YMMV / Young Justice (2019)

• Arc Fatigue: The first two arcs go on for a combined 14 issues, much of which is spent with the cast doing very little, being extremely passive about the events going on around them, and in general moving at a snail's pace. Generally, much of the criticism about the book centres on how drawn out the opening storyline is, which greatly robs the book of any steam.
• Broken Base:
  • After the initial excitement of YJ's return wore off, fan reaction to the series generally fell into two camps. Some thought that Bendis wrote the OG members well, and appreciated the addition of a diverse set of supporting characters. Others thought that he mishandled the dynamics between the OG members and failed to give the new members distinct personalities, resulting in a book that felt muddled and overstuffed.
  • Some Green Lantern fans were unimpressed by the addition of a "Teen Lantern" to the franchise, as there are already six human Lanterns (and, if we include Jo from Far Sector, seven). What's more, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps made it clear that the Corps has a policy against recruiting underage members, which made John's decision to let Keli keep the gauntlet seem out-of-character. Others liked the idea - but even within that camp, some felt that Bendis failed to make Keli interesting and that Tai Pham from Green Lantern: Legacy would have been a better pick for the role.
  • While Tim's new identity and costume were widely disliked, some fans were still disappointed that to see him slide back into the Robin role, as they felt that he was long overdue for a sidekick graduation that stuck (and pretty much nobody counts "Red Robin" as one).
• Ending Fatigue: After its first arc, the series loses most of its direction and pretty much peters towards its ending. Questions about the previous timeline and the last incarnation of Young Justice that seem like they'll create a Myth Arc end up basically being repeated without any answers for a few issues. The issue is exasperated because the reader already knows what's going on and both Tim and Bart have good relationships with their mentors who could easily explain the situation (which actually results in that aspect getting almost completely dropped when they finally meet up with said mentors). It also has mini-arcs focusing on some of its less prominent characters, but they're so short and action-focused that there isn't actually that much time to focus on their characters. Then it all ends with a finale that comes out of nowhere and still resolves nothing.
• Ho Yay:
  • Amethyst and Wonder Girl got few moments that can be seen as subtly hinting some romantic tension - upon their first meeting the art for a scene when they're supposed to be talking to Tim shows them staring into each other's eyes and Cassie can be seen affectionately comforting distraught Amy few issues later.
  • Stephanie Brown's reaction upon seeing Zatanna is to loudly proclaim how hot she is.
• Salvaged Story:
  • Fans were not enthused with the idea that a Pre-Teen could somehow hack into Green Lantern Tech, both due to its nigh-impossibility and how it wasn't initially elaborated on. The revelation that it was tech salvaged from what was strongly implied to be a GL imposter, settled some of these issues.
    • Furthermore a kid running around with such a weapon should have drawn immediate concern from any Green Lantern especially John Stewart who’s known to be way more responsible than the other 5 human lanterns. This addressed in the final issue.
  • Tim dropping the Drake identity and becoming Robin again in issue #18 after fans' negative response to both the name and costume. It even gets mocked at the same time.
  • The return of Bart Allen and Conner Kent, which not only make a point to declare the greatly disliked In Name Only Darker and Edgier versions of them from New 52 are firmly not the characters from previous continuity, but these characters are completely unacknowledged. On top of that, Conner specifically is restored to his 90s-era design, with a leather jacket and punk-rock aesthetic, which is greatly preferred to his brawnier and Broken Base inducing T-shirt and jeans look from the 2000s.
• Shocking Moments: Issue 5 which shows that Tim had his memories of the pre-Flashpoint timeline restored, which raises several questions about the universe as it stands now.
• So Okay, It's Average: The general consensus about the series after the Broken Base controversy is scraped away. While the book isn't poorly done, it moves very slowly and accumulates too many characters to flesh them all out. Because of this, people who weren't fans of the original series failed to develop much interest in the revival and sales remained low. When the book's cancellation was announced, no one was surprised.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The story mostly focuses on aspects of the status quo that have already been explained (like Bart and Connor missing New 52 because they weren't in mainstream reality during the reset), while leaving aside more interesting implications. The fact that Tim gets his memories of pre-Flashpoint back easily while Stephanie's appear to have been wiped entirely, for example, goes unaddressed.
  • Although Bart and Connor's trauma about coming back to a universe that's completely different from the one they left is dealt with, the story never really explores the feelings of the characters realising that they used to lead entirely different lives. You think Tim would have something to say about realising he's been de-aged by two years.
• Unexpected Character: Even for people who were expecting or hoping to see more obscure characters, the announcement that Young Justice will be teaming up with The Warlord came off as a surprise.
• Win Back the Crowd: The announcement of this series and the return of Conner Kent has made a lot of Young Justice fans who were disappointed over the cast’s sidelining over the years very happy.

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