Comics do not all the time present solutions to their followers’ greatest questions concerning inconclusive storylines, and after they do, it usually takes years for the revelations to unfold. That is primarily as a result of when newer characters like Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne take over the highlight, earlier generations are forgotten or placed on the again burner — just like the heroes of Young Justice.
Their newest collection, a tie-in to the Dark Crisis occasion, lastly provides them the eye that they deserve. It additionally highlighted simply how uncared for they have been. Your entire DC Universe was too busy to care and even discover that they have been gone. With a complete world of their very own to discover, followers have lastly gotten a few of their greatest questions answered in Dark Crisis: Young Justice #3 (by Meghan Fitzmartin, Laura Braga, Luis Guerrero and Pat Brosseau).
This challenge had the Young Justice boys come nose to nose with the villains which have damage them most. However, ultimately, those who triggered them probably the most ache have been one another. The most important revelation of the story was the formation of Tim and Cassie’s relationship when Conner was lacking. The love triangle between the three has all the time been a scorching subject amongst the crew, with a kiss following Conner’s loss of life in Infinite Crisis placing a pressure on Robin and Superboy’s friendship. Nonetheless, Tim and Cassie’s failed try at a relationship again then wasn’t the main focus right here.
The connection that Tim and Cassie have been speaking about was the one they’d within the New 52 — the place Conner did not exist. Though the New 52 featured a Superboy who seemed lots like Conner Kent, it was later revealed that they have been very completely different characters. The fates of the heroes followers knew and liked have been revealed within the 2019 Young Justice collection by Brian Michael Bendis and Patrick Gleeson. There, it was revealed that Conner was misplaced on Gemworld post-Crisis and his existence was forgotten by his buddies and family members, because of Flashpoint. Conner discovering Tim and Cassie’s romance throughout the time he was forgotten did not go over very effectively. It primarily cut up up the crew. Even so, followers who have been invested within the love triangle previous to this lastly bought just a little closure via his response.
Dark Crisis: Young Justice has given solutions to various different questions, too. Probably the most attention-grabbing got here within the final challenge. When Cassie was trying to find Young Justice again in the true DCU, she tried to recruit former member, Cissie King-Jones, who revealed why she give up being a superhero. This supplied followers with a definitive reply as to why Cissie left and supplied a distinct perspective on the unique Young Justice collection as a complete.
This challenge additionally confirmed how a lot Bart Allen has matured as a hero, heralding the return of an Impulse with all the burden of his earlier expertise because the Flash. The reactions of the others to the brand new Bart have been harsh, however for followers who’ve missed these characters for years, it is thrilling to see how they work together with one another now.
This collection is stuffed with callbacks to the unique comics and the deep historical past these characters have with one another. Though they have been ignored lately, and fittingly in Dark Crisis, too, they’re the main focus now and this collection seeks to take advantage of it. Dark Crisis: Young Justice has unpacked lots about these characters and the way they really feel about sure conditions from their previous. The subsequent half of the collection is certain to proceed down this path and uncover much more secrets and techniques these heroes have been hiding from one another, which can certainly delight longtime followers.