Warning: comprises spoilers for Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1!
Regardless of being a gaggle of well-established heroes in DC Comics, the Young Justice staff is one of the crucial forgotten. In any case, the Justice League and Teen Titans are powerful acts to comply with. In relation to crises within the DC Universe, it is typically as much as Young Justice to choose up the items. In Dark Crisis: Young Justice, readers comply with Wonder Girl‘s narration because the staff faces yet one more disaster with the loss of life of the Justice League.
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Following the Justice League’s battle towards the Dark Military, the world was left with out their best heroes. Whereas some, comparable to Nightwing, refuse to imagine that the League is actually useless, a lot of DC’s remaining heroes are placing their efforts into transferring on and stepping as much as defend Earth. Whereas Jonathan Kent makes an attempt to kind a brand new Justice League, legacy heroes and civilians alike collect for the funeral of the Justice League. The second Wonder Girl, Cassie Sandsmark, stands there alongside her former teammates, reflecting on all the pieces Young Justice has been by way of collectively and the emotional burden it has positioned on all of them. How will they deal with yet one more disaster?
In Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1, by Meghan Fitzmartin, Laura Braga, and Luis Guerrero, the Young Justice staff is again collectively once more and Cassie’s obtained an axe to grind with nearly everybody, particularly Arrowette. She feels betrayed however maybe additionally a little bit jealous of Cissie, who appears so simply capable of “chuck your pals and tasks for civvie life.” She additionally displays on how Robin, Superboy and Impulse by no means actually obtained to develop up—they died, they got here again, they may by no means dangle up their capes and tights as a result of there was at all times a disaster. Even Tim, who as soon as tried to dwell a traditional life might by no means escape the trail he selected as Robin. When the Tim, Kon and Bart disappear, Cassie seeks the assistance of different heroes, however as at all times, their staff is pushed to the aspect and requested to take care of their issues on their very own.
This concern speaks to the struggles of the youthful era of heroes, portraying an attention-grabbing parallel to the true world’s youthful era and their psychological well being difficulties. From childhood, the Young Justice staff was skilled to push their feelings apart, anticipated to deal with each disaster prefer it’s nothing. The members of the Justice League, for essentially the most half, did not undertake the hero life till they have been adults. The Teen Titans have been at all times the closest to their mentors and obtained extra assist than their youthful counterparts. Young Justice are the children who by no means obtained to develop up—caught in limbo between being children and being the heroes the world wants.
Hopefully, these issues are explored additional because the Dark Crisis: Young Justice sequence continues. This sequence has to potential to create a robust story on grief and reconciliation. With Wonder Girl taking the lead, DC is organising an area for some critical character progress alongside the revival of the Young Justice staff.
Dark Crisis: Young Justice is now obtainable digitally and in print from DC Comics.