I’m normally reserved about the sudden 5-year jump in between theYoung Justice andYoung Justice: Invasion, to the point where I consider the latter a spin-off rather than a second season of the former. But if it resulted in awesomeness like THIS? I might just change my mind.
The big UK Kapow Comic show is being held this weekend. The show has been called out for the paucity of female creators and is pretty much a sausage fest (or is bangers fest because it is the UK?).
Joe Quesada of Marvel was there, however, and Ain’t it Cool News was as well. And here’s…
Unfortunately, at the moment, I’d have to agree. Prior to a solo female movie, Mavel’s gotta make some sort of push to make a female hero recognizable to the general public. Marvel has a lot of female characters with solo potential, like X-23 and Captain Marvel, but none have been promoted to that level yet. Marvel has got to get more females solo titles. And they need to push that title for many years. I’m hopeful for Carol Danvers.
As for his comment about actresses, it’s only partially true. Lots of great actresses out there. Problem is they don’t have a character good enough… yet.
There is a possibility that Black Widow, thanks to the Avengers movie, has now achieved that status. If anything, they could make a solo film starring her with one or two other Avengers serving as backup or background characters.
The less important reason is that, assuming they’re showcasing a new hero every issue till the JSA is formed on Earth2, with Hawkgirl being revealed as the third future member, it strongly suggests that Robinson isn’t following the “male core trinity” pattern. Originally, I worried that he’d make a core group of Jay, Alan and Al, but this relieves that bit of anxiety considerably.
The more important aspect is the image itself. It’s Hawkgirl! And she’s a person of color! Look at that sexy dark skin and that lovely hair. I cannot stress how good this is! She might be black or latina or whatever, I don’t really care on that end. What’s important to me is that this won’t be a team of white boys and girls.So glad they went with Kendra instead of Shayera, even if I do have my own fandom for Shayera. If Shayera will show up, put her in Earth Prime with Katar. Kendra can be Earth2’s kickass Hawkwoman. (side note: Why can’t we call her Hawkwoman?)
And she’s not just a person of color, she looks absolutely awesome with those guns, and the costume is attractive without being impractical. While the exposed belly is of some concern, I’m reasonably certain that this Hawkgirl has some degree of metahuman toughness and invulnerability. Is she Thanagarian? And if she’s alien, are the wings natural?
I cannot wait to find out. I might be disappointed due to the story later, or if I find out that this is some coloring error or that Kendra is just sporting a tan, but till then, this image has the book sold for me so far.
EDIT: Triple joy. Brett Booth just confirmed in a tweet that the coloring is accurate and that Kendra IS a person of color. YES.
Preliminary rough sketch for a 18+12 Illustration I’m producing titled “Doctor Who & The Batgirls”, which will showcase just about every version of Batgirl I can think of. And, yes I’m quite crazy to even be pulling this off, but the idea just kept calling me.
Please, let me know what you think.
Showcased in the sketch so far:
Batgirl (barbara gordon) Batgirl (stephanie brown) Batgirl from Batman TAS season1 Batgirl from Batman & Robin the movie Batgirl from the Elseworld Worlds Finest Batgirl from the Thrillkiller Mini-series Misfit from “Birds Of Prey” Batgirl from “Batman Animated” Batgirl (yvonne craig) from the 60’s Tv series Tiny Titans Batgirl (barbara gordon) Tiny Titans Batgirl (cassandra cain) Batgirl from the “Birds of Prey” Tv series Batgirl (cassandra cain) Oracle (barbra gordon ) from the Birds Of Prey
I will also be adding:
Bat-girl (betty kane) Batgirl (cassandra cain) Batgirl (helena bertinelli) From the Batman: No Mans Land storyline Batgirl from the Batman TAS season 3 Batgirl from Batman: The Brave & the Bold animated series Batgirl (barbar gordon) DCNu Batgirl from the 1977 Batman cartoon Batgirl from All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder Batgirl from the NEW DCNu Cartoon
And more!
This is one of the most insanely brilliant ideas I’ve ever seen. Bravo! Can’t wait to see the finished piece.
We’ve already seen the promo video for season two with Batgirl and Wonder Girl joining the team. But is that in the present or the past? Because look at who is seen in images for season 2. And who isn’t in the new YJ game. Yikes!
O_O I am both oozy with anticipation, and extremely confused.
Don’t like Robin’s new hair. Love M’gann’s though. Making her hair different from what she emulated from the TV show is a sign of her growing into her own individuality. Beast Boy? Nice, but…he looks older.
This all seems to suggest that season 2 jumps ahead more than just a year. Coz, wasn’t Gar just 8 years old in Season 1?
YES. CASSIE! Her in YJ and Donna in Super BFF? Life is getting better.
I love how Young Justice will not only get a greater number of girls than the actual Justice League, but that there are a higher percentage of girls to guys now. Excellent.
Now THIS is the kind of gear I expect WW to be wearing. Why do they insist on putting her in a bathing suit when she looks so damn good in armor? Even in Justice League, she should be decked out in divine weaponry and gear for every situation.
That lady is an Amazon warrior, and now she looks the part.
