Young Justice Gets Surprise Sequel That Could Redefine Franchise Future
The love for the animated series Young Justice seems never-ending as DC Comics has just announced that a 6-issue mini-series titled Young Justice: Targets will be released, taking place after the ending of the 4th season. With season 5 of the hit animated series still in question, news that an in-continuity comic is being published has excited fans who are hopeful that their favorite characters' stories will continue on.
Young Justice first premiered in 2010 as a fan-favorite DC animated series but was unceremoniously canceled in the later half of 2013 to the disappointment of fans. However, thanks to a rabid fan base and the continued popularity of the first two seasons, the third season, Young Justice: Outsiders, premiered in 2019 with the 4th season Young Justice: Phantoms premiering in 2021 and 2022. The Young Justice characters, who live on Earth-16, are all complex richly developed heroes, with the writing and animation of the series continuing to impress both fans and critics.
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Young Justice: Targets — written by the show's showrunner Greg Weisman with art by the show's storyboard artist Christopher Jones — will be a direct continuation of the ending of Phantoms and will also include side stories in each issue that dive deeper into untold stories from past seasons of the hit show. Check out variant covers and textless preview pages below, as well as DC Comics' official synopsis for the Targets series which reads:
Queen Perdita has been kidnapped! Mysterious armored assailants have snatched the Vlatavan royal out from beneath Bowhunter Security, leaving Green Arrow and Black Canary poisoned and comatose in the process! Now a rallying cry
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