Young Justice, Volume 1 (Family Comic Friday)

     Last November, it was announced that acclaimed Cartoon Network series Young Justice would finally be getting a third season after a massive write-in campaign on Facebook. It has been 3 years since the show went off the air abruptly. Lots of fans were highly disappointed in the cancellation I was one of those fans. I was also one of those fans who demanded more of that awesome series.

     I'm not really sure why Cartoon Network cancelled the show. It had strong ratings, critics loved it, and DVD sales of seasons 1 and 2 were very strong. One thing that the show didn't have much of a following in was readership of the comic book tie-in.

     Recently, I found a trade paper back edition of the first few issues of the series. I was totally blown away by it. Briefly, the book gives a kind of overhead that's just like the series. How the team of Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash got together with the niece of the Martian Manhunter and a clone of Superman from Cadmus, a research facility of questionable means is taken straight from Cartoon Network. 
     After the intros, the book follows the plot of the series but ventures off unto it's own after that. The Young Justice team are used as a covert strike force by the Justice League. Their main enemy are the secret villains of the League of Shadows. Plus, Superboy seeks both his place in this world and Superman's acceptance. It's great stuff full of action, twists, and turns.

     Anybody wanna guess who the writing talents are behind this amazing series based on the equally amazing series of the same name? Why it's Art Baltazar and Franco of Tiny Titans fame. The artwork is just as breathtaking. The combined efforts of Christopher Jones (Batman '66) and Mike Norton (Hack/Slash) looks so much like the characters of the series. Overall, this was the right group to chronicle the paper adventures of Young Justice.

     This series has been out of circulation since 2013. So why am I reviewing their efforts now? Well, with Young Justice 3 just in the development stage, the hype for the comics is very low. But that's not going to be for long. Copies of this book can be found in bargain bins for a dollar or less. But, that's not the case on Amazon. 3 of the 4 trades that collect this series are being listed for prices of anywhere $20-$100+!

      I'm telling you folks, this series is going to get hot quick! When your children fall in love with the new series and you can't find these comics, don't come crying to me! You've been warned!

      Young Justice is not an all-ages book but it is family friendly. Readers aged 10- up will delight in these adventures. You just have to find them and for a collector like me, that's half of the fun!

    Worth Consuming

     Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.