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100-603: Previous series include Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series . The final lineup includes Teen Titans Go! and Beware the Batman , along with DC Nation Shorts . Many short films produced by Sam Register air on the show; they are mainly comedy . In the first season, these included New Teen Titans , S.B.F.F. and DC's World's Funnest from Aardman Studios. Season two saw two additional short series: JL Animals and Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld . On October 13, 2012, two weeks after it had returned from

200-549: A Category B digital cable and satellite channel devoted "programming from international markets, featuring the latest trends in non-violent action, adventure, superheroes, comedy and interactivity." On February 2, 2012, Teletoon announced that it would launch a local Cartoon Network channel in Canada. It debuted using the Teletoon Kapow! license on July 4, 2012. As of September 1, 2015, Cartoon Network operates under

300-596: A continuity considerably different from that of the mainstream DC Universe, Weisman has stated that the series covers its early stages. Earth-16 was chosen by DC Entertainment for the show because it was largely untapped, freeing the series and its franchise from established continuity restraints set by either the main DC Universe or other worlds in the Multiverse. However, it was later discovered that Earth-16 had been previously used. That pre-existing continuity

400-494: A DC Showcase Short Film, Green Arrow , and a fellow DC Nation show, Green Lantern: The Animated Series are all considered by Weisman to be adjacent to Young Justice , meaning versions of these events all happened within the continuity of Young Justice . In 2022, the back-up story of Young Justice: Targets shows the canon version of the Green Arrow short. Teletoon Cartoon Network (formerly Teletoon )

500-460: A condition of the license, Teletoon committed to devoting 40% of its programming to Canadian content in its first year of operation, gradually increasing by five per cent yearly to 60% by 2002. Over a similar timeframe, it also committed to similarly have at least half of its programming financed by, and commissioned from third parties unaffiliated with its owners. In 1998, network management decided to focus on renewals instead of new shows—adopting

600-492: A covert operations team has been compared to Impossible Missions Force , a fictional independent espionage agency in the Mission: Impossible series. Together, Weisman and Vietti came up with ideas, characters, and plot points for at least two seasons, although it is unknown as to how many season runs DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation were looking for the series. Although there were several characters

700-499: A direct adaptation of Peter David , Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck 's Young Justice comic series (despite the title), is an original story set in the DC Universe with a focus on teenage and young adult superheroes . The series follows the lives of teenage superheroes and sidekicks, namely Robin , Kid Flash , Aqualad , Superboy , Miss Martian , and Artemis , who are members of a fictional covert operation group. Within

800-619: A double agent during a summit between the Light and the Reach that Lex Luthor and Queen Bee are unable to attend. He provides the Reach with evidence that the Light was going to betray them and together with his teammates takes down Black Manta and Brain while Vandal Savage, Ra's al Ghul, and Klarion are evacuating. Meanwhile, the other half brings the War World to Darkseid on Apokolips as Vandal Savage quotes "business as usual." Two years later,

900-459: A few weeks before, he stated that Weisman told him that Netflix is "seriously considering" a third season. On September 9, 2016, Greg Weisman gave response to questions on his website Station Eight regarding the possibility of Netflix picking up the show for a third season. He stated, "I think there's a decent chance of the show coming back. Not a guarantee, mind you, but a solid decent chance. I don't say that lightly either." On November 7, 2016,

1000-452: A gene bomb belonging to Ma'alefa'ak reverberates throughout the mini-arcs, leaving Miss Martian profoundly heartbroken over the loss of her fiancé, further driving Beast Boy into a downward spiral of depression, being the incentive behind Tigress reaching out to Cheshire, Zatanna learning he is still alive in another dimension, Kaldur struggling to hold back his grief, Rocket unknowingly coming into contact with his attempted murderer Lor-Zod ,

1100-467: A grand conspiracy on behalf of a cabal of key villains known as the Light . The series debuted with an hour-long special on November 26, 2010. Young Justice premiered on September 9, 2011, on Teletoon in Canada . After airing its second season, subtitled Invasion , the series was canceled in early 2013. In November 2016, Warner Bros. Animation announced that the series would be returning for

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1200-512: A hostile takeover of Earth, it is revealed that the Justice League had, in a show of force, attacked a peaceful planet while under the control of "the Light" five years ago. This showed multiple alien races that Earth could be considered a viable member of their empires. After the invasion is defeated, those members of the Justice League who led the attack leave Earth in an attempt to clear their names. As more and more aliens come to Earth,

1300-694: A license; the channel maintains two feeds under the license, with the French feed operating under the branding Télétoon . At the original licensing hearing before the CRTC, the network's operators had stated that the two channels "would be similar in nature and programmed with a similar attitude towards them", but that there may be differences in their programming due to market differences (including Quebec's prohibition on advertising to children ) and program rights. To this end, Teletoon often commissioned programming to air in both English and French whenever possible. As

1400-551: A more cautious strategy than launching a significant number of new series, as it had in the prior year. By 2001, the channel had invested over $ 96 million into 98 original productions since its launch; Teletoon's director of original programming Madeleine Levesque stated that "I don’t think any other broadcaster has contributed so much, so well, so fast." On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral's stake in Teletoon, giving it full ownership. The sale

1500-432: A move to claim possible League of Shadows defectors Onyx, Cassandra Savage , and her mute daughter Orphan ; Zatanna and her Sentinels of Magic are faced with the arrival of Child, seeking to replace Klarion as the primary Lord of Chaos; Kaldur'ahm returns to Atlantis as a prophecy involving Ocean Master and Arion reverberates throughout the oceans; Rocket is deployed to New Genesis for Justice League business as

1600-473: A private ceremony with a large gathering of heroes, friends, family and allies attending the wedding, including past and present members of the Justice League, Team and Outsiders. In the meantime, The Light have captured the Kryptonians on the War World whilst on Apokolips, Darkseid is introduced to the next generation of Furies , consisting of Supergirl and Black Mary . Although Young Justice follows

1700-413: A related application for a channel to be called "Fun TV" had been denied. The English-language version of Teletoon launched on October 17, 1997. The channel was originally owned by a consortium of other Canadian specialty services, including Family Channel acting as managing partner at 53.3% ( Superchannel / WIC and The Movie Network / Astral Media ), YTV at 26.7%, ( Shaw Communications ), along with

1800-492: A reorganization in February 2014, alongside YTV and Nelvana. Teletoon and its sister networks would maintain separate management from YTV. On February 21, 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would be rebranded as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023; the existing Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunched under Cartoon Network's sibling brand Boomerang (which will be devoted to library programming and classic franchises);

1900-524: A secret cave located inside a former Justice League headquarters, Mount Justice , a hollowed-out mountain. Here the teens are trained by Black Canary , given missions by Batman, and are watched over by Red Tornado . They are joined by Miss Martian , niece of the Martian Manhunter , and Artemis , Green Arrow's newest protégé . The team frequently clashes with the Light, a secret cabal of super villains, whose actions and identities are unknown to

2000-522: A show based on the concept of a cross between the Teen Titans and Young Justice series of comics, but was not solely an adaptation of one or the other. The title chosen for the show by Register was Young Justice , as it was appropriately meaningful to the concept the creative team was looking for. Greg Weisman , whom Register sought immediately after the cancellation of The Spectacular Spider-Man , and Brandon Vietti , whose work in directing

2100-490: A sidekick. The other three use this as an opportunity to prove themselves and investigate a fire at Cadmus Labs . While there they uncover a clone of Superman named Superboy . They free him and in the ensuing escape expose Cadmus' illegal activities. Impressed, Batman and the rest of the Justice League agree to allow the sidekicks to form their own team to run secret missions for the League. Batman establishes Young Justice in

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2200-483: A stated goal of producing 78 half-hours of original content every year, and it has been active in commissioning programming since then. Since its inception, the channel has acquired numerous television series from the U.S.-based Cartoon Network and its late night block, Adult Swim . From September 1, 2015, to Fall 2016, original programming from the American channel was moved over to its Canadian counterpart. Around

2300-504: A summer break and ten hours before it was supposed to air, the block was pulled from the schedule by Cartoon Network; an hour of DreamWorks Dragons was shown on Saturday with Johnny Test on Sunday. DC Nation workers were told about the action by fans. Later that day, Cartoon Network and DC Nation's Facebook and Twitter profiles stated that the block had been put on hiatus and would resume airing in January 2013. An online petition

2400-535: A third season of Young Justice. Therefore, the ending of the Apokolips storyline was not likely to get resolved. In December 2013, Kevin Smith and Paul Dini had a conversation in an episode of Smith's Fat Man on Batman podcast addressing the 2013 cancellation of Tower Prep (created by Dini), Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, claiming that the network executives did not want girls watching

2500-529: A third season was officially announced. Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series stated, "The affection that fans have had for Young Justice , and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us. We are excited to bring the show back for this loyal fanbase and to provide an opportunity for new viewers to discover this excellent series." The original showrunners, Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman, will be returning. On February 7, 2017, Khary Payton, who plays Aqualad in

2600-615: A third season, a strong showing on Netflix could motivate WB into action on a potential third season. Some voice actors from the show, including Jason Spisak , Eric Lopez, Khary Payton , Yuri Lowenthal , Nolan North , Stephanie Lemelin , Danica McKellar , Crispin Freeman , Vanessa Marshall , Kelly Hu , and Jason Marsden have all voiced their interest in a third season, as well as Young Justice comic illustrator Christopher Jones , who also vouched his support on his personal blog, and other voice actors like Susan Eisenberg ,

2700-551: A third season, subtitled Outsiders , which premiered on January 4, 2019, on DC Universe . In July 2019, DC Universe renewed the series for a fourth season, later subtitled Phantoms and eventually moved to HBO Max . The fourth season premiered on October 16, 2021, and ended its complete season run on June 9, 2022. Young Justice focuses on the lives of a group of teenage sidekicks attempting to establish themselves as proven superheroes as they deal with normal adolescent issues in their personal lives. The show corresponds to

2800-432: Is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment . The channel primarily broadcasts animated series aimed at children and teenagers. It was launched on October 17, 1997, by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a consortium of Western International Communications and Astral Media (via their specialty channel Family Channel ), Shaw Communications (via its specialty channel YTV ), and

2900-620: Is divided into four part arcs focused on specific Team members from season 1, with a background focus on the Legion of Super-Heroes who also play a part in the story and a strong focus on Superboy as the central character of the season. Miss Martian and Superboy go to Mars for their wedding ceremony as racial turmoil erupts from the murder of the Martian king and the actions of Miss Martian's revolutionary brother Ma'alefa'ak ; Tigress tries to get through to her sister Cheshire as Lady Shiva makes

3000-485: Is introduced as a teenager from New Mexico by the name of Jackson Hyde who is largely unaware of his Atlantean roots. In addition to his design, many aspects of the new Aqualad's back-story had to be altered to fit within the established continuity of the DC Universe. Artemis was also brought into the main timeline during the early days of the New 52, but was killed within one issue of her appearance, to great fan outcry. On

3100-840: Is padded and stitched with seams and sewn-in materials. Batman's batsuit matches the extra stitching lines of Robin's outfit for similar functions, except that the batsuit is more military in style whereas Robin's costume is additionally influenced by athletic outfits to match his youthful energy. Artists at the U.S. animation studio in Los Angeles, Warner Bros. Animation, drew storyboards ; designed new characters, backgrounds, and props; drew character and background layouts; and made animatics . However, Greg Weisman notes that some storyboards were done in Seoul. The overseas studios in Seoul , South Korea, MOI Animation, Inc. and Lotto Animation, drew

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3200-562: Is set in the five-year gap between Season 1 and 2. A Young Justice -themed downloadable content pack was released for Lego DC Super-Villains on May 14, 2019. The pack adds several playable characters from the series, along with a bonus level based on the Season 2 episode "Summit". Additionally, several products based on the series were licensed for release. Mattel released lines of character action figures and accompanying playsets , among other toys and games. In addition to toys for

3300-602: The Justice League: 3-Pack Fun box set, which also includes the two-part Justice League episodes "The Brave and the Bold" and "Injustice For All", and the Justice League Unlimited episodes "For The Man Who Has Everything", "The Return", and "The Greatest Story Never Told". Young Justice has an official tie-in comic book series outside the television broadcast, expanding on the show's coverage of

3400-604: The key animation and inbetweens . Certain episodes of Young Justice: Outsiders are also being animated by Digital eMation , another international animation studio located in South Korea. In the final stages, ink and paint and editing were done by Warner Bros. Animation. DR Movie has contributed some of the animation for this series. In January 2013, Cartoon Network had meetings with potential clients and promotional partners in which they announced their 2013–14 programming lineup. Cartoon Network had confirmed that

3500-553: The Canadian animation studios Cinar and Nelvana with 10% each. Shaw spun off its entertainment assets as Corus Entertainment in 1999, which subsequently acquired WIC's stake in Family Channel among other assets as part of its breakup later that year, Corus acquired Nelvana in 2000. Teletoon was licensed as a bilingual service in both English and French , being one of only two Canadian speciality services with such

3600-515: The Cosby Kids , Inspector Gadget , and Gumby . The channel was discontinued on September 1, 2015, with Disney Channel (on Bell Aliant , Bell Satellite TV , EastLink , Telus Optik TV , VMedia , Vidéotron , MTS , Bell Fibe TV , NorthernTel , Novus , and Zazeen ), or Cartoon Network (on Shaw Direct / Shaw Cable , Rogers Cable , SaskTel and many independent providers) taking over its slot on several aforementioned providers. In

3700-575: The DC parent company did not feel these shows' lack of humor appealed to kids anymore. By 2015, the block's discontinuation was apparent with the shorts airing exclusively during Teen Titans Go! premiere episodes on Wednesday nights, until they were not. Young Justice (TV series) Young Justice is an American superhero adult animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television . The show, instead of

3800-635: The Joker in the comic to set up his eventual appearance on the show. Starting with the 20th issue, the comic was rebranded Young Justice: Invasion to match the title of the show's second season. The series was canceled in November 2012, with issue #25 being the last. The comics were republished in two omnibus editions (with additional bonus comics), with Young Justice Book One: The Early Missions being released on October 8, 2019 and Young Justice Book Two: Growing Up on May 18, 2021. On April 6, 2022, it

3900-467: The Justice League. The Light consist of Vandal Savage , Ra's al Ghul , Lex Luthor , Queen Bee of Bialya, Ocean Master , Brain , and Klarion the Witch Boy . Young Justice also wrestles with internal problems when it is revealed that one of their members is working for the Light. When Speedy, now going by Red Arrow, becomes a member of the Justice League, he is revealed to be the traitor and enslaves

4000-634: The Team battles metahuman trafficking since the Reach had revealed the existence of the meta-gene dormant within humans and how they could be activated. As a result, various nations and organizations have started participating in such activities. Geo-Force and Halo are among the experiments done by the Markovian government. In addition, they must also deal with the further plots of the Light (who now have Deathstroke , Ultra-Humanite , and Gretchen Goode replacing Ra's al Ghul, Brain, and Black Manta) as well as

4100-445: The Teletoon brand would continue to be used for its companion streaming service Teletoon+ , and its French-language feed . As Teletoon, the channel's license originally required that 90% of all programs on the channel be animated. Teletoon previously aired preschool-oriented progra Teletoon previously aired preschool-oriented programming, which was day-parted from 4:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. At its inception in 1996, Teletoon had

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4200-548: The Young Justice. Nightwing now serves as team leader, trainer, guardian, and League liaison. Kid Flash and Artemis have retired, while Aqualad has left the team to be with his villainous long-lost father Black Manta , a member of the Light who replaces Ocean Master. New members include Beast Boy , Blue Beetle ( Jaime Reyes ), Robin ( Tim Drake ), Batgirl , Bumblebee , Lagoon Boy , Wonder Girl ( Cassie Sandsmark ), and Impulse ( Bart Allen ). When an alien force attempts

4300-594: The animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood caught Register's attention, were hired to produce. Register jokingly described the two as being similar in appearance, in addition to being similar in thought. Peter David , who penned a majority of the comic book issues of Young Justice , was approached to write several episodes. Also attached to write were Greg Weisman, Kevin Hopps, Andrew Robinson, Nicole Dubuc , Jon Weisman, and Tom Pugsley—with Vietti heavily involved in

4400-534: The animation studios Cinar and Nelvana . With subsequent acquisitions and divestments, Corus became the sole owner of the channel in 2014. The channel has historically aired a mix of domestic productions and imported series, with many of the latter coming from U.S. channel Cartoon Network . In 2012, Teletoon launched a Canadian version of Cartoon Network as a sister network under license from Turner Broadcasting . In February 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would rebrand as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023, with

4500-438: The appearance of brand-new characters from the planets New Genesis and Apokolips. Concurrently to all this, Geo-Force searches for his long-lost younger sister Terra . After it is revealed that the higher-ups of "The Team" discovered that Terra was secretly in league with Deathstroke, Geo-Force kills his tyrannical uncle, becoming the king of Markovia and ending relations with them. On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con , it

4600-451: The art direction was led by Vietti, who established that the costume designs should not only reflect the physical needs of the wearer, but also his or her personality, with Bourassa incorporating these ideas into his designs. In the case of Kid Flash 's suit, for instance, the padding serves to reduce the force of impact experienced during skids and collisions, and the leathery texture stabilizes his "human cannonball" momentum. Vietti cites

4700-425: The book writing process. The show's production was started after the cancellation of a planned Nightwing series, which was scrapped in favor of this project. The result of the collaboration of Weisman and Vietti was a show about young heroes based on a combination of the 1960s Teen Titans run and the 1990s Young Justice run, in addition to the recent Teen Titans and Young Justice comics, and revolved around

4800-468: The broadcast license originally granted for Teletoon Retro. Corus then had the Teletoon Kapow! license revoked on October 2, 2015. Concurrent with the rebranding of Teletoon itself as Cartoon Network, the original Cartoon Network channel was relaunched as a Canadian version of Boomerang . Teletoon+ is a subscription video on demand service which launched September 1, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video Channels , replacing Corus's previous Nick+ service (which

4900-578: The channel's transition to digital television , the logo was refined and changed to a more three-dimensional appearance, designed by New York-based design agency Trollbäck & Company. On November 24, 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved multiple applications from Teletoon Canada Inc. to launch six Category 2 television channels named Teletoon Action, Teletoon Adult, Teletoon Art, Teletoon Multi, Teletoon Pop and Teletoon Retro. None of

5000-497: The channels launched and their broadcast licenses expired on November 24, 2004. The Teletoon Retro concept would later be revived under a different license. Télétoon is the French-language counterpart which broadcasts most of the shows from Cartoon Network in French. On November 4, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application from Teletoon to launch Teletoon Kapow!,

5100-496: The comic book Young Justice/Batman: The Brave & The Bold: Super Sampler , the Team is seen watching the Flaming C on television. The series also took third place (after My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and The Legend of Korra ) in a TV.com readers' poll for the "Best Animated Series" of 2012 and placed fifth in 2013 even after being cancelled. Three volumes of four episodes each were individually released to cover

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5200-423: The continuity. It was written by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, who were a part of the show's writing team. Mike Norton provided the interior art for the first four issues and cover art for the first six issues. Christopher Jones provided interior art beginning with issue #5, and cover art beginning with issue #7. Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani substituted in place of Weisman and Hopps for issues #1–6, due to

5300-419: The differences between the respective costumes of Aqualad and Robin to best illustrate what he calls "unique tailoring". Aqualad's costume is designed for the purposes of quick movement in water, and is composed of a "slick and textureless material", giving the costume its "nearly seamless and shiny" appearance. Robin's costume provides bodily protection (even against bullets) in the streets of Gotham City , and

5400-416: The entire League with magic and alien tech infused nano-mites. Young Justice is able to break the Light's hold on all the members of Justice League, though several members had been briefly transported off world for reasons unknown or where. Five years later, Robin (now going by " Nightwing "), Miss Martian, and Superboy have been offered a chance to join the Justice League, but they have decided to remain with

5500-709: The episode "Schooled" makes in appearance in the Batman: Death in the Family interactive film. The film also features Bruce Greenwood and Nolan North reprising their roles as Bruce and Clark respectively. Characters based on the Young Justice versions of Zatanna , Artemis Crock , Wonder Girl , and Miss Martian , make a cameo appearance as home viewers in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery . Aqualad , Superboy & Miss Martian make an appearance in

5600-454: The extended hiatus. As of October 13, all DC Nation consisted of Teen Titans Go! repeats and various shorts, as well as being pre-empted at least four times in 2014 for special programming (such as the HD remaster of Pokémon: The First Movie ). Young Justice , Green Lantern and Beware the Batman were all canceled with little or no information given to the fans other than a rumored report that

5700-429: The first half of the first season, and later sold together as a "fun-pack". The remainder of the first season was released as a single package with all 14 episodes. Season 2 was released as two different 2 disc volumes containing 10 episodes each. Season 2 part 1 is called "Young Justice: Invasion Destiny Calling". It was released on January 22, 2013. Season 2 part 2 is called "Young Justice: Invasion Game of Illusions" and

5800-496: The first wave of cancellations. On August 17, 2022, it was reported that HBO Max only ordered one season of Young Justice ( Phantoms ) and Warner Bros. Discovery had no current plans to order a new season. No official statement regarding the show being officially cancelled has been issued from Warner Bros. Discovery. Since its original airing, Young Justice has garnered critical acclaim for its originality as well as its mature and complex storyline. In December 2011, Young Justice

5900-488: The funding for the show. With no sources of income large enough to replace the money from Mattel, the show was not picked up for a third season. In February 2016, in response to season 2 of the show being released on Netflix, Greg Weisman posted a tweet advising fans that the chances for a third season could be helped by watching on Netflix or buying the Blu-ray releases. Later that month, rumors began circulating that Netflix

6000-497: The latter duo's conflicting schedule and workload. Along with Brandon Vietti, Weisman and Hopps oversaw the issues for the maintenance of continuity. While children of all ages are said to be able to enjoy the series, it is specifically aimed at teenagers. The comic series largely takes place in-between the episodes of the show, and often expands upon events alluded to or mentioned in the series. For instance, issue No. 0 follows Kid Flash and Superboy as they attempt to kill time while

6100-424: The lighthearted essence of Kid Flash well" as well as Nolan North , who producer Greg Weisman notes provides "good separation" between the dual roles he portrays as Superman and Superboy. Geoff Johns took a liking to Kaldur'ahm as Aqualad, who was consequently introduced to mainstream continuity altered in comic book issue No. 4 of Brightest Day as the second incarnation of the mantle. In Brightest Day , he

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6200-508: The machinations of Apokolips rear their heads; and Nightwing and various other teams of heroes must stop an impending invasion of Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod from escaping from the Phantom Zone , an inter-dimensional prison, who threaten to conquer the galaxy, all the while trying to save one of their own. However, as each Team member deals with their plots, the background narrative of Superboy's presumed death from stopping

6300-593: The members of the Justice League set up Mount Justice for their arrival at the end of the pilot episode. In the episode "Welcome to Happy Harbor", Robin mentions that the Justice League had been forced to abandon their headquarters in Happy Harbor after its location was compromised by supervillains, which is revealed in issue No. 2 of the comic book series to have been orchestrated by the Joker . In addition, Baltazar and Aureliani confirmed that they were asked to introduce

6400-454: The original logo would still be used in some form up until 2007, most notably as a production logo and also on their website. On February 5, 2007, the channel's wordmark was removed and the original logo was officially replaced as part of a major rebrand. Teletoon's website and its on-air appearance were dramatically changed, and the overall aesthetic of both the channel and its bumpers were immensely modernized. On September 5, 2011, to reflect

6500-500: The people's faith in the Justice League begins to dwindle and shift to the Reach , an alien race that offered a peaceful, diplomatic relationship. It is revealed that the Reach are allies of the Light who are looking to conquer Earth. Their actions attract the attention of their enemy Mongul , who brings his planetary destruction weapon, the War World, to destroy the Reach. Young Justice is able to defeat Mongul. Aqualad reveals himself to be

6600-552: The present time of our world, a time period Vietti has called "a new age of heroes". Robin , Aqualad , Kid Flash , and Speedy (later revealed to be a clone of the original Roy Harper) are invited by their mentors Batman , Aquaman , Flash , and Green Arrow to tour the Hall of Justice and sit in on a meeting of the Justice League . At the last minute however they are called away. This angers Speedy, who resigns from being

6700-461: The previous Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunching under Cartoon Network's own sister brand Boomerang . Cartoon Network operates two timeshift feeds running on Eastern and Pacific schedules. Along with its French-language counterpart Télétoon , it is available in over 7.3 million households in Canada as of November 2013. In 1997, Teletoon was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) after

6800-513: The primary logo for its corporate material and overall brand representation. Several more bumpers using CGI animation made by Guru Studio subsequently premiered on the channel during this period. An updated look for the channel was unveiled, no longer featuring the original logo (and fully utilizing the wordmark), for a partial rebranding made by the Montreal-based Buzz Image Group on August 29, 2005. Despite this,

6900-465: The producers were not allowed to use in the first season (a list that became shorter along the course of the development), they were usually in charge of the decisions determining which DC Universe character would or would not be used. Geoff Johns , chief creative officer of DC Entertainment, and Phil Bourassa, lead character designer for the show, also played a role in the conception and development process. The initial six main characters were chosen by

7000-481: The producers' desire to focus on the latter's storylines. Some of the Young Justice characters' ages are tweaked from those of their original counterparts; however, the spirit and intent of the characters were kept. Characters who are a part of the Teen Titans and Young Justice line-ups in the comic also make an appearance in the show. This includes Garth , the first incarnation of Aqualad who later becomes

7100-486: The producers, from a list of potential candidates of 50 to 60 DC Comics teenage superheroes. The criteria consisted of age, powers, personality, cultural icon status, and dynamics. An additional regular, Zatanna, was introduced partway through the first season, and Rocket was added at the end of the season. The producers intended to create costumes based in reality to match the tone of the series while keeping consistent with traditional DC Universe continuity. A majority of

7200-436: The program Conan , Conan O'Brien visited Bruce Timm during one of his segments and they developed a super hero named The Flaming C . However, on several occasions, their original creation would be animated in preexisting sequences from Young Justice using the voice acting of whichever character Flaming C was placed over. These scenes were taken from "Fireworks", "Welcome to Happy Harbor", "Schooled", and "Denial". In

7300-414: The programs because "they don't buy toys," and wanted more boys watching. Greg Weisman denied that the show's female viewership was a factor in its cancellation. In January 2016, Weisman finally revealed the reason for the show's cancellation on the podcast "The Hip-Hop Nerd." The show's funding was based on a toy deal with Mattel. The toys were not selling enough so Mattel cancelled the toy line, pulling

7400-408: The remaining episodes of the second season, Young Justice: Invasion , had aired entirely. Green Lantern: The Animated Series received the same treatment, and both shows were expected to have their DC Nation slots replaced by new shows, Teen Titans Go! and Beware the Batman . Warner Bros. officially stated that they were not open to a third-party crowdfunding-campaign, intended to result in

7500-410: The same time, several "retro" programs airing on Teletoon Retro , which closed down on the same date, began airing on Teletoon. Teletoon would also premiere new original programming from Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang . On April 1, 2019, the channel discontinued its adult programming following the relaunch of Action as a full-time Adult Swim channel. Initially, Teletoon's programming

7600-414: The season 2 Teen Titans Go! episode "Let's Get Serious", as well as cameos in the episodes "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Second Greatest Team Edition" and "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Justice League Edition." An audio story titled "The Prize" was released at DC FanDome prior to season 4, set as a "Season 3.9". A DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Catwoman: Hunted ,

7700-452: The series debuting on a new DC-branded digital service. At their 2017 San Diego Comic-Con panel, it was revealed that the Team line-up would consist of Wonder Girl, Robin (Tim Drake), Blue Beetle, Impulse, Beast Boy, Arsenal, Static and new characters Spoiler , Arrowette and Thirteen . The season premiered on January 4, 2019. The second half of 13 episodes premiered on July 2, 2019. On July 20, 2019, while at San Diego Comic-Con, it

7800-449: The series, confirmed to ComicBook.com that he would return to voice the character in season 3. On February 27, 2017, Phil Bourassa, Young Justice ' s lead character designer, revealed, via Instagram , that he had begun working on the third season, and a week later, also revealed that some scripts have been completed. On April 25, 2017, Warner Bros. announced that the third season would be titled as Young Justice: Outsiders , with

7900-503: The show called Young Justice: Legacy was released in November 2013, for Nintendo 3DS , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Young Justice: Legacy was originally going to be released on the Wii and Wii U consoles as well, but these versions of the game were canceled due to quality issues. The game was published by Little Orbit and developed by Freedom Factory Studios, and features 12 playable characters and 12 villains. It

8000-399: The show trending to convince Netflix and Warner Bros. to pick it up for a season three. On August 23, 2016, a Reddit user claimed to have heard that Peter David was approached by Netflix about a potential Young Justice season 3. This was later debunked by both Greg Weisman and Peter David. Later that day, Peter David clarified on his website that when he was having lunch with Greg Weisman

8100-470: The show, "the Team" is a group of young heroes attached to the famous adult team, the Justice League , but operating outside of the bureaucracy that constrains the more established superhero team. The main setting is a fictional universe apart from the previous DCAU and other continuities, designated at one point as Earth-16 , during a time period in which superheroes are a relatively recent phenomenon, and supervillains have all began working in tandem in

8200-540: The six lead characters, figures of Cheshire, Icicle Jr. , Black Canary, Batman, Aquaman, the Flash and Ra's al Ghul have been confirmed as well. Starting March 13, 2011, McDonald's restaurants began featuring Young Justice toys in their Happy Meals . Figures include Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Superman, Batman, and the villains Captain Cold and Black Manta . The diner that Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent meet at in

8300-584: The son of General Zod, while Nightwing finally uncovers the mystery and conspiracy surrounding Superboy's disappearance, discovering he is trapped inside the Phantom Zone and works alongside the original Team to rescue him, which is complicated by Superboy suffering from Zone Sickness and being molded into loyalty to Zod. Following the defeat of the House of Zod and finally freed from General Zod's control, Superboy and Miss Martian finally get married on Earth in

8400-418: The theme of secrets and lies. In drawing material from a variety of comic book sources, the creative team sought to differentiate the tone of the show from that of the Teen Titans animated television series, which the team believed resembled the tone of the Young Justice series of comics rather than that of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez ' New Teen Titans series on which it was based. The concept of

8500-509: The third Tempest in DC Comics; Arrowette , the archer of the team in the Young Justice comic book series; and Wonder Girl , whose legal issues originally prohibited the producers from using the character but later allowed her to be included. The series began development in March 2009, when Sam Register , executive vice president of creative affairs of Warner Bros. Animation , wanted

8600-476: The voice of Wonder Woman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited . In March 2016, a petition was made to convince DC Comics and Warner Bros. to revive the Young Justice comic book line, written by Christopher Jones & Greg Weisman. On June 26, 2016, Greg Weisman commented that the possibility of Young Justice returning for a third season is "very real," but noted that fans need to keep

8700-439: The week of March 11–17, 2013, beating out other network stalwarts such as Regular Show , Adventure Time , and Dragons: Riders of Berk . Following cancellation, the entire show was called "mature, intelligent... struck an emotional chord with viewers... incredible". Many actors have also garnered acclaim for their roles such as Jesse McCartney , Khary Payton , and Jason Spisak . According to critic Ava Dordi, Spisak "captures

8800-548: Was a streaming counterpart to its Nickelodeon channel). The service features exclusive content acquired from Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation . Teletoon Retro was a Category B digital cable and satellite channel that debuted in fall 2007, and was named after a program block that featured classic animated series. Shows seen on the channel included The Tom and Jerry Show , The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show , Scooby-Doo , The Flintstones , The Raccoons , The Jetsons , The Pink Panther , Fat Albert and

8900-464: Was added because the date of her arrival to Earth could still fit in the early DC Universe concept. Aqualad, as opposed to Robin, is established in the beginning as the leader of the team. Furthermore, the Aqualad presented in the show is an entirely new character created by Weisman and Vietti, with Bourassa responsible for the original character design. Arrowette was replaced by Artemis because of

9000-608: Was announced by series creators Vietti and Weisman that DC Universe had renewed the series for a fourth season. On September 12, 2020, at DC FanDome : Explore the Multiverse, Weisman and Vietti announced that the fourth season would be titled Young Justice: Phantoms . Since August 5, 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery , the new parent company of Warner Bros. after the WarnerMedia - Discovery, Inc. merger, canceled multiple HBO Max original contents and dropped several non-original contents, with Young Justice being left in limbo during

9100-564: Was announced by series creators Vietti and Weisman that DC Universe had renewed the series for a fourth season. On September 12, 2020, it was announced that the fourth season will be titled Young Justice: Phantoms . On September 18, 2020, it was announced Young Justice will be moving to HBO Max . On July 2, 2021, Greg Weisman confirmed that the entirety of season four would be animated by Studio Mir . The first two episodes of season 4 were released on October 16, 2021, on HBO Max. Season 4's narrative, which takes place one year after season 3,

9200-461: Was announced there would be a six-issue digital-first miniseries Young Justice: Targets , which acts as a follow-up to Young Justice: Phantoms . The first issue was released on June 14, 2022, on DC Universe Infinite and had a physical release on July 26, 2022. The trade paperback collecting all issues was released on July 18, 2023. Young Justice Vol. 1 has also been translated into French, released by Urban Comics in 2019. A video game based on

9300-606: Was considering reviving Young Justice for a third season based on its viewership numbers. When asked if he thought a third season was possible, producer Brandon Vietti replied, "I don't know. That's the best answer I can give you. I'd be happy to do another one; Greg [Weisman] would be; Phil Bourassa, the character designer. We'd all in a heartbeat come back to do a third season if the Powers-That-Be feel they want to do that." Weisman clarified in subsequent tweets that while Warner Bros. (or Netflix) had not expressed interest in

9400-627: Was divided into dayparted blocks, each featuring a different style of animation. Each blocks were represented as planets: The bumpers were made by Cuppa Coffee Studios . This branding would be discontinued and replaced by a more generic look in mid-August 1998, and begin using the slogan, “It’s Unreal!” (or “Imagine!” in the French feed). In 1999, Teletoon was airing bumpers with its first mascot, "Teletina". These bumpers were made by Spin Productions in Toronto. The channel's on-air appearance

9500-440: Was ignored by Young Justice , as it was too late to move the show to another Earth. Later, DC's The Multiversity comic series explained Young Justice as a fictional series within the original Earth-16. There are differences in the line-up of this Young Justice team as compared to the team in the comic series of the same name. Dick Grayson and Wally West were chosen over Tim Drake and Bart Allen / Impulse . Miss Martian

9600-555: Was part of divestitures tied to Astral Media's proposed sale to Bell Media , which had earlier been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012 for competition reasons. Corus's purchase was cleared by the Competition Bureau two weeks later on March 18; the transaction was approved by the CRTC on December 20, 2013, and completed on January 1, 2014. The channel was subsequently brought under the new Corus Kids division as part of

9700-401: Was placed at number 20 on IGN's "Top 25 Comic Book Shows of All Time." In March 2012, DC Nation garnered double and triple digit ratings gains versus the previous year for Cartoon Network. Young Justice: Invasion averaged an audience of 1.9 million viewers every Saturday since returning to Cartoon Network with the series finale episode “Endgame” being the top-rated show for Cartoon Network for

9800-443: Was released on July 16, 2013. The Blu-ray releases were handled by Warner Archive Collection . The first season's Blu-ray was released on August 12, 2014. The second season, Invasion was released on Blu-ray on December 2, 2014. The third season Outsiders was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 26, 2019, by Warner Home Entertainment and Warner Archive Collection respectively. Warner Bros. also released Volume 1 as part of

9900-402: Was revamped to a more “cartoony”-style in 2001. The logo was modified slightly and came in different coloured border variations, and in addition, a new alternate logo was introduced, consisting of a wordmark of the channel's name in a custom font. This wordmark would serve as the channel's secondary logo for its programming blocks and certain graphic presentations, while the original logo would be

10000-510: Was started that day to bring back the block by the end of the year and reached its first goal of 10,000 signatures on October 15. The Green Lantern episode "Steam Lantern" and the Young Justice episode "Before the Dawn", episodes that had been scheduled to air, were released to the iTunes Store and became the top two television programs of that day. They also became available on Amazon.com on October 16. No official explanation has been given for

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