Brightest Day Action Figures Series 3

Brightest Day, the bi-weekly DC Comics' follow up to Blackest Night, continues as the mystery behind the white light that resurrected twelve heroes and villains begins to unravel. Though the exact reasons for their rebirths remain a mystery, each is destined to play an intricate role in the future of the DC Universe. DC Direct’s Brightest Day Series 3 features DC’s newest hero Aqualad and the recently resurrected Jade, Hawk and Dove.

The Blot is all kinds of excited to finally get some quality action figures of two of my favorite DC characters, Hawk and Dove! But, for some reason something looks really off about the Hawk figure, is it that his head is too big? Hopefully this is a work in progress photo and the final product a more cohesive action figure.

Each Brightest Day action figure stands at 6.5-6.75" tall, features multiple points of articulation, includes a display base and comes packaged in a 4-color clamshell blister card. Brightest Day Series 3 is scheduled to go on sale August 3, 2011.

Young Justice Animated Series Premiers Tonight on Cartoon Network

Tonight marks the one hour world premiere of the new animated series Young Justice on the Cartoon Network! The Blot can’t get over how much super hero animated goodness is on TV right now, and Young Justice is on the top of my must watch list. The Young Justice comic book, by Peter David and Todd Nauck, was one of my favorite DC comic books during the late ‘90s/early ‘00s and I still miss reading it today. The book’s strong ensemble cast was one of the best youth books ever written (in my honest opinion).

From my understanding the new Young Justice animated series is not really based on the comic book so much as re-appropriating their characters for the show. Sadly, it’ll feature Dick Grayson and Robin and Wally West as Kid Flash, making this show much more like a junior Teen Titans than Young Justice. It’s also weird to find out the show’s newest character, Aqualad, will also be the team’s leader. Aqualad just made his debut a few months ago in the DC Comics bi-monthly comic book Brightest Day.



The animated show’s Young Justice will be compromised of Superboy, Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Miss Martian and Artemis. The show premieres with a one hour movie tonight, Friday, November 26th, at 7/6c on the Cartoon Network. The show will then return with all new 30min episodes starting in January 2011.