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Teen Titans Pin-up; Pencil, Photoshop CS4.

This is sort of a "Ultimate Best-Of" shot, using my favorite characters from the classic Titans, the Young Justice comic (died before its time), and the Young Justice cartoon:

(Left to Right): Kid Flash (Bart Allen), Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, Miss Martian, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Robin (Tim Drake), Raven.

So, seriously--how amazing is the Young Justice show, right? Every episode I watch blows me away all over again. And if you'd asked me five years ago if I would EVER like the infinitely stupid Miss Martian character, I'd have told you to go jump in a lake. But they made her a great character, and I can hardly believe it.

I just wishwishWISH that there was ANYWHERE in DC comics that you could go to get that same feeling and depth and especially the personality and character that YJ brings out week after week. If somebody who didn't read comics but loved that show went into a comic shop and picked up the Teen Titans book, they'd slap themselves in the face and run away. Seriously.

Here's what's at the core of YJ that is missing in so many comics these days: Heart. It's about the relationships of these kids, their friendships, their struggles. It's funny (genuinely), but still handles serious material without taking itself TOO seriously, and yet without making everything jokey and insincere. Where can I go in DC (or Marvel) comics for a book like that? A book about real people I can root for and care about, who just happen to be super-heroes?

Guess I'll just have to keep making The Uniques if I want such a comic to exist, and releasing it online for only 99 cents per issue (with the first issue free). </shamelessplug>
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