Warner Bros. Animation hosted a panel at SDCC on Friday concerning the upcoming third season of Young Justice, subtitled Outsiders. In the course of the panel, government producer Greg Weisman confirmed a line-up that includes a number of the forged of the brand new collection, together with a number of new characters.

Whereas that line-up featured the return of characters like Wonder Girl, Static, and Beast Boy to the workforce, it was notably lacking a number of fan-favorite characters….together with the whole unique forged of the collection. Nonetheless, Weisman ended the panel with the reveal of Nightwing, Artemis, and Superboy in black ops type clothes, together with Black Lightning.

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Notably, Nightwing and Artemis are each carrying masks. Nightwing can also be outfitted with both some very skinny escrima sticks or swords of some form.

Word: The unique article said that the picture above confirmed Aqualad as an alternative of Black Lightning. WB Animation staff informed ComicBook.com after the panel that it was Black Lightning, that means that Aqualad continues to be absent from the present.

Whereas Weisman did not decline to provide any particulars as to why the Young Justice workforce was carrying all black outfits, it actually appears like they’re “Outsiders” of some form.

Two of the workforce’s unique members are nonetheless lacking. Child Flash was seemingly killed or trapped within the Velocity Pressure on the finish of Season 2, whereas Miss Martian can also be notably absent with no rationalization.

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Young Justice: Outsiders will debut on DC’s streaming service in 2018.

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Sam Register (“Teen Titans Go!,” “Justice League Motion”) is government producer of “Young Justice.” Brandon Vietti (“Batman: Below the Red Hood,” “Superman Doomsday”) and Greg Weisman (“Star Wars Rebels,” “Gargoyles”) are producers of the collection, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Emmy Award winner Phil Bourassa (“Young Justice,” “Justice League Dark,” “Teen Titans: The Judas Contract”) serves because the collection’ artwork director.