna Nerd (Teen Lantern) na Bolívia e da Jinny Hex em uma cidade caipira redneck qualquer dos EUA. Também temos a adição dos Supergêmeos e do Disque H de Herói como reforços para a Justiça Jovem. Vale lembrar que os dois têm títulos próprios em 12 edições pela linha Wonder Comics, mas que infelizmente foram cortados pela Panini Comics Brasil. Gostaria muito de lê-los. Também há o encontro com Naomi, a nova adolescente negra superpoderosa do Universo DC. Assim a linha Wonder se encontra toda no gibi de número 12 da Justiça Jovem. O que é legal para quem acompanhou todos os títulos, mas nós, brasileiros, só tivemos a oportunidade de ler dois dos quatro. Justiça Jovem continua entregando histórias descompromissadas e divertidas. Uma pena que, parece, no novo estado das revistas da DC Comics nos EUA não tenha mais espaço pra ela...
March 25, 2021
I actually liked this more than the first volume! I think the kids have a lot of heart, and their ragtag haphazard stories are growing on me. It also makes it a lot easier to digest when totally new characters are thrown in the mix every other page.
June 14, 2020
I found it too dialgoue heavy which is when i feel bendis over does it. Plus it felt like the YA vibe was stronger in this volume
December 24, 2020
I like the dynamics here. I like Robin and Bart and Keli a lot. But a lot of this feels unimpactful and that name-change felt weird and useless. Also they weirdly drop into another adventure moments after finishing one which after 12 issues just felt implausible. The art is okay but I'll be honest I'm kinda tired of the double spreads and all.
This is not getting 1 star because of how fun Bart is and because of Keli and Jinny's backstory.
This is not getting 1 star because of how fun Bart is and because of Keli and Jinny's backstory.
February 6, 2020
Read the individual issues.
Man, Bendis is crushing this book. It is so much fun with a lot of really cool characters. Definitely continuing to read this.
Man, Bendis is crushing this book. It is so much fun with a lot of really cool characters. Definitely continuing to read this.
July 11, 2020
Young Justice: Lost in the Multiverse picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next six issues (Young Justice #7–12) of the 2019 on-going series and collects one stories: "Lost in the Multiverse".
"Lost in the Multiverse" is a five-issue storyline with a finale (Young Justice #7–12) has the Young Justice team being lost in the multiverse. They venture into a handful of worlds, like Earth 22, 26, and Earth 42. However the main focus of the storyline focuses on Earth 3 and the power vacuum that happened when the Crime Syndicate left where the Young Justice team faces off with their evil counterparts. When the team finally comes back into Prime Earth, they are joined by other Wonder Comic protagonists like Naomi, the Wonder Twins, and Miguel Montez from Dial H for Hero.
Brian Michael Bendis penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it is written rather mediocrity well. Having a bunch of teenaged superheroes or vigilantes being lost in the multiverse is not new as it has happened to Tim Drake and his team before. Despite its unoriginality, it was somewhat entertaining as we get the backstories of little known and new characters in Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex. Tim Drake as Robin/Red Robin finally gets a new superhero codename in Drake, while he needed a new name for some time as Robin and Red Robin are borrowed names – his codename and uniform is much to be desired.
John Timms penciled the entire trade paperback. However, he did have many co-pencilers in David Lafuente (Young Justice #7), André Lima Araújo (Young Justice #9), and Nick Derington (Young Justice #10). Since Timms was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. As for his co-pencilers, they were strategically used for certain sections and specific parts, which didn’t interrupt the flow as badly with the distinct sections (i.e., backstories and perspective from different worlds) they were used for.
All in all, Young Justice: Lost in the Multiverse is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
"Lost in the Multiverse" is a five-issue storyline with a finale (Young Justice #7–12) has the Young Justice team being lost in the multiverse. They venture into a handful of worlds, like Earth 22, 26, and Earth 42. However the main focus of the storyline focuses on Earth 3 and the power vacuum that happened when the Crime Syndicate left where the Young Justice team faces off with their evil counterparts. When the team finally comes back into Prime Earth, they are joined by other Wonder Comic protagonists like Naomi, the Wonder Twins, and Miguel Montez from Dial H for Hero.
Brian Michael Bendis penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it is written rather mediocrity well. Having a bunch of teenaged superheroes or vigilantes being lost in the multiverse is not new as it has happened to Tim Drake and his team before. Despite its unoriginality, it was somewhat entertaining as we get the backstories of little known and new characters in Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex. Tim Drake as Robin/Red Robin finally gets a new superhero codename in Drake, while he needed a new name for some time as Robin and Red Robin are borrowed names – his codename and uniform is much to be desired.
John Timms penciled the entire trade paperback. However, he did have many co-pencilers in David Lafuente (Young Justice #7), André Lima Araújo (Young Justice #9), and Nick Derington (Young Justice #10). Since Timms was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. As for his co-pencilers, they were strategically used for certain sections and specific parts, which didn’t interrupt the flow as badly with the distinct sections (i.e., backstories and perspective from different worlds) they were used for.
All in all, Young Justice: Lost in the Multiverse is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
January 13, 2021
I'm exhausted after reading Lost in the Multiverse, which is both a good and bad thing. Did I have fun? Yes! The quips run hot and the characters and art are a blast. Was it all-together too much muchness? Yes! The gang blasts through at least three settings before returning to Earth and expanding their roster via the other Wonder Comics heroes.
There's a bit too much of Brian Michael Bendis' signature quirks, like walls of text on multi-page spreads or characters who can't seem to stop stammering. For such a fast-paced story, the dialogue can be a slog. I did find myself successfully keeping up with the plot, at least, and the shoehorned backstories for Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex were welcome breathers.
I'm looking forward to the big crossover event since, by the end, we have Young Justice + Naomi + Wonder Twins + Dial H for Hero all lined up to investigate S.T.A.R. Labs and find Superboy. Of course, I think that means I have to read most of those Wonder Comics first.
There's a bit too much of Brian Michael Bendis' signature quirks, like walls of text on multi-page spreads or characters who can't seem to stop stammering. For such a fast-paced story, the dialogue can be a slog. I did find myself successfully keeping up with the plot, at least, and the shoehorned backstories for Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex were welcome breathers.
I'm looking forward to the big crossover event since, by the end, we have Young Justice + Naomi + Wonder Twins + Dial H for Hero all lined up to investigate S.T.A.R. Labs and find Superboy. Of course, I think that means I have to read most of those Wonder Comics first.
July 16, 2020
My favorite character in Young Justice is Amethyst. But now that the heroes have escaped Gemworld, she gets next to nothing to do here. I'm looking forward to her solo series by Amy Reeder. Second favorite characters are Jinny Hex and Teen Lantern, who get sort-of origin stories told via flashback. Those are the things I liked.
What I didn't like is the plotless writing, which is more interested in peppy, broken dialogue than telling a fresh, epic story. For a 5 or 6 part saga that hits 3 different Earths in the multiverse plus a surprise side-realm, there's not much here at all. Why not a full adventure on each Earth? The Zoo Crew is wasted and Kingdom Come is lampooned, all so they can get to Earth 3 for an extra-long fight with "evil doubles." Surely there were better story opportunities to explore.
What I didn't like is the plotless writing, which is more interested in peppy, broken dialogue than telling a fresh, epic story. For a 5 or 6 part saga that hits 3 different Earths in the multiverse plus a surprise side-realm, there's not much here at all. Why not a full adventure on each Earth? The Zoo Crew is wasted and Kingdom Come is lampooned, all so they can get to Earth 3 for an extra-long fight with "evil doubles." Surely there were better story opportunities to explore.
February 17, 2021
I absolutely adore this series. I love the team dynamic and how the characters genuinely like working together and work well together. I enjoy the writing style as well as the art. Especially with the fact that the art style changed with the new characters' (Keli and Jinny) origin stories. I do wish I read the Naomi limited series before this so I could know a bit more about her in advance but I still loved her introduction and getting to know her all the same. Highly enjoyed and am definitely planning on reading the 3rd volume of the series!
July 25, 2020
Lost in the Multiverse finds the Young Justice team trying to get home if home even exists as they journey through various DC universes.
This is a fun book, particularly in the first couple of issues as they visit some familiar (for old fans) universes. The book does do quite a bit of character stuff and eventually brings all the Wonder Comics characters together at the end, while leaving a big cliffhanger and many questions for the future.
While it's a bit padded at times, this is still a really fun book that leaves me wanting more.
This is a fun book, particularly in the first couple of issues as they visit some familiar (for old fans) universes. The book does do quite a bit of character stuff and eventually brings all the Wonder Comics characters together at the end, while leaving a big cliffhanger and many questions for the future.
While it's a bit padded at times, this is still a really fun book that leaves me wanting more.
March 11, 2022
Good art, fun story, bit of mystery. New legacy characters (I like legacy heroes and villains). My only gripe is with Bendis' dialogue. Maybe he should have written out one more draft of each of his scripts...
March 31, 2023
i love when characters bounce around different dimensions like they’re in a gumball machine, it’s sm fun to see them flabbergasted by every new version of themselves they encounter. and this had tons of banter to top it off. overall: super adorable!
August 5, 2020
Getting good! The team is starting to acknowledge itself as an actual team and not just a bunch of characters thrown together.
April 24, 2024
3.5 stars
September 29, 2024
Lost a star bc my main man Tim is a dumbass smh😔
January 8, 2020
Tim powiedział, że kocha Connera
February 9, 2021
Loved the trip into the multiverse!!!
July 22, 2020
There is SO MUCH DIALOGUE in this comic and it accomplishes so little, holy shit. I was literally skimming towards the end because there was just too much and almost none of it actually moves the plot or the characters or is engaging in any way.
Anyway, Bendis has apparently decided to throw the rule of threes to the wind and instead try out his new concept, the rule of seventeens, with this whole multiverse plot. It could have been fun if we had either actually spent enough time in each world to really establish an emotional connection with the differences between earth prime and whatever world we've bounced to, or if it had been a bunch of really quick hits and then back to an actual plotline on earth prime. Somehow, he manages to write it so that we spend both way too much and not nearly enough time on every single goddamn planet, which is impressive. The apparent "big bad" is also extremely vague and unintimidating, so like, really zero points for the plot.
Plus, the thing that everyone loves so much about YJ, aka the heroes and their characterization, gets shunted to the side completely. We spend SO much time getting rapidly introduced to new characters who have no real plot relevance (and when I say that, I'm referring to literally every single character in a multiverse world) that we hardly spend any time with our actual heroes beyond them casually quipping about the current weirdness. Amethyst and Cassie have been totally ignored and are nothing but flat background characters, and Jinny and Keli spend a pretty tremendous amount of time doing nothing but yelling snarkily about how confused they are. This does not characterization make.
I'm also really, really not loving Tim's new characterization, which is mostly "teen dude who's way too into his girlfriend". I don't like Tim/Steph as a couple to begin with, so it's really sort of gag-inducingly reductive of his character. Not to mention the mind-numbing stupidity of his new codename and how bad he looks in brown. He's probably my favorite DC character, so it really hurts my feelings to see him being so wildly mistreated. I miss preboot Tim :(
I don't know, there are moments that genuinely made me laugh, and some brief moments of characterization I really liked (Bart loving hugs and cute things? Tim saying he loves and completely trusts his best friend? Conner crying about his bad week? Jinny having previously been a huge, queer badass in small town Texas?? Hell yeah.) but overall this book was kind of an exhausting hot mess.
The art is very pretty, though. Good job, artists.
Anyway, Bendis has apparently decided to throw the rule of threes to the wind and instead try out his new concept, the rule of seventeens, with this whole multiverse plot. It could have been fun if we had either actually spent enough time in each world to really establish an emotional connection with the differences between earth prime and whatever world we've bounced to, or if it had been a bunch of really quick hits and then back to an actual plotline on earth prime. Somehow, he manages to write it so that we spend both way too much and not nearly enough time on every single goddamn planet, which is impressive. The apparent "big bad" is also extremely vague and unintimidating, so like, really zero points for the plot.
Plus, the thing that everyone loves so much about YJ, aka the heroes and their characterization, gets shunted to the side completely. We spend SO much time getting rapidly introduced to new characters who have no real plot relevance (and when I say that, I'm referring to literally every single character in a multiverse world) that we hardly spend any time with our actual heroes beyond them casually quipping about the current weirdness. Amethyst and Cassie have been totally ignored and are nothing but flat background characters, and Jinny and Keli spend a pretty tremendous amount of time doing nothing but yelling snarkily about how confused they are. This does not characterization make.
I'm also really, really not loving Tim's new characterization, which is mostly "teen dude who's way too into his girlfriend". I don't like Tim/Steph as a couple to begin with, so it's really sort of gag-inducingly reductive of his character. Not to mention the mind-numbing stupidity of his new codename and how bad he looks in brown. He's probably my favorite DC character, so it really hurts my feelings to see him being so wildly mistreated. I miss preboot Tim :(
I don't know, there are moments that genuinely made me laugh, and some brief moments of characterization I really liked (Bart loving hugs and cute things? Tim saying he loves and completely trusts his best friend? Conner crying about his bad week? Jinny having previously been a huge, queer badass in small town Texas?? Hell yeah.) but overall this book was kind of an exhausting hot mess.
The art is very pretty, though. Good job, artists.
November 24, 2020
Public library copy.
A well drawn and dense book, but not a book that was interesting to read in one sitting. A whimsical plot that simply teleported the cast to different settings did not make it seem like the stakes were high. Readers unfamiliar with DC continuity would be lost or disinterested.
A well drawn and dense book, but not a book that was interesting to read in one sitting. A whimsical plot that simply teleported the cast to different settings did not make it seem like the stakes were high. Readers unfamiliar with DC continuity would be lost or disinterested.
March 6, 2020
I'm too old for this shit.
July 31, 2025
*3.5* I'm conflicted on this again. I like the characters and their interactions. I'm less interested in the plot. I'm not a fan of when I'm reading a book and progress is made just for it to be lost again. I also don't really care for multiverse adventures/characters-meet-alternate-versions-of-themselves stories. At least it's relatively short lived (unlike Jon Kent spending a whole miniseries in Injustice universe, or the multiple Titans of Tomorrow instances from the 2000s Teen Titans).
The bringing together of characters from other Wonder Comics books at the end of this didn't mean much to me. I don't know Naomi at all, and I'm only vaguely familiar with Dial H for Hero because Miguel would go on to (do almost nothing in) Teen Titans Academy. I do enjoy the Wonder Twins, which is good, because they're the only ones who really feel organically integrated into the plot.
As for Young Justice themselves, there are a lot of them, so the characterization is uneven but decent. Keli's backstory paints her as someone who is curious but kind of impulsive, which aligns with everything we know about her so far. The trunk reveal for Jinny might've meant more if I recognized absolutely anything in it. Cassie continues to be underdeveloped. Bart is Bart as always (also impulsive, as his name suggests, but not necessarily dumb). Tim adopts the absolutely horrific concept of "Drake" from his evil alternate self (seriously, who thought this was a good idea?), which I think emphasizes just how much of a dumb teen he is for someone so smart. Amethyst gets almost nothing to do in this volume, to the point that we're just told about how evil-alternate-her was defeated by Bart in dialogue.
It's Conner who gets another standout moment. He finally gets to confront the person who threw his life off-track, and she does it again. He has every reason to cry, and I'm so glad that they let him. One of the things I've always appreciated about Conner Kent are his moments of great vulnerability and humanity, juxtaposed by his great physical strength and tough persona. He really isn't what everyone expects him to be, in the best way. I hope his journey receives a satisfying conclusion in volume 3.
The bringing together of characters from other Wonder Comics books at the end of this didn't mean much to me. I don't know Naomi at all, and I'm only vaguely familiar with Dial H for Hero because Miguel would go on to (do almost nothing in) Teen Titans Academy. I do enjoy the Wonder Twins, which is good, because they're the only ones who really feel organically integrated into the plot.
As for Young Justice themselves, there are a lot of them, so the characterization is uneven but decent. Keli's backstory paints her as someone who is curious but kind of impulsive, which aligns with everything we know about her so far. The trunk reveal for Jinny might've meant more if I recognized absolutely anything in it. Cassie continues to be underdeveloped. Bart is Bart as always (also impulsive, as his name suggests, but not necessarily dumb). Tim adopts the absolutely horrific concept of "Drake" from his evil alternate self (seriously, who thought this was a good idea?), which I think emphasizes just how much of a dumb teen he is for someone so smart. Amethyst gets almost nothing to do in this volume, to the point that we're just told about how evil-alternate-her was defeated by Bart in dialogue.
It's Conner who gets another standout moment. He finally gets to confront the person who threw his life off-track, and she does it again. He has every reason to cry, and I'm so glad that they let him. One of the things I've always appreciated about Conner Kent are his moments of great vulnerability and humanity, juxtaposed by his great physical strength and tough persona. He really isn't what everyone expects him to be, in the best way. I hope his journey receives a satisfying conclusion in volume 3.
August 19, 2021
This was far easier to follow than the second volume, both because I'm more familiar with the characters, and because the plot was less information heavy.
It seems like Conner's just an angsty trouble magnet. I love him. It was fun going through the worlds and seeing their reactions. Ginny's power up was neat, though I wasn't able to completely follow along. Keli's backstory was also interesting, but I'm increasingly concerned about what she's even doing out there. And as always, Tim Drake is number one no matter what. I hope he switches out suits though, brown is not his color.
I guess my biggest problem with the book is the expanding cast. I already thought having seven on the team was enough. I'd cut out (pre)Teen Lantern and Amethyst, no offense. As much as I like Naomi and as gorgeous as she is, I just felt super annoyed seeing her tag along. I know Drake would adopt everyone if he could, but the ending cover with literally 13 characters was driving me crazy. I don't know how the authors expect us to care about them all at once. I'm barely hanging on to poor Bart as it is. But such is the nature of comic books, I suppose.
I will also say some of the writing felt out of character. I really don't think Tim would say "need to charge my phone" after being transported to another world, nor Conner saying "Ginny Hex, ladies and gentlemen!" Like...no...just let them talk how they talk. The author's personal voice and humor leaked into this a little too much, I think.
It seems like Conner's just an angsty trouble magnet. I love him. It was fun going through the worlds and seeing their reactions. Ginny's power up was neat, though I wasn't able to completely follow along. Keli's backstory was also interesting, but I'm increasingly concerned about what she's even doing out there. And as always, Tim Drake is number one no matter what. I hope he switches out suits though, brown is not his color.
I guess my biggest problem with the book is the expanding cast. I already thought having seven on the team was enough. I'd cut out (pre)Teen Lantern and Amethyst, no offense. As much as I like Naomi and as gorgeous as she is, I just felt super annoyed seeing her tag along. I know Drake would adopt everyone if he could, but the ending cover with literally 13 characters was driving me crazy. I don't know how the authors expect us to care about them all at once. I'm barely hanging on to poor Bart as it is. But such is the nature of comic books, I suppose.
I will also say some of the writing felt out of character. I really don't think Tim would say "need to charge my phone" after being transported to another world, nor Conner saying "Ginny Hex, ladies and gentlemen!" Like...no...just let them talk how they talk. The author's personal voice and humor leaked into this a little too much, I think.
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